Today I’m SUPER excited to announce the release of the first of my barefoot sandal designs! This one is called Wildflower. The pattern is available on Ravelry, where you can download it instant...
If you’re interested in sponsoring Gleeful Things in June, please take a peek at the sponsorship info page! June is going to be a really fun month! There will be four new, freshly released croc...
I’ve been working sooooo hard on these barefoot sandal patterns! I’ve been getting such a good response to them (thank you so much!!!) and it’s really keeping me motivated to finish...
I’m totally obsessed with making things from old jars. I’ve been collecting (hoarding?) old jars for about a year now and have so many ideas saved! I did a things to make with jars round ...
It was a slow insta-week for me. I’ve been total hermit, working on these barefoot sandal patterns too much! I have four patterns that I want to release within two weeks! So I gave myself a sch...
I’m totally attracted to anything yellow right now. But this bag has it all. Yellow + sparkle + pom poms! I love them all actually, and wouldn’t be able to decide which one to buy. Maybe ...
Yay! It’s time! I’m looking for a few people to test my barefoot sandal patterns. I’m going to have these two patterns ready within the week. About the patterns They’re both i...
I’ve found so many photo editing apps that I need to tell you about! Seriously, I’m gonna make a post about them soon! So much fun! I like to take pictures with birds on the pier. It̵...
It’s been a while since I made my post about my favorite worsted weight yarns, since then I’ve found a couple others that I can’t wait to tell you about! First up is Sensations Lust...
Yesterday my internet took a crap and I can’t decide if it was a good thing or not. Without my favorite distraction, I was forced to entertain myself in other ways. This resulted in an explosio...
My name is Melanie, and I’m a full time entrepreneur. I started my business back in June 2011 on a part time basis, and officially full time in November, 2011. I’ve been participating in ...
It’s a big week for changes around here I suppose! I’ve decided to make some changes to how sponsorships work. ♥ I’m no longer going to be doing “meet my sponsors” group...
A blog makeover probably doesn’t need an announcement post but website redesigns are just so exciting to me!! Plus I know a lot of people these days (like me) never leave their reader to view t...
Another week has gone by and I’m just as obsessed with Instagram. Probably more so now that I’ve found more people to follow. I love getting to know people through the photos they post. A...
Did you know that you can gift patterns on Ravelry? Why not send Mom a pattern for Mother’s Day (or treat yourself!)? :) Use code “MOM” for $2 off your order! Gifting on Ravelry is ...
Here’s a peek at the first pattern I came up with for barefoot sandals. I wore the black ones yesterday and love that they even look good with sandals! They also work with flats (you know, the ...
Did I ever mention here that I hated Instagram for the longest time? As you may know, I’m very much in love with Hipstamatic. I never really gave Instagram much of a chance because I thought it...
When I was a kid, my mom and I made barefoot sandals from ribbon and sewed little felt shapes and buttons on for decoration. I’d long since forgotten about them until recently when I was browsi...
I’m currently loving the studded trend. After seeing many studded friendship bracelets, I finally made one of my own. I love it! Here’s some other studded inspiration I’ve been find...
I saw some pretty macrame plant hangers on Etsy and was inspired to try making my own. I was being thrifty though and since I didn’t have any hemp cord and didn’t wanna buy any, I got the...
I’m going to be moving to a new shop next month and will only be doing custom hat orders ($25+), so all premade hats need to go (although I really have no problem keeping them all for myself! :...
Here’s another example of the Pinecone Slouchy Hat. This is the first one I made and is probably my favorite. It’s the reason I named it Pinecone. This color + the texture made me think o...
I’m a little late posting this but there’s still time to sponsor for the month of May. If you’re interested, I would love to have you as a part of my blog next month! I now have a f...
I’m excited to introduce you to my very first featured sponsor, Hillery of Clever Plumage! She’s also offering one of her feather headbands up for giveaway, so be sure to see the end of t...
I never realized how much I enjoy Spring until I started blogging regularly last year and was able to look back at the posts I made. I always assumed Fall was my favorite season because of how excite...
Happy Thursday! Here are some pretty things to inspire you! :) I could make an entire post dedicated to crocheted rocks. Why are they so pretty?! I seriously see myself making some of these jars in t...
Good news! I have a new pattern available today! Introducing the Pinecone Slouchy Hat! It’s an intermediate level pattern that uses basic crochet stitches and techniques plus one special stitch, whic...
Check out these hats made by you guys! The first one is seriously making me want an orange hat! Why do I not have an orange hat yet?! Click on the pictures if you’d like to see more about the h...
I feel like I’m always toting around a plastic shopping bag full of yarn whenever I want to take my crochet project somewhere with me. So I thought it would be nice to make something a little l...
I really love getting to know people through their blogs but it occurred to me that I might not be that easy to get to know through my blog. You know all about my crafty shenanigans but I don’t...
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