#makeitmonday

What could be more FUN and cheery on your table than these handmade placemats, crafted with a bright cocktail print on one side and a coordinating pineapple print on the other? Sure to make you smile,

I have a little experience with knitting and crocheting, and this time I get through the pattern by just looking at picture, with a little bit of instruction from the direction where needed! I have to

Last week I showed you my dilemma in making a boy romper for my first grandson, who will be here in July. The first pattern turned out too girly! So I tried another pattern, and as you can see, it also

Ha..choose the right yarn, and the right needle is one of my most frustrating chores! If you wonder why I said this, it is because most of the yarn I have on hands were from the Thrift Store, and the yarn

Nearly all my young adult life I was notorious for avoiding confrontation. The type of person who would go ahead and eat the wrong food, or cold food, that was brought to me in a restaurant, just to avoid

CROCHET FUN!!! I spent the weekend at the Oregon Coast, and had a lovely time crafting with a few good friends. While listening to the rain pour down (hello Oregon in April) - I spent my time making a

Etsy link: :) It's always a great feeling of accomplishment to get a sewing project done AND listed in my Etsy shop! I debated keeping this set for ourselves, especially since the Husband highly approved

So, my fellow needleworkers, last week I was all excited about the prospect of consigning my latest batch of placemats in a local store. Unfortunately, I had the bad luck of going to the shop when the

I recently cleaned out one of my crafting cupboards and came across a project I started years and year ago... 10 years ago to be more precise. After my eldest daughter was born in 2003, I was gifted a

What's Geocaching? All over the world, in every town, on every trail, in downtowns and along country road sides are treasures hidden by cachers. There are over 3 million caches in over 190 countries. Their

I love this pattern and think it looks adorable in pink...especially made for my sweet niece who was born two years ago. I know that it is a special quilt for her and will be for many years! I love all

Why? Because when I was a little girl, I loved playing dollhouse. I would arrange and rearrange, organize and decorate. When my daughter was a little girl, I played with her dollhouse too. :) My girls

Happy #NeedleworkMonday!! Having completed my friend's set of patchwork placemats, I started another set this week to consign! Last fall, completely on impulse one day, I walked into the corner kitchen

When my youngest nephew was born, his parents named him Max and I made him a quilt! This quilt was fun to make because of all of its bright colors. The design was kind of like a zipper, although I cannot

Happy #NeedleWorkMonday Everyone!! This is the first time that Alodia's Crochet Corner is going to join a community of crocheters and knitters. I am very happy I found a group such like this, because first

My sweet niece was born about four years ago and I made her this quilt to celebrate her birth! It closely resembles another niece's quilt, Baby McKenzie’s Perfectly Pink Girlie Quilt, but I made a few

click image for larger view I taught myself to crochet (thanks YouTube!) and have made all sorts of fun things. Fingerless gloves, amigurumi figures, skirts, ornaments, and rugs. I will not be discussing

What is Amigurumi? Amigurumi is the Japanese art of crocheting or knitting dolls or toys. In this three video series, we’ll be making this little octopus. Part Two In part one, we went over tension and

The Texas Angel was a pillow that I sewed off of a pattern for my pastor's wife in Mexico City when I was doing mission work there years ago. I became very close to their family - almost like they were

I had fun working on this. It's inspired by the Disney movie Up! 🏠🎈