The Shtick I Do

Who buys a car they don't like? No one! We go through the trouble of making sure the gas mileage is something we can afford, we check on front wheel drive verses rear wheel drive, we even make sure there are little pockets for our stuff, enough cup holders for the family, a glove box big enough to hold the instruction book plus a hairbrush plus a cable hookup so you can play your iPod through the radio plus a ton of napkins from assorted drive thru windows. Wait .... you don't have a ton of napkins in your glove box? I've had a metric crap-ton of them since I've had kids. The point is, no matter how much we look and shop and measure all the different car up against each other, there are things we'd like to add. I've got a list of some of the top items found in random searches! 1. Car Blanket by Lion Brand **knit pattern knit pattern knit pattern** This is especially helpful to have in the car if you live in an area where it gets below freezing. ...

We make everything in our crochet projects. Items from pot holders and hot pads to warm and cozy sweaters. Not to mention a few weird and unusual things in between! Today I wanted to share some impressive patterns I've come across that are for our floors. Lets start with this beautiful Upcycled Crochet Rug . If you've got wood or laminate flooring and get up barefooted on a cold winter morning you know exactly what I mean when I say "BRRRRR"! These fantastic floor coverings are perfect for keeping tootsies toasty on that morning trek to the potty. Image from  www.kingsoleil.com Plain circles not your style? How about a Mandala Floor Rug done up in Zpagetti t-shirt yarn? It's softness can be seen in the images and I just want to make one for every room in my house! I have carpet but who cares, right? Image from  crafts.tutsplus.com Need something for the dining room or kitchen? How about some socks for the chair legs? Not because they're cold...

This is such a cool thing to make! Someone posted a pic of several jars they had covered in one of the Facebook groups I follow. Naturally I had to try it and this is what I made. This is a smaller jar than a regular Mason jar. This is a pickled beet jar. I save a lot of jars =D. This is just showing what it can  be used for; toothbrushes, pens and pencils, notions and crochet hooks (of course). And look what happens when you use a tea light inside of it! This is fabulous! You can use whatever pattern you like for the sides to make different shadow dances when the candle is lit. As long as there is a space/hole/crack of some kind - you can let your little light shine! Isn't that something! I've decided to make several for gifts this Christmas. What I'm going to do is this: cover the jar with different colored yarns and patterns, paint some lids to match, fill with candy and give a tea light candle along with it. After the candy is gone, they can ...