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Friday, October 3, 2014

Animal Series-Corrie

We have been making animal hats for a while but we are building our skills and getting better at them. When we first started we were super excited. These are a few of our first ever animal hats:

It all started here I brought home a book to see if my sister Jessica could crochet from it. At the time she and my mother were the only two that could crochet. She got started this was the result. Super cute and when we started selling them people loved them. She then taught me to crochet. I skipped flat crochet and dove into the world of crocheting in the round!

Of course we did not stop there we had to make different animal hats to quench our hunger for more adorable hats. So we made the Sock monkey.

We started making the frog... but could not stop!

We attempted the mouse... It still needs a bit of work in our minds but still adorable!

And the lady bug!

As I said though these hats were so cute we just could not get enough of them. I taught my sister Marquita who is a lefty to crochet and she also skipped the flat crochet and dove into hat making. Our skills got much better and we started hunting down any pattern we could get our hands on!

This beauty is the latest animal in our collection. It even has the option of a cute flower! Marquita is the one that made this one and is turned out absolutely astonishing I think.

This is what it looks like without the flower still super cute and perfect for any gender!

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Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Breast Cancer Awareness Made Personal-Jessica

Breast cancer is real, and it affects many. I have 3 beautiful children, one of which I was able to breast feed for the first 6 months of his life. I could not imagine a life without them, as little as I was gifted in that area. I am not afraid to shave my head, as I had to do while I was pregnant with my second child. Therefore, it did not take much thought to doing it for a good cause. My family and I were discussing how to properly show our breast cancer hats. We felt it would be best if we had someone, a female preferably, without any hair. I decided to do it. I am proud of my looks. I am not ashamed of how I look. Even if I were, that would be no excuse, looking at all of the women forced to lose their hair, whether they wanted it or not. I feel that those who have been affected can look at me and know they are not alone. My hope is that, although I am not affected, that they are not alone in this.

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Thursday, September 4, 2014

More Awareness - Marquita

We have some new hats to add to our Breast Cancer Awareness line. As always 50% of/ all sales goes to Ribbon Riders charityor other charity if a different charity is requested.. We are all about the cause, most any cause. Autism, Breast Cancer, Domestic Violence, Support the Troops, ALS and much more! If you have a specific charity request just let us know! Hope to hear from you soon!

Breast Cancer Beanie Pattern: EatPrayYarn

Breast Cancer Cloche (Cream and Pink) Pattern: Erin Bernau

Breast Cancer Cloche (White and Pink) Pattern: Erin Bernau

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We love to bead-Corrie

Hey Guys,
So I thought it would be nice to touch base and show everyone some of the Jewelry we have made in the past. This is just our beaded work we have many other forms of Jewelry and accessories like gimp(boondoggle, rexlace,craftlace), Friendship thread, etc. Prices of course vary from piece to piece based on accessibility, type of bead, and of course the type of jewelry like bracelet, necklace, earrings, or set.

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Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Paracord-Jessica

Paracord is a very useful thing to have. It is very strong. It takes a lot of paracord to make a bracelet, belt, or necklace. You can use just one color, or 2. Honestly, you can use it for many occasions. You can use it for work, using black or brown. You can have certain colors to match certain outfits. The same for bracelets or necklaces, accept for work, unless they are allowed in your workplace. I think they are pretty cool. They are relatively easy to make, but it takes time. I plan to make some for my children and for myself. I know my kids would enjoy them.

Belt (Black and White)

Belt (Blue and Orange)

Flip Flops (Pink with Pink Camo)

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Wednesday, August 27, 2014

We Don't just Crochet!-Jessica

We mostly focus on crocheted items. I mostly focus on hats, especially at this time of year, because we are getting ready for our winter sale. One of the first items I made, though, had nothing to do with hats or crocheting. I did what most teenagers my age did when I was 13 or 14. I made friendship bracelets. My older sister taught me and I love making them. I did not know how to do all of the interesting patterns we have now, but it was fun for me. When we started putting them into the business, we had fun with them. My little sister started looking up patterns and we went wild. I really Like the friendship bracelets that are for Autism Awareness. I have a nephew and a cousin who are Autistic, so it is really important to me.

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Friday, August 22, 2014

Details on our support!-Corrie

So when we posted our last blog we got a lot of questions. People wanted to know what cause we were supporting, how much money went to the actual cause, as well as where we send the donations. To answer these questions lets's start with the cause. This month and next month we are focusing on breast cancer many of our hats are being sold at $20-$35 and donations are $5-$15 depending on cost to make and ship the hat. We also have the key chain which we sell for $5 and the donations are $2 per chain sold. We send donations to Ribbon Riders but if the person buying specifies a different organization we will happily send their donation there. When we make sales we make a special card that optionally includes the name of the customer the name of the company, these are then sent to the company with the donations. Throughout the year we will be donating to other causes but people who wish to donate to this specific cause can request a donation oriented item.

We are in the Process of adding more awareness items but for now this is what we have available!

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Monday, August 18, 2014

All About Support... Marquita

For the last week or so we have been trying to put some focus on our awareness line. I personally am a big breast cancer awareness supporter. There are so many different things that need help with donations and research that it is very difficult to just pick one so for now Breast Cancer is what I'll focus on. We have a few different items that is focused on Awareness for breast cancer.

Breast Cancer Awareness Key-chain

Pink Sunhat Pattern By Annie's Attic Book

Berry Stitch Hat. Pattern by: Annie's Attic

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Sunday, August 17, 2014

A Family that crafts with love!-Corrie

People say that "if you are going to cook, cook with love, otherwise what's the point." Well in my family it was the same only about crafting. We have been crafting since we were really young and the ability to craft has been passed down throughout the generations. I was taught to sew, cross stitch, latch hook, crochet, along with many many other crafts. When I was 12 I decided that instead of just crafting for family and friends we should share our love with the world. So we created Crafty Crafts for Charity. We donated money to autism speaks, breast cancer societies, hospitals, etc. When I turned 19 I found out I was pregnant, I started college, I was busy and times got hard we had to expand we couldn't afford the yarn and other crafting items to donate for free plus I wanted to be able to work, go to school , and be with my baby without missing out so, we developed A Tender Loving Craft a business that we could sell our handmade works of art and pay bills, donate to charitable organizations and just make it.