I like reality shows. I like Betsey Johnson. I’m somewhat familiar with the ups and downs of her business. I’m definitely tuning into this!! XOX Betsey Johnson premiers tonight T 8pm on the Style Network (which is Channel 235 for me on DirecTV)! I think it’s kinda neat it premiers on Mother’s Day, cuz it looks like her daughter Lulu will also be on the show!

Happy Mother’s Day! Happy Sunday! Happy Run Your Errands Day!

EDIT May 14, 2013: Thank you so much for participating in my first “Free-for-48-hrs” crochet pattern party! I’ll do another one really soon! This pattern is now available in my Etsy shop.

I’ve decided to try this thing. I was going to post a new pattern in my Etsy shop, but FIRST, I’m gonna post it here for free. For 48 hrs. Commence Crochet!!! (p.s. if you find any booboos or confusing spots, please let me know!)

Small print time! This crochet pattern is intended for personal use. Please do not distribute or sell this pattern, or sell finished items made from this pattern without my permission. Thank you!

Mother’s Day is only a few days away, but you still have time to DIY something special!

When I needed some emergency help in proof-reading my Asparagus Pen Cozy pattern, Kim came to the rescue and then also suggested that the pattern could be used to create lavender flowers. I loved this idea, since my mom loves lavender, so I decided to make a crochet lavender bouquet for her… of pen cozies! (Dad, don’t tell Mom!)

What You’ll Need:

• my Asparagus Pen Cozy crochet pattern that I wrote for Michaels.com that you can now find at this link on my blog. In the pattern, I refer to working a Leaf, but they left out the part where I explained how to work a leaf! Regardless, for my lavender flowers, I changed the leaf a tiny bit. To work a lavender leaf: Ch 3, sk 1st ch, 1 sc, 1 sl st. Done! I also worked a shorter green stem and a longer purple top than for the asparagus spear.
• H hook
• small amount of worsted weight yarn in Green
• small amount of worsted weight yarn in Purple
• regular ball point pens
• optional: small terra cotta flower pot (the green one I used is biodegradable)
• dried beans or pebbles to fill the flower pot

The particular yarns I used were just from my stash. I picked 2 shades of Purple.

KnitPicks Brava Worsted in Grass, Deborah Norville Everyday Worsted in Orchid, Plymouth Encore Worsted in 1606 Purple Bell.

I dabbled in mixing 2 purples in one pen. One has 2 leaves in one color alternating with 2 leaves in another color. The other is mostly Orchid with a few leaves in Purple Bell here and there.

Do you guys have any fun plans with your moms? We are going out for a family dinner on Saturday night!

Check out crazycute artist/designer Cherie Buttonss in our 5-character “Hello Kitty by Twinkie Chan” scarf! Amazing right? Love her! You may also be familiar with her as MINT SODA on Tumblr.

Don’t forget, you can pick up your own “Hello Kitty by Twinkie Chan” scarf here!  If you want to watch Miss Buttonss in action, check out her introductory YouTube video and channel!

I’m so delighted to be part of Cat Morley’s “Crafter to the Stars” series! She is one of the dynamic duo behind Cut Out + Keep, one of the super awesomest DIY sites/forums.

She selects someone to create a craft project for and then shares the tutorial with you. Pretty cool!

Cat sent me a magnetic paper doll necklace! Of myself! It’s much more fun to dress my magnetic self than my real self, plus my magnetic closet is WAY cleaner!

Click on this link to read a little interview with me with more photos and also to get the tutorial from Cat’s blog.

Also, CO+K was also recently featured in a video by Google. It’s pretty rad. You can meet Cat and Tom! They’re the real stars!