Showing posts with label Teacher Gifts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Teacher Gifts. Show all posts

Saturday 25 May 2019

Crochet Granny Bookmark - Our Happy CAL Place, weekly and monthly CAL group on Ravelry.

Hello lovely people, last week I joined a CAL group over on Ravelry.  The group is called Our Happy CAL Place and if you like a good crochet along, I recommend you head on over to Ravelry and check them out.  The group has many different crochet alongs throughout the year, in particular a monthly and weekly crochet along.  The group is very friendly and helpful with a wide variety of projects and themes each week / month.  Joining a group like this is a great way to use up some stash and this bookmark would make a great gift for a book lover...



This weeks CAL was this cute Granny Bookmark, which is a free Ravelry download by Deborah Ellis.  The pattern calls for no.10 thread and a 1.5 mm hook.  I love the way thread projects look, but for myself, I am not keen working with such a tiny hook.  So, not having any thread weight yarn in my stash. I went for this cotton fingering yarn by Drops.  I used a 2.5mm hook to make my version of the bookmark and also skipped rounds 2 & 3 (otherwise it would have been far too big).


I'm really happy with the way it turned out and the pattern was very easy to follow.  Why not head over to the Ravelry group and take a look at the other members projects.  They are all so different, it's lovely to see everyone's take on this pretty pattern.


I hope you enjoyed this post and would love to see you in Our Happy CAL Place.  Be sure to follow (in the sidebar) and subscribe, for more posts like this...

Take care
Catherine
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Friday 26 April 2019

Terrific Teacher Gifts - Six Free Crochet Patterns

If you have children at school, then it's that time of year again that you start to think about teacher gifts.  So for this week's Freebie Friday, I have rounded up some of my favourite free crochet patterns, that will be sure to delight any teacher.

Crochet Teacher Gifts - Six to Make




One thing teachers do is drink a lot of tea, so why not make this super simple mug cosy.  The pattern is available on the Hobby Craft blog...

Chunky Crochet Mug Cosy




We all carry water bottles around with us these days and what teacher wouldn't love one of these pretties?  The pattern is available at Design Peak blog, is super simple to make and looks fabulous in pretty pastels...

 Bottle Holder




These rainbow lip balm holders would brighten up anyone's day.  The pattern is by Kristy Ashmore and is available as a Ravelry download.

Lip Balm Holder




This stunning pattern by Poppy & Bliss can be used to make dreamcatchers but is pictured here used as a bookmark.  This would make a lovely teacher gift.

Tunisian Feathers




Who wouldn't love these kawaii watermelon keychains?  So quick and easy to make, the pattern is by One Dog Woof. 

Watermelon Keychain




Lastly we have the quintessential teacher gift, an apple, made super pretty with this crochet cosy.  The pattern is by Little Abbee.

Apple Cosy




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See you soon
Catherine
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Monday 22 April 2019

Craft Fair Idea #5 Nail File Holders - 2019 Craft Fair Season - WRMK Envelope Punch Board Tutorial

Hello and welcome to my 2019 Craft Fair Series.  This week I have been making these really cute nail file favours.  They make wonderful teacher gifts, work colleague treats or stocking stuffers.  What?  Too soon for Christmas I hear you say?  It's never too soon to start stocking up and getting ready for the holiday season.  I got this idea from Septeria18 on Youtube and I will link her video at the end.

Nail File Holders




Materials


Designer series paper (12x12)
Envelope punch Board (optional)
Bone folder (optional)
Paper trimmer / scissors
Glue
Nail files
Scoreboard (optional)
Hole punch (optional)
Embellishments
Plastic sleeves (optional)


First cut your paper at 1 ½ inches.


Then score at 4 ¼ inches and fold along the scoreline.


Burnish with your bonefolder.  If you don't have a scoreboard or bonefolder just measure and fold.


With your paper still folded and using your We Are Memory Keepers envelope punch board, line it up at the 4 ½ inch mark.  Punch, flip over and punch again.


It should look like this...  If you don't have a punch board you can totally leave your edges straight.


Then open your paper and line up your fold line in the centre of the punch area.  Punch and flip over and punch again.


Next take your glue and adhere along the straight edges, leaving the indented parts unglued.


Like this...


You can now shape the top of your holder by lining it up as in the photo, punch flip over and punch.


This gives it a nice curved edge.  You can also punch a hole here for adding ribbon later.  Again this step is optional, you can decorate your holders however you please.


You can now slide in your nail file.  I got mine from Poundland but you can get them from Amazon, they do some really pretty ones.


Embellish however you like...


I used ribbon, twine, sticky gems, paper punches and stamps to decorate mine.


I added plastic sleeves for a more professional look and to keep them clean ready for the craft fair.


I really had fun making these and I hope you will have a go yourself, they are so easy to produce and make wonderful gifts.



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Take care
Catherine
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