• Hand Crafts,  Knitting

    Lace & Stripes Shawl

    I recently finished a lovely new shawl for my mom! I am so excited for her to start wearing it! I started it at the end of November, so in total it took me about 1.5 months. I almost wish i didn’t tell her about it so I could keep it for myself… It was actually a lot easier then it looked. The lace section was not at all complicated. The only problem I had was with working with such fine yarn. It was the first time I was using fingering weight yarn and it definitely took a bit of getting used to. Now that I started another project with…

  • Hand Crafts,  Macrame

    Silver and Wine Macrame Hanging

    I made this lovely wall hanging a while back and wanted to share! I loved the silver and wine colored cords and they went perfectly together. This was my first macrame project and I learned so much while working on it. It ended up going to my brother after it was finished and he loved it!

  • Crochet,  Hand Crafts

    Hexy Puff Purse

    A while back I bought some beautiful yarn and have just been looking for the perfect project. After many months of it sitting on my shelf I finally made a pretty little handbag from it! I must say I am quite happy with how the yarn works so well with the design I chose. Here are a few progress pictures I made along the way. (My cat also decided he required immediate attention as soon as I finally started…) I love the pretty gradient the yarn makes in this circular hexy pattern! It was a super easy project too; I managed to get it done in only 2 days! You can check out…