Rag Rug Bliss

So, someone "borrowed" the card out of my camera as I was making this... so although I took pictures of the process... but they were not to be. Having grown up in the South, I've seen rag rugs since I was little. But I didn't really think about making one until this summer, when my grandmother and I eyed some at the flea market. "If you can crochet in a circle, you can make one of those," she told me.

 To make this, all you need is a jumbo crochet hook and an old sheet. I didn't have an old sheet (I mean, that wasn't in use) so I picked up a couple at Goodwill. Careful to choose a pattern that would jive with my Shabby Chic theme, I cut them into 1" thin strips. (I think it makes things infinitely easier to wind these into a ball - like yarn.) Then, just start crocheting. I wasn't careful to count my stitches; I just added extra stitches in the turns as needed to keep the rug flat. If you don't add enough, you'll have some weird bumps and stretching.

My finished rug took two sheets, and measures 22" x 38". And it probably only took 2-3 hours from start to finish.

Cherub Ornaments

I found this adorable vintage cherub pdf on The Graphics Fairy the other day and made these little ornaments. I kinda mixed up the suggested materials to suit what I had on hand, (yellowed novel pages instead of sheet music) but I was really happy with how these turned out :-) I added some vintage buttons and some glitz and walla! Free Christmas decorations.

I used bits of lace that I had from previous sewing projects for the hangers and... glitter... lots of glitter. The kitchen basically looked like a rave when I was done glittering these things.

I love this vintage Christmas tin - where I keep all my buttons :-) I'm beginning to have a collection of Christmas tins...

T-shirt Headband

I've seen tutorials for this all over Pinterest lately. I'm not a frequent headband-wearer, but the idea was too cute and easy not to at least try!! Although I couldn't find it again, I'm pretty darn sure I saw at least one DIY post along these lines on StarsforStreetlights - great blog.

I added a couple yo-yo's and some beading to this one.

I braided white and green lace into this one...

And here's the back - I folded a piece of t-shirt to cover the seam. Not absolutely necessary, but it looks a little cleaner with it.