Spread Happiness With Eeyore Re-DUX

Well I'd like to start off  by telling all of Eeyores adoring fans sorry for the wait. He is now back and here to stay. He has even brought some of his friends from the 100 Acre Wood along with him they will be joining the fray in the weeks to come. If your new to baby crafts and are just tuning in to my whimsical ramblings. Welcome you've come at a very serendipitous time!

I have a very unique line up of crafts for your crochet pleasure. You don't crochet well you should but I have other things planned as well for those of you think crochet is just for old ladies. But today is "a day of days" not for new comers but for my loyal fans. I could ramble all day ( I'm so excited) but I won't. I know you all want to download  and start crafting or adding this craft to your collection. So look below.

Click the image download the pdf everyone should know the procedures when it comes to pdf files. But If you don't here's the instruction from my last post Spread Happiness With Eeyore.

If you'd rather click a text link then here you go. Eeyore Crochet Pattern Hosted by Mediafire.

  The above is what yours should look like when your finished with this awesome pattern. My niece loves this it's still in her room sitting on her bed whenever I go to visit (it's still there ; )). You won't find a Eeyore crochet pattern as good as this anywhere else folks.

What you'll need to use the Eeyore crochet pattern:


A pdf reader I have mentioned them before grab either FoxIt or Adobe Reader.


Now click the link below to download the pdf and get started!!

I  will try and redirect anyone who is still viewing  the old post to this one. I'm not s good with coding so...If that doesn't quite work out you'll know why xD.

Any-who enjoy that baby craft brought to you by baby crafts. I'm starting a Pintrest account soon as well so look out for that.  

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Valentine Flower Crafts for Kids

Bouquet of Flowers Card

 Hello my readers! Been a little busy lately but I have a new craft for you guys to try out.

      That's the good news. The bad news is I'm gonna have to take away the Eeyore download link :( sorry

You will need:

• Thin card and paper in assorted colours - eg white, red and green
• Paper punch - daisy - approximately 2.5cm diameter
• Paper punch - very small flower - approximately 0.75cm diameter (optional)
• Small foam or paper heart shape
• Mini 3-D double-sided adhesive foam pads
• PVA glue, glue stick or double-sided adhesive tape
• Pencil, ruler, scissors and felt-tip pens or coloured pencils
• Envelope

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Spread Happiness With Eeyore

  CHECK OUT THE RE-DUX EEYORE IS BACK AND HERE TO STAY












Very busy day yesterday sorry I didn't get to post a pattern that. I promised but life happens I guess. So I wanted to make this post special. That's when I had a great Idea. Why not give the people what they have been asking about?

  Eeyore Is back for a limited time. I'm getting tired of so many people asking me about this pattern via e-mail. So I thought "I'm uploading it again". It's going to be up for about a week. So get it while you can!

  The above is what yours should look like when your finished with this awesome pattern. My niece loves this it's still in her room sitting on her bed whenever I go to visit. You won't find a Eeyore crochet pattern as good as this anywhere else folks.

What you'll need to use the Eeyore crochet pattern.


A pdf reader I have mentioned them before grab either FoxIt or Adobe Reader.


Now click the link below to download the pdf and get started!!

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So You Wanna Crochet?

Time for steps 3-5. Lets begin shall we.

Crochet: 

Tools of the Trade Crochet

Left to Right: Clover Takumi Set, Boye Aluminum Set, Crystal Palace (bamboo),
Boye Size P (grey), Boye Size Q (blue)

Of course you need more than whats in the image above. You'll need tapestry needles, some clover lock stitch markers small and jumbo, a stitch counter(for more advanced patterns) and of course a clover yarn cutter.

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A Very Simple Decoupage Tutorial

What You'll Need(Now In Color : 0):

-Something to decoupage on:  Old shoe-boxes can be a great place to start (and are free so there's nothing lost if you screw it up) but pretty much anything can be decoupaged as I'm sure you've seen around here. (Wooden items like tables or cigar boxes, plastics like suitcases, metals like the ever popular Altoid tin, glass vases and such - if it holds still it can be decoupaged.) For this I used a small chocolates box.

