I had a LOT of FUN last weekend! On Thursday, Oct. 29, I flew to Fort Wayne, Indiana to teach 3 crochet classes at the 1st Annual Annie’s Craft Festival on Friday and Saturday. Yes, you heard that right. Annie’s will hold this craft festival once a year! The next one will be Sept. 16-18,…
It’s been a month since my last blog post and I’ve been really busy! I’m preparing to teach at the Annie’s Craft Festival in 8 days! And I’m working on a “top secret” project, as well (I’ll tell you all about it once I’m all done and it’s ready for announcing!) But until then,…
If you’re anything like me, you can never have too many scarves! I LOVE to crochet scarves for many reasons. I can try out different crochet techniques (and not be committed to make an afghan or some project that takes up a lot of time and energy). Obviously, I can crochet a scarf in a…
The winner has been chosen! Congratulations to Carmen, who is the winner of a copy of the book, “Colorful Crochet Lace” by Mary Jane Hall! I know you’re going to love this book! Thank you to all who entered this giveaway. Stay tuned for more book reviews, giveaways, hints, tutorials and helpful information about…
I had the pleasure of meeting Mary Jane Hall many years ago at a CGOA (Crochet Guild of America) conference. She’s a very talented crochet designer and I love many of her designs! I’ve also had the pleasure of tech editing one of Mary Jane’s previous crochet books, “Crochet That Fits”. In that book, Mary…
Are you a crafty person (someone who likes to do crafts)? Do you want to learn more about your craft(s) or learn a completely new craft? I love learning more about crochet, knitting and tatting, as well as lots of other crafts. In the past, I’ve done counted cross-stitch, needlepoint, embroidery, quilting, paper crafts, macramé…
Last week, I attended the CGOA Conference (aka: the Knit & Crochet Show) in San Diego, CA. The conference was a blast, as usual! There were fabulous classes from Wed night through Sat afternoon, lots of shopping on the show floor on Fri & Sat, as well as a “sneak preview” for registered conference attenders…
Some of you already know that I’ve gone over to the “Dark Side” (I’ve learned to knit)! To many crocheters, the “dark side” means knitting and to many knitters, the “dark side” means crocheting! You may call me “crazy” (and I may be), but I’m really enjoying knitting, especially mosaic knitting! In the past 6…
Adorable hat for your Adorable baby
Do you love a good contest/competition? I certainly do! How about a crochet designing contest? Well, it’s that time of the year for creative CGOA members to enter the CGOA Design Competition! The entry form is live on the CGOA website, so what are you waiting for? If you’ve been working on a design or…
