Crocheted Burp Cloth

This project is kind of funny and I almost didn't even post it, but I figured what the heck :)

Materials:
~ Yarn
~ Crochet hook
~ Needle
~ Thread

Four years ago my roommates and I got really into crocheting. It was really cool . . . except that it only lasted a few months. In those few months I bought this really fun fabric and was planning on making a scarf out of it. I ran into two problems: 1. I crocheted it really tight so it was too stiff to become a scarf. 2. I ran out of yarn, it was only about 2 feet long by the time I finished. I probably should have just thrown it away but I was so proud of what I had done that I just couldn't bring myself to do it! So I hung on to this 2 foot, stiff crocheted "scarf".

I finally decided that I had to do something with this or else get rid of it. I decided to fold it in half, sew it together and make a burp cloth :)

Haha, definitely not one that I would give to people but hey, it works for me :)

(And I did cut off that extra piece of yarn lying across the top . . . just ignore that!)

Total Cost:
~ Yarn: $3.00 (I bought this four years ago so I don't remember exactly)
~ Crochet hook: $3.00 (again, an estimate)
~ Needle: $0.00
~ Thread: $0.00

Crocheted Burp Cloth: Total Cost ~ $6.00

New Recipe Blog

There are a lot of recipe blogs out there and I enjoy looking at them but honestly 95% of the recipes I look at leave me thinking "Oh, I bet that's yummy...I'll never make it." Either it takes too much time, has weird ingredients, or just sounds too overwhelming.

My sister has noticed this too and decided to start a blog dedicated to cheap and easy dinners. What a great idea! She's going to post easy-to-make, regular dinners that are good for the mouth and the budget! She's interested in getting ideas too so if you have any good dinners email her at penniesandrice@gmail.com. Check out her new blog...

Pennies and Rice

New Look

What do you think of my new background, style and layout for the blog?

I can't decide what I think so I need your input! Leave a comment and tell me if I should keep this one or go back with the other one (the tan background with a faint old-fashioned music manuscript) or if I should find something totally new.

Vote! :)

Sunburst Crib Decor

I wanted to do something for my baby's room so I started going through my craft box and I found this little mirror and some blades of grass. Here's what I came up with :)...

Materials:
~small, round mirror
~blades of grass
~craft paint/paintbrush

First I cut all the blades of grass in half. I wanted to use them as sun rays but didn't need them to be as long as they were. Plus I only had a few left and I needed to stretch my resources.

Next I bought some yellow craft paint and painted all the blades of grass. I did a layer of white first so the green wouldn't show the light yellow paint as easily. I ended up painting both sides too just because the dark green would be very noticeable since it's so different from the yellow.

After the paint was all dry I glued the blades of grass onto the back of my mirror. I actually used wood glue because I was afraid hot glue wouldn't be strong enough and wood glue was the only other kind we had! Hey...it worked :)



After the glue dried I was done! Now it's ready to go in its new home on the end of crib, ready to look down on my darling baby girl.


Total Cost:
~small, round mirror: $0.00
~blades of grass: $0.00
~craft paint/paintbrush: $2.00

Sunburst Crib Decor: Total Cost ~ $2.00

Sad Day

I was cleaning my bathroom today and moved the red/black beads (see here) from the top of the toilet so I could wipe it all down. I turned around to get out the cleaner and **CRASH** my beads fell and all three glasses shattered!! I just stared in disbelief for several minutes not knowing where to begin with the cleanup! I finally pulled myself together and gathered all the beads into a bag to use again someday and then I proceeded to clean up the glass shattered across my bathroom floor.

I loved this project. It brought a lot of color, style, and personality to our bathroom. It was a good focus point and just made me happy! And now it's gone :(

In a moment of grief-stricken absentmindedness I threw away the black wire holder that held my cups. Now I can't even remake it! So if any of you have some ideas of what I could do with the beads to put back on top of my toilet let me know.


Farewell beautiful. I'm going to miss you.

New Blog to check out

I was searching for ideas on baby gifts and I stumbled across this blog. I've only looked through it briefly but it looks like it's got some great stuff! Check it out

http://projectsforyournest.blogspot.com/