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    Lucky Paperclip with Shamrock Pattern

      Happy St. Patrick’s Day! I crocheted this cute little 4-leaf-clover today and decided to place it on a paperclip. If you are interested in my pattern, please read below and use your lucky shamrock to embellish…

  • St. Patrick’s Day Wreath

    Today, I hung up my St. Patrick’s Day wreath that I made about seven years ago! I think it has held up pretty well so I decided to share it. It was pretty simple to make –…

  • DIY Monster High Chair

    I planned on decorating my son’s high chair for his first birthday since that is where he would be performing the most exciting part of a one-year-old’s birthday – eating the cake!  I was going to make…

  • Birthday Pennant Banner Photo Display

    I wanted to do a photo display at my son’s first birthday party to showcase the 12 monthly photos I took of him throughout his first year.  Since we had his party inside, I couldn’t have it take up a lot…

  • Monster Cut-Outs with Printable

    I made these monster cut-outs to use at my son’s monster birthday party.  It’s actually really easy to draw monsters since they don’t have a specific body shape – you can make them as crazy looking as…

  • Monster Favor Jars

    We just celebrated my son’s first birthday with a Monster-themed party on Saturday.  So be prepared for a slew of monster party ideas in my next several posts – starting with this one!  These monster favor jars…

  • Adult Camo Crochet Hat with Pattern

    I made this camouflage hat for my husband since he has wanted one for awhile.  I did something a little different and crocheted this hat in rows rather than in rounds.  My husband says it’s really warm so this…

  • Crochet Monster Hat

    My son has a cute shirt with monsters on it so I decided to crochet him a monster hat to match.  His first birthday is coming up so I also had him wear the hat in his…

  • Love Bites: Red Velvet Mini Cupcakes

    Happy Valentine’s Day!!! I had an old box of red velvet cake mix in the pantry that I wanted to use – and what better excuse than Valentine’s Day?!  So last night, my daughter and I tried to…

  • Valentine’s Day Pom-Pom Critters

      If you are looking for a fun and easy craft for you or your little ones to make this Valentine’s Day, make some cute pom-pom creatures!  I made a love bug, lovebirds, and a little pig with…

  • Paper Plate Valentine’s Day Craft

    Here is a craft that kids can do for Valentine’s Day.  I had some leftover Valentine’s Day ribbon from my Conversation Heart Taggie Pillows and a lot of pom poms so I let my daughter use them to decorate…

  • Sporty Crochet Newborn Bootie Pattern

    As promised, below is my crochet pattern for the sporty newborn booties that match my sporty newborn hat.  I now offer these for sale in my Craft Bundles page!   SPORTY BOOTIES PATTERN SIZE Fits most newborns…

  • Crochet Plush Football with Pattern

    In honor of Super Bowl Sunday, I decided to post my free crochet pattern for a plush football (sorry if you were waiting for the sporty bootie pattern – I promise I will post that next).  It shouldn’t…

  • Baby Sneakers Crochet Pattern

    BABY SNEAKERS PATTERN SIZE Fits most newborns MATERIALS – 4.00 mm (G) hook – 3.25 mm (D) hook – Caron Simply Soft worsted weight (4) yarn in White – Caron United worsted weight (4) yarn in Navy…

  • Conversation Heart Taggie Pillows

    I think taggie blankets for babies are neat so I thought a fun craft idea for Valentine’s Day would be to make a conversation heart taggie pillow.  I ended up making a few of them because I thought…