Getting Ready for "The Big One"

Crafting blog!!  LOL So I am doing my very first craft show in about 7.5 weeks!! OMG!  I have about a million things on my mind!  This is supposedly a pretty big show for this area.  It is held over opening hunting season so all the wives come to this craft show supposedly.  I am sharing the booth with a fellow WAHM to cut costs so her and I have been talking about everything and trying to get everything organized.

My biggest fear is that I will run out of items.  Since all my things are crocheted it takes me a while to make them, especially now with a newborn!  AND with going back to work at my day job (even though it is super part time) So instead of saying I'm going to make X amount of headbands or hats or whatever I'm pretty much just going to craft in any little free time I have and then take custom orders if I run out.

I am planning on bringing my Interchangeable hats and headbands.

My cupcake and donut pincushions.

Hair bows and possibly flowers if I can get some made!

And then I do plan on having my doily name banners available for show and then take some custom orders.

So I have 7 weeks to make as much as I possibly can, along with orders and I have 2 giveaways on some blogs coming up this next week or two!!!  Oh boy,  I hope I survive!!!

P.S. if you would like to purchase anything you see above just visit my Etsy shop or email me at sallystitches31@yahoo.com

The Interchangeable Flower Collection

So I finally was able to get my interchangeable flower crochet hats up and posted on my Etsy page.

These are hats that range in sizes 0-3 months all the way to child (3-10 years) all have a button that is attached securely to the crocheted hat and then you choose which flowers you would like to get for your hat.  I have two different sets you can choose from, the Basic Set which includes 1 hat and 2 flowers of your choice and the Ultimate Set which includes 1 hat and 7 flowers of your choice! 

The sizes are approximate and you should measure your child's head:

• 0-3 months -- 13" cir.  6" height
• 3-6 months -- 15" cir.  7" height
• 6-12 months -- 16" cir.  7" height
• 1-3 years (toddler) -- 17" cir.  7" height
• 3-10 years (child) -- 19" cir.  8" height

Circumference is unstretched, they will stretch another inch or so. 

So on to pictures and listings!!!

All the hats in each size, going from smallest (top) to largest (bottom).  Remember the computer may distort colors slightly.  From top to bottom the colors are: light green, brown, ivory, black, and violet.  The hats can be made in any of these colors OR any of the flower colors!

Here are the current flower choices as well!  I will be constantly updating these as I am always picking up new yarn.

Here is the 0-3 month hat open just to show how the flower lays.

All hats and flowers are made from soft cotton and are made to order so you can customize them any way you want to!!  If you are a fellow blogger and you would like to have one as a giveaway contest or review please contact me by clicking the 'Contact Me' button on the top of my blog and I would be happy to work out the details with you!

Now on to the listings on Etsy!

Basic Set - 1 hat/2 flowers ($15.00 + shipping)

• 0-3 months
• 3-6 months
• 6-12 months
• 1-3 years, toddler
• 3-10 years, child

Ultimate Set - 1 hat/7 flowers ($20.00 + shipping)

• 0-3 months
• 3-6 months
• 6-12 months
• 1-3 years, toddler
• 3-10 years, child

Thank you for looking and let me know if you have any questions!!!

xoxo

SS

Projects Galore!

Wowza I have a lot on my plate (needles?!) lately!!  Here is just a mishmash of projects done and need to get done both personal and for my Etsy shop.

Cuppy Cakes!

So who doesn't love cupcakes right?!  I have made a few plush cupcakes that double as a pincushion.  I have a couple listed in my Etsy shop but I welcome all custom orders for whatever colors you want.  I love these and would have them everywhere if they didn't sell so fast!  Here's just a couple of my finished ones:

The first and second are both chocolate cake with pink and blue frosting!!  The third was a custom order and it is a red velvet cake and blue frosting.  They are the same size I had just taken the pink cupcake picture at a different angle so it looks smaller.  Then you get a random assortment of stick pins that double as sprinkles!!  I have tons of colors for these and I am working on getting more colors finished so people can see what they look like but if there is a certain color combo you want just email me (sallystitches31@yahoo.com)

Then I had made this cupcake hair clip as a custom order for a friend but haven't listed it at all yet.  But I will take a custom order for it if you wanted one!

 (sorry for the cell phone picture!)

Grandma-ish Things

So it's no secret that I love doilies.  When I started knitting and crocheting I always vowed that I would NEVER make a doily.  Then I made one and became hooked!

Here was my first doily:

And since I have made this one:

And then there's this one....surprisingly it's NOT finished!  It is made using sewing thread actually which makes it extremely fiddly and difficult.  There isn't a lot left but I just don't have it in me to pick it up right now.

