It’s time to start making great, ‘green’, easy gifts.   I have just designed a fun, project that uses vintage buttons to make lovely bracelets. Yesterday, I posted about crocheting with wire and vintage and retro buttons.
Today,
I got out my
28 gauge copper wire
and fine steel crochet
hook,
and a wonderful
vintage button.
I love bracelets
and decided that
it was time to  turn
this button into a
bracelet.
I wrapped the
end of the wire
through the shank
of the button
and around the
end of the hook
to form a loop.
Then….
I crocheted and
crocheted
and crocheted, and frogged and frogged and frogged…. sheesh… for a simple bracelet, it took a heap of attempts to get it right! …read more

Sometimes, the simple things in life are a huge delight.
For instance, super simple crocheted flowers make wonderful jewelry, which of course means that they make great handmade gifts!
(Thinking Mother’s Day? I am …)
Crocheted flowers are one of my favorite motifs.
This quick and easy little crocheted flower is one that I have been making forever.
It is simple and fun to use as earrings or as a pin for wraps, hats, bags or other accessories.
You can crochet it in wire or thread or ribbon, or yarn or any of your favorite stringie things.
Embellish it with buttons, beads, found objects (we found a …read more

Mother’s Day is coming.  So, of course… it’s time to make some fun projects to tell her that you love her.
I am crocheting a bracelet for my mom……
The crocheted bullion stitch is great for making jewelry.  A couple of days ago, I posted a video about crocheting the bullion stitch.
One reader asked a couple of really good questions about the bullion stitch.
She wanted to know what size hook to use,  and what foundations stitches to use .
A good way to answer her questions is to show how I crocheted  this bracelet using the bullion stitch.
The bullion stitch can be worked …read more