Crocheted Sugar Skulls

This is what happens when you get a slight case of insomnia!!  I crocheted up five of these last night.  Who doesn't like sugar skulls??!! 

This afternoon I had an idea with how to finish them off.   I was completely distracted from my housework by this time.  LOL!  

I thought they would be cute appliqued on a granny square. 

And granny squares make perfect potholders!!!!  Now how cute is this??

If you would like the pattern for the little skull you can find it here.  It is an awesome little tutorial and will take all of 30 minutes to bang one out.  The fun part is adding the little flowers and bows!!

I thought they turned out so cute.  The would also be cute appliqued onto a crocheted cap, or a purse.  I have seen some blinged out with buttons and some embroidery too.  

I have also kept myself busy making more pumpkins.  I did a bit of experimenting.  If you use two strands of yarn and a larger hook, you get what you see below!  They mix well with the smaller size!

More leaves and pumpkins!  They are everywhere!  These are headed to a knew home at my sister's house!  

It is time to think about winding down and get ready to start a new week.  It has been a gorgeous weekend.  I hate to see it end!!

Everyone take care!

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Set Candy rings

Setul este formal din colier lucrat din zale mari de Fimo lila si roz pastel,intre 1,5 si 3 cm prinse intre ele cu o rafinata panglica de organza,care se leaga la spate,facand astfel lungimea reglabila,si cercei....surpriza :)Ca pont,va spun doar ca sunt micuti Unicat

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Noro Fall Leaves

Oh yeah!  I totally went there!!  Aren't they cool??  And these haven't even been blocked yet!! 

 

I am completely out of control, to the point my hands hurt from holding the crochet hook for hours at a time!

 

LOL...And I plan to be right back at it this evening! 

 

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Pumpkin Porn

Welcome to my pumpkin patch!  As you can see, I have been busy with pumpkins and leaves. 

And what goes best with pumpkins?  Owlies! 

Last week I shared a link for the little crocheted pumpkins, and I see some of you have been making them.  I decided to add some leaves to mine I thought it dressed them up a bit.  I found this pattern for the maple leaves here.  The name of her etsy shot is Golden Lucy Crafts.  I love her patterns!  These leaves look complicated, but her pattern makes it so easy, I can make one up in about 40 minutes. 

 

I love the little green one.  With all this "pumpkin porn" I filled up my etsy shop and started making more for myself.   This is such a great way to use up that leftover acrylic yarn we all have.  I am tempted to run out and pick up some more yellow because I am just about out.  I keep telling myself I don't need it, but then the other side of my brain tells me I DO need it.  LOL

I did a search on pinterest for "crochet leaves."  Holy Crap!  There is some cool stuff on there I want to try. 

Just for fun I did a little Jack-o-Lantern to go with the "Franken-owl".  Notice the little bolts coming out the side of his head!  LOL! 

As promised, I wanted to share my finished sweater with everyone.  I have the buttons on it, it has been blocked, and I have even worn it once already!

 It fits me perfectly.  I can wear it like this..... or....

with the collar up.  I have learned so much from knitting this!!  If anyone is new to knitting sweaters I would definitely suggest this pattern.  Look, I even got brave and added pockets!

I am off of here for now.  I am sure I will be back next week with some more crochet.

Dawn

 

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Happy Scrappy Day!

To those of you that left kind comments

on my Pincushion Post and haven't yet

received my reply ... I so very appreciate you ...

please know that ... and I am trying very hard

to respond to your emails!

To those waiting for the Wicked Blog Hop schedule ...

I am working on getting that schedule out today ...

To everyone else just cruising through ...

I wish each and every one of you 

a Super Happy day!

Wicked Wishes ....

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Pincess Pincushion & the Frog Pince

Welcome to my day for sharing on

the Pin It pin cushion blog hop ...

I share with you today the short story of :

The Pincess & the Frog Pince ...

We begin this story by visiting 

Pin Pond in the Land of Petunias

where we meet the 

Hon. Frog Pince ...

He is sitting watching the bees and

lady bugs fly by in this patch of 

petunias where Pin Pond happens to be located .... 

Poor Hon. Frog Pince has to spend his days like this

since the Wicked Seamstress cast her wicked

stitch spell on him for so carelessly allowing a

pin to prick her finger ...

One day, in the Land of Petunias,

from the throne of Geraniums, Pincess Pincushion 

thought she needed to go for a

 "wander" about her flowerpot.

And, would you believe, 

(of course, she did .. this is MY fairy tale after all)

she stumbled across a wicked weed 

that should have been pulled by the 

Wicked Seamstress many, many eons ago...

right into Pin Pond ... 

and who should she meet?

Yes ... the Hon. Frog Pince ...

Well ... 

Frog Pince, certainly not one to pass up 

such a golden opportunity, nor neglect to admire

such a beautiful Pincess ... struck up a conversation

with Pincess Pincushion ... 

