Haven't found your lucky leprechaun yet? Make your own DIY Pot of Gold at the end of the Rainbow If spring showers bring May flowers then we are already off to a good start with rain where I live. I've always loved rainbows. Creating them with the spray from a garden hose. Searching for them in the sky. And as a kid trying to see if I could ever actually see where they touched the … [Read more...]
Shamrock Garland
Don't forget to wear your green! Stitch up this shamrock garland and give yourself a lucky crochet clover that you can wear Ever since I learned to crochet I always make a pile of crochet clovers for St. Patrick's Day. Everyone in my family gets one to prevent pinches and I hand them out to anyone else caught outside without some green. More recently one of my yarn bomb traditions is a … [Read more...]
Lucky Clover Crochet Pattern
St. Patrick's Day and making sure everyone has on a bit of green are just around the corner. Like many years, my kids will be off on spring break for St. Patrick's Day. So the person they really have to worry about pinching them is me. Don't worry I will supply each of them with a small crochet clover to wear for the day. One of our St. Patrick's Day traditions is a #luckyyarnbomb where we … [Read more...]
Upcycled Embroidery Hoop Wreath
Wear it until it wears out could be described as my clothing mantra. You could say that I form sentimental attachments to my clothes. I remember special occasions when I've worn a particular item, and that means I have a few pieces that it's been really hard for me to part with. This green argyle sweater is one of them. I wore it on Littlest's first Halloween. And two years ago I wrote about … [Read more...]
Fresh Finds #83
As a handmade shop owner I love promoting handmade businesses. Every Friday I share some of my favorite handmade Fresh Finds of the week. This weekend is the Pi Day of the century! Pi Day limited edition silkscreen t-shirt // Laurie Mills Personalized Pi Pie Plate // The Pig Pen Next week we get St. Patrick's Day Texas St. Patrick's Day Shirt // The Stately Shirt Co Shamrock on Small Round Dish … [Read more...]