A crocheting first, my very first item of clothing!

I love to crochet and have made a lot of items over the years.  Hundreds of scarves would not be an exaggeration.  But this was a BIG first.  My first actual item of crochet clothing.  I typically like to do smaller project like accessories or little animals.  I like projects that I can finish.  But making my first crochet shrug was pretty awesome!  Yes, it took a lot longer than little projects, but I'm sure happy with the final result.  It was a little tricky, but I think I'm off to a great start with creating more wearable art of the clothing variety. :)

I also posted some other new items in my etsy shop, yup you guessed it - scarves!  But these are not just any old scarves... these are toast scarves, which are kind of awesome.

And now I'm working on another crochet shrug that will be a little nautical...

Well that's all the items I've been crocheting lately.  What about you?  Any fun crochet projects?

XOXO honeybees!

MIZCHE does a baby shower

Baby shower time.  It's a boy!

One of my coworkers is having a baby boy in September.  Baby showers are the perfect time for MIZCHE to put our hooks to the yarn and make a cute little gift.

For a boy, it was a kitty hat in dark blue with white accents.

And of course this gift would not be complete with out booties to match!  (The booties were a little tricky and ended up slightly different sizes.  A little stretching helped out a lot!)

What have you made for a baby shower?  Do you have a go-to favorite item to make or buy for baby showers?  Happy crocheting, crafting or whatever floats your boat or makes the hive buzz.  XOXO honeybees

Make & Take ♥ Stripe Slouchy Hats

You can take any slouchy hat pattern and change it up with some colorful stripes!  I think the more variety the better.

Have you made a slouchy hat?  Some of my slouchy hats are available for purchase on my etsy store.  Have a colorful day honeybees!

Make & Take ♥ A new display

A much improved display at my second show... we were much more successful also.  I'm looking for lots of shows to book during the holiday season (now - christmas).  I already have a total of 7 lined up so I'm doing way better than last year. :)  I'm going for smaller shows with a lower table fee so I shouldn't have to worry about selling enough to always break even and hopefully make some profit.

We found a shoe display at The Container Store that I'm using to display the hats.  It's perfect and even spins.  It's regularly priced $29.99.  I also purchased some stacking bins to add some organization to my table.  They are $5.99 each and super light weight to add some organization and more room for the display.

My friend Sarah and her mom Janet were also vendors!  It's going to be a very busy Christmas season will all these bazaars.  I'm excited! :)

Make & Take ♥ Crochet Headwrap

We (my madre and I) have been working on developing a pattern for a crochet headwrap/ear warmers for fall.  We're still working on perfecting the pattern, but this is my first grey crocheted ear warmers with a large rose!

It is also adjustable if you add 2 buttons at varying lengths

Make & Take ❤ Have a Hoot Monday

After all, it's what Mondays are for...

https://www.etsy.com/listing/103476657/little-blue-crochet-owl-tiny-amigurumi

Spotted ❤ My First Bazaar of 2012

I went to my first craft bazaar of the year yesterday!  I'm hoping to do more craft shows this year and I'm glad I started early because I have A LOT of work to do.  It forced me to get organized and go through my inventory and figure out what I want to focus on for my upcoming shows.  I also have a lot of work to do on my display.  But overall, the event was a lot of fun and I met some friendly folks.  I even ran into one of my favorite elementary school teachers who also had a booth at the show.  She said she always remembered me being so independent, which made me smile.

This is one of the Mizche head wraps!

Check it Out ❤ Rain or Shine Crafts Faire

Come visit me at the Rain or Shine Crafts Faire!

Saturday August 25
10-3 pm

17625 NW Cornell Road
Beaverton OR 

Free admission, but they will be collecting donations of new toiletries like toothpaste and toothbrushes for LOVE Inc.