Baby steps

I have enjoyed crochet so much that I practice just about every day! From the beginning, it just got easier and easier and I enjoyed it more each day! I went from very low confidence but carefree since it was fun, to proud when I shared my work!

I kept hearing, wow! Awww! Sooo cute! That made me think I could make some really neat things that people (besides my elementary school daughter) would actually want to wear/use! 

I used Pinterest so much to get ideas for my next project I thought, Hmmm, maybe I could be an online sharer or seller!?!?! 

As an example, here is where I started, some heart bookmarks and a Kleenex holder! 

Crochet!

Once I gave crochet a shot, I was hooked!! It was so neat to create something out of string, basically! So I furiously pinned future options but at this point was very overwhelmed. I saw these beautiful blankets, scarves, headbands that put my little strips of single crochet to shame!! No matter, it became my mission to get good at this new hobby! Then it morphed into a calming time for me, so no matter what I made, I was enjoying it!  I was going on YouTube nightly, watching videos 2 and 3 seconds at a time learning. There are some amazing people out there that go super slow and explain crochet so painstakingly, that I got the hang of it! I still go check out the newest, or on trend stitches, usually most of crochet is pretty old, my generation is just being introduced to it so it seems like brand new stitches 😂 We are this new group that have learned this amazing secret our grandparents had all those years ago, that is just fabulous! We can now create, relax and tune out anything that is bugging us and just yarn over and pull through! 🧶
After I bought some larger crochet hooks I made a new and bigger case for them, this is how it turned out:





I'm pretty proud, I use it daily and it makes getting out the door so much faster! Just grab one skeen of yarn and the kit, and your off! No more excuses of forgetting the yarn bag, one skeen and the kit fits in your purse, and your set, no more being bored waiting at the doctor's office, sports practice, or any other time that you would normally be playing candy crush, or words with friends!

How I got started

So I found all these fantastic ideas on Pinterest, and one day, after my second child started sleeping through the night and I actually got real rest, I actually had motivation to do some of them!! I have been the "craft for Christmas" one in the family for years, so when that time of year came around I decided to make weighted blankets for the nephews! This time I still had gumption after Christmas was over, and wanted to keep sewing! After pinning a bunch of glorious ideas, I decided to make some things that I would use to organize my sewing supplies. That's when this came around:

This organizer ended up being a crochet hook holder when a friend heard I was interested in learning to crochet and she taught me! Not bad for my first no pattern, from scratch try! I quickly realized I needed a bigger one after I ended up buying bigger crochet hooks! The next one will be in my next post!

Hello after years!

Hello after years and years!  

Life has changed plenty after 10 years of not blogging! I started this as a college assignment and now I`d like to use it as a platform for all the many things I'm doing in my life and my thoughts feelings along the way! I'm a wife and mother, so I will have many ups and downs I will be sharing that you can hopefully relate to and bare minimum laugh at as I share my way through this blessed life God has given me!

I will be sharing my life along with some projects I have made, since I am a beginning crochet creator. One of the things I enjoy doing is searching the internet for creative people making amazing things that inspire me! So, I thought I'd do the same, I don't know about the amazing part but I'll share anyway! 😂