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mandala to color and a new shirt at cafe press for cast iron lovers so first a new mandala to color this is a fairly simple design and it s on a base 15 so the sections are 15 30 and 60 which means that using 5 colors would work very well for this one i hope you enjoy it click the images below to print and color the mandala small jpg version large png version also every year i try to give my daughter a personal gift for her birthday since this year she asked for more cast iron i drew a design for a shirt for her because it was so amazingly popular i posted it on cafe press for other people to buy a great gift for the cast iron enthusiast or cook in your life you can buy shirts cups and aprons with this design here original heavy metal profits will be used to buy tg cast iron by shala kerrigan posted on tuesday april 28 2015 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tags coloring page mandala mandala to color tuesday april 21 2015 recycled chiffon ribbon purse i m wild for darn good yarn s recycled yarn this is actually the project that i originally ordered yarn for a cross body hippie bohemian bag made in bright colors was just what i wanted the bag is quite simple to make it uses just chains slip stitches and single crochets that show off the beauty and variations in the recycled yarn the purse takes just over 2 skeins of yarn you can make it with 2 skeins if you do something simpler for the strap you could make your own rag yarn but the advantage to this yarn is that the thin chiffon makes a very workable yarn the chiffon is sourced from saris and it s fair trade i have this weird hangup about purses beyond preferring cross body and big enough for the stuff i carry daily i also like recycled or upcycled i buy my purses used or handmade or make them myself click here for a discount on yarn the discount applies to your first purchase from darn good yarn and because of their amazing loyalty program i ll get a credit to help pay for more pretty things from them they have several assortments of the yarn used it s more yarn than you ll need for this project but that s good because i ll be posting a basket tutorial soon too and there are a lot of other things to do with the yarn check out the chiffon ribbon color packs the color i used is istanbul so first some tips the yarn is going to have some natural variation i noticed that some of the joins are stitched and some are knotted it also has raw edges that can unravel a bit when you re balling it up work a loose ball and don t use a ball winder i wound center pull balls around my fist working nice and loose with a pair of scissors to trim long raveled edges as i wound the skeins are easy to work with one end is knotted so you ll need to unknot it carefully when you reach the end while you re crocheting you may run across a join that s too bulky just unknot it or clip it taper the ends of the ribbons and tie a new overhand knot make sure you don t taper too narrow it s so exciting watching the colors that are coming up next the chiffon yarn is stronger than you d think it twists as you crochet into something like a ribbon rope you can use anything from a size k to a size q hook easily with this but since i wanted a purse that i may or may not line i used a k for a nice tight stitch chiffon ribbon purse pattern american terminology you will need 2 3 skeins of chiffon ribbon yarn size k crochet hook yarn needle scissors 1 inch button ch chain sl st slip stitch st or sts stitch or stitches sc single crochet chain 17 stitches insert hook in second chain from hook and slip stitch to the end this reinforces the bottom round 1 ch 1 tightly does not count as first sc sc in first st sc in next 14 sts sc 4 times in end st working down the other side sc next 14 sts 3 sc in end st sl st to join 36 sts round 2 ch 1 tightly does not count as first sc 2 sc in same st sc in next 14 sts 2 sc in next st sc in next 2 sts 2 sc in next st sc in next 14 sts 2 sc in next st sc in next 2 sts sl st to join 40 sts round 3 ch 1 tightly does not count as first sc 2 sc in same st sc in next 14 sts 2 sc in next st sc in next 4 sts 2 sc in next st sc in next 14 sts 2 sc in next st sc in next 4 sts sl st to join 44 sts base formed rounds 4 17 ch 1 tightly does not count as first sc sc in same st sc in each st around sl st to join break off weave in end strap chain 80 90 depending on the length you d like i like a longer strap so it hangs close to my hip sc in second chain from hook sc in each st ch 1 to turn sc in each st break off count back 2 sts from joining st on the bag and stitch strap in place in next 2 sts count 20 sts from strap on one side and join on the other side button hole tab count 8 sts from strap on bag and join in yarn single crochet in that stitch and next 4 sts rows 2 8 ch 1 to turn sc in each st across row 9 ch 1 to turn sc in first st ch 2 sc in last st row 10 11 ch 1 to turn sc in each st row 12 ch 1 skip first st sc in next 2 sts sl st in last st break off weave in ends put the flap over the front and mark where to sew in button sew on button i had a big shank on mine so i was able to use the chiffon ribbon otherwise just use strong thread or embroidery floss i haven t decided if i m lining it or not if i do i ll use one my husband s old stained shirts to keep with the recycled theme and possibly a salvaged zipper my daughter saves zippers and buttons off the thrifted clothing she upcycles into costumes by shala kerrigan posted on tuesday april 21 2015 1 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tags crochet crochet pattern earth day easy crochet purse recycled yarn upcycling sunday april 19 2015 the selection ya novel book review sponsored post i don t usually review young adult literature on this blog it s not because it s not being read from the time my kids were very little we read a lot of the same books it s been a rule in my house that dinner conversation should be things all of us are interested in i don t play video games my husband doesn t like glitter but all of us love reading so the opportunity to get a book at no charge and read it with my daughter was welcome after i finished the first one i got the kindle versions of the next two books that night total binge read the selection is the start of a series about a dystopian futuristic world where everyone is separated by caste and those castes mark what your life