Happy Halloween!

The girls went out for Begger's Night last night. This year, Xiera wanted to go scary. She wanted to be a Chucky Doll. I found an old 80's rainbow striped shirt at goodwill in her size, a pair of skirt overalls from Justice, and a pair of red high top sneakers from Ebay. We got the red wig and blood knife from the Halloween store and I did her scary make up.


Zella is like most little girls her age and LOVES the movie Frozen. She wanted to be princess Anna of Arendelle for Halloween this year. I found the perfect costume for her to wear on Etsy. The store name is Bitsnscraps. She did a beautiful job on this costume for Zella.

I put her hair into french braid pigtails and put some freckles on her face and she was an adorable Princess Anna.

They had so much fun last night trick or treating.




Wishing everyone a very safe and fun Halloween this year!

Happy "Despicable" Halloween!

This Halloween Xiera and Zella both wanted to be Despicable Me characters. Xiera wanted to be a Girly Minion and Zella wanted to be Edith. Xiera's Despicable Me jumper dress was custom made by the talented Karen of Layla and Stitch Boutique. We paired it with a yellow long sleeved shirt, leggings, black gloves, a pair of black boots, minion goggles, and a crocheted Dave hat to top it off.

Zella wanted to be her favorite character of the movie whom she is most like, Edith. I found her burgundy skirt, purple leggings, and white snow boots on Ebay. Her adorable striped knitted sweater and hat was created by the talented daughter of Heather of Sugar Hiccups Boutique.


Our Halloween is a rainy one this year so Trick or Treat night has been rescheduled for Sunday night instead. Wishing everyone a very safe and fun Halloween this year!

Minion Mayhem This Halloween

Yesterday I finished my very last Halloween order and am so thrilled to begin working on Christmas items! But first I need to work on a few items my daughters have requested that I make for them. This Halloween is all about Minions this year. I cannot even count how many minion hats I have made. Even my own daughters are dressing up as Despicable Me characters this year. ;) The order I had just finished was for a family of 4 who are all dressing up as minions. They wanted each of their hats to look completely different so I came up with this.

I think the evil minion with two eyes turned out so funny and cute!

Another minion order I had made recently was a Dave the minion hat with matching backpack.

The backpack was a lot of fun to make. I have to admit that the drawstring part was a little tricky to put in at first, but I figured it out.

I found the patterns to create all of these fantastic minion creations on Ravelry. Heidi of Snappy Tots created both the minion hats and backpacks patterns. Her patterns are very easy to follow and fun to create! You can find the pattern for the minion hats HERE and the pattern for the minion backpack HERE. You can also keep updated on her recent pattern designs on her Facebook PAGE.

Little Red Riding Hood

Yesterday I finished a beautiful custom Red Riding Hood cape. The cape is for a dear customer of mine. Her daughter is dressing up as Red Riding Hood for Halloween and the cape completes her costume.

I purchased the pattern from jkdepriest on Etsy. You can find the pattern HERE. The pattern only goes up to a size 12 so I added a few extra stitches and rows and used a J hook instead of an I to make the cape fit a size 14.

The pattern is very easy to read and follow. I was actually able to finish this cape within two days. Of course I worked on it all day yesterday so that I could finish it in time to be mailed out and hopefully arrive this weekend; just in time for her daughter to enjoy wearing it at a Halloween party.

Spooky the Kitty Cat Hat

Over the weekend I tested the most adorable pattern created by the very talented Heidi of Snappy Tots. This cute little pumpkin top hat is very versatile and can be made into a variety of characters and animals. I decided to test the pattern and make it into a cute Spooky the Kitty Cat Hat for my little kitty cat lover.



I think it turned out super cute. Heidi of Snappy Tots creates the most FABULOUS crochet designs. I used one of her patterns to create the minion hats I shared previously. You can find Heidi's patterns available HERE on Ravelry. You can fan her HERE on Facebook.

Crocheting The Days Away

These past few weeks have been BUSY!! My little fingers and crochet hooks have been making some WONDERFUL hats and things for my beloved customers, family, and friends. I actually had to put my Etsy store on vacation until after Halloween, just so I can play catch up! Here are just some of the items I have been working on these past few weeks while I was missing from action in the blogosphere.








The last one is a Valentine inspired newborn stocking hat with matching diaper cover with a bracelet to match. I have a customer that is expecting a precious baby girl in January and I can't wait to see pictures of her wearing this!
As you can tell I have been super busy and this is only half of my orders, so I must get back to work! :)

Better Late Than Never

My internet has been on and off all week long, so for the moment while it is on, I wanted to take the opportunity to share some pictures of the girls in their Halloween costumes. Last Thursday was our town's Begger's Night so we took the girls out to collect all their tricks and treats. Of course they received more treats than tricks.

This year Zella dressed as Merida from the Disney movie Brave and Xiera was Bubbles from the Powerpuff Girls. Zella really looked the part with those bright blue eyes and pale skin and that wild, crazy, long,red and curly wig.

Xiera loves her Powerpuff Girls so of course Bubbles was the choice for her.

While the girls were out getting their treats, we ran into their cousins.

We all had a wonderful Halloween this year minus all the cold and terrible wind storms. Before the bad weather, the girls enjoyed carving and painting pumpkins.

Happy Fall everyone! It is my birthday today so I am off to celebrate by shopping! :)