What I've been up to

Hey guys, I just wanted to give  you a quick update on what I've been up to.
I've been working on my first Christmas present for this year: A snowman. The three white balls are for the body. Still gotta make the hat and the scarf and the rest of the face.

The other thing you see there is gonna be the body for a butterfly. I started painting my daughter's room yesterday and it's lavender and the theme of the nursery is gonna be butterflies. So I figured I would make her a lavender/purple butterfly.
Right now I don't have as much time for crocheting as I would like, but I'm still trying to work on my projects a little every day.
Also, I've been wanting to crochet something for Halloween, but I can't think of anything. I don't want it to be the typical ghost or pumpkin. So if you have any ideas for me, please let me know!
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Little Piggy + Ravelry

Happy Monday everyone!

Yesterday I finished my next project: a little piggy. It's about 9.5 inches tall. Here are some first pictures. I still need to take some more pictures and write up the pattern before I can put it up on Etsy and Ravelry. I hope to accomplish that sometime this week. So keep looking out for that. 

I just recently signed up for Ravelry (two days ago). Here is my page: http://www.ravelry.com/people/lakfletcher And as I am exploring Ravelry more I have to say that I start liking it more and more. It really gives you a lot of different things to do and helps you wonderfully to keep track of all your projects and supplies. I still like Etsy very much, but I like how Ravelry is specifically made for knitting and crocheting which really makes the content more interesting to me. I will let you know how it keeps working out for me. 

Also, somebody else listed my Santa Jack Skellington pattern in their Treasury on Etsy. You can find their Treasury here: http://www.etsy.com/treasury/OTQxMDQwM3w1NDY4NzYzNzc/the-pumpkin-king?index=0

I'm not quite sure what my next project will be, I am in the process of figuring that out. I'm liking the idea of making a butterfly. But we will see. In any way I know that I need to start making the Christmas presents, so if anything else fails, I will always have that to work on. ;)

Have a great week everybody! 

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Featured on Etsy! and other updates

Hey everybody!
How is your summer going? It's really hot here so I'm pretty much chained to the inside :( But I am trying to use that time to work on my crochet dolls.
Today I got featured in an Etsy Treasury with my Santa Jack Pattern that I finished recently :) You can check that out here: http://www.etsy.com/treasury/MTU5MzI1ODB8NTQzMzE3NDky/jack-skellington

Also, here is an update what I have been working on. My newest project is a cute little piggy and I am almost done. I just need to figure out how to do the face. Haven't quite decided yet. So if you have any good ideas, let me know! For now I have just marked where the eyes need to go.

I also need ideas on what to work on after I'm done with the pig, so bring on the ideas!

I know it is still the middle of summer, but I am already gonna start working on the Christmas presents for this year (a bunch of people are gonna get handmade things). When do you guys start worrying about Christmas presents? Are you making some or buying all? Share your thoughts! Tweet