-Something to decoupage onto your object: This can be pictures from magazines, pretty paper napkins, stamps, some fabrics, comic books, old sewing patterns, etc. It's generally best to stick with something in the fiber family (papers and fabrics) and be fairly thin because you want your glue to get a really good hold. For this I used images of print fabrics from catalogs and magazines.

-Decoupage medium: You can use Mod Podge (available in matte or shiny finishes), other commercial products or just plain white school glue watered down (equal parts glue and water), which is what I like to use.

-Brush for the medium

-Scissors: To trim up your images...  I recommend using scissors that you don't mind getting a bit messy since you're dealing with glue.
-OPTIONAL Brush for paint & paint: I like to paint my object before I start just in case I don't completely cover the surface with my images or in case they are transparent. I used white acrylic craft paint.

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Recycle Old Clothes Into Something New

This is a Follow Up To: So They Don't Drive You Insane



In this post I'm going to tell you some ways in which you can recycle your winter clothes into summer clothes. There is one thing you need to know about turning you long sleeve shirts into short sleeve ones. The back of the sleeve is always shorter.


1. Make a sleeveless shirt. Remove the sleeves from a shirt. Turn the edges of the armhole over twice and stitch a narrow hem. Add lace to the neckline or armholes.

2. Make a short sleeve shirt. Cut and hem long sleeves into short sleeves. Try cutting sleeves to three-quarters of the original length. Add a cuff, lace or small ruffle of contrasting color to the hemline of the sleeve.

3. Shorten a shirt. Cut and gather the hemline. Place a buttonhole at the front or side of the hemline for a colorful drawstring. Tie the drawstring into a bow or double knot.

4. Make a vest. Remove the sleeves from a zippered sweatshirt. Finish the edges of the armhole if desired. Recycle the fabric into pockets for the inside or outside of the vest. Try inserting a pouched pocket along the side seams.

5. Make a jacket. Cut and hem a coat. Recycle the fabric into pockets or a belt for a different coat. Gather the hemline or add a cuffed waistband. Change the buttons.

6. Make shorts or capri pants. Cut and hem pants. Try fraying the hemline or rolling it into a cuff. Add a small bow or fabric flower to the outside of the cuff.

7. Make something new. Change a pair of pants into a cute summer skirt. Recycle fabric into a bikini, tube top or halter top.

8. Make loungewear or pajamas. Remove collars, sleeves or pant leg elastics from comfy, soft garments. Leave hemlines unfinished.

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Designing Hats

This is a Follow Up To: So They Don't Drive You Insane

Hey below is an article on how to design a hat, a straw hat to be exact. Their are other ways to design a hat, but since it's summer I decided to post a straw hat guide.


You can create a custom-made straw hat by using simple techniques and tools that have been adopted from the days of the pioneers. All you need is good quality rye straw, a darning needle, doubled twine string, an upholstery needle, and grosgrain ribbon.

The first step is...

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Designing sandals

Follow Up To: So They Don't Drive You Insane

This instructional video shows you how to make sandals out of old jeans. The finished product doesn't look to bad either check it out.

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Make Your Own Play Dough

Kool-Aid Play Dough

Below is a recipe to make your own play dough enjoy.

2 1/2 cups flour
1 cup salt
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 cups boiling water
2 packages unsweetened Kool-Aid

Mix dry ingredients. Add oil and water. Wearing gloves, knead for 10 minutes. Store in zip lock bag in refrigerator.

Notes:

1. Your hands may smell of the Kool-Aid flavor even with gloves.
2. Kool-Aid is a powdered drink mix sold in North America. Parents just add sugar and water to make the drink. The powder has both flavoring and color which makes it great for this craft.