In their long discussion, he explained the

curse Wicked Seamstress placed upon him

and asked for a small favor ....

"Just a Pincess kiss, for this little Frog?"

Well, how could Pincess Pincushion ignore 

a request from such a handsome Frog ?

So she kissed him and wandered home for

the evening, as it was getting late and she

had to get home before the Wicked Seamstress

found her unattended in the Petunia patch.

Frog Pince waited ....

and waited ...

The next morning ... 

he discovered the curse had lifted...

The Real Frog Pince!!

And ... Pincess Pincushion, wanting 

to see if her kiss broke the Wicked spell, 

quickly made her way to Pin Pond to

see that yes ... she had magical powers ...

(must be the flowers pins in her head )

And they all lived happily ever after, 

saving the Wicked Seamstress from ever 

getting pricked again ....l

 And there you have the story of 

The Pincess Pincushion and the Frog Pince ...

I humbly thank you for visiting with me today ...

for making it through my story, created by myself and

my fellow authors ... my daughters ... in sharing my

creations with you today.

Please be certain to visit our fellow Pin It hoppers today:

September 17th

Life in the Scrapatch

Why-Knot-Kwilt ... you are here

Amy Made That...by eamylove

Michelle's Romantic Tangle

Quiltscapes

Kwilty Pleasures

Words and Stitches

Val's Quilting Studio

Les Quilts

Sew Peace to Peace

Bumbleberry Stitches

Susie's Sunroom

Quilts From My Crayon Box

Quarter Incher

I Like to QuiltBlog

Just Quilt It

Sew We Quilt

My gratitude to Kristen of Meadwbrook for your cheerleading skills
and of course, to Madame Samm for well, you know ... {wink}

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Thank you ....

September 11th is a date that will stick in many
of our memories in the United States ...

.... and knowing I am blessed by many international visitors ...

 I state that I proudly stand in humble gratitude to those that 

serve in the name of our country to serve and 

protect those of us that live in these United States .... 

and therefore, on this day I share my deep, sincere 

gratitude the for those that have served, those that

have lost, and those that continue to serve and protect ...

I will not forget ...

God Bless!

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Set Peacock.

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Sign Up to Be WICKED!

Wicked Blog Hop sign up starts .... now!

Yes .... sign-ups were planned to start Saturday,

however, in our true Wicked-ness,

we decided to start the Wicked fun a tad early ...

When sending me your email to sign up ...

PLEASE INCLUDE:

Your name

Your email address

If you have Blog

(if you don't we'll find you a blog host)

Your Blog name

Your Blog Address

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!

You have until Saturday, September 14th to register

( although we usually fill up within hours not days)

 We are limiting this hop

 to the first 100 wicked participants..

Since  Madam despises rules, we call them guidelines...

READY?

#1 Everyone must turn off their word verification the day 

they are showing their Wicked Project- PERIOD.

#2 Only 5 ladies with no blogs will be accepted,

it will be a first come, first serve basis.

Wendy or I will host for you! 

#3 You must have your post ready at 

midnight E.S.T. If you are not

sure how to do that, we will guide you. 

( will do a tut for you if necessary)

#4 And most important, YOU

must add the names and links from

those who are on the hop the same

day as you.  ( keep yours on too) We want everyone

to find your wicked friends

as easily as they found you- PERIOD.

#5 All  Subscribed Wicked hoppers must

put button on their blog.

( on the top right) 

copy code in gadgets

 html copy- that is it

( those who have no blogs, of course

you are omitted lol)

Now all together:

"I swear- to swear

by all these Wicked Guidelines.."

SWEAR! ok! 

Send me an EMAIL ... at gracerose172@gmail.com

What you will be making for this hop!

#1- Any WICKED project that you have

created especially for this hop- at least one

and you can show others that you worked on 

in the past. Stay on theme...

#2- You can have a tutorial or giveaway

both optional

#3- SWEAR to have a Wicked Time..~

That is it~ 

This blog hop begins on Oct 22nd -31st

No weekends...

Think Halloween

I may not be available to answer any emails 

immediately -- but will get back to you asap. 

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Set Fimo Grey

Colierul foarte amplu are dimensiuni aproximative de 25/20 cm,si este compus din elemente din Fimo prinse intre ele cu elemente din sarma placata cu argint,ca si lantisorul care permite inchiderea reglabila.Bratara este si ea reglabila,iar cercelusii sunt cu surub,micuti,cu diametru de 1,2 cm.Desi pare foarte incarcat,setul se potriveste si se aseaza foarte frumos pe un decolteu generos,la o rochie de seara fara bretele.Unicat

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Set SA Agate

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Set Leather red

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Set SA Pink Quartz

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Set Stripes and dots

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Set Tiny Drops

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Set SA Hearted

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Set Navy

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