CONFESSIONS OF A PATTERN HOARDER: PATTERN OVERLOAD!

Hello my friends! I a confession to make. I have recently come to the realization that I am a pattern hoarder. Yes, that's right, when I see a pattern, be it crochet, jewelry, or other crafts, I have to have it! I suppose the first step is admitting you have a problem, right? Read on to discover my adventures in pattern addiction, and how I am trying to recover!!!

DECORATIVE LETTERS: H-O-M-E

Have you seen all the big decorative letters that are so popular lately?  I love them, and I have been coveting them for some time now.  I have a stockpile hoard of cardboard boxes stashed next to my washing machine in the laundry room, so I thought I'd see what I could do!  Read on for part one of my decorative letters tutorial!

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PROJECT IN PROGRESS: THE GLASS MENAGERIE!

Hey there!  I am working on a beaded animal project that I am going to call my Glass Menagerie!  The Glass Menagerie is a play by Tennessee Williams, my favorite playwright!  The project is not ready to post, but I thought I would share the process of developing the idea with you.  Continue reading to see how I came up with this adorable beaded animal craft!

EGGSHELL MOSAIC JEWELRY AND TWO BONUS PROJECTS!

Hey my lovelies!  I have been working on some nice mosaic style jewelry to show you.  I got this idea from browsing on the Cool2Craft website.  I hope you find my tutorial interesting and try them yourself!  Read on to see my adventures in eggshell mosaic jewelry!

CRAFTY WEDNESDAY!

As you know I have a problem.  I absolutely hoard objects for crafting.  I looked around today, trying to think of what to do for Crafty Wednesday, and I saw that I had no less than five coffee cans in my stash!  Since I need them for storage, I thought it was high time I did something with them!  I have to let you know, I am out of batteries for my camera, so I will update this when I get hubs to get me some.  I thought it better to go ahead and post it, don't want to get too far behind!  Read on for my crafty goodness!

TUESDAY NEEDLE WORK: BABY ITEMS!

I have been so lucky as to have several women in my life find themselves in "the family way".  Yep, that's right, there are children cookin' right now that I will have the opportunity to spoil rotten!  This means I have nine months or so to get a head start on it and I am gettin' busy!  Read on for my itty bitty baby crochet plans!  Maybe you know someone who is knocked up that you can crochet for too!

SCRAPBOOK PAPER WALL ART

Hello again my Dears!  I have some gorgeous wall art to share with you today.  I also want to let you know that I am going back to my old schedule.  I have found it difficult to stay on track without my blog to look forward to every day.  So I will be posting every day except for Sundays.  I will miss a day here and there due to my physical issues I am sure, but never fear, I am here.  Okie Dokie...Read on for the wall art and I promise no more rhyming...

THREE PANELED WALL HANGING TUTORIAL

Have I been busy!  Lots of craft projects are coming together here at my house.  This week I made an adorable three paneled wall hanging.  If you want to make one too, keep reading and I will show you how I did it!

WEDNESDAY CRAFTY TIME: MAGAZINE PURSE AND MAIL SORTER

I love my crafty Wednesdays!  And I did prepare this on Wednesday, even though I am posting it on Thursday.  It was time to put down my crocheting for a moment and just create something fun.  I looked around the net for an idea and I found a lot of people making those bracelets out of candy wrappers.  Hmm...I thought.  That is cool, but I have no candy wrappers and I really, REALLY, don't need to eat that much candy just to get them!  What I do have a ton of is magazines.  So why not cut candy wrapper sized pieces and then have at it?  Sure, we can do this.  I also have a little mail sorting shelf that is terribly ugly and not my style, so I am going to up cycle it.  Let's see just how much fun we can have crafting with old magazines!  Read on my friend, read on...

BEADS!

Ah, it's crafty Wednesday!  Oh, wait.  Checking the calendar just reminded me that I have skipped a day somewhere.  I hate it when that happens.  So, yes, it is Thursday technically, but I am posting about Wednesday's project...it happens!  So, I was thinking about what crafty thing to get into and it occurred to me...Christmas crafts are everywhere, let's avoid that.  I really like crafts that are functional, or wearable, and I have recently sparked an interest in making jewelry.  I know!  Beads!  Let's make beads!  Read on for my bead making follies!