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LINK IT UP THURSDAY PARTY #9

2012-03-01T05:00:00.000-06:00

Hello my dears. I hope you all have your party hats on today! It is my favorite blog day of the week. Party day! Terry and I can't wait to see what you have all been up to. We had some really amazing things linked up last week. I am always so impressed. Before we get to the party this week lets check out the BELLES of the ball from last week.

Ashley of Chreished Bliss covered drawers with fabirc. They turned out beauifully. I love the pop of color the yellow gives.

Cameron of Home Made has a great tutorial for making fabric tape. Isn't it cute?

Rachel of House of Noise.... I Mean Boys shows how to make these beautiful flowers for spring. There are so many ways these can be used.

Rachel of Adventures of a DIY Mom shows how to refill a foam soap bottle. It only costs 4 dollars a YEAR. How great is that?!

The Sweet Spot shared her recipe for Lemon Cookie cream cheese Truffles. They look so colorful and springy.

GREAT JOB ladies! Go ahead and grab yourself a Featured Button! Face Book Features, make sure you get a button too. If you didn't get featured here head over to Terry's and see if she featured you.

This is a shared link party so if you link it up here it will show up on the fabulous Terry's blog These Peas Taste Funny. We want to see everything you have to link up! Old projects, new posts, giveaways, Etsy shops, recipes, crocheting, any and everything. If you have more than one thing to link up, even better. Here are our very simple rules.

1. Please keep it family friendly.

2. Link back to our site or grab a button so others can share in the fun.

3. Following us would be nice. (but don't feel you have to)

4. Have fun, be inspired.

If you would like an e-mail reminder about the party let us know in the comments. Make sure you leave your e-mail address with your comment. We will happily add you to the list.

Grab a button if you need one.

TIME TO PARTY!
Click on read more to see the links and add your own.

Mighty Macs Winner.

2012-02-29T09:19:00.003-06:00

Good morning everyone! I am excited to let you all know who the winner of the Mighty Macs DVD is. I have to say a huge thanks to everyone who entered. Y'all are fantastic.

The winner is # 33

Brenda S. Congrats Brenda!! I have sent you an e-mail please respond to it in the next 48 hours and we will get your DVD out to you. If I don't hear back from you in the 48 hours I will redraw. I hope you are all having a wonderful week.

Thanks for stoppin' by

Crochet for the Summer?

2012-02-28T05:00:00.000-06:00

Thoughts of winter months cuddled in warming yarn made crafts are what we think if when we hear the word crochet. Warm afghans, scarfs and hats are the images that come to mind the most. What about the summer months? Of course you can prepare for winter. But why not make some fun summer crochet items instead? I'm sure you guessed that's what I have been doing.

Little Lotte Lou needed a summer hat. I found this pattern on Mon Peteit Violon for $3.99 and made this hat for her.

She wore it to the zoo this weekend. It was great for keeping the sun out of her eyes. Until she lost it. Yep, it's gone. If any of you are ever at the Caldwell Zoo in East Texas and you see a hat like this one let me know, okay.

I have made a hat for everyone in the family but Abba. So, I had to fix that. This pattern came from Yarn Blossom Boutique it was $4.99.

It is a loose pattern great for the summer. It is adorable on her!

A spring scarf is always nice. One that is more of an accessory than for warmth. You can find the free tutorial for making this one here at Aesthetic Nest. (who is having a great series on learning to crochet)

I have been pretty pleased with the way my summer crocheting has been going. So what about you? Anything you have been crocheting or making for the summer?

Thanks for stoppin' by and hangin' out.

I will be linking up to these great parties and the ones on my party page.

Tag, Your It..... Blogger Style

2012-02-27T10:59:00.000-06:00

Amy of One Artsy Mama "tagged" me last week. Her blog is so fun, she always has great project for kiddos and is such a kind person. Here is how being "tagged" works.

RULES
**You must post the rules {?!}
**Answer the 11 questions that the tagger posted for you & then create 11 questions to ask the people you’ve tagged
**Tag 11 people and link them in your post
**Let them know you have tagged them

I am always game. Fair warning though I really stink at answering questions about my self. Here we go.

