Just A Mom: February 2014

Thursday, February 27, 2014

New bottle cap images and a freebie!

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I decided to add more spots to my bottle cap template and play with dots!! Hope you enjoy them :)
Find them in my Etsy shop here

Cute Felt Turtles

Know someone having a girl? These would look great as baby shower decoration!

Adorable Jungle animals with a wood texture

More cute wood jungle animals, and Congrats images..also perfect for baby showers!

Some random text bubbles with a pink background

And here are some St. Paddy patterns, with shamrocks and dots!!

You can grab these free bottle cap images here

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Spikes Basket result

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I recently bought a bunch of yarn when someone was destashing...I made out like a bandit ;) I've only been crocheting a few months, and got quickly addicted, so this was like Jackpot to me!! Well, it led to a little space problem..my little yarn storage area was over flowing.

So I searched for a basket pattern, and found this fun Spikes Yarn Basket pattern by Gleeful Things. And the best part? It's a free pattern!!!

This is my final result, and I stuffed it with some yarn that I'm going to be using on another project :)

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

A new adventure!

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I have made digital scrap kits for taggers for a couple of years now, and have recently decided to branch out into the land of printables, lol! I've opened an Etsy shop and everything!! Pretty excited to see where this new venture takes me :)

To start, I've made some bottle cap images. These are in both JPG and PSD form, so you can use them for printing or use the transparent file for digital work!
Pages are created at 300dpi for maximum quality.

Digital downloads only, no physical product will be shipped.

All are for personal use only. You can find them in my Etsy shop here.

Bursts of Blue- a fun sunburst pattern in shades of aquamarine and blues.

Hearts- Quirky heart shapes on solid backgrounds

St. Paddy Patterns

St. Patrick's Day- cool shades of green with some shamrock oomph

I've also made some Personal Use papers for St. Patrick's Day! There are 4 textured papers and 6 patterned papers.

Each paper is 12x12inches, 300dpi, and in JPG form.

You can download them for free here.

Thursday, February 20, 2014

My first baby blanket- WIP

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One of my besties is having her first girl..she already has 3 boys, so this little princess-to-be is sure to be spoiled rotten!!! I've decided to take this opportunity to make my very first baby blanket! I hope it turns out nice, because I really feel like it's time for me to branch out from hats and scarves lol.

I purchased some super soft yarn from Tokai Craft Heart, which is a little craft store here in Okinawa. The choices of yarn there were amazing and plentiful. Thankfully I knew I wanted light pink and grey, which are the colors Heather chose for her baby girl. She's also doing a dragonfly theme, so I may try and find a pattern that incorporates that as well.

Anyway, back to the yarn. I have no idea what the label says, but some googling led me here and helped me at least translate that it's best used with a Japanese sz 6 hook, which is a US 3.5mm. I'm actually using a sz 5mm hook..shhh ;)

Here's a little shot of how it's coming along. I'm doing 3 rows of each color, and have another, darker grey to incorporate as well :)

But wait, there's more!!! The pattern I'm using...free!!! It's the Chevron Crochet Baby Blanket found here by The Experimental Home. Thanks so much for this great pattern!