Monday, December 17, 2012

Sunday, December 9, 2012

This is cool!

I found this on you tube and thought this was too good not to share, especially if you have children.  This is just  a grand find.

Leisure Arts on YouTube has Crochet videos geared toward teaching children how to crochet.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCmKiqPFAU0&list=PLfQWm8xWTiQK0rcMbcfFbHi5OQn9OE31X

This is cool!


I found this on you tube and thought this was too good not to share, especially if you have children.  This is just  a grand find. 
Leisure Arts on YouTube has Crochet videos geared toward teaching children how to crochet. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCmKiqPFAU0&list=PLfQWm8xWTiQK0rcMbcfFbHi5OQn9OE31X

Sunday, December 2, 2012

Craft tutorial:old Glass Christmas Ball Ornaments



Tutorial

How to resurrect old Glass Christmas Ball Ornaments


Do you have old ancient glass ball ornaments lying around that have the art wearing off of them.  There is a way to resurrect those old ornaments into looking like you just bought them.

All you need is.

GLASS Ornament balls that have the artwork worn off or almost worn off.  I am not sure it will work on  anything other than the old glass ones.

a container round or square

Dish soap and warm water.

Tree tinsel any color

Band aids (Be careful those edges are sharp. Especially don't handle them to rough or drop them. eek)



First in a large pale or pan  fill with warm water and dish soap about half way up.


Immerse the ornaments one at a time rubbing your fingers gently on them to rub off any excess color or decoration. soaking them as well. Until all the color and stuff is off them.


Then once all dried inside and out take any color of tinsel  Mine here are all silver.


And  I would probably take something rather skinny and not sharp stick  poke the tinsel inside the ball carefully.  Fill them up to the rim of the ball.



Then place its topper on and voila you have a virtually brand new ornament.




They glisten in the multicolored or white light and are beatiful decoration for any tree, wreath.




Tutorial Glass Ball ornaments filled with tinsel

 

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Do you have old ancient glass ball ornaments lying around that have the art wearing off of them. There is a way to reserrect those old ornaments into looking like you just bought them.

All you need is.

GLASS Ornament balls that have the artwork worn off or almost worn off. I am not sure it will work on anything other than the old glass ones.

a containter round or square

Dishsoap and warm water.

Tree tinsel any color

Band aids (Be care ful those edges are sharp. Especially don't handle them to rough or drop them. eek)

First in a large pale or pan fill with warm water and dish soap about half way up.
Immerse the ornaments one at a time rubbing your fingers gently on them to rub off any excess color or decoration. soaking them as well. Until all the color and stuff is off them.
Then once all dried inside and out take any color of tinsel Mine here are all silver.

And I would probably take something rather skinny and not sharp stick poke the tinsel inside the ball carefully. Fill them up to the rim of the ball.

Then place its topper on and voila you have a virtually brand new ornament.
They glisten in the multicolored or white light and are beatiful decoration for any tree, wreath.

Saturday, December 1, 2012

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Christmas Lattice and Shells Doily

This is the version on Craftsy  and Ravelry

I am placing it here too so that people if they would rather not sign up for craftsy and ravelry they can get it here.

As I maybe listed on All Free Crochet.com

                          Christmas Lattice and Shells Doily


                                                     

                                                       Designed By Shani Bush

                                                      AKA Crafty Cat Patterns

©2012   The pattern its self may not be copied and sold as your own. You may share a link to my 

patterns.  You may do with what you want with  the doily that you made, including sell it. You made it after all.

Materials:

Steel size 7 crochet hook

Size 10 Crochet Cotton Thread.  (Can be used with yarn as well.)

Stitch Abbreviations:

Ch  =  Chain

Dc  =  Double Crochet

Tr   =  Trebble Crochet

Rnd  = Round

SS  =   Slip Stitch

Sp   =  Space

*Repeat pattern following  (*) as many times as indicated.

Finished Size: Approximately 6 to 6 1/2 inches depending on tightness of stitch. 

Ch 8,  join with ss to form ring.

Rnd 1.   Ch 6,  * tr in ring, ch 2;  repeat from * 15 times more,  join with ss to 4th ch of the beginning ch-6 : 16  ch 2  sps.

Rnd 2.     Ss st in first sp,  ch 3 (counts as 1st dc),  2 dc in same sp,  * 3 dc in next sp; repeat from * around,  join with sss to first dc: 48 dcs.

Rnd 3.    Ch 3 (counts as 1st dc, throughout),  dc in next 2 sts,  ch 2,  *  dc in next 3 sts,  ch 2;  repeat from * round, join with ss to first dc: 16 3 dc groups, 16 sps.