1. If you could have coffee with any one person, living or not, who would it be?

Well, I don't drink coffee. But I would LOVE to have a soda with Julia Child. I think she led a very interesting life and would be interesting to get to know.

2. What is one quality you'd like to develop in yourself?

Patience. I tend to get frustrated quickly and react out of frustration more than I would like.

3. What talent do you wish you had?

Anything musical. I can play a radio like you wouldn't believe but that is the extent of my musical ability. I would really love to be able to sing but anything musical would be wonderful.

4. If you won the lottery {mega-millions}, what would you do with the money?

I would LOVE to buy us a house, pay off cars, and school. We would put aside enough money for all of the kiddos to go on missions and college. Then JP and I would go on an Alaskan cruise.

5. Which superpower would you choose: the ability to fly, the ability to read minds, or x-ray vision, and why?

I wouldn't want to read minds. I DO NOT want to know what others are thinking! I wouldn't want to have x-ray vision. I DO NOT want to see things covered by normal clothing. So that leaves me with flying, hopefully that would mean I am very fast too. Maybe I could get everything done that I want in one day.

6. Share a nickname you have and how you got it.

My favorite nickname I ever had is Lou-Lou. My middle name is Lou. One of my favorite people I met in Boston would call me that all the time.

7. If you could close your eyes right now and be anywhere in the world, where would you choose?

In my mom and dad's kitchen, making dinner with my mom and sister, for our entire family.

8. What is your favorite season and why?

Spring! I get so excited when the gardening stuff starts to show up in the stores. Everything is so new and colorful and pretty.

9. If you could only eat one dessert for the rest of your life, what would it be?

Source (and a very cute cannoli story)

I think it would have to be a really good cannoli.

10. Which sense would be the hardest for you to lose: sight, hearing, taste, or smell? Why?

Most defiantly sight. Most of the things I LOVE to do sewing, crocheting, crafting, and gardening require sight. But the thought of not being able to see my kids faces or to see them grow and change is heartbreaking to me.

11. If you could relive one moment or day in your life, what would it be and why?

My wedding day. I LOVED my wedding day. I don't think anything could have made it better. However I was so caught up in what was happening that it was hard to listen to everything. I would love to go back and soak it all up again.

Tag, your it....... I am tagging.

Pam- Threading My Way

Ashley- Cherished Bliss

Britt- Third Time's a Charm

Artsy VaVa

Jenny- Jessie Street Designs

Kari- Newlyweds on a Budget

Marija- Tousled Day

Kathryn- Destination :Craft

Kimberly- The Brown Eyes Have It

Rikka- Ricochet and Away!

Karen- Sew La Vie

The Questions:

What is the last book you read, or are currently reading?
What is your all time favorite movie and why?
Would you rather dress up and go out to eat or stay home?
How much time do you spend on the computer a day?
What is your favorite city or town, you have visited, and why?
Are you a cake or pie person?
If time, money, and kids were not a factor and you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be?
You are on a beautiful beach, warm sun and sand. Are you most likely to build a sand castle, or swim in the ocean?
What is your favorite book?
What is your favorite type of food, Italian, Mexican, or Chinese?
What is your favorite drink?

Thanks again for tagging me Amy. It was a lot of fun. A word to those of you I tagged. If you would rather not participate, that is totally fine! No pressure just fun.

If I didn't tag you and you would like to play along, I would love for you to leave your answers in the comments.

Linky Love Blog Hop

2012-02-25T05:00:00.000-06:00

If you are a blogger or visit blogs often I am sure you have heard that GFC is going away for all self hosted sights March 1st. With blogger soon to follow. I am sharing this blog hop here for anyone who wants to join up and find new followers though the Link Followers tool.

Here is what you need to know:

1. you MUST have the LINKY FOLLOWERS tool on your site to participate.

