"Steelers Girl" and "Bacon & Eggs Skull & Crossbones"

My friend Maxine has a granddaughter being born and they are huge Pittsburgh Steelers fans.  She contacted me and said she wanted something girly but still obviously team proud! :-) Hopefully I did her justice with this little number.  I ordered the bow from fellow Etsy Shop owner Ribbons and Blossom's

 and added it to the hat I hand knit.  Can't wait to see what the little angel looks like in her hat! :)

This is a "Paleo" hat special ordered.  It's for a special little boy my dad coined his "little boogie" at the crossfit gym up in Sacramento.  If you do Crossfit or know about the Paleo diet then you know the meaning behind it but it's something original!  I tried to find someone that would make me an embroidered patch but couldn't find anyone to do it.  So I bought some felt and gave it a whirl.  I searched blogs to see if anyone had done anything like it and came across Wee Folk Art's post with a tutorial on how to make bacon and egg play food out of felt.  It gave me the confidence that it could be done! Came out pretty good I think :)

Shark Knit Hat

Here is a hat I whipped up by request.  Apparently there is NOTHING on the web as far as a pattern so it was a bit of a challenge.  But now that I've done it I've gotten a little bit of interest I have a feeling I'll be doing it again soon.  When I do, I'll have to write up a free pattern and post it for you.  It will be my first ever pattern so I'm not sure It will be any good!?  In the meantime check out my chunky monkey wearing the shark hat I made with her "shark face" lol. So precious! These truly are some of the sweetest moments! :)  Love being a work at home mommy!!

The TP in the background is an oversight! LOL.  It's allergy season people!!

If you would like a custom knit hat please contact me through my Etsy shop or by email jackie_jones_68@yahoo.com

Thank you so much for looking! :)

My Monkey turned 2!

My amazing friend Cristan over at Coffe Cups and Crafts made these ADORABLE leg warmers for Hayden's 2nd birthday.  I cannot believe I have been slacking and haven't gotten the party pictures posted here yet! The theme was Rock Princess and these were supposed to go with her outfit but since I had her in a tutu and she shed that off to play it worked out better to have her in full leggings rather than leg warmers!  Look how cute she is though! LOVE them!!

Close up of the leg warmers

Love the action shots of her running! :)

Check out Cristan's blog if you haven't already!  She has a tutorial up on how she made these kind of leggings here :)  She also made a pair of zebra print ones.  I'll have to hog tie Monkey to get pictures of her in those too.  She is on ACTIVE 2 year old.  Keeps me moving thats for sure!

Cutest Spring Chicken or maybe Coconut Cupcake?

This hat was hand knitted for my shop by my amazing grandmother :-) I loved it and just wanted to share!  I sold it to my friend Kelly for her adorable daughter Mackenzie to wear for Easter! LOVE it! :)  She is the cutest spring chicken?  or coconut cream puff? or I can't decide what to call this hat!

Viking Hat Follow Up

My dad and step-mom Stacie came down to San Diego to visit for Monkey's 2nd Birthday party (pictures coming soon!) so I was able to give him the viking hat I knitted and blogged about some time ago!  Here is a picture of him wearing it!  Apparently he has been wearing it non-stop...even to the gym!  lol.  Only my crazy (and awesome) dad can pull this one off ;)

LOL :-)

And The Winner Is...

Using Random.org I picked a number between 1 and 27 and the winner is comment number 20 who said...

cnhenigin said...

Cristan @ Coffee, Cups and Crafts is my sister! I am expecting a baby girl in 6 weeks and would love the headband and tutu! :)

March 25, 2011 11:01 AM 

I will be sending you a message to mail you your new tutu and hair flower! :)  Congrats on your new baby girl!!

Thank you to everyone that entered!  If you would still like a tutu that I've made please check out my Etsy Shop where you can find this ballerina style tutu and hair flower for only $15!!

Or this little beauty here:

Newborn Giants Hat

This hat was made for my awesome MIL to give as a gift for a babyshower :-) I am super excited to see the new baby in this hat!  You can see this and other hats at my Etsy shop and if you would like one please message me :-)

Sneak Peek!

I have been working on a little project that I am very excited about but I have to wait until Monkey's 2 year old photos come in so I can use them.  Any ideas what this is?  ;) I will have a tutorial up on Tuesday :-)  I did my very first tutorial this past Tuesday so I think I'm going to try to make it a weekly thing :-P  My best friend is in town this weekend so if the weather is nice today maybe we'll go to the San Diego Zoo?  Hope the rain clears up!  Have a great weekend!

Don't forget to enter my Giveaway!  It ends tomorrow night!!

How to Make Your Own Tutu

Here is the tutu I made :-)  And here is how I did it:

I bought tulle in the spool because I think it is easier since you don't have to cut it into strips.  It is already done for you!  I also bought coordinating satin ribbon.

I made a newborn tutu so I cut my pieces to 16" which is a little smaller than one for a toddler or taller child.  I cut the ribbon to 40" but this can be longer if you'd like to have a long bow :-)

Fold the 16" piece of tulle in half and then I knot it around the ribbon and pull tight.  

Keep doing this until you have as many as you like.  You can either pull the knot really tight and pack them in close if you want a very full tutu or leave them a little more loose so there won't be as many.  

Here is a close up of the 3 colors of tulle tied onto the ribbon.

Once you have all the tulle tied on that you need to make it nice and fluffy make sure to heat treat the ends of the ribbon so they don't fray.  All you do is take a flame and get it close to the edge of the ribbon.  Just close enough to melt the ends but don't let the fire touch the ribbon or it will burn!  If it gets burned you can just trim it off and try again!  

And in about 30 minutes you have a tutu ready to go!

Adorable! :-)

If you love this tutu and don't have the time to make one you can hop over to my Etsy page and snatch this one up for only $15!  It is at a serious discount because I bought this tulle for my Monkey's tutu and these were the leftover pieces of tulle and ribbon.  

Don't forget to Enter my Giveaway for this handmade tutu and hair flower!!

Knit Viking Hat

I went searching the internet for a free knitting pattern for a request for a Viking Hat.  I found Laura's blog Knit For Your Life.  She provided a really clear explanation for how to knit a great looking hat.  Here is a picture of hers:

I wanted it a little bit different so I went with a gray/silverish color for the bottom piece and continued with brown for the rest of the hat. 

 I also added braids to it.

Had a lot of frustration fun learning how to make a bobble (the little nobby thing around the brim of the hat)  But found a nice video on You Tube  that helped.  I am such a visual learner I need to SEE it happen before I can actually do it.  Unless I've done it before. :)  

Thanks so much for checking out my project.  :-)

Don't forget to enter my giveaway for a handmade tutu and hair flower!