crocheting... a fabric bowl

when i was little... like 6 years old... i wanted to learn how to crochet... my mom showed me how to do the simple chain stitch...

i remember sitting and chaining a whole skein of yarn... 

one skein turned into more skeins... and i remember gifting those LONG chains to family and friends... {they must have been thrilled...}

then... i started taking crochet lessons from a neighbors grandmother... the first project i wanted to make was and easter outfit... whoa! can't even imagine now what that would have looked like but it's a pretty funny memory to think that i was that ambitious...

i settled on making granny square slippers... with pom poms on the toes... they were red and white... and i gave them to my mom for christmas that year... i'm pretty certain that she still has them tucked away somewhere :)

anyhow... i've been wanting to give something a try for a while now... crocheting with material strips... 

i tried it out the other day and am pretty excited...

i started going in a circle...

and kept going and going...

{love the colorful stitches}

i made a bowl...

with fun colored scraps that i had...

i think i'd like to make a few more...

they'll make for cute storage in my creative space...

do you like the top edge plain or do you think it needs a little ruffled or scalloped trim?

i'm on the fence and would love your input...

have a happy day~

angie

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a happy day surprise

a while back my mom and i were talking about restarting something we did a couple of years ago... 

we each take some time to gather things that we know the other one will love and enjoy... we package it up all cute... and we call it a happy day surprise...

i stopped over at my moms yesterday and she surprised me with one...

check out the goodness in this basket below...

i was pretty excited because i get to keep the basket, too... {i kinda have a thing for wire baskets... locker baskets, egg baskets... that type of thing}... look at the tiny red thimble sitting on top of the glass vials of red and white beads... {love}

a close up... cute, patterned favor cups {by martha stewart}... a hand knit dish cloth with a cherry pattern... a neat, old vanilla bottle with smash booking trinkets {metal tags, snowflakes and brads}... some red piping to be used as a trim on something... red and white striped ribbon...

 i mentioned to her that i would love to have some red and pink flowers like the ones she made for maizie and marina that they wore in their christmas picture {see here}... she made me two of each... can't wait to add the red and pink ones to their headband/neck warmer and hat for valentine's day... so cute! {i think i'll even turn one into a pin for me :)}...

and see that little heart punch peeking out of there? i have some big plans for it... {thanks, mom}... this basket made my day...

 i've already started collecting things for the one i'm putting together for my mom... she'll be receiving her surprise one happy day in february...

{if you were to receive a surprise like this... what types of things would make you happy?}

have a happy day~

angie