This more or less a follow up to the clay molding activity. That I mentioned in the last post. After you have made the play dough. You should try completing some of the activities in this book it's very fun.

Create Anything With Clay

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So They Don't Drive You Insane

The summer break can get very boring for children. They love being out of school, but daytime TV can drive them crazy, not to mention the fact that they got tired of playing with all their new holiday toys about 2 days after the holiday. So how do you keep kids busy during the holiday break? Well you could always give them chores to do....I'm only kidding. One of the best ways to keep kids busy during the holiday break is crafts. Crafts take a lot of time and keep kids interested in what they are doing. Before they know it, it will be time for them to go back to school.

Here are some off the top of my head. That will keep you and the kids busy. Some of them can get a little messy lol.

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Clay modeling
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Acrylic painting| ages 10+|
+ Finger painting

Simple sewing projects (Id say around age 8 with supervision)
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Designing sandals and hats
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T-shirt painting for this if you wanna try with younger childen you can. Just dip their hand in some paint and press it on a shirt. Just make sure you clean their hands afterward' s cause you child will to eat it.
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Make some wind chimes. (very easy to make)
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Key Charms you know those little things that go key rings.
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Turn your winter clothes in to summer clothes. A snip here and a snip there with some scissors, and you can add some nice additions to your wardrobe.

There's a whole lot more stuff you can do. Also I'll be explaining how to do some of this stuff in later articles.

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Making Gel Candles for Fun & Profit

Candle making is by no means a dangerous affair and is often an activity that is fun for all the family however people should follow some very basic safety precautions.


Making Gel Candles for Fun & Profit
By: A Graf
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There are a few items you will need to gather before you can start making your gel candles. The most basic are supply containers, gels, pans, wicks, and of course, your kitchen range. Below is a detailed list of the items you will need, and most of these items are available at your local craft and variety stores.

Containers: It's best to use a heat resistant glass, but there are also many types of glass and acrylics.

Materials: Gel Wax, Paraffin when specified in a recipe, candle scent, candle dye, wick, wick clip, and wick base.

Supplies: Craft sticks, knife, spoon, candy thermometer, pliers, small sauce pan, double boiler for paraffin when used, cooking oil spray, non-stick cookie sheet, ice cream scoop, ice pick, Potato peeler for the dye, stove burner, small deep metal pans, and molds.

Wicks & Clips: Use large bleached wicks. Gel candles burn longer than paraffin candles so a large wick is required for the additional burn time. Do not use wire wicks these will leave debris in the gel. Use a metal base clip and crimp it to one end of the wick with pliers or use a small washer.

Dyes & Scents: Candles dyes are great to use because their color is translucent. Crayons can also be used if the proper dyes are not available at your local stores. Candle dyes come in different forms, from wax squares, to liquids and powders. You can mix colors to form additional colors. Scents are fun to add to make the candle fragrant. Scents come in the form of oil based liquids, pellets and wax solids. You add scent before pouring the candle this avoids evaporation.

Additives & Release Agents: If using paraffin, add stearic acid to increase the hardness and raise the melting point. Use spray cooking oil or silicone spray to aid in the release of the molds.

Submerged Objects: In order to submerge objects in your gel candles they must be resistant to burning and melting. Items that work well are buttons, marbles, toys and jewels. Do not use highly flammable items. Some objects will float so you may have to add the items as the gel cools and thickens. This is where the craft sticks or knife comes in handy. You can push items down that float to the top.

Heating Wax: Paraffin should be heated to 130 degrees F to 140 degrees F. The melting point of gel wax is between 160 degrees and 170 degrees F. If you are melting Paraffin you should always use a double boiler. Gel wax can be heated directly on the burner set at a medium to low heat. Tip: Tear gel into small pieces to control the amount of bubbles.

CAUTION: Always be careful when melting wax. It is highly flammable. Make sure your area is well ventilated. Never leave unattended or around young children without supervision.

