Granny Square Frenzy

I've been hooked on crocheting granny squares this week :) I'm having a good time with it too! We are doing a 6x6 granny square swap each month in Craft Basics and I'm also working on a few different patterns for blankets and such I am working on so I wanted to share what I've made this week so far :)

I made this square for my friend Brandy and I also made
me one for the friendship blanket I am making
out of the 6x6 squares that I am exchanging with everyone :)

This was a beautiful pattern I found on ravelry HERE...
I wanted to try it for my 6x6 square exchange but
when I was finished making it, it was 12 inches LOL!
So I'll probably end up making it into a pillow
or something, but I do love the pattern there's so many
color scheme possibilities with it & its so simple!

I crocheted this double layered flower
from some Sugar n Cream Cotton yarn

Then crocheted this 6x6 square using THIS 
pattern and the same yarn as the flower.

Then attached them for one really awesome square!
The colors make me think of the desert
w/ a sort of Native American or Mexican feel.... 

I will most likely be starting a granny square messenger bag tonight that me and Brandy are crocheting-a-long with. I think it'll be fun to share our progress and help each other too, plus we are doing the same bag but with different colors and things so it'll be interesting to see how each of our's turns out in the end. I'll be sure to share :) I have so many projects I want to work on... I need to actually finish one LOL. Maybe just maybe I can start and finish the messenger bag :) I'm just trying to have fun and take my time with the granny square afghans doing a little here and a little there.

As always thanks so much for taking a peek! Hope everyone is having a wonderful week!

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Craft Basics Ustream Class this Saturday!

Just wanted to share a video that Brandy made for details on this weekends Ustream class she is teaching in the group Craft Basics. We are going to have classes as often as we can and this Saturday at 7pm eastern, Brandy will be teaching how to make a lovely mini album using 3 sheets of double sided design paper. Its really cool, and in this video she shares her example & details on the class & swap that goes along with it. Join us this Saturday for the class by going to our Ustream Channel HERE. And if you are interested in what you see head over to our group Craft Basics and sign up to join! We could really use some more paper crafty friends there!

Thanks for stopping by (& watching!)

Teaching a class tomorrow...

I will be teaching a class tomorrow in the group Craft Basics. The group is small and we are looking for more members and I would love to have more folks in the class. Craft Basics is a group for all types of crafters with any experience. If you would like to learn a new craft or are an experienced crafter who would like to meet others, teach, and share. All are welcome! We have monthly swaps, play games for crafty prizes, chit chat, share, and more. All the ladies are super sweet, encouraging, and helpful! The crafts we have discussed have been everything from quilting, card making, scrapbooking, and cooking to gardening, jewelry making, knitting & crocheting. The sky is the limit honestly! The link to the group is: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/craftbasics

The class I will be teaching is a simple paperbag mini-scrapbook album. I learned this method from the awesome Kathy Orta through her show Paper Phenomenon on UStream. The books will have a chipboard cover, an awesome binding method and many pockets and area's for photos. I will be teaching the basic ways I put the main book together (using Kathy's techniques), and then later on we can have classes on how to make embellishments and other cool pockets and things for the book!

Also a fellow member, Donna (our resident Knitter) will be teaching classes in the month of May on how to knit in a combined continental method. It will be a great chance for us who would like to learn how to knit to learn in a nice atmosphere with fellow newbie knitters :)

If you are interested in joining in on the fun please check out and join the group at the link above. We would love to see you there! You can also click the button below to join. Thanks so much! Happy Easter everyone! God Bless!!




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