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Showing posts with label crochet. Show all posts

Happy Valentines

Happy, Happy, Valentines Day!

What are you up to for Valentines?  I've got something very exciting planned for the day!  What's that,you ask?  My husband is busy all weekend playing in a hockey tournament  so I'm going to be sewing, painting and probably a little crocheting.  Then after getting all my projects done, or almost done, I'm going to take a nice bubble bath, probably put some rose quartz in the tub too, and relax.  And that my dear, is my idea of a self loving Valentines.  Creating and then relaxing.  I hope you find some time to do what makes you happy and give yourself some love as well.

Now what we are really here for, some pictures!



For Valentine's, even though the snow is still coming and it is super chilly, I've decided to put some spring into our home.  I love pink but it isn't always my colour of choice. However it works with my blues and greys nicely.  The runner below is just a folded table cloth that I got at a second hand store in the fall.   With no idea where it would go or when i would use it, I bought it anyways. Of course!


Once I have pulled in some new items it's the domino effect.  It ripples right through this house.  Immobilises me sometimes!  My head starts spinning with new looks, new projects ,fresh ideas!  A trip to Micheals was in order, I purchased Chalk paint- two cans, and a ball of yarn.  YUP, just one skein.  I had no idea what to do with it, most likely crochet pillow covers.  But once I got started crocheting, I couldn't stop, so I'm now making an afghan.  It'll work in a few different areas of our home.  And yes, I did go back and purchased more yarn.  As a side note the velvet yarn is incredibly soft, really nice to work with.


The box of old Valentines cards and pictures always makes an appearance.   Our girls are well into their twenties, but I absolutely love the nostalgia they bring out.  I fall right back into those years.








The white hearts were made many, many years ago.  I made them to hang on everyone's bedroom door, similar to  a door wreath.  Actually I think I made even more than that...there are a lot.


A smokey quartz heart on the picture frame that my husband made me.  It's a great frame because I can easily change it out to a picture or card if I would like.


A huge hanging heart from our daughter from a LLLOOONNNGG time ago. So cute!


More hanging hearts that I had sewn are hanging from the front closet door.  I put some lavender drops on the back fabric- love that smell!


If you look closely past the hearts you see a square-that's the start of my new crochet project.
The granny stitch is a fast stitch once you get going on it.  It just grows so quickly, and very satisfying.






You can see how velvety the yarn is, it will be cosy when completed.
That's it for now! I hope that you have an amazing Valentines, alone or with people, make it a
LOVEly day.

Adding trim to a bought curtain

With all of the snow falling outside, it is a perfect time for 
some much needed spring cleaning. 
Time to sort out our home, and work on some unfinished projects.
 It seems like every spring/late winter there is a room or two that needs  painting, a closet to clean or items to be replaced,but this year I have a need for change. 
We have been in this house for over six years. Almost a record for us.  And my inner self is screaming for change.  We don't want to move, I really enjoy life here.  We get a lot of good energy and happy feelings in this house.  Like a warm hug.  So we aren't moving anytime soon.  But to cure my need for change, I have been working room by room.  Painting, moving furniture,
changing out pillows, and adding some new details.
  And that's what I am doing with my 
weekends from work.  I have gotten to know
 the paint guy at Home Depot on a first name basis!
More on the painting later, but in the mean time I want to
 share a project that I have been working on
for the last few days.  

My master bathroom curtain.


I wanted to have a nice lacy piece to cover the window.  Privacy isn't 
an issue because it has a frost finish to the glass.  Something that would let the light in 
and still feel cosy through all of the seasons.  
This was a curtain that I bought at JYSK but it ended up being 
way too long.   I cut the extra length off the bottom, then finished the edge 
with my sewing machine.


I found a crochet pattern that would work nicely with the
 fabric on a Youtube  video. 
I'm loving the cute little flowers, 
 However, I am just learning to crochet, so this probably looks a little
rough to you, but I am ok with that.  


Once the trim was complete, I sewed it to the
right side of the bottom of the curtain. 


Super fun, adding the perfect detail to an otherwise simple curtain.






Have a great day!
Abby