Crochet Snowflakes

HELLO!!!

I'm still alive. I know I have been MIA for the last couple weeks. I was sick for what seems like forever. I was on a medication {for something unrelated to my cold} that gave me some funky side effects. I basically felt like I was in a fog for days. And lets face it, I've been lazy...and kinda busy...kinda. But I'm back! Woot!

So remember at the beginning of October I said I was going to follow this Crochet School?? Yeah well, I only made it half-way through and I dropped out. EEK! I'm a sorry drop out. I sucked at it. Not at the crocheting part, but I couldn't count stitches for some reason. Every row I did I lost a stitch somewhere. So instead of a nice rectangular block or stitches, I had a triangle :-(  I even had my mom {expert} try and show me. Yeah, I still suck. BUT, my mom did show me how to make a basic granny square, that I've since forgotten, and I was pretty good at that. Point to the story is, I found this pattern to make snowflakes the other day and thought I would give it a shot. Turns out I can read and follow a pattern all by myself with NO mommy-help-me phone calls and NO google! As long as I stick to crocheting in the round I might do okay with it...which is okay with me! I'll just stick to knitting for anything that involves rows.

You can find the pattern I used here at Attic 24

They were so super easy. I'm thinking of making a bunch of them while I watch tv and stringing them together for some garland. Sound good?

Much Love~
Meredith

{Giveaway Winner!!}

About time right?!?!?
It's only been like 2 weeks (maybe longer, who's counting) since I announced my giveaway for 100 followers :)
Sorry it's taken so long.
I've been sick and super busy and just feeling all around lazy...everyone's entitled to that right?

So without any more of my blabber...

The winner is

Evan Becky

Woot!!!

email me so you can have your lovely pouch!!

Much Love~
Meredith

Where have I been??

Sick!!
I have been sick
It doesn't seem like it's going away either
UGH!!!!!

Last week was super duper busy trying to get inventory together and tags printed and priced to drop off at the boutique I'm selling in now. So this week, I'm pooped. I have had NO motivation to do anything but sit, catch up on my blogs and my tv and sleep. Sorry dear readers, I will do something productive and worth-while here soon. I think I'm going to paint my living room this weekend, so look for that next week :)

Also, I still haven't picked a winner for my "100 followers" giveaway yet.
Still time to enter to win this ruffled pouch!!

Go HERE to enter!!!

I will return soon...pinkie promise

Much Love~
Meredith

Halloween Costumes

Hope everyone enjoyed their Halloween!!

He had a good time here.

Went trick or treating at my brother-in-law's with cousins and family.

{My kiddo is the one with the poodle skirt and the fake smile lol}

Now for my costume.

I wore it to go out Saturday night.

Remember this vest I made??

Did you guess what I was going to be??

a PEACOCK

I made the vest, the tail and the skirt. 

Whatcha think??

I thought I did a pretty darn good job {and I'm oh so humble ;)}

And just for fun, here's one of me and Mr. Perfect

He was a zombie...if you couldn't tell...tehe

Oooooh so much fun!

I just love dressing up at Halloween!

Much Love~

Meredith

{Big News AND a Giveaway}

First up, my HUGE news...

I was contacted last week by a boutique that is opening in a couple weeks not that far from my town

They are featuring handmade products all made within 250 miles of the store

And I'm sure you can see where this is going....

They want me to be one of their vendors!!

AHHHHHHH!!!! SOOOOO EXCITED!!!!!

I can't wait to see my stuff sitting on a pretty little shelf in a boutique!

So I apologize to my readers for my absence, but I've been a busy bee, sewing up a storm

The unfortunate news is that I'm going to be shutting down my Etsy store for a while until I see how this pans out.

I drop off inventory this weekend

Wish me luck!

Now, on to the GIVEAWAY!!

In a post a couple weeks ago I said I wanted to do a giveaway when I got 100 followers

Well looky looky over in the sidebar...I have 100 followers!!

I'm so appreciative of every single one of you!

SO on to the goods...I'm giving away this zippered pouch to one of YOU!

Isn't it pretty? I know you want it :)

Here's how to win

Leave me a comment about....anything!! Say something funny, tell me a secret, whatever :)

I'll pick a random winner on Sunday!

Much Love~
Meredith

I dress up for Halloween

and I love it!

Halloween is so fun!

You can dress up and be as crazy as you want!

I made this vest out of a bed sheet as part of my costume

I'm a teensy bit sad I'm going to screw it up for a costume because I'm pretty much in love with it. I might have to make another one....out of real fabric and not a sheet hehe

So what am I going to be?????

You'll have to wait and see...

Much Love~

Meredith

Fall Wreath

Yesterday I showed you my BEST wreath trick ever

Awesome right?

Now to reveal my wreath!

I can't use glues on wreaths because my front door is an oven and everything melts...

...so how did I solve this problem?

I stuck those flowers on with sewing pins. There's a pin hidden in the middle of each flower. And the ribbon is held on with pins also.

Pretty smart right??

Now I can finally have a successful wreath on my door!

Oh, I should mention, I hung this wreath up last week and it was fabulous. BUT the heat presented a new problem I didn't foresee....my pipe insulation started to soften and droop. My wreath was more of a sagging egg hanging on the front door. It was sad. So I took it down and thought on it for days. Then I had another genius moment...I poked a wire hanger inside that piece of insulation and ran it all around the inside. Now it has structure and stays in a circle :) Next time I will be putting a hanger in before I duct tape the ends together.

I'm so happy with my fall wreath! 

I'm also happy I've defeated the oven between my doors! Take that!

I sent a cell picture to Mr Perfect of the wreath

His response...wasn't, "looks great", or "I love it", or "I've always dreamed of a wreath like that"....no, he said "There's nothing that says 'a woman lives here' like a wreath on the door"

Thanks babe, really.

Men...

News flash...I'm a woman, I live here, and we're having wreaths from now on!

Much Love~

Meredith