Love Notes

I found this little book at

 Micheal's Craft Store

I just love it,

 it's like a diary but not...

My husband and I are always

leaving post it notes for

each other in the morning,

but post it notes are hard to
keep and some of the messages you

want to hang on to,

so now we write those notes in

this little book...

Now I can keep the

love messages forever

We both look forward to

checking the

book every morning!



Valentine Jar Toppers©

Valentine Jar Toppers©
Makes A Great little Valentine!

I love making these...
they are a lot of fun and so easy to make

and people love getting them.
Fill it with their favorite treats!

 

The free pattern for the toppers is
the same one as the coasters...
I have this big bag of buttons,
so I added some on to my toppers!

After I made the center heart,
I single crocheted

all the way around and then
I crocheted in the back loops only,
giving it a little depth!

This one is my little double decker!

This one was super easy

I just made it to wrap around my jar

like a head band and then sewed the hearts on!

Here is the free pattern

I used to make the Hearts:

Ch 4 wk 3tr into the first ch, 3dc, ch 1,

1tr, ch 1, 3dc, 3tr, ch3, ch 3, sl st

into center and fasten off.

Happy Crocheting!

 

By Connie Hughes©

 



A Day In Seattle

 

A day in Seattle

Of course you can't go to Seattle and not

see the needle!

At Pike's Market there are so many

shops...you can find almost anything under

the sun in this place...I love the

Antique Shops

 KOMO 4 News and their helicopter

One of the many ferry boats...

we have yet to do...I'm going

to though this summer

 This is a sculpture near the

Pacific Science Center

This oddly shaped building is the

Seattle Music Experience

This is the famous Monorail

 

The famous fish market

they were throwing fish around but

really hard to get a picture

 They have a string attached to

this ugly guy

and whenever anyone gets to close

they pull the string...and then everyone

laughs at you

 The Big Wheel

This is why I wanted to go to Seattle

I had not seen the wheel before...this is the

175-feet tall Ferris-wheel-like attraction 

 on Seattle's waterfront

 

 It's completely enclosed...

of course because it

 rains all the time!!

 The views are great at night

 





 The old Merry-Go-Round

is gorgeous...it's in the Westlake Center

Frank and the boys looking out the

window 

 

 

Rose Bud Valentine Basket©

Well it's almost Valentine's Day

I made a little Rose Bud Valentine Basket©

and filled it with little pouches

of M&M's and wrapped cookies

with little red ribbon!

These cute little envelopes are really easy to make and you

can find the pattern on

the Lion Brand Yarn website

"Valentine Envelope"

I added some cute embellishments

 to my envelopes

I crocheted a vine around the handle

and one side of my basket, added

my roses and some leaves!

Happy Crocheting!

 

By Connie Hughes©

Darrell Scott's Poem

This is a poem written by Darrell Scott

His daughter was Rachel Joy Scott

she was a student at Columbine High School

 She was killed when two fellow students

went on a shooting rampage!

Darrell was invited to address... the

 House Judiciary Committee's

subcommittee on gun violence.

He read this poem at that meeting.

 

 

Your laws ignore our deepest needs,
 Your words are empty air.
You've stripped away our heritage,
You've outlawed simple prayer.
Now gunshots fill our classrooms,
And precious children die.
You seek for answers everywhere,
And ask the question "Why?"
You regulate restrictive laws,
Through legislative creed.
And yet you fail to understand,
That God is what we need!

Cute Crochet Coasters-Pattern©

Cute Crochet Coasters-Pattern©
Do you have trouble getting your
kidsto use coasters...will if so here
are some they'll really like using!

I made a little Red Race Car, one with buttons, and of course Mickey Mouse Style



There's a Turtle and a Goldfish!

Here's the Free Pattern, these

are super simple to make, and are

all crocheted in the round.

Free Pattern:

I used a G hook 4.0mm

For Coasters

Row 1. Ch 3 wk 11 hdc in the 1ch from the hook join with sl st, ch 2

Row 2. wk 2 hdc in each st around, join with sl st, ch 2

Row 3. wk 1 hdc in the next 2 sts, wk 2 in the next st, around, join with sl st, ch 2

Row 4.wk 3 hdc in the next 3 sts, wk 2 in the next, around, join sl st, ch 2

Row 5. wk 1 hdc st all the way around in the back loops only

You can stop at this point if you want to or you can

add another row.

Just join with sl st, ch 2 and wk 1 hdc all the way around join

and fasten off.

 

For the Mickey ears

Wk row 1 and half of row 2, you will start seeing the shape, sew them on!

 

For the Turtle's front legs, make 2

Ch 6, wk 3 hdc in the 1st st, wk 2 hdc in the next, wk 1 hdc in the next 4 sts

For back legs, make 2

Ch 8, wk 3 hdc in the 1st st, wk 2 hdc in the next 7 sts

For the head

Ch 12, wk 4 hdc in the 1st and 2nd st, wk 1 hdc in next 9 sts,

turn and wk 1 hdc all the way around including the 2 sts

with 4 sts, sl st the rest of the sts and fasten off.

Sew onto the bottom of coaster, make a sl knot

for eye, I trimmed mine with a light mint green!

 

For the Goldfish

Ch 3, wk 3 hdc in the 1st st, ch 2 and turn

wk 2 hdc in the 1st st, wk 1 hdc in the next, 2 hdc in the last st, ch 2, turn

wk 1 hdc in the next row, ch 2 and turn

wk 2 hdc in the next st, 1 hdc in 3 sts, 2 in the next

repeat this until you have a nice size fish head shape

I did about 9 rows, the top fin and tail is worked in

the same manner, make eye with a slip knot!

 

The Red Race Car

To make tires, follow rows 1 and 2 for the

coasters, for rims, head lights and tail lights do row 1 of coasters.

 

Happy Crocheting!

 

By Connie Hughes©