Lighthouse Family Treasury on Etsy

We've been talking about lighthouses in our house today!  I'm not sure how the conversation started, but it's ended with me making this treasury!  I wasn't sure what I'd find when I typed 'lighthouse' into the Etsy search, but I definitely wasn't disappointed!

If you click on the picture it'll take you to the treasury so you can see the items properly.

Amgurumi Update... it's an elephant!

It's been a busy old week this week what with the Folksy Valentinos listing club starting and Thomas getting a cold and his first tooth (yikes, at 6 months, the other two were 9 and 14 months!!). Anyhow, I forgot I was going to post an update to the amigurumi elephant I started the week before last (was it really that long ago, how time flies!).

So, it went from this....





to this.....




How cute is he!!

The Valentinos - Folksy February Listing Club

So it's 1st February already and once again I've decided to join the listing club, called the Valentinos! I can't believe it was way back in June when I did the last one (and started the July Jesters before Little T made his appearance!).



Here is my first listing... hopefully by the end of the month there'll be 28 new items in my Folksy shop (and hopefully some sales!).

Roses are Red...

I thought it was about time I did another Folksy Friday, and as it's not far off Valentine's Day and my 9th (eek!) wedding anniversary, I've been looking for some hints for Dh :) :)





Click on the pictures to visit the lovely Folksy shops of Lilly Beau Crafts, Whimsical Wren Jewellery, Lynwoodcrafts, BeeBeeCrafts, NofkantsCurios and Linokincards.

Can you guess what it is yet....??!

Here's my work in progress...

I've been trying my hand at amigurumi! I'm not sure whether the first one is a cat or a bunny yet! I think I'll leave it to H to decide as the pink one will be hers! The blue one will hopefully be a baby elephant for baby T. I'll take some more pictures when they're finished!

Free Crochet Heart Pattern

**Check here for my new and improved heart patterns!**
http://heloisev.weebly.com/free-crochet-patterns.html

Follow the links on the pictures if you'd rather buy than make!

All stiches are US.

Smallest Heart (one round)
Make a magic circle (all stiches into the circle)
ch3
3tr
3dc
ch1
1tr
ch1
3dc
3tr
ch2
ss into circle and fasten off.

Middle Heart (two rounds)

1st round - As for smallest heart, but don't fasten off

2nd round - ch3

in 1st tr from prev round 1sc & 1hdc

in next st 3hdc

next st 2hdc

1sc in each st down to the bottom - 4

ch1

1dc in the tr from prev round

ch1

sc in next 4 stitches

next st 2hdc

next st 3 hdc

next st 1hdc and 1 sc

ch3

ss to join and fasten off

Biggest Hearts (3 rounds)

1st and 2nd rounds are the same as for the Smallest and Middle Hearts above, but don't fasten off.

ch3

sc in the ch3 from prev round

in next st 2sc

in next st 1sc

in next st 2sc

1sc in each st down to the bottom (#?)

ch1

1sc in each st same as first side (#?)

2sc in next st

1sc in next st

2sc in next st

ch3

ss and fasten off

It's nearly Valentine's Day...

and I've gone heart mad!!




These are just a few of the hearts I've been making recently...

I've promised that I will put together a pattern for my hearts on here, so that will be my next job and hopefully ready tomorrow.


And take a look here for lots of UK Valentine gift ideas...!