Can Mowing Be Fun?

No, probably not. But you can try to make it fun. After mowing the backyard last week I put the wheels at a lower setting and made a heart design. I can't say I love mowing, but I love this heart.

Tunisian Crochet

I also mentioned, in the first post, a new stitch I learned to help creating 8-bit inspired projects. First off check this out to see what can be created with it!!! Awesome, right?! Okay the stitch is easy to learn and fun to use. There are some pros and cons between it and single crochet that I will try to post later, but for right now look at this site for a tutorial and take a gander at the projects i've made with it.

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Balloon Dolphin Hat

I made a dolphin hat out of balloons a couple weeks ago following the tutorial video at balloon-animals.com. I don't know about swimming with the dolphins, but now you can walk with one!

Amigurumi Goomba

This was my first time trying to make my own amigurumi pattern. It also didn't turn out like I wanted it to, but still looks cool!

Daylillies

I've planted these 3 or 4 years ago and they're sprouting once again. Aren't they Pretty? :)

Monty Mole?

Not a craft, but a fun side note. Grandpa came out to till some soil in front of the house for mama and, in doing so, found this guy. Kinda' inspires me to make a Monty Mole project.

Carrying Colors Through

My first post mentioned that I learned a new technique for crocheting. This involves using multiple colors in your work (example here). I used this to stitch up a Goomba and a Super Mushroom from the original Super Mario Brothers. A few problems I found included colors that are being carried through can show through your stitches. It's best not to do this with high contrast colors. For my first time I think they look pretty cool. I'll also give one more plug to spritestitch.com for the inspiration.

Goomba

Super Mushroom

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