If you see that your link has been deleted you need to add the LINKY FOLLOWER tool to your site and then come back over and re-enter your link
{You can have both the LINKY FOLLOWERS & GFC on your site but you must have the LINKY FOLLOWERS toolto participate in this party hop.}

2. You MUST follow the person who has the party on their site as a thank you.

3. Just add your blog button to the LINKY PARTY below.

4.Then grab the BLOG HOP code

5. Then you follow other bloggers–(as many as you want)

You will find the code right under the Linky Party where it says CLICK HERE TO ENTER–just under that it says: WHAT IS A BLOG HOP? GET THE CODE HERE. Click on GET THE CODE HERE and enter it into a post on your site. You can grab info from my post if it helps you with your post.

To join the hop and find other blogs to follow click on read more below.

Bubble Magnets with Jessie Street Design

2012-02-24T05:00:00.000-06:00

I traded buttons with Jenny of Jessie Street Designs this month. You can read her Highlight Post to find out more about her. I am really excited she is back today to share a project with us all. Take it away Jenny.
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Hi Kadie!! Thank you so much for sharing the mike with me - I'm so happy and excited to be here sharing a fun craft with you and your friends - it's totally made my day! WHOOOHOOO!

So without further adieu, let's make some Bubble Magnets! These are super cute and extremely easy and quick to put together. Here's what you need:

Modge Podge

Small brush

Glue Gun

Glass Jems (I bought mine from Michaels, in the floral section)

Magnets

Scrapbook paper

Scissors

Step 1:

Place the glass jem on the scrapbook paper and cut around.

Make sure that the paper is cut to fit perfectly or a little tiny bit smaller than the glass gem. Like so:

Step 2:

Modge podge the "right" (in this case, the flower) side of the paper and attach it to the bottom of the glass gem. It will look cloudy, but don't worry, it will dry clear. Let it sit for a bit.

Step 3:

Add a drop of glue to the back of the magnet and attach to the back of the magnet/paper. Let it sit.

Voila...ALL DONE!! It doesn't get much easier than that! I think that these are so cute and would make a perfect hostess or teacher gift. You can print pictures from your computer, use your initials or make your own seasonal magnets....the options are endless!!

Thanks again Kadie for having me today....it's been an absolute pleasure getting to know you and I truly appreciate all your support:)

Thanks so much Jenny.

Thanks for stoppin' by and hangin' out.

LINK IT UP THURSDAY #8

2012-02-23T05:00:00.000-06:00

Hello lovelies. It's a great day for a party. I hope you are all ready, I know Terry and I are.

We do have one small matter of business to take care of before we start our party today.

Have you all noticed the new double word verification blogger has started using? Terry and I agree it is unbelievably hard to read. I usually have to enter the word verification at least twice to leave a comment. I know my eyes are bad but these verifications are ridiculous. Adrianne from Happy Hour Projects did a post on how to turn it off. She explained it perfectly. (It is very easy to turn off if you know where to look.) So, I am going to refer you to her post here. If you don't know if you have word verification enabled on your blog this will show you how to check. Word verification doesn't show up if it is the blog author leaving the comment. I hope you will all check it out and really consider taking word verification off. In my opinion it is more of a deterrent from humans leaving you comments than robots. Adriane also has a great post on how to not be a non-reply commenter. You can check that out here.

Okay, now that you have all turned your word verification off, LETS PAR-TAY!! Before we get to this weeks party we get to see the BELLES of the ball from last week. There were some really great projects last week!

The Hell on Heels Housewife (LOVE the name) made one of the cutest pallet pieces I have seen. She calls it Pallet Perfection I think she is right!

Villabarnes made over an old sewing drawer. It is amazing. You have to check out the before and after shots.

Scraponique made these cute, fun, easy Crocheted Easter Eggs. She even shared her pattern. I think I might have to make a few dozen.

Country Mamma Cooks shared her recipe for Almond Cheese Danish. We love,love,love cheese danish. This one is on my to make list for this week.

Tousled Day made the best out of a cold snowy situation by making this frozen wreath. It is so pretty, and a great way to look on the bright side.

