Nike over at Choose to Thrive turns a pair of old ripped tights and cheap ladies socks into these rockin’ tights…
…I can’t believe what a genius idea this is! My daughter actually fell at school last week and put a huge whole in her tights..I’m so wishing I didn’t throw them away!!
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Mandi at Tidbits from the Tremaynes created this fun Pottery Barn Knockoff…
…Isn’t this amazing?! I can’t believe she made this using mirrors from the dollar store!
I can’t even tell you how excited I am about being here on Ucreate! I feel like royalty. Kari asked me to share a little about me and my shop. So here goes. I learned to crochet when I was little. My mom has AMAZING patience and took the time to teach me. I was terrible. Later on when I was pregnant with my first baby I decided to pick it back up and try a blanket (scary!) for my new little one. I was greatly improved and fell instantly in LOVE with crochet! Through the years I have started making my own patterns and some (ok about a million) gifts for people I love. Finally opened my Etsy shop Made by Heather B, and here I am now!
I love to share my talent with others and I love introducing people to the art of crochet. I always feel that we should use our talents to help others. I came up with the idea that I could make beanies for people that may need them to do a little to give back. It is one of the few things I can do from home with three small kiddos running around and makes me feel like I am doing something to give back. I love my family, I love helping others, and I love crochet! On to the tutorial . . . .
Medium Width Crocheted Headband with Flower
Figure 1: photo by feels like home photography
Materials needed:
Row 1: Hdc in second chain from hook and in each chain across.
In last chain work 6 dc in the SAME chain.
Row 2: (you will now be working in the free loops of the foundation chain) Hdc in each stitch across. Work 3 hdc in the 3rd stitch of the 6 hdc cluster. Work another 3 hdc in the 4th stitch of the 6 hdc cluster.
Row 3: hdc in each stitch across. Chain 5 loosely and connect with a ss to the 5th stitch of the 6 hdc cluster at the beginning of row 2 forming a loop for the button. DO NOT FASTEN OFF.
Edging:
*Chain 2 skip one stitch and ss in the next stitch* continue around the entire headband till the 1st chain of the button loop. Fasten off leaving a long tail to weave in.
Flower:
Base: work 10 sc in second chain from hook.
Join with a slip stitch in top of first sc.
Round 1: chain 3, skip one stitch of the base round, ss in next stitch, repeat around (5 chain 3 spaces)
Round 2: working around the first chain 3 section, ss, sc, hdc, 3-dc, hdc, sc, ss (all in first chain 3 section creating the first petal. Repeat for the remaining four petals. Join with a ss at the end of the round.
Round 3: chain 5, ss in the stitch BETWEEN two petals. Repeat 4 more times joining with a slip stitch.
Round 4: working the same way as the first row of petals in round 2. ss, sc, hdc, dc, 3-htc, dc, hdc, sc, ss in each of the five chain 5 sections. Tie off.
Weave in the tail of yarn coming from the center of the flower using your blunt large eyed needle. Cut off excess.
Using the blunt needle again with the remaining yarn tail of the flower secure flower to the headband, being careful to avoid the main band, and not pulling tightly. This will allow the flower to maintain its shape and slide along the band for positioning.
Congratulations! You are finished! Now enjoy making a bunch of these for family and friends.
PLEASE: Do not copy this pattern. I take a lot of time to make, write, and test these patterns. Feel free to make as many headbands as you would like, and give them away but please don’t sell them. Thank you and Enjoy!
We are a Littlest Pet Shop lovin’ family, so I freaked out a little bit when I saw this mat over at A Girl and A Glue Gun!!
Littlest Pet Shop Mat Tutorial
Jaw-dropping cute idea!! This would also be fun for the gazillion Little People we have, too!!
So. ADORABLE.
At first glance, this looks pretty difficult to make! Well…it’s made using a t-shirt and pre-ruffled fabric!!
Ashley at Make It and Love It shows you how to make this adorable dress…
…so cool that the flower is removeable!
Maggie has so many crafty organization ideas!! One of my favorites is the way she stores her ric rac in this glass jar {that you can find at Walmart by the way}!I really need to do this with all of my ribbon tangled up in plastic baggies (don’t judge! at least they’re organized by color!!) !
Check out the way she stores her patterns, fabric, and much more at Smashed Peas and Carrots!!
Find out how to make this fun, felt flower at Creations by Kara…
…makes a perfect Valentine accessory!!
Grab some red or pink buttons and make this fabulous art for Valentine’s day with I Really Should Be Sleeping…
…this would be a perfect craft for a GNO, too!
Char at Crap I’ve Made creates this “LOVE” canvas with chipboard letters…
Valentine’s Canvas Art Tutorial
…this baby is going on my to-do list so I can display it on this shelf that I’m almost done with!
I’m on a hounds tooth kick lately and so I instantly fell in love with this fabulous frame makeover by Less Cake More Frosting…she also shows you how to create that fun topiary:
