I've Made Friday Week 122

Good Morning everyone!

Little Red has started his half term break today.

We are have a pajama day :-).

Mr D is off work today as well so we have

bought some bake your own croissants and pan au chocolate.

It's cold and raining outsite so it's the perfect day for it :-).

I've been making quite a bit lately

with Halloween getting so close.

I'm not sure I've shown these to you before or not

 

These are the wiggly snakes I made.

When I show you the Halloween Set-up you will

see I made quite a few more to fill up the jar.

I want to get the pattern written up for you as soon as possible.

They are super quick and easy to make.

 

I also made a jar of eyeballs.

 

I also made a couple of hats from the book

crochet boutique hats.

I made one for little red and hubby liked it so much he asked me to make him one!

This is amazing as he has never wanted me to make him anything.

I'll get some pictures with Little Red wearing his

for when I review the book.

 

I've also been making some Christmas things from the books:

Christmas Crochet for Hearth, Home, and Tree &

Crochet your Christmas Baubles.

Actually I've just realized why my gingerbread man looks different -

I forgot his bow tie :-(

Oh well I think he still looks cute :-).

I'm going to be making more things from these books so watch this space.

I finished my cauldron

 

Most of the pattern I used the free pattern:

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cauldron

I've also been sewing!

These are my Christmas Coasters.

I made them following the instructions from the book:

Artful Christmas.

I'll be reviewing it soon!

It's a must have!

The best Christmas make book I've ever seen!

Anyway I think that's enough makes from me.

I want to see what you are making!

Now it's time for linky love.

Please feel free to share anything you've made.

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• Add the link to here on your blog so we can share the linky love.
• I will try and visit as many people as possible.
• I will reply to all comments as soon as I can

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I've Made Friday Week 76

I hope you are all having a good week.

Things are starting to get back to normal

now Little Red is back at school.

I had problems with my medication

so I've been back to the doctors and I've

got some new medication to deal

with the side effects of my current medication.

I've arranged that I can start doing most of my consultations

by phone. That way I don't have to go in and catch more infections.

I wanted a nebuliser for when I catch a lung infection 

but they won't prescribe me one.

Fingers crossed I don't get that bad again but if I do 

I will have to go to A&E again.

Little Red is getting more independent.

I don't want to put him in danger so we are finding ways

where he can still be safe but do things for himself.

At school I walk him to the gate and he goes into the school property

on his own.

I watch him from the fence but it means that he can feel a little more independent.

If the ice cream van arrives at the park

I am watching him but letting him go and buy his own ice cream.

They are only little steps but he is proud to be doing things

himself and not having me with him.

Now onto what I've made this week.

I haven't finished Theo the Teddy Bear yet so you'll have to 

wait till next week.

I have however finished one of my angels:

I bought the pattern on Ravelry

Little Angel Lavender

by Katka Reznickova

I stuffed it with stuffing but put lavender in the middle so it smells beautiful.

I enjoyed the pattern but got a bit confused in a few places.

There are diagrams so it's easy to figure out.

I was disappointed there weren't instructions or pictures for the hair.

I think overall it's a good pattern and I'm enjoying making them.

I finished my snake bookmark:

Doesn't he look fantastic!

from the Snake Bookmark Pattern

by Little Owl's Hut

You can make them in so many colours and they look so fun.

The pattern is really easy to follow

and the pictures show exactly what you need to do.

The shaping makes the knot easier and 

I think it works really well.

The face is so effective and I love the way the bookmark was put together.

Ekaterina has some amazing patterns:

  

  

You can find Ekaterina at:

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I have already bought a couple more patterns:

  

  I received this pattern free to review.

All views expressed are my own.    

I finished reading:

      

My Merlin Awakening

by Priya Ardis
I really enjoyed this book.
I prefered book 1 but can't wait to read book 3.
The mix of  Arthurian and Greek mythology is fantastic.
I love the way they make everything sound so feasible.
It's such fun reading about all the myths you've grown up with.
The main characters Ryan, Merlin (Matt) & Vane
have a fantastic mix of personalities and interactions.
It's an exciting book that has a good mix of love, loss & fight to save the world.
I would give this book 4.5 out of 5

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Thursday Handmade Love Week 22

I hope everyone is having a good week!

Our weather has gone back to the normal

British weather.

Lots of rain!

The plants are loving it at least!

This weeks theme is:........

Snakes

I know not everyone likes snakes

but I have a 6 yr old son

so snakes are pretty cool to him.

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/snake-hat-3-yrs

http://www.craftsy.com/pattern/crocheting/Accessory/Snake-Hat-3-yrs/20174

Etsy Finds:

    

    

    

Etsy Crochet Patterns:

  

  

  

Ravelry Patterns for sale:

      

    

    

 Ravelry Free Crochet Patterns:

    

    

      

  Now it's your turn.

Feel free to link anything handmade.

It doesn't have to follow the theme.

Please where you can add the button to your post.

We want the homemade love to spread.

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