Pintrest, Ravelry, and Etsy... Oh My!!

So if you haven't heard of these amazing websites, I'm obsessed, and you should check them out.  Not a day goes by that I don't spend at least a little quality time on Pintrest; where just a few minutes of surfing can lead to tons of ideas for crafts, food, vacations and practically anything else you can think of.  Only problem is... it's a bit addicting!  And the best part is, once you pin something, you can find it forever.  No more bookmarking in my browser, pinning s where its at!

Ravelry, on the other hand, not so addicting, but very helpful!  The site has literally thousands upon thousands of patterns for knit or crochet and searching the site is easy.  Or you can browse... want a cowl? A scarf? An adorable little baby jacket?  They have the pattern for you.  Not all of them are free, but because I am cheap, I know that most of them are, and that comes in handy when you want to create a project for just the cost of yarn.

Finally, Etsy.  This little gem is a shopper's paradise (and also great for getting the crafty ideas flowing).  You can buy almost anything here, from Harry Potter macbook decals (I love mine, thank you very much), to felt pincushions, to caffeine molecule earrings (A great gift for any coffee-dependent chemist you may know), to beautiful knits.  They really have it all...

For any crafter, or wanna-be crafter, these sites offer a great place to get ideas, find neat stuff on the web, or just waste a couple hours.  Try them, just just may get hooked!

Bootie Time!

It's a girl!!

Quite a few people I know are having a baby soon (or trying really hard to be having a baby soon), and that means that I needed to find a good baby pattern or project that works up fairly quickly and is cute.  My recent go-to baby gift for my cousins has been amigurumi, but they are really just too time consuming for everyone to get one!

What I stumbled across instead was this adorable bootie pattern from Crochet Dreamz.  I worked it up a couple times following the pattern, but then I started to get creative and added my own touch to the finishing of the booties.  I think either way they turned out really cute and worked up in a few hours, so an easy gift overall.

I hope the people who get them love them as much as I do! :)  

Little man loafers...

For twin girls