I LOVE Flowers!

I have to say that I am so very glad I have 2 girls, and my son should be too. Because I guarantee you he would have been my model for every girly thing I've ever made. But, lucky for him, his sisters get to be guinea pigs 99% of the time.

One of my favorite things to make are fabric flowers for clips and headbands. There have to be about a hundred different styles to make them in. One of my favorites, and also one of the simplest, is what I call the Shabby Chic Flower. I found the tutorial here, along with some other really great DIY tutorials. Here are some of the ones I've created:

I love to play with different color combinations and bring in seasonal inspiration as well. These easy flowers make great gifts for girls who love to dress up their hair. They would also make great embellishments on purses, hats and even dolls!

If you're into crafting, check out the tutorial and give it a go! If you'd like to purchase one, I have several listed in my Etsy Shop, you can visit my Facebook Page, or you can send me an email at chloebmccrary@aol.com and we can get a custom one made for you!

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Happy Crafting!

Butterfly Wings Photo Prop

Who ever came up with the idea to put babies in cute little animal hats and outfits for pictures is a genius. I love babies, a LOT. My infatuation with these tiny little beings is my inspiration. I have 3 children of my own and they give me ideas all the time for new hats, hair bows, headbands, etc.

My latest project was inspired by the spring time. I was at my son's Kindergarten Field Day a couple weeks ago and was amazed at all the butterflies I saw flying around through the playground. Then it hit me, butterfly wings! I didn't want to just make a hat and embellish it with a butterfly. I wanted to make something with big, beautiful wings that could serve as a focal point for a baby's first pictures. Here is part of the finished product:

I say part of the finished product because there will also be a hat to go with it, I just ran out of black yarn and have not been out to get more! I hate when that happens...

If you like this pattern and are interested in purchasing it, I have it on Etsy as well as Ravelry. If you would like to purchase a finished item, you can shoot me an email at chloebmccrary@aol.com, as I have not put together the listing for Etsy yet.

Happy Crocheting!!

Back to Blogging!

I took a nice long hiatus from the blogging world, but I'm getting back at it! I look forward to sharing ideas and projects, asking questions, and hopefully gaining some new followers!

Over the last couple years I have made some wonderful items, and then there were some that were total flops. You live and you learn, right? My most recent masterpiece is this beautiful Mermaid Tail photo prop.

This was actually part of an entire set. It also had a matching seashell top and custom headband that I made to go with it.

I am currently working on getting the pattern written out for this so that you can all try your hand at it! I'll be looking for testers as well since this will be a multi-size pattern.

Stay tuned for more posts over the next couple days!