I'm still here-- new scrap projects

I'm a lazy blogger-- it has been ages. But here are a few projects I'm in the middle--

Here's the April page divider - I have pictures to add to the center section.

This is May's page- also needing photos in the center section.

The paper is Basic Grey- Curio.

I'm Thankful

Yay!  My autumn/Thanksgiving banner is finally done! I'm so pleased.

Here are some close up shots of the individual letters-

Finally, some scrapbook pages!

  This is from our trip in May to Mammoth Lakes over Memorial Day weekend. We were so shocked to see so much snow!  Todd and the kids skied!  It was a great weekend.

This spread is missing the journaling and title but here it is anyway.  I'll finish that tomorrow.  I used Michelle Coleman's Summer Soiree, Glimmer paper (Fancy Pants Designs). Blue Lagoon and Charcoal Color Box Chalk, and a nice buttery yellow page of Bazzill paper.

Scarves!

Like I mentioned the other day, I am crocheting up a storm.  Here are two that are in progress. 

The checkerboard pattern is done using a Front post double crochet (Fpdc) and Back post double crochet (Bpdc).  I had to use the dummies website to learn those stitches! 

For some reason, this picture distorts the color of it.  The blurry image below shows the color the best.

The fluffy lavendar scarf is made by doing the following:
Row 1:
chaining 27, sc in the second chain, *chain 6, skip 6 chains, sc in next 2 chain, and then repeat.
Row 2:
Ch 1, sc in first 2 sc, *ch 6, sc in next 2 sc, rep from * across, turn

Repeat row 2 to desired length. Fasten off.  This is from Ruthie's Crocheted Accessories. 
My daughter is moving to Northern California and wants more, more, more!  :)  

Blog name

I am crocheting so much I'm beginning to wonder if I mis-named my blog.  Perhaps I should have called it Craft-a-palooza.  :) 
I am working on a bunch of scarves.  Jess and I went to the movies yesterday, "Eat, Pray, Love," and saw these perpetual scarves (basically a scarf that has the ends whip-stitched together so there is not end. I'll post pictures tomorrow of my progress.  I learned a new pattern and stitch.  So cool!
Be patient.  I'll post more tomorrow. 

Baby Blanket looks more like a toddler blanket

 

Well, I finally finished a baby gift for my friend Paola. She told me in the spring that she was expecting a baby and that their decor would be soft peach, yellow, green, and pink.  I found the perfect, silky soft yarn by Bernat called Bamboo Naturals.  It turned out really pretty but it is waaaay too big for a baby.  Oops!  I didn't adjust my starting length for the new larger ergonomic crochet hook that I bought to ease the hand pain.  Chalk it up to being more attentive to details in the future and that size matters (insert naughty laugh here).  ;)  Miracle of miracles, I'm done a week early!  

 

Bind-It-All Fun!

I had a ton of fun making some cute little notebooks for my friends yesterday!  It was so easy to use, I can see that there are a ton of uses for this tool!  It is amazing what some cereal boxes and pretty paper and a bit of ribbon can evolve into!  I used Sei paper from a class I took a few years ago and some pretty tulle and ribbon.  I wish I had more time to jazz these up- I ran out of time and just put one little bit of ribbon. I wanted to make some embellishments too but time was critical. 
Here are a few of them:

 I think they turned out pretty cute!