Clean Up: Use dish soap and hot water to clean utensils, counter tops and tools. Run paraffin under hot water then under soapy water. You can scrape wax off counter tops, or use small amounts of turpentine to aid in removal (be sure to test first).

Once you learn to create your candles create a business plan and decide on what market to target for your product. You could do theme candles such as weddings, birthdays, etc. Possbily decide on making recipe candles, or whatever great ideas you may have.

Then discover where to sell your candles such as craft shows, sell them on ebay, create your own web site, take them to work, set up trade shows, contact local gift shops and talk with others about selling or starting a new business.

Resources for Candle making/Selling: The Ultimate Gel Candle Book

Article Source: EzineArticles.com

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Neck Tie Fathers Day Card

Here's something cool you and your kid can make for daddy this fathers day. Bare with me as I am using my Sloppy Diagrams again in this tutorial.

Materials

• 1 Piece of 4 x 4 two sided paper (for tie)
• 1 Piece of 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 if that's to small try 5 1/2 x 4 1/2 for shirt
• Pair of Scissors
  

Step #1: Start by folding your 4 x 4 two sided piece of paper into a triangle.




Step #2: Open the triangle back up and use the center fold as a guide so you can fold each corner into the center.

Step 3#: You should now have sort of a cone shaped piece of paper then flip it over to it front side.



Step 4#: Now that you have flipped onto its front side the side with the colors showing. Lets make the front knot of the neck tie. Fold the top down about 3/4 of the way.



Step #5: Then take the point and fold it back up not to the top but about halfway.



Step 6#: Now you see where the tip ended up after the fold you that as a guide and fold the paper up.



Step #7: After that all you have to do is. Flip it over again and repeat step #2 and you should have your necktie.
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Next Make A Simple Shirt For Your Neck Tie
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No Sloppy Diagrams for this it's just tooo easy.

Step #1: Grab your 5 1/2 x 4 1/2 two sided paper. Fold it an inch of the way down.

Step #2: Now open it up make a cut on each side leaving about 1 1/2 in.

Step #3: Then fold each side into the middle.



The image above is what a finished product should look like with a little more work. Have fun making one of these.

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Rapid Fire Marshmallow Shooter

What's better than a Marshmallow Shooter? A Rapid Fire Marshmallow Shooter! Check out the video.

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Marshmallow Shooter

Ever just get the urge to shoot marshmallow's at things. You may not have but your kid probably has. I present to you the idea a marshmallow shooter. The best thing is I'm gonna tell you exactly how to make one. Followed by a video that's gonna show you how to make a better one. Let's get started shall we.

Materials

• A 10ft 1/2 inch PVC Pipe
• A Saw doesn't really matter what kind
• Measuring Tape
• Two 90 Degree Elbows(smooth)
• Two T's
• Two Caps
• A Marker(to mark off measurements)
• Sandpaper
  

Making The Marshmallow Shooter
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Step #1: Make four 3in pieces so take you measuring tape out hook it at the beginning of you 10ft PVC and make a mark at every 3in, 3|6|9|12|.

Step #2: Now it's time for you to cut and sand down the burs around the edge and the inside of your pipes.

Step #3: On to the measuring and cutting two 5in pieces take you measuring tape out hook it at the beginning of you 10ft PVC and make a mark at every 5in, 5|10|. After you've done that, Just repeat step #2.

Step #4: Make one 7in cut and repeat step #2.

Step #5: Layout all you materials you should have four 3in two 5in and last but not least one 7in.

Step #6: Now it's time for the two 90 degree elbows, the two T's and two caps. Your gonna use them to connect all the pieces, like in the sloppy diagram below. It's the best I could lol.

And that's the tutorial hope it helped. Have fun shooting marshmallow's.

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Kirigami??? What's that

Kirigami is kinda like origami but with a Craft Knife. The video below will help you to better understand.

