Crochet Wash Cloths

I know that Haley and I have both mentioned how amazing our Granny Staples is. She is a jack of all trades and taught herself most of the amazing things that she knows how to do. I mean sewing, knitting, baking, crochet, organizing-the lady has got it going on! Today I just wanted to share the stack of lovely wash cloths that she sent me when I graduated and moved out of my parents home. Aren't they lovely?! I've used half of them, I think you can tell which stack :) It's hard because I love them so much I don't want to ruin them, but on the other hand, she made them to be used and what good are they sitting on a shelf? Notice how uniform and lovely her stitches are too.

When I grow up I wanna be cool like Granny.

~Rachel

 

 

Also: Haley and my mother can both do this. Haley tried to teach me but I FAIL. I admire crochet ladies!

Aqua and Red Baby Afghan

Hello Everyone!!

I hope everyone is starting off their week on the right foot!! I have started a couple new baby afghans one of which I will be sharing today!! You would think I would just pick one project and finish it but you probably know by now that I can't ever just have one project brewing!! In my defense, I ran out of yarn for my watermelon afghan so I just decided to start on another!! I had been planning on making a blanket for a sweet lady I go to church with and thought I had more time. I was pleasantly surprised to see her and her brand new baby at church Sunday!! I decided to kick it into gear and start working on a blanket for her new little man!! This blanket is another fun and colorful one in Aqua Gray and Red. I hope that you enjoy it!!

If you follow Little Bits of Everything on Facebook then you already know what I got in the mail this weekend! I received some Miss Mustard Seed Milk Paint products. I am going to try them out on the  hoard of furniture that is hanging out in my garage!! I have a couple pieces I have been hired to work on and I sent my wonderful husband out with my Father-In-Law this weekend to pick up a trailer load of pieces that I will be selling! Keep your eyes peeled for those!

I have mentioned before how much I love Craigslist and this weekend just confirmed it! The picture posted online of the furniture I bought was pretty crummy so I was crossing my fingers that it would be better than the picture showed and not worse! I was so happy when I finally got to see in in person! It has some incredible detail and is beautiful solid wood! You really cant ask for more! I picked up 4 colors form Miss Mustard Seeds Milk paint including Ironstone, Grainsack, Linen, and Shutter Gray. I have lots of pieces to try out all these new products on and will post them as they are completed! Be sure to follow our Facebook page if you would like a sneak peeks of projects we are working on!

For those who are interested the pattern I used for this crochet blanket is called the Larks foot. I mentioned it in my Pinned It Friday post last week and featured a blanket by a fellow blogger done in this same pattern. If you didn't see it go check it out it is beautiful! It is a very simple pattern and is entirely made up of double crochet and chain stitches! No funky twists or turns very simple and straight forward! I would definitely recommend this to someone who has a little crochet experience and has been wanting to make a baby afghan. Enjoy and talk to you all soon!

-Haley

Finished Baby Afghan and Some Antique Store Treausures

Hello there! Welcome to Thursday my friends! I always feel so awkward starting my greeting for each blog post.. I mean I don't even know who is really reading this! and it seems so weird to be saying hello to an open void... but I like to pretend that I have friends and that some of them even read this silly little blog and that perhaps you even enjoy it! So ignore my awkwardness and I hope when you read my greetings you know that I truly mean it!!

This week I planned to sew my heart out! But I never even plugged the dang thing in!! Instead I went crazy and decided I needed a sign for every nook and cranny of my house! I am always so inspired by all the amazing signs other bloggers create! I think the right sign can totally change a space and add that special touch to a room! Don't you think?? So I made up a few designs of my own and copied one from an Etsy Shop I will go ahead and confess which one. BetweenYouAndMeSigns. Go ahead and look at all their AMAZING signs. And please try not to drool, I know its hard. Amazing right?!! Ok so I don't have $125 dollars to shell out on a sign so I decided to use this shop as the inspiration for one of my signs. So when I say I designed some signs this week, what I really mean is I stole an idea and I am not even going to lie about it!! OK glad I got that off my chest! I am not going to tell you which sign I choose, I will just let you guess, until I can get it hung up and photographed you will just have to wait! I did however get it all finished up and I have a couple more signs ready to go! Thanks again to my amazing Sister in law for taking all of my orders and helping me fulfill my desire to create signs.. LOTS of them!

Today I am however going to show you some lovely blue jars that I found while visiting Rachel. Rachel was ever so kind to take me to her local antique store while I was there I found these amazing jars! and at a great price! I also got a few more white ceramic plates to feed the monster inside me who cannot have enough white ceramic junk. and I got some weird but pretty cool wood lace hangy things.. I don't even know what to call them. I also have no idea what to do with them or where they will end up. But they were cool and I took them home.

I also have some pictures of the baby afghan! In all its chunky crochet beauty!! I just love this little guy and I cant wait to make some more!

 

Little Crochet Details (master bedroom makeover part 1)

My husband and I moved into our new home about 6 months ago since then it has been a work in progress to decorate and create some individualized spaces for our three children. So far the only room that is complete is Scarlett's (seen in other posts). I was working on the boys room but I'm just not feeling it so in the mean time I am moving forward with the master bedroom! We painted this room back in July and I LOVE the color (Abalon by Frazee). Devin added a chair rail and eventually we will add some bead board as well, but for now this will do! Yesterday our new bed arrived! And by bed I mean mattress and box springs. An actual headboard of any sorts will also have to wait.. But, we did get some lovely white bedding! Thanks to Home Goods! And some simple white sheets! I spent last week adding a little crochet detail to all four of the pillows. This is a pattern that I kind of made up by combining two different stitches. I wanted to go for somewhat of a shabby chic feel. I'm pleased with how they turned out! More posts on this room to come this week! Stay tuned!


-Haley

A little crochet

These are several receiving blankets that I crocheted several months ago. These make the perfect gift for a baby shower and are perfect for swaddling newborns. You can either serge the edge of a piece of flannel or, if you don't have a serger you can buy a pack of pre finished receiving blankets. These were a package of four that I bought. Enjoy!

-Haley