Last night, instead of going to sleep, I lay there, thinking about how wonderful the Crocheted Shadow Scarf would be if I made it with copper wire.
Sleep just went out the
window as I thought
about how
I could use the
crocheted shadow
scarf as a necklace.
I should have just gotten
up and crocheted it then,
but I lay there, squeezing
my eyelids, trying
hard to NOT think about
crochet, and longing
to be asleep…..
Eventually,
I managed to
fall asleep, but
leapt out of bed
to grab my
crochet hook
bright and
early.
I thought that
the crocheted
shadow would
work really well
with a huge lump
of amber that I had
crocheted into a wire necklace.
But.. I was surprised to discover
that it didn’t work …read more

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

Yesterday, I began the ‘Face of Joy Challenge’. So, that has me thinking about how to show the Face of Joy in as many ways as possible.
It’s a F A C E of Joy challenge, right?
Soooooooooooo…..
that means that the face doesn’t have to belong to human being.
AND……
I did say that for this challenge,
WIRE counts as yarn, right?
So……..
my entry for ‘The Face of Joy’ challenge for today
is
A teddy bear that I crocheted from 28 gauge coppper wire.
He has a big heart and a happy disposition.
He’s got wooden beads inside his head and his tummy to keep him
from squishing flat when he’s …read more