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Matching Hooded Sweater For Cute Bunny

As promised here the pattern for the matching cute bunny hooded sweater. I was gonna put some bunny ears on the hood but, I dunno might be to much.

Hooded sweater{Matches The Cute Bunny}

Measurements
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To fit ages |0-3 |3-6 |6-9 |9-12 |12-24 |months

Actual Measurements
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Chest| 48 ||53|| 57|| 62|| 66| cm

Length To Shoulder| 24|| 26|| 28|| 30|| 34| cm

Sleeve Length| 14 ||16 ||18 ||20|| 22| cm

Materials
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4(4:5:5:6) 50g balls of Debbie Bliss cashmerino aran in pale blue
Pair of 5mm knitting needles

Tension
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18 sts and 24 rows to 10cm square over st st using 5mm needles.

Abbreviations
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see the Abbreviations post

Back
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With 5mm needles cast on 46(50:54:58:62) sts.
Beg with a k row work in st st until back measures
24(26:28:30:34) cm from cast on edge, ending with a p row.

Shape shoulders
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Cast off 13(14:15:16:17) sts at beg of next 2 rows.
Cast off rem 20(22:24:26:28) sts.

Front
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Work exactly as given for back until 16 rows less than back to shoulder have been worked
Divide for front opening
Next row (right side) K23(25:27:29:31) sts,
turn and work on these sts only for first side of front, leave
sts on a spare needle
Next row P to end
Next row K21(23:25:27:29), m1, k2
Next row P to end
Next row K21(23:25:27:29), m1, k3.
Next row P to end.
Cont to inc one st as set on 5 foll right side rows, 30(32:34:36:38)
P 1 row.

Shape Shoulder
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Next row (right side) Cast off 13(14:15:16:17) sts,
k a further 7(8:9:10:11) sts, m1, k to end.
Next row P18(19:20:21:22) sts, leave these sts on a holder.
With right side facing, join yarn to rem sts on-spare
needle, k to end.
Next row p to end
Next row k2, m1, k 21(23:25:27:29) sts
Next row p to end
Next row k3, m1, k 21(23:25:27:29) sts
Cont to inc st as set on 6 foll right side rows, 31(33:35:37:39) sts.
Next row (WS) cast off 13(14:15:16:17) sts, P to end.

Hood
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Next row(right side) [K10, m1, k8(9:10:11:12)] across sts of right, cast on 38(40:42:44:46) sts for back then [k8(9:10:11:12) m1, k10] across sts of left front,76(80:84:88:92) sts.
Beg with a p row, work a further 35(37:39:41:43) rows in st st.
Cast off

Sleeves
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With 5mm needles, cast on 30(32:34:36:38) sts.
Beg with a k row, work 8(8:10:10:12) rows in st st.
Inc row K3, m1 k to last 3 sts, m1 k3.
Beg with a p row, work 3 rows in st st.
Rep the last 4 rows until there are 42(46:50:54:58) sts.
Cont straight until sleeve measures 16(18:20:22:24)cm from cast on edge, enough with a p row.
Cast off.

To Finish
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Join shoulder seams. With centre of cast off edge of sleeve to shoulder, sew on sleeves. Join side and sleeve seam. With right sides together fold hood in half and join cast off edges. Join cast on edge of hood to cast off sts of back neck.

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Cute Bunny Rabbit

Back again presenting another baby craft

Cute Bunny Rabbit
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Measurements
Approximately 28cm, excluding ears

Materials

• Two 50g balls of Debbie Bliss cashmerino aran in Duck Egg
• Small amount of cream yarn for pom-pom tail
• Pair of 3 1/4 knitting needles
• Washable polyester toy stuffing
• Grey embroidery wool for features

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Tension

23 sts and 32 rows to 10cm square over st st using
3 1/4mm needles

Abbreviations
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m1L= inserting left needle from front, lift stand
between sts and k into back of it so base of made st
slants to the left

m1R= inserting left needle from the back, lift stand
between sts and k into front of it so base of made st
slants to the right

