I think I am pretty crafty, although I seem to go through spells of forgetting. I love working with my hands to create something or make it like new and useful. I love to cook just about anything. I like to paint furniture and build things, though mostly from IKEA flat packs. I am not very good at sewing, but I can handle little projects. Many years ago, my friend Jackie taught me basic crochet stitches and how to make granny square blankets. I made one blanket and gave it to Nana for Christmas and that was it. Over the years, I have picked up yarn to begin other blankets, but never finished them. In January, I got a gift certificate to the craft store for my birthday, so I bought yarn for a baby blanket. I actually finished it!
This was the first:
This was the second:
I have also made a purse and hat for Cami and two hats for me. And now I have finally completed my favorite crochet project so far. I made pieces for a baby mobile.
I have a simple musical mobile that I bought on eBay for around $1. It has seriously hideous colorful blobs hanging from it that I will replace with the pieces I made. I can’t wait to get it all together. All that I need is some white ribbon to hang the little critters from.
We are also very into making things ourselves to save a little money and get things exactly like we like them. Since I have so many clothes that are too big, I am hoping to alter several shirts to make cute maternity tops for Cami. My first project, using a pair of her jeans and a tank top with a little lycra in the fabric turned out quite well, if I do say so myself!
The belly band goes really high and turns down and is quite stretchy, so we’re hoping they will grow with her!
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