Crochet Owl Earflap Hats for Boys and Girls!

 This is the crochet owl ear flap hats I have made.  I have done the brown and green ones before but the pink one is new.  I am selling these for $16 dollars each.  Those of you who want one that live close can order them and pick them up without the shipping cost or you can also get them from my zibbit store link on my blog or facebook!  They are fun to make and I hope you enjoy them.  They can be made with or without the braids.  And with different colors if you like.

CHRISTmas

 The kids could hardly wait for grandma and grandpa to get here so they could run down the stairs and see what Santa had brought them.

                                                              A new bedroom set.

                                                               New Rollerblades!

                                     Carly could hard believe that she got an MP3 player.

                        Grandpa and Grandma opening a tinfoil wrapped present from Carly.

                                               You'll shoot your eye out!

Christmas was wonderful this year as usual.  It is always jam packed full of family since we live pretty close to most of our relatives.  We are very thankful for this.  This year I was especially worried about getting the kids enough for Christmas but it always works out and by the end of the day I worry that they got way too much.  I love the ages they are now.  I love the excitement they have for getting up early and opening the presents that Santa left.  It makes me sad to think that those days will soon been over.

Brings me to tears!

This is my favorite song of the season.  I love it.  I am so thankful for the Saviour and his birth and atonement.  This song truly helps me picture that glorious night o so long ago when the world was changed forever.  We are so  blessed.  

O holy night! The stars are brightly shining,
It is the night of the dear Saviour's birth.
Long lay the world in sin and error pining.
Till He appeared and the Spirit felt its worth.
A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices,
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.
Fall on your knees! Oh, hear the angel voices!
O night divine, the night when Christ was born;
O night, O holy night, O night divine!
O night, O holy night, O night divine!

Led by the light of faith serenely beaming,
With glowing hearts by His cradle we stand.
O'er the world a star is sweetly gleaming,
Now come the wisemen from out of the Orient land.
The King of kings lay thus lowly manger;
In all our trials born to be our friends.
He knows our need, our weakness is no stranger,
Behold your King! Before him lowly bend!
Behold your King! Before him lowly bend!

Truly He taught us to love one another,
His law is love and His gospel is peace.
Chains he shall break, for the slave is our brother.
And in his name all oppression shall cease.
Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we,
With all our hearts we praise His holy name.
Christ is the Lord! Then ever, ever praise we,
His power and glory ever more proclaim!
His power and glory ever more proclaim!

Crochet Mini scarf

Well here you go folks another crochet creation!  So much fun to make and so much fun to take pictures of my sister in law and niece wearing it!  It looks great on everyone.  This one too will soon go on sale in my Zibbit or Etsy shops!

Crochet Headband

I am excited about this headband because I finally made one that I liked. I have tried to make wide headbands in the past and have not been happy with them but I am very pleased with this one and so is Carly. That is the most important thing.

Funniest crochet hat I have made!

Ok this takes the cake for weird and funny crochet things that I have made. My cousin contacted me a few weeks ago and asked if I could make him a crochet beard hat. I gave it a go and after two attempts this is what I came up with. The link he showed me on line was amazing! I tried to find the pattern for it but none compare to this one. http://taraduffstuff.blogspot.com/2010/02/newest-style-of-bearded-beanie.html This lady is very talented. This is what I finally came up with. I ended up buying a beanie because I thought it looked much better than a crochet one and sewed my crochet beard on. The scariest thing about it is my picture. I guess its always good for a laugh.

Mopey

Mopey? Yes that is how I am feeling tonight. It doesn't help that it is 12:45 at night and I am super tired. And yes people have a lot more to worry about than I do,but I am feeling a little whiny today. First of all I was looking in the mirror the other day and say something that look like a gray hair! What? On closer examination I realized it was a gray hair! And I actually found about then of them. I am so not ready to have gray hair. The being over 30 thing has never bothered me but this gray hair thing sure has.

I am so looking forward to Christmas break. I have never wanted a vacation so badly in my life. Needing money for Christmas this year I started making crochet stuff and selling them to people. It has worked way better than I had ever imagined. So far I think I have sold and made 23 hats, 1 scarf, 1 baby blanket, and one baby in a blanket! And I still have four more hats to make that have been ordered. This plus working 30 hours a week is killing me. The other night I was redoing a hat that wasn't turning out right when I started crying and asking myself what the heck I was doing trying to crochet all these stupid hats. When I figure out the money I made compared to the time I am barely making minimum wage. Don't get me wrong, I am very grateful to all the people who have ordered things from me. I have been able to earn enough money to buy us a meager Christmas this year but I am just tired. I am ready for things to slow down a bit. Plus I think I need just to raise my prices. I always feel badly doing that but I need to get over it because I know my prices are a lot cheaper than anyone else. I guess I am just frustrated with the whole financial, work thing right now. O well I guess I will try to go to sleep now and maybe I will feel better tomorrow.