Happy Independence Day to all freedom loving Americans!

My first challenge entry!  Please enjoy this tiny crocheted beer.  I was fooling around with some yarn scraps after I learned to make crocheted I-cord.  What fun!

I saw this project on Craft Bits  (http://www.craftbits.com/project/morocco-bangle)
awhile back and decided to make a bracelet for my niece who's turning 21 on the 21st.  After I made a nice batch of bead soup, it was a very quick, easy and fun project with nice results.

I recently accepted the challenge of a commission for a pink wiener dog.  The body is based on the crocheted kitten, made much longer of course.  The head was a learning experience!  Wiggly eyes and the pompom nose were lucky thrift store finds.  His/her mouth is a thin strip of felt glued on.  My client seemed well pleased.

I've come down with a mild case of "softie fever" and was smitten with Mad Dog from "Softies Only A Mother Could Love".  Then, a friend gave me a couple yards of black suede-like fabric.  Destiny!  My sewing machine thread kept breaking though and I sewed him by hand.



Beetle Bug was the inspiration for this one.  She's sewn from fabric scraps and her gingham legs have quilt batting filling for added body.

Pink octopus has a pet puppy.  The stuffed dog is about 3", to give an idea of the scale.

Here's a small art quilt (6" X 5") I crafted using techniques I learned from Susan Shie at Turtle Art Camp.  Multicolor embroidery embellishes the applique and creates the quilting, bugle beads and seed beads add pizazz. 
These are so much fun to make!

Here's a rug made of recycled T-shirt yarn.  All the rows are worked from right to left, no turning at the end of the row. The long tails are tied to form the fringe. 

Here's the crocheted kitten I made from this pattern

http://marmaladerose.blogspot.com/2009/04/crochet-kitten-pattern.html

and some 25 cent yarn from the thrift store.