Face
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With 3 1/4mm needles cast on 9 sts.
1st row: (right side) Kfb, k6, kfb, kl.
2nd row: and every wrong side row P.
3rd row: Kfb, k4, m1R, k1, m1L, k3, kfb, k1, 15 sts.
5th row: Kfb, k6, m1R, k1, m1L, k5, kfb, k1, 19 sts.
7th row: Kfb, k8, m1R, k1, m1L, k7, kfb, k1, 23 sts.
9th row: Kfb, k9, m1R, k3, m1L, k8, kfb, k1, 27 sts.
11th row: Kfb, k10, m1R, k5, m1L, k9, kfb, k1, 31 sts.
13th row: K11, k2tog, k5, skpo, k11, 29 sts.
15th row: K10, k2tog, k5, skpo, k10, 27 sts.
17th row: K1, k2tog, k6, k2tog, k5, skpo, k6, skpo, k1, 23 sts.
19th row: K1, k2tog, k4, k2tog, k5, skpo, k2, skpo, k1, 19 sts.
21st row: K1, k2tog, k2, k2tog, k5, skpo, k2, skpo, k1, 15 sts.
21st row: K1, [k2tog] twice, k5, [skpo] twice, k1, 11 sts.
P 1 row.
Cast off.

Back
Gusset
With 3 1/4mm needles, cast on 22 sts. Beg with a k row, work 6 rows in st st. Cont in st st, dec one st at each end of next 8 rows, 6 sts. Cast off.

Back
With right side facing. pick up and k42 sts around shaped edge of gusset. Beg with a p row, work 15 rows in st st.

Dec row(right side)
K1, [k2tog] 10 times, [skpo] 10 times k1, 22 sts. Beg with a p row, work 11 rows in st st

Shape Armholes
Cast off 2 sts at beg of next 2 rows, 18 sts.

Dec row (right side)
K1, k2tog, k to last 3 sts, skpo, k1, 16 sts. Work 5 rows in st st.

Shape Shoulders
Cast off 3 sts at beg of next 2 rows, 10 sts. Work 2 rows in st st.

Shape Back of head
Inc row (right side) Kfb, k to last, 2 sts, kfb, k1, 12 sts, Cont in st st, inc in this way at each end of next 3 right side rows, 18 sts. Work 5 rows in st st. Dec one st at each en of the next row and 4 foll right side rows, 18 sts. cast off.

Front
With 3 1/4mm needles, cast on 22 sts. Beg with a k row, work 16 rows, st st. Dec on st at each end of next row, 20 sts. Work 11 rows in st st.

Shape Armholes
Cast off 2 sts at beg of next 2 rows, 16 sts.

Dec row (right side) K1, k2tog, k to last 3 sts, skpo, k1, 14 sts. Work 5 rows in st st.

Shape Shoulders
Cast off 2 sts at beg of next 2 rows, 10 sts.

Dec row (right side) K1, k2tog, k to last 3 sts, skpo, k1, 8 sts. Work 2 rows in st st. Cast off.

Legs
With 3 1/4mm needles, cast on 5 sts. 1st row (right side) [ktb] 4 times, k1 9 sts.
P 1 row. Inc one st at each end of next row and roll 2 right side rows, 15 sts. Work 17 rows in st st.

Shape Thighs
1st row (right side) K6, [kfb] twice, k7, 17 sts. Working one more st before and sfter incs, inc 2 sts in this way at centre of next 5 right side rows, 27 sts. Work 9 rows in st st **.

Next row (right side) K11, skpo, k1, k2rog, k11, 25 sts, P 1 row.
Next row (right side0 K10, skpo, k1, k2rog, k10, 23 sts, P 1 row. Cast off.

Arms
Work as given for Legs to **. Shape top Cast off 2 sts at beg of next 2 rows. 11 sts. Dec one st at each end of next row. 9 sts.
P 1 row.
Cast off.

