Free Pattern: Open Stitch Hat - 3 Months



Premie size here.
Newborn size here.

On the three-month size I used the open version of the large no-sew rose.  Love these colors.
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Challenge #114 - Why So Blue? = NO BLUES ALLOWED!

Hi there! This is Rose welcoming you to another Crafts and Me Stamps Challenge.  Thanks sooo much for sharing your gorgeous creations with us here.

We have another fabulous Dynamite Digi team challenge for you this week! Why So Blue? = No Blues Allowed!

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Please scroll down to view today's earlier posts showing the winners and top 3 projects of our last digi challenge as well as the rubbah team's Circles challenge.

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Our sponsor this week is Crafts and Me Stamps!   The generous prize, to be given to a randomly selected entry, is THREE digi stamps of the winner's choice.


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Take a look at these wonderful and very inspiring creations submitted by our fantastic Crafts and Me Stamps Dynamite Digi design team showing how we kept the blues out of our projects . . .







♥ ROSE ♥
using
Art Deco Rita Digital Stamp


 
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We sure hope that you’ll join us for our Why So Blue? = No Blues Allowed! challenge and share your projects with us. Remember to stop back on December 19th for our next Rockin’ Rubbah Team challenge. You’ll find the winner of this digi challenge #114 posted with our next Digi Team challenge on January 2nd.


Inklinkz has been included below. You have until 8pm UK time on December 18th to post your entry for a chance to win this great prize by Crafts and Me Stamps!

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Thanks so much for stopping by!
Hugz and Good Luck! from Rose and the rest of the Crafts and Me Dynamite Digi Team

Winner and Top 3 challenge #112 Ribbon or Trim

Morning everyone thank you all so much for the gorgeous entries in our last digi challenge 
 the winner of the Crafts and Me prize drawn by random org is

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#228 Kat G

congratulations Kat if you contact Rose (address in sidebar) she will sort out your prize for you 

now for the top 3



#53 Birgit



congratulations girls please grab your badges from the sidebar

hugs sara x x x



Winner and C&M Spotlights - Challenge 111 - Circles

Thanks so much to all of you who shared your AMAZING cards and projects with us for our recent Rockin' Rubbah team's Circles challenge.

The randomly selected and VERY LUCKY winner of the generous prize of THREE Crafts and Me Stamps digital images, of your choice, is . . .

 

Congratulations Daria!  Please contact Rose (details in the sidebar) to arrange for delivery of your fabulous prize of three Crafts and Me Digis.

As Teresa has been unable to share her Top 3 choices, she let me select a couple of the fabulous entries that show some of the items that are available at Crafts and Me Stamps.

28 - Kate uses Marianne Design Creatables Decorative Elegance die cuts.  Teresa carries a gorgeous selection of dies from the very best die cutting companies.




34 - Shree W uses Jasmine Becket-Griffith's rubberstamp named Have Some Champagne.


 
54 - Sandra uses Hannah Lynn's digital image named Moon Glow.




Thank you all for sharing your FABULOUS creations.  Congratulations and don't forget to pick up your Top 3 flashing blinky from the sidebar.
 
We look forward to your joining us for our upcoming weekly challenges.


~ Rose

Free Pattern: Vertical Stripes Beanie - 3 Months


Premie size here.
Newborn size here.
6 month size here.

This hat is a worsted-weight copy of this hat.  I think it turned out really sweet.  It would be a great boy hat, too, especially with a little brim.

The spaces between the stripes on this size aren't even, as you may be able to see.  I guess this could be good, or it might be annoying.  If you'd prefer even stripes, go up a size or down a size.

I decorated this one for Christmas with the Wreath Applique.
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Challenge 113 - Anything Goes with Optional extra

Hi good morning everyone Vicky here today to bring you a brand new challenge. Our lovely Gina set this challenge but she is poorly so cant do any crafting or anything at the mo. We wish her a speedy recovery, pop on over & leave her some love I'm sure it would cheer her up ;0)

So the new challenge set this week is a nice easy one..............
ANYTHING GOES - With An Optional Christmas Ornament

The sponsor this week is the fabby Crafts & Me Store
The winner chosen by random org will get the choice of 3 digi images & with so many yummy ones to choose from you will be spoilt for choice.

Ok so now for some awesome creations from the Rubbah Girls starting with our Karina who did make a Christmas Ornament ;0)





Using 'Wintergreen Wishes' by Hannah Lynn
Close-up


Looking forward to seeing all of your wonderful creations.


Free Pattern: Wreath Applique or Ornament


This little wreath (about 3" across) is perfect for decorating a hat, or for a quick handmade ornament for the Christmas tree!  I just decorated with red, finishing with a bow,  but you could alternately crochet beads right in, or sew them on after you're finished.

It's shown below on a Vertical Stripes Beanie.

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Challenge #112 - Ribbon or Trim

Morning everyone sara here to bring you a new challenge and I have chosen a nice easy theme

...Ribbon or Trim...

so any form of ribbon fancy trim lace etc is fine 

we are sponsored this week by Crafts and Me and Teresa is generously offering the winner 3 Digi images of their choice




so time for some inspiration from the DT







sara 
using Wynndy by Hannah Lynn

♥ ROSE ♥
using
Hannah Lynn's Monarch Mermaid Digital Stamp


Mona using Monica





now its your turn
please link up below 

happy crafting hugs sara x x x

Winner and C&M Spotlights - Challenge 110 - Untraditional Christmas Colors

Thanks so much to all of you who shared your WONDERFUL cards and projects with us for our digi team's Untraditional Christmas Colors challenge.

The randomly selected and VERY LUCKY winner of the generous prize of THREE Crafts and Me Stamps digital images, of your choice, is . . .

 

Congratulations zetk@!  Please contact Rose (details in the sidebar) to arrange for delivery of your fabulous prize of three Crafts and Me Digis.

As Mona has been unable to share her Top 3 choices, she let me select a couple of the fabulous entries that show some of the artists' designs that are available as rubberstamps at Crafts and Me Stamps.

23 - Kate T using Hannah Lynn's rubberstamp Irish Christmas Fae




114 - Shree W using Jasmine Becket-Griffith's rubberstamp Fairy In My Window




130 - Astrid shows her use of a wood ornament similar to those that can be found at the Crafts and Me Stamps online store.



Thank you all for sharing your AMAZING creations.  Congratulations and don't forget to pick up your Top 3 flashing blinky from the sidebar.
 
We look forward to your joining us for our upcoming weekly challenges.


~ Rose

Craft Tutorial: Non-slip Hair Clip

I've been making crochet and felt flowers and bows for my girls' hair for a long time, and pretty early on I realized that most handmade bows are too heavy for the alligator clips, especially with a layer of felt in between the "jaws."  I figured out this way to make the clips stay in their hair better from looking at my non-slip headbands for running.  There's a line of clear plastic on the inside that grips my hair.  That was easy enough to do!

I put the flowers for all my crochet hats on alligator clips so that they can be used as hair bows after the baby grows out of the hat.  Using this non-slip hair clip method ensures that the clip won't slip off the hat or out of the kid's (or mom's!) hair.


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