Crochet Stuffed Owl Toy

My daughter is turning one this weekend and her party theme is owls, so I decided to make her an owl stuffed animal.  It didn't turn out exactly like I was hoping it would.  But I still think she is cute.  I am going to make a purple one, using a bigger hook.  I am also going to try to stuff the next one a little more.  

I used Vanna's Choice yarn in Raspberry for the body and Terracotta for the beak.  The eyes are Loops and Threads in white and black. The bow is from the same designer and I used Turquoise from Loops and Threads as well.  I decided to not use a button for the eyes as the pattern calls for, which was a good idea because that was the first thing my daughter touched when I gave her the toy lol

You can find the 

Free Owl Pattern Here!

Free Bow Pattern Here!

New hooks for my birthday!!

So, my birthday was on Tuesday (4-29) and I got some new hooks that I have been dying to get. I found them on Amazon for about 12 dollars.  It is a set of Tunisian hook! Yay!

Now to just figure out what I want to make with them...

Yarn Haul!!

So, I have come to the realization that I have a serious yarn problem!  My bedroom floor is now covered in yarn, as well as my closet and a duffle bag.  At least they all were on sale when I bought them.  

Michaels was having a door buster sale last week and had their Loops and Threads Impeccable on sale for $1.88 a skin! And today they had them 2 for $6 as well as Red Heart Soft.  So I treated myself.  I also got some Lily's Sugar and Cream yarn at Jo-Ann Fabric for $2.36 a skin ( it was the super size ), normally $2.99 plus I got 20% off the entire purchase...SCORE!

Now that I have all this yarn, I MUST get to work on my projects.  I am going to start the baby blanket today ( I have to start over, the one I started got lost in my move into my new house ) Hopefully it goes by fast.  And while I am working on that I need to whip up two owl's for my daughter's first birthday party.  And I need both projects done at the same time! Look's like I am going to be busy :)

WIP Wednesday!

I started working on yet another baby blanket. It is the third time now that I have to start a competly new blanket.  I didn't like the first one and lost the second one in my move.  So, here is the start of a baby chevron blanket in pink and white.  Using Bernat Softee Baby yarn in DK Sport.  Hopefully this will come along pretty fast as the baby is due on May 17th and I would like to have it done BEFORE the baby is here lol.

Hello Again...

Hello!

Cluster Stitch Purse

It has been way to long that I have posted anything on this blog, let alone been able to sit down and crochet anything. So much has happened in the past several months and so much more is still yet to come.  My family and I moved from NY to our hometown in FL back in August, and my daughter turns ONE in 3 weeks and I just haven't been able to really get back to crocheting again. I have started a few projects here and there, never finishing any of them - except for one.  I just finish a cluster stitch purse that I had made in a few days time. It turned out pretty well for my first purse if I say so myself!

I seriously plan on making more time for myself and that means more time for crocheting! I have a baby blanket that needs to be done ( will put photo up shortly) as well of another purse and a few other projects that are sitting half done.

I also would love to join some kind of CAL, maybe something for beginners, although I am past the true beginners stage now, I have picked up on the stitches pretty fast.

Thanks for reading and I am always open to suggestions and feedback!

New Technique Learned

Hey everyone!

So, as I was looking around on the internet for a project to do, my husband decided he wanted me to make him a beanie.  Delighted that he actually wanted me to make him something, I went straight to YouTube to find a tutorial to follow ( I'm still not all that great at reading patterns yet).  I found one that looked easy enough for me to follow and looked good.



My husband had already picked out the yarn he wanted the beanie to be made out of, Red Heart Camo!  That is going to make an awesome beanie! I wish I could say that I finished the beanie, but my hubby said he doesn't want it to be a slouchy hat, so I have to find a new pattern.  But on the bright side, I did learn a new technique, back stitch single crochet! I also started a huge blanket and applied this it by doing a back stitch half double crochet and its looks pretty good.

Eventually I am going to finish this beanie, but in a color of my choosing, because I do love the look of the slouchy beanie!  As for my hubbys' beanie, I found another tutorial that he likes the look of...of course I had to learn how to do the magic circle, and another technique of front post double crochet! But, unfortunately with the back in the yarn and me making my stitches WAY to tight, I'm having a very hard time with it (pictures will be up soon). 

A few key things that I must work on: my tension and gauging! For the life of me I cant seem to get my tension right, its always to tight. But if I let the yarn slack a little bit, it falls off of my finger. 

I used an H size hook and Red Heart worsted 4 yarn.

Introduction

Hello!

Thanks for visiting my blog. Let me tell you about me!

My name is Tami and I am a 25 year old SAHM ( stay at home mom). I am married to my best friend and the father to my beautiful daughter, Bella Adalynne, born May 16th 2013.

I am new to the wonderful world of crocheting and I plan to document my journey from the very beginning.  It has only been a week since I have ventured into my crocheting adventure and I am already addicted.

About the name: My Bellaboo Creations
Well as I said before my daughters' name is Bella.  My family started calling her Bellaboo once she was born.  I decided that I wanted Bella to wear headbands, but she has a small head and none of the headbands that I received or bought would fit her.  So, that is when I decided to look up crocheting on YouTube and found that I could make a lot more than just headbands!  So naturally, I wanted to credit all of this to my little Belloboo, without her, I wouldn't have been interested in crocheting.

I would love feed back on my post. I plan to put pictures of what I am currently working on, and what projects I have completed. 

Thanks again to stopping by!
-Tami