Eco-Friendly Plarn Dish Scrubbies

Today I listed a new item in the shop! These are large dish scrubbies made from a mix of recycled plastic grocery bags (or plarn) and yarn. The center and the outer rim of the scrubby is made from plarn and is excellent for scrubby tough stains & stuck on food off of dishes. In between the plarn is a nice soft yarn perfect for washing and soft on the hands. The best part about these scrubbies are that they are reusable and washer/dryer safe, so they wont sour like icky bacteria ridden sponges and they help the environment by recycling those bags that clog our landfills! 

These particular scrubbies are made from brown bags and natural/earthy patterned yarn but they can be made in any colors! 

Set of 2 for $3.00

As always thanks for taking a peek! 

Charcoal Slouchy...

Last night I stayed up until 4 am finishing this slouchy. I spent 2 days crocheting a similar hat with a similar pattern just to figure out by the end that the pattern was written incorrectly! Eesh, talk about a pain! I'm good at following patterns but I am terrible at figuring things (especially hats) out by myself. So, I had to frog the entire thing and start over. Luckily I found this awesome and easy pattern from Gleeful Things on Ravelry! I was bound and determined to complete this project! Once you get going it really is a quick project, I finished this hat in about 4 hours and that was after taking several breaks. I used a vintage Bernat Berella 4 ply worsted yarn in Charcoal, I honestly couldn't even find a similar skein online. I do love the color, and the yarn almost feels like wool, but its not. The hat is smaller than I had initially wanted because of the yarn, and my tension when crocheting. I tend to crochet rather tightly, and with the yarn being 4 ply and rather thin it didn't help matters. I did attempt to use a larger hook to make up for it but it didn't work that well. I do think that it helped a little, I'm sure if I wouldn't have changed my hook size the hat would have been small enough for a teen. LOL. This hat is available for purchase on my shop for anyone interested. My next project will be another slouchy, using a different pattern. I'm looking forward to getting started.

Thanks for taking a peek!

P.S Just incase you are wondering what 'FROG' means well...

Frog can be used as a verb. In this sense, "to frog" means "to rip out stitches."
When used this way, the word is slang, and it is also a play on words. It pays tribute to our amphibious friends, the frogs, and their choruses of "ribbit, ribbit, ribbit". When you discover a mistake in your crochet work, you rip it, rip it, rip it – hence, you frog it.

It also stands for: Fully Rely on God ;)

My Crochet Buddy & new creations....

Lucky is my new crochet buddy! LOL. He sits and guards my yarn ball for me while I work on my projects and hubby snapped this picture today. He's just too cute! We have gotten so attached to one another in just a few weeks! He follows me around like a shadow and when I come home he dances with excitement to see me. I'm sooo glad that he finally came to me and that we were happy to doctor him up, clean him, and give him the love and attention that he totally deserves! He's such a wonderful addition to my family, and I couldn't imagine him not being here now. Its so weird how attached to an animal you can get, and how loyal they really are. I just had to share this adorable picture. Now on to the crafty goodness.. hee hee!

Last night I completed and listed this new addition to my shop. Its a crocheted reusable swiffer pad! Those refills from the store are so pricey and annoying. They hardly last any time, especially with kids or pets! So I made this reusable pad that is 100% durable, and washable. A simple solution to help save the environment and the wallet! Just slip it on, clean your floors like usual and when you are finished pull it off and pop it in your wash. Easy Peasy! The grooves crocheted in these pads are great for picking up dirt and grim, so you're sure to come out with super clean floors! If you're interested in purchasing please visit my shop.

I also created this crocheted bookmark, kind of as a mistake lol. I was teaching a ustream class on simple crochet for beginners and the pieces I created in the class created this super cute bookmark! It was pretty ironic actually. I taught how to crochet simple stitches for the swatch and then I taught how to crochet a simple flower. When the class was over I had the two pieces left and thought 'heck why not' and just attached them together with a cute button and wa-lah! I love the color combo, don't you? One of my favorites! I will be posting this bookmark for sale in my shop this evening as well for anyone interested. And you can check out the class by clicking here!

As always thanks so much for taking a peek! Have a great night! 

Flower Frenzy

I have been on a flower frenzy!!! And I'm having fun being creative and using all these fantastic fibers! All of these flowers are for sell in my shop. I will be adding more as the weeks go on. These flowers are a great addition to paper craft projects, hair clips, pins and buttons and the list goes on and on. Most of the flowers here are from 4 inches to 2 inches. I have used buttons and pearls as centers for most of them as well. I hope you enjoy!! I just thought I would share! If you're interested in purchasing these or would like to make a request please visit my shop blog. Thanks so much!

Lucky Goldfish

Natural

Blue Velvet

Patriotic

Natural Fleck

Thanks for taking a peek! 

New at Beeing Creative

Just wanted to share the newest additions to my shop:

Started a Starburst Throw...

Last night I started a new throw in a Starflower pattern (thats my name for it lol). I am really liking the simplicity of the pattern but the sophistication of the look when its crocheted up. I am making this one in purple, black and white for my niece Clair's room since her entire room is in this color scheme. I really really hope she likes it! I haven't gotten that much completed but its a good start and its so quick and easy that I think this will be finished rather soon. This would be a beautiful throw in so many different color schemes. I am really really considering selling these throws in my shop. If anyone is interested please let me know. I will be posting pictures of this one when it is completed but I was so excited with the way it is turning out so I had to share now! :)

In other news we found out this afternoon that my husbands workmans compensation for his injury was accepted so we will be getting some sort of income until his doctors appointment June 9th for his work release. The Lord is good thats all I can say!