Rnd 4.     Ch 4,  2 tr in next 2 st,  ch 2,  1 tr in next ch 3 sp,  ch 2   * 3 tr over next 3 tr, ch 2,  tr 1 in ch 3 sp,  ch 2;  repeat from  *   around, join to first tr:  16  3tr groups, 16 sps.

Rnd 5.     Ch 4,  2 tr in next 2 st,  ch 2,  1 tr in ch 3 sp,  ch 2  *  3 tr over next 3 tr,  ch 2,  1 tr in ch 3 sp,

ch 2;  repeat from round,  join to first tr :  16 3tr groups, 32 sps, 16, 1 tr.

Rnd 6.     Ch 4,  2 tr in next 2 st,  ch 2,  2 tr in same tr st,  ch 2,  skip ch 2 sp,  * tr in next 3 sts, ch 2 skip ch 2 sp,  2 tr in same tr st,  ch 2,  skip ch 2 sp; repeat from *  around,  join with ss to first tr :  16  3tr groups, 16   2 tr groups,  32 sps.

Rnd 7.     Ch 4,  2 tr in next 2 sts,  ch 2 , 1 tr in ch 2 sp, 2 tr  over next 2 tr group, 1 tr in ch 2 sp, 2 tr over next 2 tr group, 1 tr in ch 2 sp  ch 2, * 3 tr over 3 tr group, ch 2, 1 tr  in ch 2 sp, 2 tr  over next 2 tr group , 1 tr in ch 2 sp, ch 2, repeat from  * around;  join wiht ss to first  tr :  16 tr groups, 16 4 tr groups,  32 sps.

Rnd 8.   Ch 4,  2 tr in next 2 sts,  ch 2 skip sp,  1 tr in each of the next 4 tr,  ch 2,  skip sp,  *   tr in each of  next 3 tr,  ch 2,  skip sp,  tr in each  of  next 4 tr,  ch 2 skip sp;  repeat from * around;  join with ss to first tr :  16    3tr groups,  16   4 tr groups,  32 sps.

Rnd 9.    Ss in sp,   ch 3,   2 dc,  ch 2,  3 dc in sp,   * 3 dc,  ch 2,   3 dc ( shell st is made) in next sp; repeat from *  around;  join to first ch 3 st and tie off weaving ends in.  Iron.  32 Shells.

Saturday, November 24, 2012

New and Different Patterns

After having luck finding an online latch hook and cross stitch creator I have made two flower patterns. One being rug hooking and the other being cross stitch. They are up at my craftsy store.  Crafty Cat store

New and different patterns

After having luck finding an online latch hook and cross stitch creator I have made two flower patterns. One being rug hooking and the other being cross stitch. They are up at my craftsy store.  Crafty Cat store

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Random question 1

 

Lets have some fun questions. With Holidays fast approaching my questions are going to be holiday themed. And Random

 

What is your favorite Food on Thanksgiving?

Random questions 1

Lets have some fun questions. With Holidays fast approaching my questions are going to be holiday themed. And Random........



What is your favorite Food on Thanksgiving?






Saturday, November 10, 2012

Embroidered Quilt top 2


 I just recently completed a square of the other embroidered quilt top last night.
This one is going to definitely take a while to complete totally. LOL   But I love how it’s turning out  better than I expected. The colors mesh well together don’t you think?

Embroidered Floral Quilt top 2

 I just recently completed a square of the other embroidered quilt top last night.

This one is going to definitely take a while to complete totally. LOL   But I love how it's turning out  better than I expected. The colors mesh well together don't you think?

Thursday, November 8, 2012

Reposting this appropriately.

This is a repost from yesterday. And it is being done respectfully per author of the blogs requesting  a non reblog.

I thank the author for coming to me and asking also explaining why.

And I truly respect that.

I am today only posting link to her lovely work. Please check out this lovely lady's fabulous blog, which you will see why it caught my eye. :).

And as of today all posts that are of  other blogs will only contain a link only from here on out.

Here is the link to the place I had recently posted.

http://katedaviesdesigns.com

Friday, November 2, 2012

Important question

Are any of my viewers experiencing trouble trying to view my blog posts here? 

Are you seeing advertising instead? Please let me know so that I can fix this if I can.

Thursday, November 1, 2012

I have always wanted to do this.

Tips And Tricks Thursday – How Do You Spin? Part 2


http://sandandskycreations.com/blog/2012/11/01/tips-and-tricks-thursday-how-do-you-spin-part-2/

 

 

This was a really interesting read. I have always wanted to do something like this, spinning yarn and to know  how they did it. This blog post shows how it's done.