makeitmonday Tag Posts Index

Cocktails and Pineapples!!

What could be more FUN and cheery on your table than these handmade placemats, crafted with a bright cocktail print on one side and a coordinating pineapple print

Knitting Through, The Finished Romper

I have a little experience with knitting and crocheting, and this time I get through the pattern by just looking at picture, with a little bit of instruction from

The Romper Dilemma

Last week I showed you my dilemma in making a boy romper for my first grandson, who will be here in July. The first pattern turned out too girly! So I tried another

Baby Romper - A Work In The Making

Ha..choose the right yarn, and the right needle is one of my most frustrating chores! If you wonder why I said this, it is because most of the yarn I have on hands

Standing up for myself when the store screwed up, and juggling fiber projects. Happy #NeedleworkMonday :)

Nearly all my young adult life I was notorious for avoiding confrontation. The type of person who would go ahead and eat the wrong food, or cold food, that was brought

#makeitmonday: Honeycomb neckwarmer - Crochet fun times at the Coast!!!

CROCHET FUN!!! I spent the weekend at the Oregon Coast, and had a lovely time crafting with a few good friends. While listening to the rain pour down (hello Oregon

Calling all chicken mamas! :)

Etsy link: :) It's always a great feeling of accomplishment to get a sewing project done AND listed in my Etsy shop! I debated keeping this set for ourselves, especially

Lamenting the cost of doing business, and who do you do business with? Happy #NeedleworkMonday!

So, my fellow needleworkers, last week I was all excited about the prospect of consigning my latest batch of placemats in a local store. Unfortunately, I had the

Quilt project - aka my 10 year procrastination project

I recently cleaned out one of my crafting cupboards and came across a project I started years and year ago... 10 years ago to be more precise. After my eldest daughter

#makeitmonday - Gettin' Ready For Geocaching!

What's Geocaching? All over the world, in every town, on every trail, in downtowns and along country road sides are treasures hidden by cachers. There are over 3

Piper's Picket Fence Quilt - Make It Monday by A Panama Mama

I love this pattern and think it looks adorable in pink...especially made for my sweet niece who was born two years ago. I know that it is a special quilt for her

#makeitmonday - Fairy Garden!

Why? Because when I was a little girl, I loved playing dollhouse. I would arrange and rearrange, organize and decorate. When my daughter was a little girl, I played

Fun in Mommy's sewing room

Happy #NeedleworkMonday!! Having completed my friend's set of patchwork placemats, I started another set this week to consign! Last fall, completely on impulse one

Max's Zipper Quilt - Make It Monday by A Panama Mama

When my youngest nephew was born, his parents named him Max and I made him a quilt! This quilt was fun to make because of all of its bright colors. The design was

Needlework Monday - Work in Progress Virus Shawl

Happy #NeedleWorkMonday Everyone!! This is the first time that Alodia's Crochet Corner is going to join a community of crocheters and knitters. I am very happy I

Baby Caroline's Pink Cross Quilt - Make It Monday by A Panama Mama

My sweet niece was born about four years ago and I made her this quilt to celebrate her birth! It closely resembles another niece's quilt, Baby McKenzie’s Perfectly

#makeitmonday Crochet rugs out of old sheets/fabric

click image for larger view I taught myself to crochet (thanks YouTube!) and have made all sorts of fun things. Fingerless gloves, amigurumi figures, skirts, ornaments,

How To Crochet Amigurumi - Video, Part 2

What is Amigurumi? Amigurumi is the Japanese art of crocheting or knitting dolls or toys. In this three video series, we’ll be making this little octopus. Part Two

Texas Angel Handmade Pillow - Make It Monday by A Panama Mama

The Texas Angel was a pillow that I sewed off of a pattern for my pastor's wife in Mexico City when I was doing mission work there years ago. I became very close

Make it Monday

I had fun working on this. It's inspired by the Disney movie Up! 🏠🎈