Kidz Korner - Ladybugs From Egg Cartons

How cute are these ladybugs? Your little ones will have a great time crafting these and putting them around the house. Great way to recycle those egg cartons too!

For complete instructions, just click on the photo above! Amanda of Crafts by Amanda has pages of great crafts ideas for kids as well as adults. You'll certainly want to follow her blog to keep up with the latest crafts, DIY and tutorials.


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Needles-n-Pins Stitcheries: Crocheting Tutorials

I know everyone is waiting for Spring and so am I, but I thought maybe we could work a little longer on crocheted scarves and hats. I know up here in the north country we only have a few months that we don't wear these so they are very popular. I do a lot of crocheting in my spare time (as if I have any of that! LOL!) and I make sweaters for Knits For Kids and have for a few years. 

So for those of you that would like to get some new patterns for scarves and sweater I surfed the web and found these for you. :)


Here is a pattern and tutorial from Classy Crochet for a diamond lattice chain scarf. It looks very pretty and actually I have made these before and once you get it going it is pretty easy. :)

Well I am sure some of you crocheters use Red Heart yarn, as I do with my sweaters for the kids, so I thought I would show you this pattern from Red Heart.

Crochet hats are becoming more and more popular or at least they seem to be. I know ladies up here wear them a lot. I know one of the popular one's are the slouch hat. Over at the Examiner.com they have this pattern that looks pretty good. If I liked crochet hats to wear I would try making one of these, but I don't wear hats. :)

Then let's not forget the kids hats! You can make such cute designs for them. This one from Ravelry is so cute. Makes me wish my grandkids were little again. 

So while you are still sitting in the snow and wondering if Spring will ever get here, just use that time indoors and make a scarf and hat. :)

Get that crochet needle out and happy sewing. 

Colleen :)

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Colors of Spring Celebration

The Old Farmhouse Gathering team on Etsy is having a Colors of Spring Celebration. To see all they have to offer, click on the graphic above. You will not be disappointed!!!


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Spring Decorating

I'm not sure where you live in the world, but in Northeast Pennsylvania, it feels like we live in a deep freezer! So.....Over the next few weeks, we will be bringing a few spring decorating ideas to help get through the last leg of winter.

To kick start this series, here's a beautiful, rustic spring mantle posted by Alice of Thoughts from Alice. To see how Alice put together her mantle vignette, click on the photo above. Alice also has lots of great ideas, printables, DIY and so much more. We know you'll be spending lots of time visiting.


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Skinny Leather Bracelet Tutorial

For three easy ways to create these skinny leather bracelets, you'll need to stop over and visit Elsie and Emma. They are two sisters who together own A Beautiful Mess which is a women's lifestyle company.

For a complete tutorial complete with beautiful photos as well as links to purchase materials, click on the photo above.

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