All of these are not for sale and for my own personal use.  But then I thought, would people actually buy doilies??  I can't bring myself to actually make a white doily (except I MAY make one and then hand dye it one of these days!) so I made one up yesterday in a beautiful teal/turqoise color...

Here is a sneak peek, it is still blocking but should be dry by tomorrow or Wednesday and then I will list it in my shop.

Baby!!!

So my first child is due in 5 weeks and I started a baby blanket for them (we don't know the gender) and I really really need to get working on it asap so it is finished before baby!!  I am knitting squares and then stitching them together. So far I have 10 out of 25 squares done and stitched together.  My goal is to knit and attach 5 more squares before the month is over!!!  Eeek!  Here's what the squares look like:

So it will be super bright and fun and I'm excited to finish it!

I have a handful of custom orders that I NEED to also finish by the end of the month so I'm going to be crafting my little heart out!  I do want to get some red, white and blue flowers/bows/headbands done tonight so I can list them tomorrow so people can hopefully get them before the 4th!  So look tomorrow if you are interested in some fun, festive hair things!!

Then starting in July hopefully I plan on having a new bow collection, a Button Bow collection, I will be attaching fun, handmade buttons to hair bows!  I'm so excited to start these!!!

Whew! Well that is my recent crafting in a nutshell!!  Talk about nesting right?!??

Beatles Bows - Days 4 & 5

Ooops I didn't post yesterdays bow!  I was having a lot of Braxton Hicks contractions so I wasn't feeling the greatest!  So today will be a double bow day!  Both bows are available in my Etsy shop for sale or you can email me at sallystitches31@yahoo.com if you would like one!

Day 4 - Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds

This one just reminded me of the beautiful sky for some reason.  Oh how I love this song, I wanted to name our unborn child either Lucy or Jude but dear hubby nixed both ideas! hahaha  This bow will look especially nice in darker hair, it's just such a sweet soft colorway.

Day 5 - In My Life

This bow and song are very special to me.  I danced with my dad at our wedding to this song.  It makes me tear up every time I hear it.  The reason I chose it for this bow is I feel like the white part is the main area of your life and all the different speckled colors are the people that come in and out of your life, creating something beautiful.  It may sound kind of out there but it's just the first thing I thought of when I saw how this bow turned out.

Like I said both bows are listed in my Etsy shop and here are the direct links:

Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds

In My Life

Thank you and look for tomorrows bow - Hey Jude

Beatles Bows - Day 3

I would say that I think today's bow is one of my favorites but I may end up saying that almost every day!!  Today's bow is Across the Universe

The colors of this one remind me of all the colors in the sky.  It is sewn and glued onto an alligator clip and is about 4" across.  I think these colors would look good in dark or light colored hair.  If there is a certain colored bow that you want don't hesitate to email me at sallystitches31@yahoo.com and I'll make a custom order for you!!

I tried to find a video of the song Across the Universe from the movie Across the Universe but I had no luck!  If you haven't seen that movie and you are a Beatles fan or a musical fan you should!  It's one of my favorites and I don't know how many times I've seen it!!

Tomorrow's bow is:

Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds

Thanks

SS

Beatles Bows - Day 2

So today the bow is called "I Am the Walrus"



I love these colors so much!!!  I had to name it after the Coo-Coo-Ca-Choo walrus because it just reminds me of that time period.  If you have ever listened to that song it really makes no sense! LOL It is one of my favorite periods of the Beatles though for all their funky sounds and songs that really were crazy!

All of my hair bows are hand crocheted by yours truly, they have an alligator clip that is sewn AND glued to the bow, then a pretty grosgain ribbon is glued to part of the clip to help grip and keep it secure.  You can either go straight to my Etsy page to order one or email me at sallystitches31@yahoo.com

Follow my Facebook page, Etsy page, Twitter, or blog to see what the new bow of the day is through the month of June!  Then starting in July I will have a different collection that I am super excited to present to the public!

Have an amazing day and the bow for tomorrow is based on "Across the Universe"!!

xoxo SS

Beatles Bows - Day 1

So I stumbled across the pattern for a crocheted bow and turned it into a hair clip.  Then I fell completely in love with it and made a bunch!!!!  So instead of listing them all at once I thought I would list one once a day for the rest of the month (making 16 bows total).  Some of the bows reminded me of Beatles songs (which I am a huge fan!) so I decided to name each bow after a different Beatles song!

Today marks day 1 and the bow is called "All You Need is Love"

I am so in love with how this one turned out!  They will all be one of a kind since the varigated/striped yarns will look slightly different for each bow.  They are $3.00 each.  You can check out my Etsy shop or send me a message at sallystitches31@yahoo.com 

There will be a new bow every day for the rest of the month so either follow my Etsy page, Facebook page or blog!!

The song for tomorrow is "I Am the Walrus" so you can make a guess at what it will look like!!!