1. Please keep it family friendly.

2. Link back to our site or grab a button so others can share in the fun.

3. Following us would be nice. (but don't feel you have to)

TIME TO PARTY!
Click on read more to see the links and add your own.

Our Favorite Time Of Year.

2012-02-22T05:00:00.000-06:00

It has been such mild winter. Not as cold as other winters. However it has been oddly gray. The last few weeks it has rained so much that it has been hard to get outside. I don't know about you but the weather tends to affect my mood. Over the last few weeks things have been so busy and the weather so gray that we have all been feeling a bit run down.
So, when yesterday turned out to be bright, rain free and beautiful we had to take full advantage of it.
This is my favorite time of year. The smells and colors are invigorating. It was exactly the kind of day we needed.

We headed out to the forest.

Where we found treasures and flowers.

Did tricks on the tramp.

Even stopped at the garden and weeded the strawberry's. Lots more work to be done.

The roses the girls and I got from JP for V-day have been great for brightening up the house.

I hope you are having bright beautiful days.

Thanks for stoppin' by and hangin' out.

Mighty Macs DVD Review and Giveaway

2012-02-21T05:00:00.000-06:00

This Giveaway Is Now Closed

I have told y'all before how much we like movies here at the double wide. We have movie night almost every Friday. The kiddos look forward to it all week long. In fact it's how I taught Oak the days of the week. We started with Friday (movie night).

We do run into a problem every now and again. It can be hard finding family friendly movies. So I was very excited when I was asked to watch and review movie The Mighty Macs.
Carla Gugino, who plays Coach Cathy Rush, is great in this movie. I loved her in Spy Kids and Mr. Popper's Penguins. She is one of my favorite family friendly actresses, and she did not disappoint in The Mighty Macs.

It is rated G and was totally family friendly. No language, I don't want the kiddos hearing. Nothing inappropriate at all. By the end of the movie the kiddos especially Abba were cheering right along with the movie for the Might Macs. I always love a movie that is based on a true story like this one. Warm fuzzies were had by all who watched. The youngest kiddos (2&1 year olds) didn't watch to much of it. I really liked how strong the main character was and how she taught the players to be strong as well.

I am doubly excited that I get to give one DVD of The Mighty Macs movie to one of you lovely people. Here is a little of what the movie is about.

It's 1971. Cathy Rush is a woman ahead of her time ... and she's about to embark on an adventure for the ages. A new era is dawning in the country and in collegiate athletics, where a national champion will be crowned for the first time in women's basketball.
In the lead up to this historical season, major universities are preparing their game plans to win that first title. Meanwhile a tiny all-women's Catholic college in Philadelphia has a more modest goal: find a coach before the season begins. Providentially, Cathy Rush is about to find Immaculata College.

Recently married, Cathy is dealing with the aftermath of a truncated playing career. While cultural norms would have her staying at home, she's willing to do the hard work necessary to help her new team reach their goals—or perhaps she's just trying to achieve her unfulfilled dreams through them.

From the beginning, her challenges are as imposing as the big-school teams Immaculata will face on the court. Cathy learns there is no gymnasium on campus, she receives little support from the school's Mother Superior, and the school is in dire financial straits. To top it off, she may not even have enough players to field a team!

While it appears the Macs don't have a prayer, all hope is not lost. With the help of Sister Sunday—a spunky assistant coach—and the support of a booster club of elderly nuns, Coach Rush creates a new game plan that just might bring the team—and the school—together.

Will this pioneer buck cultural norms and spur her rag-tag team to unexpected heights? Or will her hard-driving ways create a wedge between the coach and everyone around her? One thing's for certain: there's never been anyone like Cathy Rush at Immaculata!

You can find The Might Macks on Facebook, and twitter.

If you would like to win a DVD copy of The Mighty Macks here what you need to do.

Thank you to all of you who entered. This giveaway is now closed.

Mandatory:
Become a GFC or Linky Follower. If you already are, even better just leave me a comment letting me know how you are following along.

Extra Entries:

Leave me a comment telling me what you like to do together as a family.
Follow me on Face Book, leave me a comment letting me know.

