Recycle Plastic Bag Tote

This is another CAL(crochet-along) in
BumblesGroovyCrochet.
This group always keep me soooooooooo busy!!!

Below are the progress photos....
How I cut the plastic bag and make into "yarn":










The base.....
I added more rows because I want the tote to be wider.







Now the handle....






and this is the result:














did you notice the 2 "butterfly" ribbons ???
It is also a recycled item--- the handle of the pastic bag.



I have saved some orange coloured plastic bags too. I might make a smaller tote .

Here are 2 ways of how to cut the
recycled plastic bag
cleo bag

Click here for the
Tote Purse pattern given by Christy ,the groovy mom.

Luxury_Crochet CAL

This is the CAL (crochet a-long) in Luxury_Crochet.
Blondie posted the patterns part by part to the group and all members who are interested will make the same doily at the same time.

Part 1:


Part 2:


part 3:


part 4

part 5
A closed-up view of part 5



Part 6 and final part



The Pattern





Now I am back to my other project
---- a tote using the recycle plastic grocery bags.
It is also a CAL,but from another group Bumbles Groovy Crochet .
Pls take a look at my half-done project.

Sakura--- Cherry Blossoms in Japan

photos provide by MK





Click here:
Cherry Blossom Photos

Enjoying the cherry blossoms

Strawberry Parfait Ensemble ( the sweater)

Ta da!~~~~
I finished making the sweater of the Strawberry Parfait Ensemble from Annie's Attic.
This is the free pattern of 20th of April.




The button is not sewn on yet and the collar is a bit loose . I add a pink ribbon to make it tighter.

Cluster CD Hotpad ( mystery CAL 7)

Another CAL in Bumbles Groovy Crochet . This is the mystery CAL no 7.






you can see the pink doily lying next to it. This is also a CAL , but in another group. I will post it when it is done.




Here is the pattern:
Cluster CD Hotpad

Debbie's Basket Weaving

Look at this!! Beautiful basket weaving craft!!

These are all weaved by my Amecican friend, Debbie . She makes different types of crafts and makes them so beautifully!

This is why I keep her albums in my blog and my hq, so that I can admire them whenever I want.









Take a look at her albums:
Debbie's Crafts Albums


I LOVE this!
A set of braclets and earrings made by....
knitting needles!!!Amazing!!











Some felted bags :





Debbie's crafts are for sale too. If you are interested, pls contact her at
barisad@roadlynx.net

A Week's Puzzles

It's all your fault!! Karen ! I didn't do much knitting or crochet since you posted this!!
I spent so much time on it! ( won't tell you my time of solving the puzzles!)
And I'm BAD too!!!
I want all visitors of my blog to spend their time here.

A Week's Puzzle ( from last week):

You can "change cut, Shuffle Pieces and Auto Solve "( but don't do this....like I do!!LOL!)

Wednesday:
Fountain

Thursday:
Tetrapods

Friday:
No Pressure

Saturday:
Painted Eggs

Sunday:
Happy Easter

Monday:
Mountain Pasture Puzzle

Tuesday:
Bad Hair Day

There are more in the website.
Check out the recent puzzles and the puzzle gallery at the bottom of the puzzle page....

I will add this link to my blog and my hq bookmark. You can check it out anytime you like...

PMS Blues - Dolly Pardon

Switch on your speaker and enjoy........

PMS Blues --by Dolly Parton

This was posted by the CrazyLady No.1 ,Karen, to Crazyladyhouseholdhints today.