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!!

Happy Hippo :)

I made a hippo hat for my daughter this weekend and it came out great! For some reason I feel hippos should be either purple or blue when cartoonized. Since this one was for a girl I made it purple and gave it a flower. I love the combination of the purple and teal. It would look great as gray or even pink too! Check out my little model :)

I also had to remake a stork pouch. The original one I made for a photographer friend of mine ended up being too small. So I found a better pattern and whipped one up today. Here it is!

This is such a great photo prop for newborns. I love that it is see through so you can see baby toes and fingers poking out from the pouch :) I have both of these items listed in my Etsy shop if you'd like one! Go check it out! Happy Crafting Everyone!



What a Busy Week!

I have been a busy bee this week with my crochet work. I got a great order for some photo props that I am super proud of! I made a long tail elf hat, pea outfit, football hat and diaper cover, a photo hammock, and a stork pouch. I am so pleased with the outcome of all of them! I will have professional pictures soon but here are a couple I took myself.

So today I decided I was just going to take it easy and give my hands a rest...that didn't last too long! I made another hat, because, well, they are fast and easy and I have about a MILLION hat ideas :) I decided to make a koala hat. Here is the finished product!

Isn't it cute???? I was thinking of adding a bow or flower if for a girl and then making a version with earflaps for older kids and adults. I will have all of these items up in my Etsy shop soon, but the elf hat, football hat, and koala hat are already on there! Go check it out chloebmccrary.etsy.com. Happy crafting all! 



My first Crochet Pattern!!!

I have been scouring the web for a pattern for a hat that has a shell stitch pattern. I have not found one that I really like so I decided to try and write one of my own. It came out the way I wanted, but I don't know if I wrote down everything correctly. In other words, I need a few testers! Anyone interested? It's pretty basic and not hard to follow. I just need to know where I messed up writing the pattern. Since I am a self taught crocheter, I sometimes improvise when I am not too sure about a pattern, thus the writing of it may be off a bit. Please let me know who is interested! Here are a cople pictures of the finished hat.