I've been [slowly] learning how to crochet, bit by frustrating bit. So, I found this scarf crochet pattern and figured I'd give it a try. It's surprisingly easy, but I think next time I'll use a lighter weight yarn, because you can't really see the detail very well. It's also a little hard to pick out separate stitches. Nevertheless, here is the scarf I've been working on:
I think it's coming along pretty well. Of course, I don't have a lot of patience for continuous crocheting, so though the tutorial says you can knock this out in an evening, it's taking me quite a bit longer.
I've seen a lot of versions of nursing necklaces, such as this one, but I'll be the first to admit I'm a bit cheap. The price listed is quite fair based on the cost of yarn and of course, the cost of the creator's time, so don't think I'm undermining the value of the crafstmanship here. I just thought it looked like a fun project, so I found this tutorial and found that it was very fun and easy. I've only made two so far, but once I make a few more I'll string them up and have something (other than scratching my skin off) to entertain Audrey while she eats.
Continuing the theme of my cheapness, I created my first knock-off jewelry! I saw this lovely necklace at Target, but I couldn't bring myself to pay $34.00 for it. It's only $29.99 online, but I'd still have to contend with shipping.
So I made my own! The beads were about $6.00 and the leather cord was $2.00. Much better for my budget. I like mine better, actually.
These bracelets are really popular right now, and I adore them. So I made one! This tutorial was very helpful.
I posted before about the crib skirt I made for a friend. She liked it so much she asked me to make some curtains for her, so I've been painstakingly working on those. I don't have any pictures yet, but I will once they're finished. In the meantime, I used the excess fabric from the crib skirt to make coordinating pillows for the nursing chair!
Lastly, I am so excited to share our bathroom makeover-in-progress. As long as we've lived together we've had a rubber ducky theme in the master bath. Now that we have a kid, I figured maybe it was time to have a slightly more grown-up theme for our own bathroom. We're keeping the bright, fun, kid-friendly frog theme in the other bathroom.
After a lot of online window shopping and browsing several local stores, we finally found the perfect shower curtain and towels at Bed Bath and Beyond - a place I'm not afraid to say I don't usually like. Their prices are much higher than I'm typically comfortable with, but I just couldn't find the colors I was dreaming of anywhere else. Unsurprisingly, the prices were a bit high, but to be fair I have never felt such a luxuriously soft shower curtain before.
Anyway, here is our bathroom right now. We have more work to do, but I couldn't wait to show it off!
The little ducky hooks aren't staying - I just haven't found hooks that I like yet.
We picked out the flowers and the mini-planter at Michael's, and they magically match the curtain really well. We filled the jars with some rocks my hubby tumbled. I love it!
Well, thanks for looking (and for sticking with me through all these pictures!) Maybe now I can slow down a bit!
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