If you are a non-reply commenter please leave your e-mail address in your comments so I have a way to in touch with you.

That's it easy peasy! Giveaway is open until Tuesday February the 28th.
If you would like to buy the movie instead it is being released today ( February 21) on DVD.

Thanks for stoppin' by and hangin' out.

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Blogger Highlight Jessie Street Design

2012-02-20T05:00:00.000-06:00

Hello, all you lovely people. It's time for a new Blog Highlight. This month I swapped buttons with.

Jenny is the creative mind behind the blog and etsy shop. A little bit about Jenny in her own words.

My name is Jenny and I am a happily married stay-at-home mom to three beautiful, busy children - my four year old son and two and a half year old twin daughters! I love my family, decorating/updating our 1980's house, reading, doing crafts, baking and sewing! Here are a few more things about me:

According to everyone I know, I laugh and walk really LOUD!
Before I had kids, I worked for the government
Since becoming a mom, I've never worked so hard - EVER!
I love spending time at our cottage
If I could live there all year, I would.
If I could eat cookie dough all day, I would
I'm a serial gym joiner that rarely goes to the gym
I love reading blogs, they inspire me:)

Are you wondering why Jenny named her blog and Etsy shop Jessie Street Designs? Yeah, I did to.


The shop name, Jessie Street Designs, was inspired by my incredibly talented grandmothers - my maternal grandmother lived on Jessie Street and my paternal grandmother's first name was Jessie! In addition to many other things, my grandmothers taught me that nothing beats a handmade item and many of the dresses and sweaters they made for our family have been cherished and handed down through generations:)


Jenny is new to blogging. She has been in blogland for a few months. I asked her why she started blogging?

"I've been inspired by so many great blogs over the years and have discovered how much fun and how rewarding creating a project with your own two hands can be - trust me, if I can do it, so can you!!   This blog not only compliments the projects I'm working on for my Etsy shop, but it also motivates me and allows me to share some of our favorite recipes and home improvement,decorating and organizational projects. I hope that you will stop by...and be sure to say hello:)"

She has super cute projects on her blog. A couple of my favorites are.

Onesie Dress

Slow Cooker Provencal Beef Stew

Easy Sewing Machine Cover

You have got to see the adorable dresses she sells in her Etsy shop.

She will be adding skirts for little girls by the end of the week and for the boys, necktie applique onesies (by the end of the month).

On her blog over the next couple of weeks you will see a favorite family recipe, a tutorial on sewing your own apron, and revealing her finished gallery wall.

If you get a chance to stop by her blog you should she is really sweet and creative. She is new to blogland so show her some comment love. :) Jenny will be back later in the week for a guest post. It's a fun one you wont want to miss it.

If you would like to swap buttons and be a blog highlight, just drop me an e-mail. (sevenalive7 (at) gmail (dot) com) We'll set something up!

Thanks for stoppin' by and hangin' out

My Crafting Wish List

2012-02-17T05:00:00.000-06:00

It is almost one of my favorite times of the year. Tax return season. With the thoughts of a little more cash coming in I have been dreaming of new crafting tools. There are always more important things to buy, bills to pay, cars that need fixed. But untill that money is gone I can dream right. And if I'm gonna dream I may as well dream big! So here is my wish list of crafting tools.

The EZ View Craft Desk from Scrap Box. I know first I need a craft room to put it in, but isn't it lovley!! So much storage space........ I could fill it up in a heart beat.

So I might need one of these to go along with it. The work box , to keep all my extra stuff in.

Of course I would HAVE to have a Silhouette Cameo. I literally have dreams about the crafts I could make with one of these.

A metal stamping kit. I really want to learn how to make metal jewelry.

Janome Serger. I have wanted a serger for a very long time.

Quilting frames. This one reminds me of the one my Grandmother used.

Style Craft Yarn. I know some of you are going to laugh at me but but the idea of buying mass amounts of beautiful, colorful, soft, amazing yarn makes my heart sing.

Pretty Polka Dot Crochet Hooks. How could you not be happy crocheting with these?!

