The last stretch..

 GOOD NEWS FIRST!
I found out yesterday that I got accepted into the University of Oklahoma College of Nursing for the BSN program starting in the fall! I am so excited to see where this takes me :)

On to other things:

I haven't really had time to do anything except study recently. 5 class periods, one week of finals, and 7 tests are standing in the way of me and my summertime. I, fortunately, am not taking any summer classes this year, so I will be spending my days catching up on neglected orders, and stocking up my inventory of "summery" crochet things. I'm thinking market bags, dishcloths, baby attire (diaper covers, photo props, etc), and possibly loose-crocheted vests and shirts. Thoughts? I need input since business has been slow recently! What would you buy during the summer months?

Here are some pretty pictures to look at. :)

 The start of a blanket that I have been working on in order to relieve some stresses from studying for school.

 Marketbag design that I'm thinking of making many of for the summer. Would this be useful to take to the beach?

 REALLY cute pouf I made for my friend Ashley. If you look at the pricetag for them in stores, they can be up to $100! I definitely do not run that kind of price on these. I charge between $30 and $35, depending on how big you would want it :)

 BABY GEAR! The diaper cover is only the most simple of designs I have, and these owl hats are just adorable :)) These are sized 0-6 months, but I can do different sizes based on your needs!

 Update on the brain beanie I posted about SEVERAL months ago

 and a coffee cozy. I like the basketweave stitch. :)

That's all for now. I probably won't be updating until after finals (May 10th).

 also, please leave me some input about things you think I should make for the summer months! it would really help me out :)

Stay Crafty my Friends.

Guess the project: 4th and 5th rows

Sorry I haven't updated this in a while, for those of you that actually read this :)

Here are the new pictures of rows 4 and 5 of the blanket!

hint: there are going to be 2 characters featured on this blanket, and they both use the same colors.

Once the semester is finished, I plan to be cranking out rows every few days! so my posts will be filled with more than likely 5 rows at a time :)

Stay crafty my friends.

Main Street Memorables

Well, some exciting things have been in the works recently for me. I am now selling many of my headbands and other products in a store called Main Street Memorables! It is this cute little shop that sells antiques, redone furniture, original creations (like mine!) and other things. It is all in all a CUTE store. If you're in Norman, OK and you can stop by there, the address is 531 E. Main St.

That being said, I have MORE exciting news! They will be participating in the OU CAC Mom's Day Vendor Showcase at Holiday Inn tomorrow from 9AM-4PM, and they are taking my products with them! This will hopefully be great exposure for me. *fingers crossed*

 OU-themed headbands since there will be a lot of OU traffic at this place!

 OKC Thunder headband! I unfortunately only have one made, but if you would like one let me know!

 My newest creation: BOW HEADBANDS. So simple, and so cute. I love these things.

Last but not least, a bunch of hootie hair clips! 

I also just got new business cards! I love them, and they were thuper duper inexpensive too.

Well, that's all I have for now. I will update on how the sales went later on! 

Stay crafty my friends.

 

Guess the project: 3rd row

I have officially finished 90 squares of the HUGE blanket I'm making for someone! The sad thing though, is that isn't even CLOSE to half of the squares I need for this blanket. There are 42 rows, and 30 squares for each row. That's 1,260 my friends! Needless to say, I have a long way to go, but here is the latest picture!

The black is the beginning of the border of one of the characters. I'm going to have to take pictures outside as the blanket grows! Keep checking up here to make sure you're not missing out on any pictures!

Also, here is a hint as to what characters are going to be on the blanket:

These are all of the colors that will be incorporated into the characters. Maybe this helps?

Stay crafty my friends.

Spring break...so close..

Yes. It is almost here. That glorious 5 day break I get from the establishment is ALMOST HERE!  I will most definitely be warming my soul with junk food, crocheting my blanket for the "guess this crochet project" contest, and watching hours upon hours of Netflix and Hulu+.

I don't at all apologize for my delicious cookie obsession.

I will have more info and pictures on my guess-the-project contest as soon as I can! I have currently only just now finished the squares for the 2nd row.

Stay crafty my friends.

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Oh hi. Just, procrastinating studying for my physiology test on Friday. Here is what I have been doing with  my time recently.

Studying for Physiology...

  

 

 and getting caught up on orders!

I've also added some new items to my STORE!

I guess I should go study more...

Stay crafty my friends.

Guess the crochet: project rules and 1st picture

Alright, I'm going to be doing a contest for everyone that actually reads my blog! This contest is going to take probably along the lines of 3-4 months, because it is so huge. Here are the logistics:

The thing I am making is a blanket. It will be 10 feet long by 14 feet side, and is 30 squares long by 42 squares wide. It is quite literally the most gigantic thing I've ever made! It is being commissioned by a friend of mine who LOVES video games (hint hint).

If you already know the answer from me telling you, please don't spoil everyone's fun of guessing!

The rules are pretty simple: guess the project and you get a FREE BEARD BEANIE of any color.

Yeah, I'm horrible at adding things with photoshop..if anyone wants to give me some tutorials that'd be great!

The following things will need to be included in the answer in order to win

• the names of the 2 characters featured on the blanket
• what video game they are from, specifically!

See, not very hard right?

I will be posting pictures as I complete each row. I have only finished the first row right now, so I am really only posting this first picture as a shock value so you can see how wide this thing is!!

This is the first row.  Since the border is going to be Thunder blue (because the recipient of said blanket LOVES the OKC Thunder!!)

If you have any questions , feel free to comment! and of course if you already think you know, i suppose you can guess now too!

Stay crafty my friends.


**updated 4/17/2012**

Here are moreso "Official" rules, so people won't get utterly confused.

Guess the Project contest! The thing you will be guessing is which TWO video game characters I will be featuring on this huge 10"x14" blanket!

Prize? FREE BEARD BEANIE!
Rules for the contest!
1. You can only vote at www.craftyallie.blogspot.com. Any guesses made on FB will not be acknowledged.
2. You may only guess once per blog post that I've made on blogger.
2. I will not recognize guesses unless someone actually gets it right. If you haven't heard from me, no one has guessed correctly! Also, in regards to guesses, there are two characters I will be incorporating into this blanket. Both characters must be guessed correctly by the same person in the SAME comment in order to win! So even if you guessed the first character, if you want to continue guessing you'll need to include the first character name and the second character name in your comment.
3. If I have told you in person what these characters are going to be, please don't comment! If I've told you then you're probably already a good enough friend of mine and I've already made you something for free :)
4. I will be posting hints as much as possible, but not on here. Go to my blog to see them! I also post picture hints, such as all of the colors of yarn, etc.
5. Winner gets a free beard beanie.

Questions? Let me know! This is fun. I'm hoping to be finished by mid-summer!