Flower Power
January 19th, 2010For months, I had been coveting a wonderful crochet book of my sister-in-law called Crochet Inspiration by Sasha Kagan. Lucky for me, my mother-in-law gave me my very own copy for Christmas.
Trio of Crocheted Roses
The book has great photos showing different fibers and weights of yarns. In particular, it has a chapter on making gorgeous and unique crochet flowers. This motivated me to start a new line of flower-inspired items for iceblueberries, such as big, funky, floral hair clips. Next, I’m planning on adding some felted flowers with genuine gemstone finishing touches.
In line with the flower theme, I’ve started some spring cleaning at my shop. I’ve updated my avatar, and I’m working on a new banner. For those of you who follow, you may have noticed I’ve taken most of my jewelry and sewn items. I did this to create a more consistent shop identify focused on crochet and knit items.
If things go well, I might open up a second shop this summer for the jewelry.
In the meantime, stop and smell the roses!
Crocheted Garden
I'm Rebecca Hamilton Stockdill and iceblueberries is my creative alter ego. This blog is a fun way to showcase my own projects, my kids' creativity, as well as that of my friends (virtual and actual!). I happily live in Warwick, Rhode Island with my husband, 2 kids, 3 kitties, and 3 hermit crabs. A special thanks to my husband, Jon, for having the patience to set up this site for me!
January 29th, 2010 at 11:10 pm
Love this book as well; I borrowed it a couple times from the library and drooled over it. I went through a big flower phase after borrowing it.
Thanks for putting my blog link on yours. I appreciate it.
I also like how you are giving some simple craft ideas in your posts. Be sure to use as many tags as you can think of for each post; it helps people find your posts.
January 30th, 2010 at 12:21 pm
Laura – thanks for checking it out! I seem to spend a lot more time these days doing kids crafts than my own stuff!
February 9th, 2010 at 5:13 pm
Hello. Great job. I did not expect this. This is a great story. Thanks!