I thought I would keep it pretty short this time. I could go on and on. What about you anything on your crafting wish list? It's fun to dream.

Thanks for stoppin' by and hangin' out.

LINK IT UP THURSDAY #7

2012-02-16T05:00:00.000-06:00

Wow, it has been a crazy week so far here at the old Double Wide. The highlight of my week has been going though your links from last weeks party. 114 links of wonderful inspiration. Terry and I LOVE each and every one. I am SO glad Thursday is here and we get to PARTY!! Lets take a look at the BELLES of the ball from last week, shall we.

4 You With Love showed us her Brown Paper Bag floors. They are beautiful!! I just love how they turned out! Who knew paper bags could look so good?!

Nancy at Life Designed made this Toy Chest Transformation. It's adorable and perfect for little kiddos.

DIY Kind A Girl made this beautifully unique Rustic Wood Wreath. Makes me wish I had a red front door to hang one from.

A Cup of Tea and a Slice of Cake finished her very First Quilt. She did an amazing job.

52 Mantels showed us how to make her Kiss My Pie's. They are so cute and easy.

Mrs. Fox Sweets made Grover Cupcakes. She has the cutest Sesame Street cupcake series going. Each one is cuter than the last.

GREAT JOB ladies! Go ahead and grab yourself a Featured Button! Face Book Features, make sure you get a button too. If you didn't get featured here head over to Terry's and see if she featured you.

This is a shared link party so if you link it up here it will show up on the fabulous Terry's blog These Peas Taste Funny. We want to see everything you have to link up! Old projects, new posts, giveaways, esty shops, recipes, crocheting, any and everything. If you have more than one thing to link up, even better. Here are our very simple rules.

1. Please keep it family friendly.

2. Link back to our site or grab a button so others can share in the fun.

3. Following us would be nice. (but don't feel you have to)

Happy Valentines Day ....... Tomorrow

2012-02-13T10:27:00.000-06:00

I just couldn't wait. I am so excited. I signed up to do a Valentines Day package exchange at Happy Hour Projects.

I was paired with Sky who has the blog Capital B. I was so excited to find out that she lives in what used to be my hometown. What are the odds? Any way my package came this weekend from Sky. Isn't it cute.

It was full of all kinds of goodies!

My favorite, I think, might have to be the apron. I LOVE aprons. Food just tastes better when you look good making it! :)

I should have taken a photo of the other side of the apron. It is the striped fabric you can see on the neck piece. That's right 2 aprons in one!

Isn't she the sweetest Valentine ever? I adore all the fabrics she chose. I have put the fabric bucket to good use, it is holding my latest crocheting project.(more on that later) Each of the kiddos picked out a notebook. There were enough left for me to put one in my purse and my church bag. The bib is perfect for little Lotte.

Oak was pretty quick to pick out his favorites, too.

Thank you so much Sky you made our entire week!

Happy Valentines Day to all of you!!

Thanks for stoppin' by and hangin' out.

Double Heart BookMark

2012-02-10T05:00:00.000-06:00

I am kind of on a bookmark kick lately. This one is good for the younger kiddos. No little pieces for them to choke on.

You can find the pattern here.

It's fun for a Valentines day gift. I had grand ideas of making one for each of the kiddos. That wont be happening! This little guy was an exercise in patience to finish. I would put it in the easy+ to intermediate category.

The hardest part was the little heart at the bottom. It's so tiny but took me the longest to make. It all worked out in the end. I only made one maybe one day I will make more.

Since I made this I have found some other heart patterns that are much easier to make. Terry did a review of 3 crocheted heart patterns here. I think one of them would work much better for this.

Thanks for stoppin' by and hangin' out.

LINK IT UP THURSDAY #6

2012-02-09T05:00:00.000-06:00

I can't believe we are on #6 already. Seems like just yesterday Terry and I were e-mailing back and forth about doing a link party. We were so nervous. You have all been so wonderful to link up each week. And I gotta say your projects and post just keep getting better and better. This week was no exception. You all inspire me so much.

