Save-the-Date Magnets

My son is getting married in August to a wonderfully, sweet girl.  I'm so happy for the two of them.  I'm chomping at the bit to get started planning, but it's not my wedding and they haven't hired me to be their wedding planner (yet).  Anyway I wanted to do something.  I spend most of my free time on Pinterest finding all kinds of neat wedding ideas.  I post them as my way of sharing my ideas with them.  Hope it works; at least I'm not putting my ideas out there verbally and being overly annoying.  

I decided to create some Save-the-Date magnets to give out to guests at their engagement party.  It will be a surprise to both of them. If they like them, then I can just make some more. 

I found a tutorial months ago for jewelry pendants with glass tiles and thought they were gorgeous.  So I went back to etsy and found a good deal on large glass tile circles.  When they got here, I got on my computer and created some cute designs.  It took several tries to get the right size to fit the tiles.  I used mod-podge to affix the tag-board paper to the back of the tile.  When that was dry, I turned it over and put several more layers of the glue on it.  When it is all dry, I'll add a strong magnet with E6000.                                  
I even found some flattened marbles large enough to use.  I may not put magnets on those.  They'll fit just nicely in a man's pants pocket. 


I hope they like them as much as I enjoyed making them.

                                          

My special Christmas

Well, it has been a very long time since I took the time to write on this blog.  I got so busy preparing for a craft fair and then for Christmas. I did a lot of crocheting- mostly scarves and caps.  Well when my husband, went to the hospital to have his rotator cuff fixed, I brought my crocheting so I could have something to do while waiting. The simple surgery quickly turned to danger.  Buddy's heart showed an abnormality. After an EKG, the Dr. said he was sending him to the Medical Center for a heart catherization.  Worse went to worst when we discovered all 3 of his main arteries had blockages and open heart surgery would begin in the morning.  I was given his wedding band before he was wheeled down. Pondering the importance and immensity of  this situation, I knew I had to do something to keep me busy.  I did try crocheting on a scarf but I could not concentrate. Feeling his huge ring in my pocket an idea came to mind.  I began crocheting a line of chain stitches until I felt like it was long enough.  Then I got his ring and single crocheted around the ring leaving the top 1/2" open.  I finished up the other side of the necklace and connected the two strands together adding more chains in the form of a bow (extra decoration and security).  I was proud of what I had done.  I could wear his wedding band close to my heart until he could put it back on again.

Some more hats and stuff......

I've been a little busy over the past few weeks.  Too bad I haven't had a model for some of the hats. 

Crochet my week away....

My obsession continues with another week of crocheting.  I hope my obsession continues since I bought a bag full of yarn from Hancock Fabrics.  They had a 30% off sale and I had a $2 off coupon.  And I've got to use those coupons! 
 

                                                                                          I crocheted a lot of cute hats this week.  And thanks to Lyndsey I had a pretty pink to make the green and pink flower top hat.  It is very hard to guess what people will like so if you have any ideas or suggestions for me, please let me know.

I used a tan chunky weight yarn to make this little beanie.  It is really think and will keep your baby's head warm on a chilly morning.

I think I made the tail too long, but I really do love making these long-tailed elf hats.  This time I used a blue bird blue.  I'm thinking I might add some eyes and a beak to make it even cuter.  

I'm trying to throw in a few headbands or ear warmers.  This one is black (duh!) with popcorn stitches that were too hard for the camera to pick up.  Sorry.

A week's worth of crocheting....

Whew!!  I've been busy finding solace with my crocheting. 

This is such a cute hat with its tassels that look like pig tails.  It is made with pink camo.                                                                                                                                                                                             This is a head band that measures approximately 2 1/2 inches wide and has alternating popcorn stitches.  This one to the left is wider and measures

 4 inches wide.







This is such a cute red, white, and blue beanie.  
Just right for a baby boy.

Such a sweet little hat with a frilly edging.  Sooo Sooo cute!  See the variegated middle section.  This is made from 100% cotton yarn for extra softness.

Another Grinch long-tailed elf hat.  This one will be just perfect for a Christmas baby.

Cute Crochet!

I just love to crochet. I have really been into it lately too.  Kind of obsessed....  So far I've made a Ponytail hat and 2 Long-tailed baby Elf hats.  I've got lots of yarn ready to do more.  

I think I'm going to put some in the Rutledge Christmas Craft fair in November.

 

Sew Coupon Crazy!!

My daughter is coupon crazy!  She is super into savings right now and I claim a little bit of that nice trait. I never bought clothing and other things unless they were on sale while she was growing up.  I never was that in to coupons though.  But she is working on teaching me all the ins and outs of using coupons.  We've gone shopping several times and have had lots of fun saving money as well as enjoying each others company.


When my daughter and I last went shopping, we both had our reusable bags, our lists, two binders (1 small and 1 bigger) to hold all of our coupons.  I also had my new All You magazine since I hadn't had time to clip those. It seemed like a lot and it did take up a lot of space in the buggy.


One of my favorite crafty blogs is Sew Dang Cute, and they are sponsoring a contest called Crafting with the Stars.  I was so excited!  I knew I could combine my love of sewing and crafting with my new "almost love" of couponing.

Now that my Wal-mart finally got smart and restocked the fabric to the store, I went shopping for just the right material.  I already had the natural colored pre-quilted fabric and just bought 3 different but coordinating  green, brown, lt. turquoise prints. I used my embroidery machine to label the tote and sewed it together.  Not terribly complicated.  

But I just had to try it out. The Dollar General is the store closest to my house.  I found an empty aisle to dress my buggy (tie the tote to the buggy) and pose it.  It works great!  There is room for my binder and my reusable bags. There are two pockets that I put my scissors, my list, ink pen, and my small cut coupon binder.  There is also a ribbon with a key ring so my keys or scissors can be attached if needed.  Even my wallet was easily protected and I didn't have to worry about carrying my purse.  When shopping is done, I can zip it up and not have to worry about my things falling out.  Success!!

Wish me luck with the contest!