Archive | January, 2016

Fun and Easy Granny Square Coffee Cup Cozy

By Yolanda on January 29, 2016 in Crochet Projects, Crochet Stitches and Crochet Motifs, Home Decor 0

Here is today’s project: A Fun and Easy Granny Square Coffee Cup Cozy

This is a fun and easy Granny square coffee cup cozy. If you’re like me you probably have tons of partially used skeins of yarn. I just can’t seem to throw out even small amounts of yarn out. I know if I just think a little I can come up with ways to use these small scraps of yarn and make something beautiful. For many of you January is one of the coldest months of the year. I must admit I live in a suburb of San Diego, California and we are blessed with pretty awesome weather year round. However for those of you not so fortunate I wanted to come up with a project that uses up your yarn scraps. I’ve used colorful spring colors to make winter more bearable. This is what I came up with a fun and easy Granny Square coffee cup cozy. It’s a great way to use up your scraps. Plus it had to be pretty enough to give away as a gift. (Teachers day, Mother’s Day, etc.). You can choose your own colors if you prefer. I can just imagine this with pretty shades or orange and maybe a yellow center.

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Announcing Lovie Book Giveaway Winners!

By Yolanda on January 27, 2016 in Baby Crochet Projects, Crochet Projects, Products I use 7

Knit and Crochet Lovie Books

First I would like to thank everyone who participated in this giveaway. It was really great to see how many of you liked the content of both books. Today I want to announce the 3 winners. Each will have a choice of either the Knit Animal Lovies book or the Crochet Animal Lovie Blankets book. All 3 winners have been notified at the email they used to sign up to become members of my blog. These giveaways are my way of saying thank you to everyone who has supported me and shown that extra love of becoming a blog member. Being a member is free and it guarantees you will be kept up to date on new posts, giveaways, online courses and lots of great projects.

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10 Tips For Crocheters and Knitters. Can you guess what they are?

By Yolanda on January 26, 2016 in Crochet Projects, Crochet Stitches and Crochet Motifs, Mindset 11

Here are my 10 Tips for Crocheters and Knitters:

Crocheting and knitting are two of my favorite pastimes. I really enjoy spending my time in a comfy chair with my yarn and hook (or needles). So many people ask me to give them some tips for becoming great crocheters or knitters. Here is some advise/ tips that I would like to share with you. They might be different from what you’ve heard before but as many might know I feel that if you’re not having fun you’re not doing it right. Fiber arts for me is about being able to express my creativity in a positive way. It’s about enjoying myself regardless of what others may think. I have been crocheting for over 40 years. When I was a young woman in my early 20’s people would always make the dumb commends such as, “Why do you crochet? Isn’t that for grandmas?” Well, I didn’t care I kept going. Now I can say that yes I am a grandma and I am still crocheting and knitting. Although I must confess that neither crochet or knitting are my strongest craft..can you guess what it is? Well.. It’ sewing and quilting. I can really rock a sewing machine. (Without meaning to sound vain of course). My mother taught me to sew when I was just 6 years old and those times sewing together with my mother are some of the happiest memories of my childhood. Thank you mother for taking time to allow me to enjoy my creativity.

Ok, onto the tips. They are not in order of important I just had to write them down.

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Can You Really Use Social Media to grow your Business? Yes, you can!

By Yolanda on January 22, 2016 in Business, Mindset 1

Using Social Media to Grow Your Business. Here are a few tips.

It seems that everyday another social media platform comes around. With so many platforms out there it can be confusing and even overwhelming. For people like myself who are technology challenged it can seem even worst. Sometimes I just want to put my head down and hide. I must admit that I’m not the type of person who jumps on the bandwagon quickly. I’m not what you would call an early adopter. This has actually been a good and a bad thing. On the good side: Did you know that recently a new app or was it a platform (I don’t know but doesn’t matter now) known as “Peach” actually launched and went out of business within a few hours of launching their business. (Read article here ) On the bad side: I am sometimes the last to get on board and get on board kinda late. However with time I have come to realize that this is the world I now live in. A world where everything seems to scream out for my attention. What is a woman to do?

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Let’s celebrate 2016 with a Giveaway – Crochet and Knit Animal Lovie Books!

By Yolanda on January 19, 2016 in Baby Crochet Projects, Business, Crochet Projects, Giveaways / Contests 292

UPDATE: GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED

Let’s celebrate 2016 with a giveaway. A choice of my Crochet or Knit Animal Lovie Blanket books.. woohoo!

I can’t believe it’s already 2016 and almost the end of January! Where does the time go? It seems the older I get the faster time seems to go. I remember being a small child and feeling like a year to forever to end. I wanted it to get to the end of course because that meant Christmas. 2015 was full of so many fun and new experiences. One of them of course was release of my Crochet Animal Lovie book. Later that year I completed a Knit Animal Crochet book which was released this month January 2016. Some of you may have already seen it.

Both books are available at Joann’s, Hobby Lobby and Walmart. Some people have told me they have found it at other stores as well. The Crochet Animal Lovie book also has a mini-book format that is available for sale only at Wal-Mart. Unfortunately the Knit Animal Lovie book will not be made into the mini-book format. Both books are also available for purchase online from LeisureArts.com They also have a downloadable version.

I want to host a giveaway to welcome in 2016. I will be giving away 3 signed copies of my Animal Lovie book. The winners will be able to choose either the Crochet or Knit version. I realize that everyone does both so this will give everyone a chance to choose the book the prefer.

To enter this giveaway just

1) become a member of this blog (It’s free and your info is never shared) and

2) add a comment below. Something like “I want to win the Crochet Animal Lovie book” or knit book.

That’s it. In 7 days I will choose the winners. I will announce the winners with a follow-up blog post AFTER the winners have been notified. The giveaway is opened worldwide.

These lovies are so fun and addictive to make. They make perfect gifts. I hope you will enter the giveaway today and Good Luck!

P.S.- Be sure to share the post with your crafting friends. Sharing is caring! XOXO