Monday, December 24, 2012

5 hour stocking and tinsel purse

Okay, so I am the first one to tell you that I'm a little disorganized.  I'm a creative-type, not an everything-in-it's-place-type (I know that it's possible for some people to be both, but I am not). So I have no idea where I put our Christmas stockings from last year.  I know, I know, they should have been with all of our ornaments and decorations, but they weren't.  I was going to buy Mims a new stocking just to have it done and not have to worry about it, but when I went to the store I just couldn't bring myself to pay $25 for it, especially since I was just being lazy.



I found THIS pattern over at RedHeart.com that I really liked, so I grabbed my hook and 2 skeins of yarn and streamed a documentary on Netflix.  I wasn't done with the stocking when the documentary finished, so I put on another one.  And then I watched a movie.  5 hours later, the stocking was done.  It wasn't quick, but it was easy and it turned out really cute.  I added a butterfly that I made with an I hook and worsted weight yarn.  

That got me in a crafty Christmas mood.  I saw THIS post over at Aunt Peaches (it's the Citizen Kane of craft blogs... Which I am so jealous of.  I think I'm the Breakfast Club of crochet blogs... Milk WILL be made available...).  It's a tinsel purse.  It's sparkly and fabulous, and I desperately needed one.  Mine cost $2, because I got clearance Target tinsel instead of dollar store tinsel, but it was worth the buck to me to not have to go to another busy store...  I grabbed a purse that I hadn't used in almost 2 years (see, disorganization in action!  A normal person would have donated/discarded it by now.) and my trusty hot glue gun and decorated away!  I added a Holiday Gift Bow for extra beauty.

This picture doesn't do the purse justice.  It's so blindingly sparkly, one might call it Disco-Ball-esque! 
And last (and least, because alas, it didn't include crochet) I made some Reindeer bottles for the carolers that came to visit us this year.  They appreciated not having to eat another giant plate of cookies, and I appreciated that I could get them done in less than an hour with materials I had in my craft stash!  Win, win!


What kind of crafty fun are your guys up to today?

xoxo

6 comments:

  1. Oh those are GREAT! Love the purse

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    1. Hi Renee! Thanks! I was happy with how they turned out too!
      xo Jaime

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  2. Great ideas!
    I wish you a merry Xmas.

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    1. Hi Line! Thank you!!! Merry Xmas to you too!!!
      xo Jaime

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  3. I've been working on some scarves for your friend Kristy. Just had a thought: if maybe you could suggest a simple "cowl" -type pattern, also?? I've never made one and I know there are a million of them on Ravelry, but since I can't stand anything up against my throat, I have no idea what might be considered functional or comfortable. But is I had a simple pattern to go by, could include a few of those with the scarves? Let me know, if you could. Darlene "lehman1971@hotmail.com)

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  4. Hi Darlene! What a great question!! I did some research and found some cowls that looked really simple, but very cute! In fact, I did a whole cowl round-up! You can find it HERE:
    http://www.crochetdynamite.com/2012/12/a-search-for-simple-cowl.html
    Thank you so much for thinking of us. Kristy is working with about 150 people right now, so every donation is appreciated and used by someone who really needs it.
    xo Jaime

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