Taking Time to Crochet the Flowers!

I created (crocheted) a Black Eyed Daisy on Sunday afternoon, using my Lazy Daisy pattern. I am taking time to enjoy a few minutes every day in May -- Taking time to create!  #mayforme2017

The PDF Downloadable Pattern is available in My Pattern Store for only $1.00 on Craftsy.com 

On this one, I used 2 strands of fabric for the stem!

 Here's another one I crocheted using selvage strips. 

Do you want a "printed pattern" of the Crocheted Lazy Daisy Pattern? 
I will print it and mail it to you for $5.50.
PDF Pattern is $1.00, plus $2.50 for the printing, plus shipping of $2.00 = $5.50 (US shipping of $2.00)

Please mail a check or money order to me with your request and your address.

Marcia Wachuta
41826 County Road W
Boscobel, WI 53805


Do you want a printed pattern of any of the PDF Patterns in my Craftsy Store. Add $2.50 for printing to the price on Craftsy, plus $2.00 for US shipping. 
$2.50 + _______(insert Craftsy Price) + $2.00 = _____ Total

My Pattern Store on Craftsy has 31 PDF Downloadable Patterns: https://www.craftsy.com/profile/crafty-sewing-and-quilting/

Enjoy your day!

Marcia

May for Me!

Starting today, I will be sporadically sharing posts about the May for Me Celebration and how I find 5 minutes a day or more to take time to create and make you smile.  

I will be sharing here and on Instagram and on facebook and on Twitter and on Pinterest! Join in the fun of sharing about creating 5 minutes or more a day for a whole month!

Creating with fabric (simple sewing and quilting), creating with paper, making healthy food choices and displaying it on your plate, creating with plants, and more....

Several years ago, I teamed up with a few bloggers and hosted a May for Me Celebration on my blog, but after hosting it for a couple years, I decided to discontinue hosting as it was a lot of work for me and I wasn't enjoying it.

This is the logo I used for it.

I was sharing how to take time for yourself and not feel guilty about enjoying the moments or smelling the roses, or just taking time to play each day - just for 5 minutes or longer. 

I will be doing it again, but on a smaller scale and I might share every day and I might share several posts a day and I may skip a day or too! #mayforme2017

I would like to invite you to join in on the fun, please hashtag your posts on social media with this:  #mayforme2017

It is so important to me, to take time to create a little each day....makes me smile.

I love to smile each day and to feel good, so join in the fun and take time to create and share a post about what you are doing.

Let's start off the May for Me Celebration with a FREE PDF Downloadable Pattern for you!  If you are regular follower you may already have this pattern. It's not just for Valentine's Day!

I scaled it down on my printer and made a mini quilt for a loved one and included it with a sympathy card. I selected some hand dyed velvet pieces to add in with a few embroidery stitches to top it off.

Enjoy your day --- the first day in May!

Marcia

#mayforme2017

We Crocheted the Plastic Bag Strips into Lazy Daisies Today!

I am sharing the photos of the Hands On Demonstration from today at Timberlane Coffee House in Boscobel, Wisconsin.

This flower was made from this bag.

 

The flower on the left was made from this bag and the yellow one is from a yellow grocery bag.

The daisy on the right is made from this bag and the yellow one is from a grocery bag. 

We had 3 of these bags - 3 daisies!

Thanks to Marjo for saving me tons of plastic bags.  I filled my suitcase full of bags --- Remember I took 4 quilts to my daughter! There was lots of room in my suitcase.

Thanks Corrie from the Netherlands for inspiring me to create with plastic bag strips!

Check out Corrie's Website and facebook page - Haak-In.

Corrie's creations are beautiful!

At the class today, we did lots of folding and clipping and cutting!

Loved them at this step. They could be made into a grass skirt or pom pons!

We were being very careful not to cut the loops and our arms too! 

I just uploaded the PDF instructions for my Crocheted Lazy Daisy to Craftsy.com tonight. 
Visit Marcia Wachuta - Crafty Sewing and Quilting's Craftsy Pattern Store »

My Lazy Daisy is made with fabric strips and the PDF is NOT instructions on how to cut plastic strips. I explain how to cut fabric strips - not plastic bag strips.

I also uploaded the PDF instructions for my Crocheted Flower Quilt Tie this week. I made it to wrap around a quilt. It also uses fabric strips - not plastic strips.

These PDF Instructions are Only $1.00 on Craftsy.  

If you would like a printed full color and full pages and large print instructions.  Send $1.50 for the instructions plus postage to me at:

Marcia Wachuta 
41826 Cty Rd W 
Boscobel, WI 53805

Crocheted Lazy Daisy $1.50
Crocheted Flower Quilt Tie $1.50

$1.00 US postage for one printed instructions.
$1.25 if you ordering both printed instructions.

Crocheted Flower Quilt Tie

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What an enjoyable day!  

Thanks Madge of Timberlane Coffee House for hosting the Crocheting Demonstration!

Hope you enjoyed your day too!

Marcia

Crocheting with Plastic Strips from Plastic Bags

I am presenting a Crocheting Demonstration at Timberlane Coffee House in Boscobel, Wisconsin on Wednesday, July 22nd at 12:30pm.

I am NOT teaching how to crochet. You must know how to crochet. We will use 3 crocheting stitches the slip stitch, chain, and single crochet.

It is a "hands on" demonstration:
I will share how to cut the bags into one continuous strip of plastic and roll into balls
and 
how to crochet with the plastic strips.

Using the plastic stirps we will make a Lazy Daisy Flower!

Supplies: 
a pair of sharp scissors 
a small metal crochet hook 
a couple clothespins
a small jar of vaseline  

If you have a couple colorful plastic bags bring them along.

I will be bringing a tub full of colorful bags from the Netherlands and will have them available at only 20 cents each.

Here are a few things I have made using the plastic bag strips. I did not make the heart - See next photo.

This cute heart key chain was given to me as a gift when I visited my friend, Corrie in June, when I traveled to the Netherlands to see my daughter and family. I LOVE it!

I made this crocheted vase cover using several of these blue bags when I took the class in the Netherlands a year ago.

I I love the blue with the yellow flecks!

I made this little credit card purse when I took the class last year. It could be used as a mini pad holder too!

It was made from the plastic bags you get at the grocery store.

Using this yellow grocery bag, I plan to make another lazy daisy before the class on Wednesday.

If you are interested in seeing the Hands on Crocheting Demonstration on Wednesday, 
Please call Timberlane Coffee House to reserve a spot for you. 
(608) 375-9123

Timberlane Coffee House
934 Wisconsin Ave
Boscobel, Wisconsin

Click here for the link to their facebook page.

I was so inspired by Corrie at the Haak In for teaching me how to crochet with the plastic bags, that I took it one step further and now I am crocheting fabric strips that I used to just throw away.

Click here to see the post about the class I took last year.

Click here to see the post about seeing Corrie this year and about the swirls on my luggage.

Click here for "Haak In" --- Crocheting in the Netherlands facebook page.

Click here to see the post about how crocheting the plastic strips has inspired my quilting.

I am excited to share how to crochet with plastic bag strips.

Join us on Wednesday afternoon!

Marcia