What's Up?

What are you all up to this long Victoria Day weekend?  Camping? Traveling? or hanging out at home?

There will be no camping here, but Monday is our 13th Wedding Anniversary, so I'm sure we will be doing a little bit of celebrating at some point this weekend.

Whatever your plans are, stay safe and have a wonderful weekend!

Happy Mother's Day!

Wishing all you amazing, loving, selfless, incredible MOMS out there a very WONDERFUL MOTHER'S DAY!

When done right, being a mom is one of the toughest jobs in the world.  Take today to give yourself a little pat on the back, and recognize how special you are!

Summer May FINALLY Be Here

It's May 1st, the sun has been shining gloriously all day and THAT makes me want to celebrate!

If your not familiar with my greeting cards, you can scroll through my blog, or check them out in my gallery, or in the Art Freckles shop.

And speaking of greeting cards, here is a Father's Day card I made today...

Hope the sun has been shining where you are too!

Odds & Ends

I thought I would share a few more cozies with you today.  They are made with leftover odds & ends of yarn from other crochet projects.  The hearts on the first two are made from some leftover baby yarn I got from someone a few years ago too (yes I held onto it... just in case).

My daughter insisted I do one with a blue heart and green leaf as the embellishment (below)... what do you think?

I hate the thought of tossing out the leftover yarn, so being able to use them for little things like this makes me happy.  Even the smallest bits can be used for making the embellishments. Sometimes my kiddos like to state claim on them and use them for crafting, just like my paper scraps!  

Crochet Coffee Cozies

I have discovered another new crochet project!

I always get so excited when I 'conquer' a new pattern like this. Simple as it may be, it is so satisfying!  And wouldn't these make great teacher gifts?  I think so.

These reusable coffee cozies are crocheted from 100% acrylic yarn, are machine washable/dryable, and are sized to fit most 14 to 20 ounce coffee cups (med-large).

You can find these cozies (and more info.)  in my etsy shop {here}, and I'm sure there will be more style to come!