Love Crochet ~ Magazine Review

Love Crochet

I have to tell you about this magazine!

I love - Love Crochet

Doesn't the cover of the magazine just excite you?

It's jammed packed with fantastic projects!

I just can't believe you get so much for the amazing

price of £4.99

 

The projects are such fun and would brighten up any house.

 

In this months you get to meet the amazing crocheter, designers and blogger

Attic24

She is an inspiration to everyone!

Her use of colour is amazing!

 

The vintage look is so beautiful!

They would make amazing gifts for friends and family.

 

The patterns cover all ages.

There is something for everyone!!!

I'm so glad I bought this issue

and I'll be buying more!

I purchased the magazine for myself. 

All opinions expressed are my own.

No monies were exchanged.

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I've Made Friday Week 123

Good Morning everyone!

Happy Halloween!
I hope you have a fun and safe day!

I'm actually writing this post in advance.

With Little Red away I'm hopefully get quite a few things made.

He is going to Granny and Grandads on Thursday and not

coming back till Saturday.

Well that is the plan, Little Red is known to change his mind.

Mr D was away Thursday :-(.

He had to set off at 6am to catch his train and isn't expected back till 11pm.

It's going to be a really long day for him.

Companies used to let you stay over when you had a long journey but

since the recession they have cut back.

He has a 4 hr journey each way and a meeting to have before coming back again.

I've only got one make for you this week:

 

As you can see Little Red loves his balaclava.

I made it using the hat design in Crochet Boutique Hats.

I just carried it on and then chained when it came to the eyes.

I reduced slightly when I got to the neck end.

It is a fantastic pattern and really easy to follow.

I hope you like it.

Now it's time for linky love.

Please feel free to share anything you've made.

• Please visit other people to see what they have made.
• Add the link to here on your blog so we can share the linky love.
• I will try and visit as many people as possible.
• I will reply to all comments as soon as I can

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Lapland Mailroom ~ Santa Letter ~ Product Review

Lapland Mailroom

Personalized Letters from Santa

Christmas is fast approaching!

Little Red still belives in Santa and what better way

to keep up the magic than a letter from Santa.

The letter comes addressed directly to them and with the Red

postmark saying it's come from Santa the excitement begins immediately.

  

I took Little Red's to school for him to open.

He was soo excited when he saw who it was from.

  

The letter comes with a picture of Santa and has little small

details that you can add to make the letter personal to your child.

There are four different letters to choose from, including one

for baby's first Christmas.

There are multiple things you can also receive with your letter.

I love the nice child list certificate.

Little Red has been warned that he has to behave and stay

on the nice child list.

You can also choose for the child to receive the activity pack.

It really is a full pack.

There is so much for them to make and do in the run up to Christmas.

 

With everything from a Santa stop here sign, a Christmas card to colour,

door hangers, decorations & puzzles to work on it will

keep them busy and having fun.

I haven't even shown you everything that you receive in the pack.

Little Red has already started working on his things for Christmas.

All of the items are really good quality

and Little Red completely believed they were from Santa.

To see his face light up was so magical!

We are going to have such good fun with everything.

Little Red is also taking his letter to all of his relatives to

show off the fact that Santa sent him a letter.

The letters are easy to complete and the instructions on the site are easy to follow.

You quickly get your beautiful letter and everything inside.

I think they are really good value as they are made to such

a high standard.

I wouldn't have any problems recommending their services.

It's well worth making a child's Christmas special.

Lapland Mailroom

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However all opinions expressed are my own.

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What You Doing Wednesday Week 123

Good Morning Everyone!

Well October has run away and we are fast approaching November.

I can't believe how fast time is going.

Little Red is off school this week for half term.

We are having some fun and doing some homework.

It's actually been really relaxing.

However Halloween plans have changed.

Little Red has decided he is going to his Granny and Grandads for Halloween.

They live on a really nice estate with loads of children

so he is going trick and treating with Grandad.

So we have decided to stop making any more decorations.

I do however want to show you what we've done already.

 

We have everything from a cauldron, marauders map, spiders and wand certificates.

 

We have the flying keys to the letters sent to Harry Potter 

  

 Doby the elf, wands, crystals, hedwig, snithc & tickets for the train and night bus

Our broom and scarf

 The message saying the Chamber of secrets are open

 Little Red bent one of the wings from the keys as it is in the film.

 Bottles of potions, scorpions, eyeballs, snakes and a Mandrake.

 

 We have a skull, aged paper and a feather pen. A crystal ball and tea cup for reading tea leaves.

As you can see the lights from Blaze On look fantastic.

We also have some candle flickering tea-lights.

I hope you like our decorations.

We had loads of fun making them and putting them up :-)

Now onto what I'm making this week:

I'm making a balaclava for Little Red.

He loved his hat so much he wants me to make him

a matching balaclava.

This is actually the inside so you'll have to see what it really looks like on Friday :-).

Now it's your turn to share what you are doing.

It doesn't have to be crochet, anything you are making

is perfect.

Please add the pin to your post & check out a couple
of other people that are sharing their work 

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Knitted Scarves ~ Book Review

Knitted Scarves

Lace, Cables & Textures

By Sheryl Thies

ISBN: 9781604685039

Publisher: Martingale

Publication Date: 22nd July 2014

RRP: $12.99

Available in Book & eBook format from Martingale

I love making scarves this time of year.

I think they are fantastic gifts for family and friends.

  

The fantastic thing about this book is no design 

is similar to the next.

Each one has it's own look that would be fantastic 

for different occasions.

  

A techniques guide is supplies at the back of the book

for your information if you are struggling with any of the stitches.

  

I love the different types of yarns to create scarves

for different seasons and to make some

for men and women.

 

Each of the scarves is created using the ocean as inspiration.

The amazing things is that although the use the same inspiration

they are all different.

  

This book has inspired me to learn to knit cables.

I love the celtic scarf.

I think it would make a brilliant design to make into an afghan.

The goldfish tails is just so bright and beautiful.

The repeating pattern gives a sophisticated look.

This would look perfect in both the day and night.

Available in Book & eBook format from Martingale

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However all opinions expressed are my own.

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