Ears
With 3 1/4mm needles, cast on 7 sts

1st row (right side) kfb, k to last 2 sts, kfb, k1, 9sts.
2nd row K1, p to last st, k1. Cont in st st with k1 edge sts, inc one st at each end of next 3 right side rows. 15 sts. Work 31 rows straight.

Dec row (right side) K2, skpo, k to last 4 sts, k2tog,
k2. 13 sts.
Dec in this way at each end of next 2 right side rows,
9 sts. Work 1 row. Cast off.

To Finish
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Join inside leg seams. Stuff legs. Flatten tops of legs and slip stitch closed. Join back to front at side seams. Sew legs to cast on edge of front, then to cast on edge of back join arm seams. stuff arms. stuff body to armholes. join arm seams. stuff arms. Stuff body to armholes. join shoulder and set in arms. Add more stuffing to body through neck hole. Fold cast on edge of face in half and join for chin seam. Join face to back of the head, leaving a gap at the top. Stuff face. Roll cast off edges of ears and set ears into gap at top of head, closing seam between ears. Add more stuffing to head, Join face to neck. Using Grey embroidery thread and face shaping as a guide to placing features, embroider nose, mouth and eyes, pulling thread through head to indent eyes slightly. Make a pom-pom from cream yarn and sew on for tail.

Well finally finished with this one, its a really nice finished product. If it's to plain you can always just rework the pattern to suit your own sense of style. Oh yeah I have a nice matching hooded sweater pattern for this that I will be posting soon. So look out for that in the mean time have fun making this

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Embroidered Raglan Sweater [Baby Craft]

Size 1 (3-6 months)
To Fit Chest: 46cm||Width: 55cm||Length: 24.5cm||Sleeve: 16cm
Size 2 (6-9 months)
To Fit Chest: 52cm||Width: 58cm||Length: 28.5cm||Sleeve: 31cm
Size 3 (9-12 months)
To Fit Chest: 52cm||Width: 61cm||Length: 31.5cm||Sleeve: 21cm


Tension
18 stitches and 25 rows to 10cm square measured over stocking
stitch on 4mm needles. Always work a tension swatch and change needles accordingly if
necessary.

Materials
Any medium-weight or dk yarn, such as
Rowan Hand knit DK Cotton

A (red) 5(5:5) x 50g balls

B (pink) 1(1:1) x 50g balls
Oddments of yarn for embroidery1 pair each of 3.75mm and 4mm knitting needles. Large sewing needle 3 small buttons, different colors and designs.

Tech Tips
The only special techniques required are increasing and decreasing and knitting through the
back of the loops for the full fashioning detail. When knitting fully-fashioned garment,
work the increases and decreases 3 stitches in from the outside edge.

Knitting the back and front
With 3.75mm needles and yarn B, cast on 53 (57:63) stitches. Change to 4mm needles and yarn A and continue in stocking stitch - one row knit, one row purl alternately - until work measures 13 (15: 17)cm from cast-on edge, ending with a wrong side row.

Shape raglan
Cast off 2 stitches at beginning of next 2 rows. Decrease 1 stitch at each end of next and every alternate row until 19 (21:23) stitches remain. Cast off.
Knitting the sleeves
With 3.75mm needles and yarn B, cast on 33 (35:37) stitches. Change to 4mm needles and yarn A and continue in stocking stitch, increasing 1 stitch at each end of 5th and every following 6th (8th:6th) row until 45 (47:53) stitches remain. Continue without shaping until work measures 16(19:21)cm from cast edge.

Shape raglan
Cast off 2 stitches at beginning of next 2 rows. decrease 1 stitch at each end of next and every alternate row until 11 (11:13) stitches remain. Cast off.

Making up sweater
Sew any yarn ends. Lay out all finished pieces. Press gently with a steam iron, taking care not to flatten the rib. Join both sleeves to back raglan seams and left sleeve to front raglan seam.

