Thursday Homemade Love Week 6

Thursday again already!

I hope you are having a good week and are looking forward to the weekend!

For this weeks theme I have decided to carry on with the

Spring Theme and choose Ducks.

Etsy Items:

   

  

  

  

Etsy Crochet Patterns:

      

  

   

Ravelry Patterns

      

  

      

Free Ravelry Patterns

     

    

     

 Now it's your turn to show off your homemade items.

You do not have to follow the theme

we just love seeing homemade things.

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let more people know about

Thursday's Homemade Love

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I've made Friday Week 1 23rd March 2012

Welcome to the first ever

  I've made Friday

There is a linky at the bottom if you want to link

anything you've made.

I am leaving it open so not only can you link

your crochet & knitting items

you can also link 

crafty, diy and homemade items.

I've had some fun this week trying out needle felting.

I have really enjoyed it!

It is a craft you can put down and pick up again later.

These are the best crafts for me as I don't have

very good concentration.

I am really pleased with how my butterflies have turned out:

For my first try I don't think it's too bad.

Little Red then wanted to choose his own colours:

They are really fun!

I'm getting a 3-d kit for my birthday and I just can't wait :-)

And I also finished the quackers pattern I was testing

for Melissa at Lazy Daisy Crochet

Go over and take a look at her site.

Her blog is under going some exciting changes!

Melissa has some fantastic designs, well worth a look!

I'm hoping to have a new exciting hat design finished for next week so

don't forget to pop by to see if it's finished!

I have however got a set of books to recommend for children:

We have 4 of the Oscar books and I would highly recommend them.

Previously Little Red hasn't been interested in these books

but now he is growing up it has all changed.

The books explain different things.

The moth book is all about light and dark.

The story is really good and the children don't realize that they are learning at the same time.

At the end of the book are some

questions (including pictures) for the child to join in.

Little Red loves this part of the book as he has to come up with the ideas himself.

Little Red is 5 yrs old but wasn't interested in them before now.

I think younger girls would be interested in them sooner.

I'm afraid I still haven't finished off my latest book so I'll wait to review it till it's finished.

My giveaway ends tomorrow so be sure to enter:

 

Don't forget to visit all the other finished items:

Don't forget to add a link to anything you've made:

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Tuesday's Patterns Week 1

Tuesday's Patterns
Week One
19th March 2012

Good Morning Everyone!

I hope you are having a good Tuesday.

I am hoping to make this a regular event.

I am either going to talk about a pattern that I have tested for someone\

bought and made off someone\or a pattern I have designed.

I also want you to link to any patterns you

have tested\made\designed etc.

This week I want to talk about a good friend of

mine Melissa from Lazy Daisy Crochet

Melissa has been kind enough to let me test her latest pattern.

Melissa designs things with an animal theme as well

but Melissa designs blankets and some other amazing items.

As you know previously I won Melissa's Dog Blanket:

The pattern can be bought on Ravelry: 

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/crochet-snuggle-puppy-blanket

Which my son loves.

it's a really easy pattern to follow & can be made in any colour.

This would be an ideal gift for any baby!

My son loves his snuggle blankets.

The fantastic pattern I was testing this time was:

Quakers - The Baby Duck Blanket

My feet are in a slightly different place to Melissa's 

as I forgot to take the pattern to my mothers (tut tut tut).

I think it turned out really well.

It was a nice easy pattern to follow.

It's a fantastic baby present, especially if you don't know the sex of the baby.

It was a nice quick pattern and I think it's very effective.

Please visit Melissa and take a look at her other fantastic patterns!

 Lazy Daisy Crochet 

Don't forget to enter my giveaway:

http://crochetaddictcfs.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/giveaway.html 

& I have also provided some patterns for the St. Patrick's day giveaway

being held at:

http://www.livelaughl0ve.com/2012/03/st-patricks-day-giveaway.html 

Go and join in there are loads of prizes!

If you have a pattern you have designed\tested\bought\selling

please link it below:

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