Now it's again time to get back to crocheting. I've got some custom placemats in works and a tangerine colored basket waiting to be started.
Thanks for visiting :)
September 19, 2013
Emily Mega Doily Rug is Here... and Gone Again
Here's some photos of my latest custom rug creation. This 60" 150cm Emily rug will find it's home at a young couple's new house. I'm really wishing they will love it. It was a little tricky to get this rug sized up from it's original size, but I got it done on Monday and yesterday it started it's journey to it's new address. I must say it looks even better than the smaller standard size. I'm wishing I would have time to make one for my own home too.
Now it's again time to get back to crocheting. I've got some custom placemats in works and a tangerine colored basket waiting to be started.
Thanks for visiting :)
Now it's again time to get back to crocheting. I've got some custom placemats in works and a tangerine colored basket waiting to be started.
Thanks for visiting :)
September 11, 2013
Nest of Nesting Baskets
POST UPDATE:
The pattern for these nesting baskets is now available for purchase. You can find it in all my pattern shops (click on the Etsy, Craftsy or Ravelry tabs on top) or on my blog by clicking the Buy Patterns Here tab on top.
Happy creating!
Love,
Henna
ORIGINAL POST:
Recently I made some nesting scallop edge baskets for a customer of mine. They look so deliciously colorful together. The baskets are 11" x 6" (country red and hot pink), 9" x 5.5" (country pink and robin egg), 7.5" x 5" (pale yellow and grass green) and the smallest 5" x 4.5" (tangerine and teal blue). These were such a nice project and I had fun photographing them as well :)
The pattern for these nesting baskets is now available for purchase. You can find it in all my pattern shops (click on the Etsy, Craftsy or Ravelry tabs on top) or on my blog by clicking the Buy Patterns Here tab on top.
Happy creating!
Love,
Henna
ORIGINAL POST:
Recently I made some nesting scallop edge baskets for a customer of mine. They look so deliciously colorful together. The baskets are 11" x 6" (country red and hot pink), 9" x 5.5" (country pink and robin egg), 7.5" x 5" (pale yellow and grass green) and the smallest 5" x 4.5" (tangerine and teal blue). These were such a nice project and I had fun photographing them as well :)
September 4, 2013
Henna's Boutique at The Shoppes at Homespun in Knoxville, TN
On September 1st I got my own booth at a crafts and antique mall called The Shoppes at Homespun in Knoxville Tennessee. I'm so very excited to get there to set up the booth the way I had planned and my plans will have to wait. I head to my booth at the mall and find that the previous booth owner hadn't cleared out her wall shelving unit. Luckily I had my friend helping me and we got the wall unscrewed and down and could start covering the ugly light blue pegboard walls with yards and yards of burlap. Our weapons of choice were a staple gun, a hammer and a glue gun. All didn't go smoothly, apparently staples do not want to go into the hard pegboard but we got the walls done with some aggression powered hammering. I covered the less than pretty staples with a burlap ribbon and some upholstering tacks.
Next we fixed the white curtain rod to the back wall of the booth and hung my white curtains to create an illusion of an actual room. I brought in a stand for my rug that I had made previously but for this purpose and hung some wooden crates to the wall. I had chosen to cover the walls with burlap so that I could still have the use of the pegboard holes to hang hooks to without it being obvious.
I brought in some bookshelves from home and started placing my items out. I still need to distribute the lights that I have at the back of the booth so that all the crates in the wall are illuminated. I'll have to tackle that next weekend.
Below are a couple of photos from the booth as it is now.
I made this sign for my booth from a picture frame. I iron transferred the logo to an off white cotton fabric and attached it to the burlap board with a couple of stitches. A little of burlap ribbon and some tacks and a felt flower finished the piece.
At home I had tried different layouts for the booth and I used the opportunity to take some photos of the items at the same time.
I made quite a few different sizes and colors of baskets and a couple sets of placemats.
I crocheted these lovely candle holders from leftover yarns. Inside is a recycled glass jar. A tea lights fits into the jar perfectly and the glass keeps the crochet cover from heating up. They looks really lovely with the light coming through the holes.
Here's a stack of some of the coasters now at my booth.
I also crocheted some flowers and attached a pin to the back. These are great when attached to a basket or to a jacket.
I offer two new designs of placemats, Camille (off white) and Ivy (white). I will make these designs available in my etsy shop soon also.
This colorful crate is full of hanging plush hearts.
Below are photos of some of the doily rugs available at my booth.
This is 33" Alicia rug in plum.
25" Camille rug in off white
34" Ivy rug in country pink
35" Sara rug in pale yellow
Now I have to get back to making some more stock for my booth and etsy shop. :)
Next we fixed the white curtain rod to the back wall of the booth and hung my white curtains to create an illusion of an actual room. I brought in a stand for my rug that I had made previously but for this purpose and hung some wooden crates to the wall. I had chosen to cover the walls with burlap so that I could still have the use of the pegboard holes to hang hooks to without it being obvious.
I brought in some bookshelves from home and started placing my items out. I still need to distribute the lights that I have at the back of the booth so that all the crates in the wall are illuminated. I'll have to tackle that next weekend.
Below are a couple of photos from the booth as it is now.
I made this sign for my booth from a picture frame. I iron transferred the logo to an off white cotton fabric and attached it to the burlap board with a couple of stitches. A little of burlap ribbon and some tacks and a felt flower finished the piece.
At home I had tried different layouts for the booth and I used the opportunity to take some photos of the items at the same time.
I made quite a few different sizes and colors of baskets and a couple sets of placemats.
I crocheted these lovely candle holders from leftover yarns. Inside is a recycled glass jar. A tea lights fits into the jar perfectly and the glass keeps the crochet cover from heating up. They looks really lovely with the light coming through the holes.
Here's a stack of some of the coasters now at my booth.
I also crocheted some flowers and attached a pin to the back. These are great when attached to a basket or to a jacket.
I offer two new designs of placemats, Camille (off white) and Ivy (white). I will make these designs available in my etsy shop soon also.
This colorful crate is full of hanging plush hearts.
Below are photos of some of the doily rugs available at my booth.
This is 33" Alicia rug in plum.
25" Camille rug in off white
34" Ivy rug in country pink
35" Sara rug in pale yellow
Now I have to get back to making some more stock for my booth and etsy shop. :)
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