Oh Yes ... I Boldly Went There!

Last weekend I was able to do everything on my to do list.  I took my baby with me to get the oil changed in my car and she was such a delight (especially since the oil change only took 20 minutes).

I was able to finish crocheting Minnie Mouse hat and diaper cover.  I also created a tube top for my baby to wear during her photo shoot.  She did so well.   We received a few pics already from the photo shoot.  

I'll post a pic of the Minnie Mouse outfit when I get the final pics.

I'm developing a crochet pattern for the sneakers that my husband's cousin from Florida requested.  This is what I developed so far.

This was my first attempt at the sneakers.  I have a few tweaks to do before I finalize the pattern.

Right now, my husband and I are at a Star Trek Convention in NJ.  (Yeah, we are Trekkie's.) And (Wow) we just had our pictures taken with Gates McFadden, better know as Beverly Crusher on Star Trek: Next Generation.  

To be quite honest with you, I'm a bit of a newbie at this "Trekkie" thing.  My husband is the true Trekkie and he's made a fan out of me.  Hey, maybe my next freebie pattern will be something related to Star Trek.  Let's see!

Psalm 143:5

I remember the days of long ago; I meditate on all your works and consider what your hands have done.

Thank goodness for three-day weekends!

As a first-time mom I really have my work cut out for me.  I love planning for things, but as a first-time mom I realize that my planning needs a little bit more coordination.  (I have to give props to moms who have more than one kid and manage to get things done!)

This weekend I'm planning to:

- Take the baby with me to get the oil changed in my car.
- Finish crocheting the Minnie Mouse hat and diaper cover for my baby's Photoshoot. (Idea from RepeatCrafterMe.com - Mickey and Minnie Mouse hat - Mickey and Minnie mouse diaper cover). So far this is my progress:

Here is my baby girl modeling her Minnie Mouse hat

- Take my baby to her three-month photo shoot at Reel Photography Studio.
- Start working on a crochet pattern for a pair of sneakers requested by my husband's cousin in Florida (Let's see how that goes :-/ ... Lol!)
- Then what better way to end the weekend then by singing praises to the Lord at Sunday service.  A great culmination to a busy weekend.

I hope you enjoy your weekend. Stay safe and be blessed.

Psalm 143:5

I remember the days of long ago; I meditate on all yourworks and consider what your hands have done.

Cupcake Binkie Clip

When I was writing the pattern for my cupcake design (If you haven't seen it yet you can check it out here -> Cupcake Pattern ), I ended up creating more cupcakes than I knew what to do with.  I created so many in hopes that I could perfect the pattern.

Well today I dressed my baby in a beautiful turquoise outfit, which happened to match the color of one of the cupcakes that I made.  Seeing that the Easter bunny Binkie clip that I created for her was in need of cleaning, I realized she needed another one. (By the way these Binkie clips help me to prevent losing or misplacing her pacifiers all the time like I used to.). So I took one of the extra cupcakes that I had laying around, stitched up a chain cord and attached it to her pacifier ... and this is the end result ...

I would love to see what kind of ideas you come up with for this cupcake pattern.  And I love hearing your feedback.  Don't forget to leave your comments.

Cupcake Pattern

I realize in our family that spring is a busy time for celebrations, and most of them are birthdays.  So I came up with an idea to gift to those who will be celebrating a birthday.  This is a cupcake pattern that I created.  I think it would be a great idea to make a keychain out of it.

What you'll need:

- a brown and colorful yarn (You can use any bright color to do the frosting)

- Scissors

- Place marker

- Crochet needle (5 mm)

CUPCAKE BOTTOM.

Start off using a crochet Magic Ring (mr) 

(see the following tutorial video to learn how:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLUaywX0-WE)

1) 6 sc

2)  2 sc in each st (12 st)

3) (1 sc, 1 sc, 2 sc in next st) repeat to end. (16 st)

4) 16 sc on back side of loop of stitch (16 st)

5-6) 16 sc

Sl st in next st and bind off

CUPCAKE FROSTING

Start with Magic Ring

1) 6 sc

2) 2 sc in each st (12 st)

3) (2 sc in each st) repeat to end (24 st)

4) (1 sc, 1 sc, 2 sc in next st) repeat to end, sl st in outside loop (facing you) of next st. (32 st)

5) Ch 2, 1 sc in same outside loop, then (2 sc in each outside loop of st) repeat to end, sl st to join (64 st)

(Connect Frosting to Bottom)

6) Starting from the frosting, put needle through first INSIDE loop (away from you) of stitch from the previous row (you just finished working on the OUTSIDE loop of the stitch).  Put needle through a stitch on the last row of the Cupcake Bottom piece, yo, and pull yarn completely through.

7) Skip one loop on the FROSTING piece and insert your needle, then put needle through the next st on the BOTTOM piece (do not skip a st on the bottom piece), yo, and pull yarn completely through.  Stuff the piece then continue this until the end.  

Sl st to finish row and bind off.  

Hide loose ends using a tapestry needle.

*** You may make and sell products from my patterns but if you do I ask that you link back to my post. Please do not copy and post this pattern and claim it as your own. Please do not re-publish photo's as your own.***

BLOG - April 2013: Special Occasions

This past week was so hectic but it was such a blessing for our family.  My baby girl Denali is only two months old but since she was born we knew we wanted to dedicate her to The Lord.  And what's more, she was dedicated on Easter Sunday, so it's a day we won't soon forget.

Her godmother and Noemi decorated the church for the ceremony and her home for the celebration.  She did such an amazing job.  Noemi found two beautiful dresses for our baby girl (one white and one lime green) and decided to do the color theme based off of the dress colors.

She also created a little white crown for baby to wear during the ceremony.  Our baby was so adorable that day.  After the ceremony, my husband and I handed out little triangular shaped boxes that looked like angels and inside were coconut truffles (created by Noemi) then afterwards, we gathered at Noemi's house to celebrate the dedication.  She had a beautiful green and white table set with hors d'oeuvres ready for all the guests.

This is Noemi and her husband, Alex

The hors d'oeuvres consisted of small pieces of broccoli, cauliflower with a green ranch-like dip, some green grapes, white goat cheese, green olives and coconut truffles.  Also for drinks she provided green lime-aid.  Then for dinner there was the traditional puertorican food: white rice, beans, pork and yellow rice.  

All in all we had such a great time.  Everything that day was beautiful and perfect.

So how did you spend your Easter weekend?  I would love to hear from you.