Knitting button band
With 3.75mm needles and yarn A, and with right side facing, pick up and knit 32(34:38) stitches up right sleeve raglan, 10(10:12) stitches across sleeve top, 19 (21:23) stitches across front, and 32 (34:38) stitches down front raglan, 122(130:146) stitches.

Make button holes
Knit 8 (8:9) stitches, * with yarn forward knit 2 together, knit 8(9:10), repeat from * with yarn forward knit 2 together, knit to end. Change to yarn B and knit 1 row.


Note

• Pattern #1: Is Stem Stitch
• Pattern #2: Is Satin Stitch
• Pattern #3: Is Running Stitch
• Pattern #4: Is French Knot
  

Embroidering the sweater
Using oddments of yarn, embroider simple running stitch around each edge of the sweater, up the sides and around the cuffs. Using the embroidery template as a guide, copy the flower motif using simple stem stitch, running stitch, satin stitch and french knots. Alternatively work a design of your own to personalize you garment.

Finishing the sweater
Sew buttons onto shoulder bands to align with button holders. Join side and sleeve seams.

That was a monster lol. I'm gonna need to recover after this one. Have fun making it, Lord knows I had fun writting it (not really) lol.

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Decoupage Ideas

I'm back again with some more info on Decoupage. I found some good sites with a bunch more ideas and articles that might interest those who are into Decoupage artwork. These sites are in no specific order.

Site #1: Make your Own Baby Crafts. This site has number of useful articles you might want to take a look at. The link above is one of those and, it's about how to make a baby craft using the art of Decoupage.





Site #2: DiY Network. Another good site features a lot of do it yourself projects. It features ideas for fun Decoupage projects. Clicking the link above will send you directly to the Decoupage tutorial section of the site.



Site #3: Michaels.com. Operates specialty retail stores which provide a large assortment of general crafts, home decor items, picture framing materials and services, art and hobby supplies, party supplies, silk and dried flowers, wearable art, and seasonal and holiday merchandise. The above sends you to a tutorial. It shows you how to make the what is featured in the image on the right.


Site #4: Flickr.com. Well you all know what Flickr is I assume. So no real explanation except it leads to a very interesting photo. I think anyone who is interested in Decoupage should have a look at it.

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Decoupage: I Got The Materials Now What!?

|Prelude|: As with all art you will need to have an idea.

Step 1|First Things First: Prepare your surface you should start by making sure it's clean. Then paint and seal it.

Step 2|What Comes Next?: Cut out your pictures using your Craft knife, or School Scissors for your kid.

Step 3|Uhuh Now What?: Now you will want to arrange the pictures in an order that you like. Just for reference from my own experience. The first arrangement is always subject to change. Nothing is really set in stone until you add the glue. Then it's still not set in stone it's set in glue so..... anyway. The images you like can go any which way you want. On to the next step.

Step 4|Arrangement Got It What Else?: Alright now you add the glue to the backs of your pictures be careful though you don't want the ink running. Especially if your using pics from a magazine. I won't really go into the steps to prevent ink bleeding right now. Just don't add to much glue. Make sure you add a bit to the surface your adding the images to also.

Step 5|Anything Else?: Now it's time to stick your picture to your surface. Use a Brayer or your handy dandy Popsicle stick. Oh yeah if it's a larger picture start from the center and work you way out.

Step 6|Alright it's Starting to Look Good: Continue step #4 and #5. Until you have no more images you want to add, or you run out whichever comes first. Then it's to the coating process. Try This: dilute your Elmer’s or other PVA glue. With a little bit of water so it goes on smoothly. The color blue seems to run more than others so watch for that. Make sure to let it dry a completely.

Step 7|Ok I'm Done Right?: Wrong. You'll have to keep adding coats of glue or another sealer (polyurethane, acrylic spray, etc. ) . Keep adding coats until the edges of the pictures are smooth.

OK guide's over have fun!

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