Puppets, Puppets

My son is almost three.  Where has the time gone??  He is starting to really get into imaginative play.  This is such an awesome stage.  Honestly, I have loved every stage of his young life, and it is so exciting to be living them all again with his little sister, and seeing how different she is.  I swell with such joy when I think of my kids!!

Anyway...my son LOVES his stuffed animals.  I know most kids have a ton of stuffed animals, and they sit around taking up space, but my son absolutely adores his.  He has about 40, and every single one of them is special to him, and every single one of them sleeps with him.  I know, I know...thank goodness the child sleeps in a full size bed.

I wanted to make some fun toys for my son, and I wanted to crochet them, so I decided to make him some finger puppets, and then I couldn't resist making a hand puppet too.

 Crocodile Hand Puppet

 Farm Animal Finger Puppets

I am linking up to:

Just Something I Whipped Up at The Girl Creative

Made by you Monday at Skip to My Lou

Market Yourself Monday at Sumo's Sweet Stuff

Making the World Cuter Monday at Making the World Cuter

Strut Your Stuff at Something Simple

Show and Tell at Blue Cricket Design

Whatever Goes Wednesday at Someday Crafts

We Did It! Wednesday at Sew Much Ado

Made by ME at JAQS Studio

Transformation Thursday at The Shabby Creek Cottage

Strut Your Stuff at Somewhat Simple

Making it with Allie at What Allie's Making

Simple Link at Simply Designing

Frugal Fridays at The Shabby Nest

Flaunt it Friday at Chic on a Shoestring

Friday Favorites at Simple Sweet Home

Friday Favs Party at Nap Time Crafters

Weekend Wander at While He was Napping

Whatcha Got Weekend at Lolly Jane Boutique

Weekend Wrap-Up Party at Tater Tots and Jello

Sundae Scoop at I Heart Naptime

Anything Goes Linky at Bacon Time with the Hungry Hungry Hypo

Cuff Bracelet with Crochet Flowers

I wanted to add a little something extra to my two grandmas' Christmas gifts.  For the last couple of years we have gotten them framed pictures of our kiddos.  My adorable kids add cheer to every day!  I couldn't resist adding a little touch of handmade love to their gifts, so I decided to make them a fabric bookmark with a crochet flower attached to the top.  I didn't take any pictures before I sent them off, so I can't show them to you, but I thought they turned out cute.  My husband saw the bookmark and he told me that he thought I could make a really neat cuff bracelet using the same idea.  I couldn't resist trying, and this is what I came up with:

I love it!!  I really like the fabric that I used, and it worked perfectly with the two different colors of cotton yarn.  The flowers are detachable using small snaps, and the cuff attaches with two larger snaps.  Now I want to make lots more with all different kinds of fabric!!  I am working on listing some in my etsy shop, so feel free to take a look!

I am linking to:

Just Something I Whipped Up at The Girl Creative

Made by you Monday at Skip to My Lou

Market Yourself Monday at Sumo's Sweet Stuff

Making the World Cuter Monday at Making the World Cuter

Strut Your Stuff at Something Simple

Turquoise Lovin' at Sweet Little Gals

Show and Tell at Blue Cricket Design

Whatever Goes Wednesday at Someday Crafts

We Did It! Wednesday at Sew Much Ado

Wednesday's Wowzers at Oopsey Daisy

Made by ME at JAQS Studio

Transformation Thursday at The Shabby Creek Cottage

Strut Your Stuff at Somewhat Simple

Making it with Allie at What Allie's Making

Simple Link at Simply Designing

Frugal Fridays at The Shabby Nest

Flaunt it Friday at Chic on a Shoestring

Friday Favorites at Simple Sweet Home

Friday Favs Party at Nap Time Crafters

Weekend Wander at While He was Napping

Whatcha Got Weekend at Lolly Jane Boutique

Weekend Wrap-Up Party at Tater Tots and Jello

Sundae Scoop at I Heart Naptime

Anything Goes Linky at Bacon Time with the Hungry Hungry Hypo

Crochet Slouchie Beanie

This is our first winter here in Airzona.  We are surrounded by mountains in our neck of the desert, so I suppose it was bound to get a bit chilly some days.  We have had a decently cool spell the past couple of weeks.  I couldn't resist making myself a crochet slouchie beanie.  I have wanted one for a long time, but hats have never been my specialty, mainly because of the progression on the top, but with a slouchie beanie, there is none!  I tried out a few patterns, but I wasn't pleased with them, so I decided to create my own.  My husband liked mine so much, that he asked me to make him one too (in a much more many color, of course).  I think he looks much better in his than I do in mine, but what do I expect?  He is a very good looking mountain man!  After seeing how handsome it looked on him, two of my husband's coworkers put in requests for theirs as well.  I love to crochet, and it is fun being able to come up with new projects.  I always struggle with what crochet items I can make during the warm months too.  Any suggestions?  Thanks for stopping by!

And I couldn't resist putting in a picture of the crochet Christmas tree hair clips I made for my daughter last night.  I used gold crochet thread and attached them to partiallly lined alligator clips.  So festive!!

I am linking to:

Just Something I Whipped Up at The Girl Creative

Made by you Monday at Skip to My Lou

Market Yourself Monday at Sumo's Sweet Stuff

Making the World Cuter Monday at Making the World Cuter

Strut Your Stuff at Something Simple

Turquoise Lovin' at Sweet Little Gals

Show and Tell at Blue Cricket Design

Whatever Goes Wednesday at Someday Crafts

We Did It! Wednesday at Sew Much Ado

Made by ME at JAQS Studio

Transformation Thursday at The Shabby Creek Cottage

Strut Your Stuff at Somewhat Simple

Making it with Allie at What Allie's Making

Simple Link at Simply Designing

Frugal Fridays at The Shabby Nest

Flaunt it Friday at Chic on a Shoestring

Friday Favorites at Simple Sweet Home

Friday Favs Party at Nap Time Crafters

Weekend Wander at While He was Napping

Whatcha Got Weekend at Lolly Jane Boutique

Weekend Wrap-Up Party at Tater Tots and Jello

Sundae Scoop at I Heart Naptime

Anything Goes Linky at Bacon Time with the Hungry Hungry Hypo