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Thursday, November 29, 2012
Aztec Wishes Donation
My husband is going to drop off my donation tomorrow so I was scrambling to pull all the pieces together today. I am very grateful for all the people who helped make this come together. I am very thankful for my fairy godmothers on Crochetville who sent shoes for the dolls and my Mom who sent knitted items. These are going to be some of the best dressed dolls this Christmas.
I am also grateful for the Crochetville Olympics, which inspired me to add a box of crocheted food to the donation. I spoke to the woman who remembered the dolls from last year and was very excited to hear about the food.
Lastly, I am also thankful for the 50% off coupons at AC Moore which made adding a second doll to the donation much more affordable. Using coupons I was able to purchase two dolls for the price of one this year.
I love donating to this program because our local technical high school’s business department runs it. Through the program, the students learn about running a charity and the children and families benefit from the donations. It is a multi-layered program.
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Snowman Ornament
Since I started crocheting I have been trying to include crocheted ornaments in my kid packages. For the younger ones they have the advantage of being unbreakable. However, I also like the idea of sending something handmade to decorate the tree. If they last, each child will have some starter ornaments for a new tree of his/her own.
This snowman was made using a free pattern from Lily Sugar and Cream found here. I used worsted scraps left over from Humpty and the Penguin to make mine. I did not dig into my cotton collection and I think he came out quite well.
If you arrived here looking for free holiday or toy patterns please see the following pages:
Dinosaurs and Dragons
Knit and Crochet Food Patterns Great for Play Food
Hello Kitty
Crochet and Knit Puppets
Crochet Amigurumi Animals and Stuffed Animal Free Patterns
Knit Amigurumi and Stuffed Toys
Crochet and Knit Amigurumi and Other Dolls
Knit and Crochet Toys
Teddy Bear Patterns and Clothes
Halloween Page
Thanksgiving
Christmas
Valentines
Easter
Graduation
Patriotic
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Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Polar Bear
I finally finished and posted the polar bear from Crochet Village's North Pole Resident's pattern set. I love the body part of the bear, but I think next time, I will use a different hat pattern. I was not as happy with the brim of the hat as I would have liked. I have the penguin finished and ready to photograph and post, along with the Humpty projects I have been writing about for a while now. I really like the way Humpty came out and would make another one.
I contacted the woman regarding my Christmas donations projects. I have to box them, but the doll clothes and toy food should be going out sometime this week. I hope to post a picture and a thank you to all the people who helped.
I have completed all the ornaments I need to mail and am scrambling to finish the last two crocheted items I want to include in my Christmas boxes. My December birthday box is gone and two other Christmas boxes have been mailed. Now comes the scramble to finish, wrap, and mail the items before the deadline.
If you arrived here looking for free holiday or toy patterns please see the following pages:
Dinosaurs and Dragons
Knit and Crochet Food Patterns Great for Play Food
Hello Kitty
Crochet and Knit Puppets
Crochet Amigurumi Animals and Stuffed Animal Free Patterns
Knit Amigurumi and Stuffed Toys
Crochet and Knit Amigurumi and Other Dolls
Knit and Crochet Toys
Teddy Bear Patterns and Clothes
Halloween Page
Thanksgiving
Christmas
Valentines
Easter
Graduation
Patriotic
Pictures may not be used without permission.
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