Turning Anger Into Love

So.  I was really angry the other day.  You may be asking, why? All I can say is someone imposed their negative energy upon a happy moment I was enjoying.  I didn't want the negative...what was I to do with it? 

As I have been doing for a while now, I turned to my crafts to "shake it off." 

With that in mind...I set out to look for a new hat pattern to try out.  While I was looking for a new hat to crochet I found some "chemo cap"  patterns.  They were all so plain and simple.  I loved the idea but I kept looking...and then I found it at Speckled Frog.  The "Boquet Beanie" is a great little hat that was simple and  yet beautiful.  It wasn't meant to be a a chemo cap but I was inspired...



I used one of the barrettes I made to attach the "ribbon."  I will be changing it up just a bit but I am really pleased with this one...I did it in a nice turquoise as well.

I really like this pattern and I hope to make many more for those who need one...all those beautiful people. 

Now, what was all that about being angry? 


I feel nothing but love. 

Thanks for helping out a hat maker!

I just love making hats...they're perfect for someone like me to crochet .  You know, someone with a short attention span.  I only have so many heads in my family to cover, though.  What am I supposed to do with them all?  Luckily for me, I have found some super cute heads to cover...thanks for helping me out!



Miss J is super cool in purple, wearing this hat with style, girl!



 

Colton & Kyra keeping extra warm with a hat and a snuggle.

 
 

Blue looks good on you, Kyra-cutie!

  



Look at those eyes!  Perfect match, my sweet nephew...




Ty, keeping it real in NC! Thanks for wearing it so well, pal.

And that's just a few of the hat wearing volunteers...there are more where they came from, I just don't have the pictures to prove it yet!  This grey and black one has a new home atop my step-father-in-law's head in Florida. Yes, my friends--even FL folks get cold now and again too.  Wear it well, Bill!

                                                                         Peace out!

This is a post about Elmo...and Cooper

My Cooper-Doo is a huge Elmo fan!  His favorite video is A Song About Elmo .  Which, let's be honest, is a really great video and song!  We are big Adam Sandler fans in this house so this one is ok with  us!  So, what does every huge Elmo fan need? 

An Elmo hat-- of course! 



Ok, not the best shot of the hat but how could I not share this cheesy grin?



I wasn't sure he was crazy about the hat until Christmas morning...he wouldn't take it off.  There was a funny glow coming from the bright red hat and in a few pictures it looked like Rudolph was lighting the joint up with his red nose.  ;o) 

it was a great day...

Let it Snow...let it snow...let it snow

As I mentioned in an earlier post, this has been one of the coldest winters on record for us in NC.  We are on our second snow already too...hard to believe!  It's the first white Christmas for my husband and, of course, my children.  What a beautiful sight it was!  Here's a glimpse...

Our backyard winter wonderland

Our neighbor's tree hanging on to the last bit of color

We had somewhere between 6-7" of snow in a twenty-four hour period.  It was so wonderful to see.  The girls had a great time playing in it.  What's a mom to do inside while the kids build snowmen outside?  Why, "build" snowmen, of course!

My snowmen were much warmer

And even with his magic hat,  this Frosty refused to come to life

No hat needed for this cutie

I have a few extras if you are in need of some non-melting snowmen...  :)

Happy winter and stay warm!

Speaking of Winter...

My winter inspired welcome sign ornaments are complete...

Where DOES the time go?

Life just keeps moving faster and faster, doesn't it?  Since my last post we've had a wonderful time celebrating Thanksgiving AND Christmas?  Where has all the time gone?  Well, part of it goes to my girls and their new adventure with Girl Scouts.  Moll-a-rooski is a Daisy and Maddie-Moo is a Brownie.  They love it!  What is my favorite part (aside from the plethora of smiles and happiness it brings them, of course)?  COOKIES!!  I am so looking forward to having all my favorites.  :)  I am so NOT looking forward to the manning of the cookie stands outside our local grocery and retail stores.  I've been told we should plan on pitching in a minimum of 5-10 hours.  Yikes!  I say yikes because the sales have just begun-and in case you hadn't noticed- it's winter ;o).  Not just ANY winter, mind you--one of the coldest on record--not to mention the amount of snow we've had already, oy!.  I know, blah, blah, blah.  What I really meant to say was, because we are looking forward to pitching in and doing our part,  I wanted to be sure the girls would be warm and of course-stylin' with their uniforms. Here are the hats I made to match their uniforms...

  

   



Molly's Daisy Blue Hat

Complete with a daisy button flower

Maddie's Brownie Hat

And of course the 'brownie' button flower

Now they'll be nice and cozy warm when we are standing out in the cold raising money for our girl scout troop...speaking of which...wanna buy some cookies?

Call me! :)

Long time no blog...

Here I am!  I'm still here-just a little slow on the upload.  I've been a bit slow on a lot of things lately.  Lots of changes in the Larkin household. It's funny.  Now that I no longer have an outside the home job it seems like I have less time to craft!  No worries, though.  Life is good and I am thankful. 

I've been working on my Thanksgiving crafts.  I have started a Facebook "Store" as well.  If  you are interested let me know and I'll send the link.  As for my crafts, here are my latest...

Mr. Mini Turkey is now a magnet

This turkey got his straw and is ready to sit and celebrate!

I've added three new hanging ornaments to say Welcome!

And here they are, the pilgrims I promised in a previous post.

Yep.  I'm thankful. I'm thankful for getting to stay home to raise my kids.  I'm thankful that I get to create.  I'm thankful that I can write about it here.

love.