So are y'all ready to PAR-TAY?! I know we are! Before we get to the party we get to see who were the BELLES of the ball from last week.

Katie from Creatively Living shared her Master Bedroom Reveal. Oh my goodNESS it is amazing! You couldn't drag me out of there if it were my room. It's b.e.a.u.tiful!

Kathryn from Destination Craft made this adorable Bitty Ruffle Skirt. I LOVE the fabrics she chose.

Katie at the Crafty Blog Stalker made a super cute scarf.

Emily from 52 Mantels made a Sweet Heart Banner out of tea towels. It's to die for !!

Judy at Cranberry Morning shared her recipe for Cherry Almond Biscott. Dosen't it look divine! It would go great with a cup of hot chocolate.

GREAT JOB ladies! Go ahead and grab yourself a Featured Button! Face Book Features, make sure you get a button too. If you didn't get featured here head over to Terry's and see if she featured you.

This is a shared link party so if you link it up here it will show up on the fabulous Terry's blog These Peas Taste Funny. We want to see everything you have to link up! Old projects, new posts, giveaways, esty shops, recipes, crocheting, any and everything. If you have more than one thing to link up, even better. Here are our very simple rules.

1. Please keep it family friendly.

2. Link back to our site or grab a button so others can share in the fun.

3. Following us would be nice. (but don't feel you have to)

Crochet Camera Strap

2012-02-08T05:00:00.000-06:00

I'm sure you most of you have seen the adorable ruffled camera straps. The ones I have seen are so cute and are always said to be easy to make. Almost every time I use my camera I think I have GOT to make me a cover. My strap is so uncomfortable. If you have a DSLR camera I'm sure you'll agree. Those straps are no fun or cute. It had gotten to the point that I wrap the strap around my my arm instead of my neck. Even with all that I have never taken the time to sew one. I don't know why.

Then the other day I stopped into one of my favorite Etsy shops Avery's Loft. She had a crochet camera strap that is so cute!!
It had been sold and she didn't have anymore in her shop. What's a girl to do? Pin it of course!! I wondered on my pin if could make one my self.
I am going to act like a total dork here. Bare with me!! Guess who commented on my pin. Rachel Brown. That's right, the creative genius and crochet master behind Maybe Matilda (blog and etsy shop). EEEEEKKKK, how cool is that?! Yeah, I know I am a dork. JP told me that too.

Guess what, she did figure it out. She has the tutorial on her blog. Yes, I followed it and made my own.

I did have to make my beginning chain longer, I have an older camera with a monster strap. I also added a round of Treble Crochet for the 5th row. And......, made different flowers because I don't know how to do the magic ring, yet. Other than that it's the same. It's easy to make and goes quickly.

It is 1,000% more comfortable! I kinda want to make me another one, ya know to coordinate with outfits. I might do it......, if it didn't take the same amount of time to get the cover on the strap as it does to crochet it. What a pain!

Thanks for stoppin' by and hangin' out.

Seven Alive

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Mighty Macs Winner.

Crochet for the Summer?

Tag, Your It..... Blogger Style

Linky Love Blog Hop

If you are a blogger or visit blogs often I am sure you have heard that GFC is going away for all self hosted sights March 1st. With blogger soon to follow. I am sharing this blog hop here for anyone who wants to join up and find new followers though the Link Followers tool.

Here is what you need to know:

1. you MUST have the LINKY FOLLOWERS tool on your site to participate.

2. You MUST follow the person who has the party on their site as a thank you.

3. Just add your blog button to the LINKY PARTY below.

4.Then grab the BLOG HOP code

Bubble Magnets with Jessie Street Design

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Our Favorite Time Of Year.

Mighty Macs DVD Review and Giveaway

Blogger Highlight *Jessie Street Design*

My Crafting Wish List

LINK IT UP THURSDAY #7

Happy Valentines Day ....... Tomorrow

Double Heart BookMark

LINK IT UP THURSDAY #6

Crochet Camera Strap

Blogger Highlight Jessie Street Design