Subscribe- I have a new website! (No, I don’t…;) January 21, 2016So, I just linked this blog that you’re reading here, up with my new website! My website is called Modern Making and it’s kind of a way for me to feel a little more organized about my creative endeavors because … Continue reading →Kelli
- Happy January! January 14, 2016This is what I saw as I was walking out my front door this morning to walk the girls to school. It’s a phone pic (btw, my Nikon is mysteriously out of commission for the time being so it’s phone … Continue reading →Kelli
- Quick Vintage Estate Sale Quilts! July 2, 2015So, I found two quilt tops at an estate sale near Seattle not too long ago and was instantly in love with them for several reasons; first, because they are completely completed quilt tops (the hard part is done!!!); second, … Continue reading →Kelli
- Fabric Stash Annihilation June 4, 2015In an effort to really get all of my sewing stuff squozen (yes, I understand that’s not actually a word; but it should be) into my little sewing closet; I’ve decided to take quite a historically different and ground-breaking approach … Continue reading →Kelli
- Closet Sewing! May 16, 2015My sewing closet is finally finished! So, in this house with limited rooms, I converted the coat closet into a sewing room (by “I”, I mean Dave) when we moved in but this week I actually put the finishing touches … Continue reading →Kelli
- House stuff February 21, 2015I’ve been doing some things around this house lately, like paper organizing and minor gardening for lazy beginners. And I actually found all the parts to my camera and replaced the parts that were “lost in the move” and remembered … Continue reading →Kelli
- Long time, no post… December 6, 2014So, I guess I can say that I’m consistent at being inconsistent, right? Is there any scenario where that’s a good quality and not a character flaw? I don’t have any excuses for not blogging in 11 months. Actually, I … Continue reading →Kelli
- Just in time for Valentine’s Day…a truffle! January 30, 2014This little truffle is from the original box of truffles that I did a while back. I didn’t write any of it down when I originally made it, and while the truffles are simple, I did need to make another … Continue reading →Kelli
- We made it! January 5, 2014We made it all the way from Fredericksburg to Seattle this weekend and are finally figuring out how to move forward a tiny bit. The trip was as expected for the most part. We left last Sunday and arrived Friday … Continue reading →Kelli
- One day to move December 28, 2013So the past week or so has been hard core moving…packing,loading, cleaning, crying, fixing, getting rid of, deciding, Christmas, more loading, hoping, planning, more cleaning, more fixing, painting… Oh, and BTW, we have too much stuff. This was when I … Continue reading →Kelli
- I have a new website! (No, I don’t…;) January 21, 2016
Free Crochet Patterns
Bite-Size Candy Corn
Chocolate Valentine Truffle and Wrapper
Christmas Tree Coasters
Crochet Tissue Cozy
Cute Cotton Coasters
Cute Little Christmas Trees
July 4th Pennant Bunting
Mini Frankenstein
Petunia the Palm-Size Pig
Summertime Flip Flop Coasters
Super Fun Bean Bags
Sweet Strawberry Coaster
Teeny Tiny Apple Sweater
Tic-Tac-Toe Travel Game
Category Archives: Holiday
Christmas Tree Coasters
Using medium weight, 100% cotton yarn and a size ‘H’ hook: Chain 16 Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook and in ea ch to end, ch 1, turn (15 sts) Row 2: sc in ea st across, ch … Continue reading
Canning Jar Ring Wreath Ornament
Warning: The following photos were taken indoors with terrible lighting because it is COLD today. Super cold. And I’m not saying that I am; but I could still be in some form of jammies, and if that’s the case, am … Continue reading
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Don’t you love the heart-head portraits if Dave and me? (I’m even wearing high heels!). Happy Valentine’s Day!
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Valentine Tea
So, here’s a quick and easy (and cheap!) little Valentine idea for kids. I took a coffee filter and folded it in half and added three jumbo message heart candies inside. Then, I folded the sides in toward the middle … Continue reading
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Tagged candy, classroom valentines, coffee filter, easy, fast, heart, kids, tea, valentine, valentine's day
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Little Crochet Box of Valentine Truffles
I wanted to make something new and fun and easy and quick and cute for Valentines Day, for no real purpose other than to get in the spirit and have something cute to look at and play with… I’m really … Continue reading
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Tagged box of chocolates, chocolates, crochet, food, handmade, heart, holiday, lily sugar 'n cream, pink, red, truffles, valentine, yarn
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Crochet a Cute Little Christmas Tree!
These tiny Christmas trees are super cute and really easy to make. Just use a size G crochet hook and worsted weight yarn (I used cotton). Begin with an adjustable loop and continue with each round in a spiral (not … Continue reading
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Free Mini Frankenstein Crochet Pattern
Here’s my super quick and easy pattern for this cute little Frankenstein head Halloween ornament: Finished size: approximately 1.5″ x 1.5″ x 2″ Materials: worsted weight yarn in green, black, purple, and gray crochet hooks in sizes G and F … Continue reading
July 4th Pennant Bunting Crochet Pattern
How cute are these little Fourth of July pennants? I made them up today for a quick and easy (and cute) front door decoration for the 4th. They would be so cute across a little mirror or window too. I … Continue reading
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Amigurumi for Christmas!
Better late than never, here are the three amigurumi that I crocheted for Christmas gifts… …Bambi is made from a pattern in this book with only a few minor alterations by me (because it’s virtually impossible for me to use … Continue reading
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More Christmas Preparation…
We got the tree decorated, the lights up, and the rest of the decorations placed about…Yay! Side note – for some reason, every year, when we get the tree decorations out, I always have some type of ‘issue’ with garland … Continue reading
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