the weekly creative #24

Welcome to week #24 of The Weekly Creative!
Yesterday, Adam and I took a day trip to Philadelphia. We did some shopping at a store called Dwelling (in Manayunk) then spent a bunch of time at the West Elm in downtown Philly. They are the type of stores that I could have grabbed my toothbrush and moved right in... they are completely our style. We went in search of a couch and we're 99.9% sure we found the one we want. Here is some eye candy from our day:

 

 

 

Now...onto this week's party!
Here's how The Weekly Creative link party works:
#1 Each week I will be featuring the most viewed link, my favorite diy/craft/home project & my favorite recipe. I'm sticking with 3 features but I have divided them into categories now.
#2 Each month, I will be featuring one project on my sidebar - the project that gets the most views during all of the link parties during that month. It will have a picture of the project with a direct link to the post on your blog. This will hopefully direct more traffic to YOU! 
#3 All features will get promoted on my Facebook page and pinned to Pinterest. I have created a board specifically for features - feel free to follow along. 

Link up as many projects, recipes, etc. as you'd like. No giveaways or etsy shops please. 

Visit some other blogs and show them some love. Simple as that.
Here are the features from last week:
MOST VEIWED:

bunny wreath by pink for pinky
MY FAVORITE DIY/HOME PROJECT & RECIPE:

crocheted tea bag by fancy that notion & crescent pizza rolls by practically functional

If you were featured, don't forget to grab a featured button from the sidebar under the tab "grab a button." Thanks for stopping by to link up!

CAL: one dog woof infinity scarf

I am in LOVE with my new mustard yellow infinity scarf that I made from One Dog Woof's Infinity Scarf pattern used in the Crochet Along. And yes... I had to take pictures with my phone in the bathroom mirror because I didn't plan ahead... sorry for the poor quality!

The thing I love about trying new patterns is learning new stitches. This V-stitch is super simple and makes for a really cute pattern on this scarf. Also, it's quick! I was amazed at how quickly I finished this scarf.
Check out the pattern here. Check out the other CAL projects here.
Grab your hook and make yourself a scarf.  ... Seriously, you'll love it too... [p.s. this post may be linked to any number of these blogs]

crocheted pillow

I have a confession to make. This project started out as an infinity scarf. Yes, I had planned to make a big, chunky grey scarf since we still have some cold weather ahead of us. When I decided to participate in One Dog Woof's Crochet Along (it's an infinity cowl) I wondered what I could turn my half finished scarf into. It dawned on me one morning before work while I was sitting on the couch - I could make a pillow!! This project really was meant to be because the width of my scarf was PERFECT size for the width of the pillow. I was thrilled. 
If you'd like to follow along and make your own pillow cover, here is what you'll need:
Supplies

• 4 skeins of medium weight yarn (I uses lions brand Medium "4" color Charcoal Gray)
• crochet hook size K (I used an "M" because I was originally planning on this being a scarf - my gauge is a little looser than I'd like it to be).
• yarn needle for stitching your cover together
• pillow form

You'll need to be able to:
ch - chain

dc - double crochet

sl st - slip stich

ws - whip stitch

[1] Chain enough st so that they are as long as the width of your pillow (I had a 16" pillow and chained 35 st - this will probably be different for everyone)

[2] Double crochet every row until your cover is twice the height of your pillow (16" pillow = roughly a 32" cover). I would stop periodically and check the length of my cover to the pillow itself. You'll want to stop about an inch short so that the stretch will make your cover nice and snug.

[3] Once your cover is the length that you'd like it, slip stitch your ends together. You'll now have a crocheted tube.

[4] Once you've formed your tube, you'll still have 2 open ends on your cover. Slip your pillow into the cover and slip stitch the second end closed (it's easiest to close the end that already has the working yarn on it). Once this end is closed, secure your yarn and sew in your loose ends.

[5] Finally, with a long piece of yarn cut from one of your skeins, close up your last open end with a whip stitch.

Goodbye old pillow...hello new soft, fun crocheted pillow :)

[p.s. this post may be linked to any number of these blogs]

the weekly creative #23

Welcome to week #23 of The Weekly Creative!
This week was so exciting :) I WON my very first giveaway... these ADORABLE monthly bibs made by Darlene at My Honey Bunch. I was going to give them to a friend, but I think I'll stash them away for when we have kids. They are too cute not to hang on to for myself!!

Secondly, I actually got to meet Darlene! She and I have been emailing since September (after somehow figuring out we were both PA bloggers). We've been trying to figure out a time to get together so we drug our husband along to lunch today so she could hand deliver the bibs I won. We had a great time chatting about blogging, DIY and life. The guys seemed to have a good time too.

Lots of great things were linked up last week and I can't wait to see what you have to share this week.
Here's how The Weekly Creative link party works:
#1 Each week I will be featuring the most viewed link, my favorite diy/craft/home project & my favorite recipe. I'm sticking with 3 features but I have divided them into categories now.
#2 Each month, I will be featuring one project on my sidebar - the project that gets the most views during all of the link parties during that month. It will have a picture of the project with a direct link to the post on your blog. This will hopefully direct more traffic to YOU! 
#3 All features will get promoted on my Facebook page and pinned to Pinterest. I have created a board specifically for features - feel free to follow along. 

Link up as many projects, recipes, etc. as you'd like. No giveaways or etsy shops please. 

Visit some other blogs and show them some love. Simple as that.
Here are the features from last week:
MOST VEIWED:

a little this and a little that by the dedicated house

MY FAVORITE DIY/HOME PROJECT & RECIPE:

cerusing nighstands by turtles and tails & mini chicken pot pies by the best blog recipes

If you were featured, don't forget to grab a featured button from the sidebar under the tab "grab a button." Thanks for stopping by to link up!