will be like where you will live and how much you can succeed except during the selection when the heir to the throne picks their future spouse it s over the top lush and light but there is a thread of social commentary and speculation which opens the door for deeper conversations with your young adult part cinderella part reality show part dystop it s easy to read with enough twists humor and dialogue to keep people interested it s not as dark as a lot of dystop but it s not fluff either the romantic elements aren t instalove or based in appearance i dislike book reviews that read like book reports and giveaway too much so here are the parts that made me binge read the books the main character america she s not someone who needs rescuing yes she s from a lower caste but she s fairly happy she doesn t want to win she wants to go back home but also wants to do well for the sake of her family the strong thread of friendship america wants to make friends and it s the core of her relationships in the whole series she s considerate and loyal even if she does make mistakes occasionally the descriptions of dresses and balls are wonderful there is a love triangle of course but it s handled well as part of a larger story the romance is built from friendship and time not from an instant attraction or unhealthy behavior this is kind of huge for me i think that more romances should show that romances are built not instant and that love can be thoughtful and slow so i m pretty excited that a 4th book is coming out called the heir which follows up after america s story i did read this with my daughter she enjoyed it too she s always preferred very active strong self rescuing princess types and she enjoys speculative fiction as much as i do i was selected for this opportunity as a member of clever girls and the content and opinions expressed here are all my own by shala kerrigan posted on sunday april 19 2015 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest saturday april 18 2015 swirled peace coloring or doodling page i hope the doodlers will enjoy this as much as the colorists it s the swirly peace symbol that i used on this printable box swirly peace symbol box click the images for larger versions to color small jpg version larger transparent png version if you like this check out my coloring book it s full of peace symbols lava lamps doves and beads by shala kerrigan posted on saturday april 18 2015 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tags coloring page doodles hippie peace symbol printable swirly monday april 13 2015 peace symbol printable box i hope you enjoy today s printable box it s a swirly peace symbol box in 2 colorways click the images for larger versions print on card stock cut out score folds fold glue i also have new fabrics available in my spoonflower shop these are available in fabric gift wrap and wallpaper bees new color this fabric by shala kerrigan posted on monday april 13 2015 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tags gift box peace symbol printable box spoonflower saturday april 11 2015 darn good cuff bracelet tutorial crochet i love recycled sari yarn it has all the things my little hippie heart adores it s recycled from saris it s silk it s got all sorts of colors and fun texture things going on a lot of people like it but then don t know what to do with it it s almost too much goodness i didn t have that problem with this skein because i ordered it knowing it was going to be bracelets and accessories the company that sells it is darn good yarn and if you use my link you ll get a coupon for a good savings and i ll get a credit on my next order win win right then you can refer your friends and they can get a coupon and you can get credit awesome loyalty program this is the yarn i bought from them in my first order and what i plan to do with it the 4 skeins on the right hand side are a chiffon ribbon yarn that i ll be using to make a purse the one in the forefront is the recycled photon rainbow sport weight recycled silk yarn that i used to make the bracelet above so the bracelet is simple enough to make it s single crochets chains and a pretty button the yarn has so much going on that i wanted to simply show off the yarn the problem is because of the length of color changes simply crocheting back and forth didn t work it just made stripes instead of the sort of organic shape color changes i wanted you can see my bracelet on top in this picture and what it looks like working back and forth in the bottom picture so to get the color changes i worked in 2 directions darn good cuff pattern you ll need a size d or e hook 1 skein of sport weight recycled sari silk yarn large needle for weaving in ends attractive 8ths to 7 8th inch button chain 4 row 1 sc in second chain from hook sc in next 2 chains row 2 32 ch 1 to turn sc in each st 3 sts adjust rows as needed for size you want it to fit with an inch of overlap for the button switch direction row 34 ch 1 working down the long side sc in next 2 sts ch 3 skip 3 sts sc in the rest of the sts row 35 37 ch 1 sc in each st down the length round 1 ch 1 sc in st sc down length 3 sc in corner sc across end 3 sc in corner sc down length 3 sc in corn sc across end 2 sc in last st sl st to first sc of round to join break off weave in all ends stitch button on opposite side of button hole i just used some of the yarn the yarn is very strong and very crisp feeling it looks kind of like jute twine but it s very soft to the touch with a nice amount of structure you can gently handwash finished pieces lay flat to dry if you want your finished item softer putting it in a dryer on delicate low heat for a few minutes will soften the yarn one skein will make a lot of small projects like this with 147 yards per skein by shala kerrigan posted on saturday april 11 2015 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tags crochet crochet bracelet darn good yarn hippie recycled silk sunday april 5 2015 bees mandala to color it s getting all spring like and so i ve been thinking about bees i m planning to use a variation of this design in the bee contest coming up soon on spoonflower print and color this bee mandala click on the small versions below for larger versions small jpg larger transparent png by shala kerrigan posted on sunday april 05 2015 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest 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