I also want to mention that my friend Annette (CharmfulDelights on Youtube) is going through a really tough time right now. Her hubby was laid off because of serious medical issues and they are really struggling financially. She has been selling all of her craft supplies just to get by, and the poor dear just got slammed with property tax! I feel so badly for her so if anyone of you is interested in helping her out in anyway please visit her youtube channel and leave her some love. Or visit Laurel's blog where you can donate to her Spare Change Effort for Annette. You can also send her a message on your youtube channel and see what she may have up for sell that might interest you. I know that she is selling a really nice camera, and scrapping supplies. Thanks so much everyone...

I'm going to enjoy the rest of my Thursday with Homemade Spaghetti (yummers!) and my favorite shows... Vampire Diaries, American Idol, and GREYS ANATOMY! yay!!!

Wishing everyone a blessed Thursday!

A pretty good weekend

This past weekend was my nephew Michaels first birthday and he lives in North Carolina (where most of our family resides.) So we took a trip there so we could #1 celebrate Michaels 1st birthday at his party and #2 meet our niece Lexi for the first time!

Unfortunately my poor hubby had an accident at work on Thursday night resulting in a hospital stay and 5 bulging discs in his back! :( He was a trooper and didn't want to let his nephew down so we still took the trip. The drive down was ok until we hit the Virginia/North Carolina line and hit some CRAZY weather! It had me pretty freaked out! I hate heavy rain and not being able to see where we are going!

Just check out these crazy storm clouds! 

The party was Sunday morning and it was small but really fun. Michael was in a wonderful mood, and I was so happy to see him and spend time with him. He had a fascination with my locket and tried to make a snack of it a few times. LOL.

I was laughing at him because he wanted the camera. 

Tim's Parents with their grandson

My hubby with Michael

His totally cute cake!

He tried to get messy but he was more interested in the toys than
the actual cake lol. 

This guy was wandering around the park..

And Michael really enjoyed meeting him!

After the party we said goodbye to everyone there and headed to see my brother, sister in law, and baby niece Lexi. I was so excited to meet her for the first time! We didn't get the best pictures and folks I was looking rough by the time we got there! LOL. It was hot and I was tired, so please forgive my funkiness! ;)

Uncle Tim and Lexi

She's such a beautiful little girl, and her smile really makes the trip worth it!

I made Lexi a baby blanket shaped like a star in her nursery colors of pink, cream, and brown and her parents seemed to really like it. Our trip home was looong and tiring but I was sooo happily surprised when I was settled at home and sat down to check my email to find a beautiful picture of Lexi with her blanket! It really made me happy and surprised me in the best of ways!

I'm so glad everyone liked it :) I'm kinda proud of it! 

I finished a hat that I made for her and am working on a male version for my nephew. I will be selling these in my shop as well if anyone is interested! 

Minnie Mouse Beanie

Today I started a purple, white and black throw for my niece Clair and actually got a good bit of it finished... I will post pictures and everything soon. I need to work on a tutorial for the Exploding box I made for my mil for Mother's Day as well. My husband has been dealing with workman's comp and getting a work release from the doctors. Thats a big headache! The hospital referred him to a Neurologist and we called today for an appointment and they said they can't see him until June 9th. So now we are trying to find another doctor that can hopefully see him sooner and release him so he can go back to work, otherwise we are going to be in a BIG ko-ink-e-denk! Why do they always make things sooo difficult?! Other than that there's nothing much going on... I do have an important personal blog to post in a few about a situation that we recently went through, but thats another blog and I don't want to bring this one down much. I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!! 

All my love, 

50 fan Giveaway Winner

Crocheted "Girly Girl" Laptop Sweater

Spice up your laptop with a functional yet stylish sweater! These sweaters are a great way to keep your laptop safe and scratch free! The sleeve pictured is crocheted from redheart acrylic yarns in hot pink, purple, and white. It has a button enclosure so that your laptop will never slide out of its case. 

The measurements of this sweater are 16 in x 10.5 in & they ARE machine washable!

Order your laptop sweater in school colors, team colors, or your favorite colors! Any color combination is available! Please visit my shop, Beeing Creative for more information! Thanks So much! 

Price: $22.00

Bella's Eclipse Hat

Bella's Beanie has now been added to my shop for purchase! This hat comes in  Aran Fleck, and Frost Green Fleck stripes and can be custom ordered in any color choices. This beanie is pretty much a duplicate of the hat Bella wore in Eclipse during the scene where they were camping in the mountains, hiding from Victoria . This beanie is PERFECT for those Twihards out there! Below are photo's of my hat, and then scenes from the movie to show the resemblance! This hat is available for purchase and can be ordered in any colors for $10. Visit Beeing Creative for more information! This beanie can also be purchased directly from the Beeing Creative facebook page! Thanks so much for visiting!

My beanie:

Front view

Side View

Another Side View

Back View

Scenes from the movie:

Bella's La Push Hat from Twilight (Crochet)

Today I finished this hat that's pretty much a duplicate of the hat Bella wore in Twilight during the scene where she visited La Push for the first time. I'm SUPER proud of it because I am such a twihard *lol* Below are photo's of my hat, and then scenes from the movie to show the resemblance's! This hat is available at Cre8tive Cre8tionz, and can be ordered in any color for $10. Contact me or visit Cre8tive Cre8tionz for more information! Thanks so much for visiting! <3


MY VERSION:

Side View 1



Back View

 

Front View

Front & Side View



Side View 2

TWILIGHT'S VERSION:

I do realize her hat is a blue color...

I still think its very unique... I love that its a unisex hat!

With Love,

Andrea