Crochet afghan Finished!!

Sorry it has been a while since my last post I recently started a new job and it has left me little time for crafting. But now my hours are slowing down, I was able to complete this afghan! Here are the finished pics!! 

A close up...

Several WIP's (Works In Progress)

So this past week I have been working on several different things, maybe I have started so many because even though none are done yet theres still lots getting closer! Here are some pictures! 

Here is an afghan I have started. I am hoping to make it very large hopefully enough for a king but we'll see. 

This one I am making for a baby blanket. It is so soft and warm! 

I love the color contrast! 

Here is one of the many rags I am trying to make a ton of them! I like these because they come together pretty quickly. My other pic of them would not load but will add the rest later :) 

Fire works substitute

This fourth of July fireworks were totally banned in our area not even the public displays. Usually we go all out but not this year. Still wanting to do something fun with my kiddos I decided to tye dye! They loved it! So much fun! Here are their shirts! 

Bottle cap Flower

So I know I just did a bottle cap post but I just loved this and had to share it! 

I saw a picture of this online and I did not make a step by step tutorial. But I will tell you its tricky lol. You will want to bend the bottle caps into petal shapes and use something thats a circle for the back ground. I used a formula lid. And glue the back row first then first row then the center cap. If you attach a stem it would be so cute as garden markers. 

Bottle Cap Art

Today I want to show you how to make a great work of art with your bottle caps and an old frame! 

Supplies:

Scrap Fabric

Bottle caps

Old Frame (No need for the glass)

Hot glue gun

*Optional Spray paint

*Optional yoyo maker small 30mm I believe 

** If you do not have a yoyo maker you can use this tutorial:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Za7EuC0osFg

Making yoyos with maker... 

First choose fabric and cut around your circle leaving enough to sew with. 

Once you have the beginning done you will insert your cap before pulling tight.   

Then pull tight and secure thread by knotting. 

It will look like this on front. 

This is the back.. 

So first I wanted to cover all my bottle caps so you will need to make yoyos, if you have the small yoyo maker just use the maker then before tightening it insert your bottle cap. 

Finished it will look like this...

The back will look like this... 

Here are my first few, I just love the way they look!  

Next I am painting my frame... 

After... 

Once dried.... It looks more red in real life lol  

Next I take my backing from the frame and lay it face down on a white piece of paper/cardstock whatever you have on hand. Then glue that piece down to the back...This will be your background color 

 Before glueing bottle caps on insert back into frame.

It is important that you glue bottle caps while frame is on otherwise the frame may not fit if your bottle cap happens to land where the frame is supposed to go. 

Before glueing lay them out a few times to make sure you like the pattern or in my case the lack of.  

Be sure to try a few different ways and to make sure you dont leave any large gaps.  

Once you are happy get that glue gun out!  

So here you can see where I am putting the glue on. When you put this down on backing be sure to firmly press down so it doesn't sit raised. 

Then keep glueing...  

And glueing.... 

Until you have exactly what you imagined!  

So thats it thats my new piece of art for my craft room! And a great way to use up little fabric scraps and bottle caps!