Crafty

With all of the free time I've found myself with lately, I've been crafting up a storm. 

My first project started when I wanted to make something to put on the big, empty wall in the new kitchen. At first I wanted to paint pictures of fruits and veggies. Then painting turned it to cross stitch, which turned out to be WAY too time consuming. So I ended up painting my own kitchen prints based off some I saw on the internet. Here is the finished product, unframed, and not on the walls. I got some ridiculously cheep ($1.99!) frames at IKEA this weekend!

From the left they say: "everything taste better with butter", "Made with love", "Eat well, Laugh often, Love always", "Everyone loves to be kneaded", and "Live with zest". I'm pretty happy with how they turned out! 

I also taught myself how to crochet, via Youtube, and have been working on lots of projects. I made a bowtie collar for Reggie, my friend Emily's new puppy, Wally, and my sister's roommate's dog. Here's Reggie looking very dapper. 

And a bonus! This is my sister's roommate's dog, Griffin. He looks like an ewok! 

My final project was a granny square blanket. I only made 35 squares so it's a pretty small blanket but I think it turned out great! Here is a link to the video I used to make it.