The Silver Tree

For a while I have been wanting

a vintage silver Christmas tree

I looked at them on Etsy and

Ebay and even told Tracy

(at my favorite place to 

get all things vintage)

to keep an eye out for one

A few weeks ago I went into

Kohls to buy a bra...

my least favorite thing

in the world to do...

and spotted 2 seven foot silver trees

sitting in the center of the 

Christmas clearance aisle

They had been used as display trees

for their Christmas ornaments

and I had lovingly admired them

the last time I was there

After looking at their website

to see if I could have one

of my very own

I found out that those

trees were $499.99!!

Don't think so

Anyway...

I looked...walked away..

looked again…walked away 

…and came back again

It was calling my name..

Robin come back…

You need me

After having a discuss 

with the store manager

(because I had a price of $100 or less in my head)

it was decided that I

could have an additional

30% off the $124.99 price

YES…silver tree 

you will be coming home with me!!

So I brought it home

and set it in my living room

Admiring my new tree each day

I didn't want to put it away

for a   l o n g   year

I decided it needed a skirt

to match my collection of

vintage Shiny Brites

that will adorn it next year

So I went thru my stash of

yarn and found the colors

I wanted and it all

came together

I picked up some buttons

at Walmart and

another project complete!

It looks great under my tree

I love the pom pom edge

The pattern for the tree skirt

can be found here at

Smooth Fox Knit & Crochet

(image from her blog)

I did add the 

buttons and pom pom edge

(tutorial on a previous post)

I will be retiring

my little pink tree

♥I still love you little pink tree♥

 I have already started

another project

Imagine that!

Crochet on…

Robin

Happy New Year

Its nice to start off the new year 

with a finished project

My daughter wanted a blanket

with green, purple and a little pink

I teased her that she wanted an

Easter egg blanket

I tried a few patterns that

well...just didn't work out

with these colors

So I resorted back to my 

favorite - the granny square

I love making granny squares

they go so fast and

its mindless crochet

in front of the TV

 She didn't want a pom-pom edge

so I went with something

more simple

This thing weights 6 pounds!

It's going to cost me

a fortune to ship it

I didn't think about that

I hope the New Year is

everything you want it to be!!

Robin

This and That

I did get a chance 

to take a couple 

of pictures of the 

Christmas tree skirt

but they didn't turn out 

too well at night

I will try another time

in the daylight

I have been working on a

granny square blanket 

for my daughter in the

colors of her choice

I call them easter egg colors

I have a few squares to go

then the border

I think I will do pom-poms

Or will that be to juvenile?

I have already collected yarn

for my next project

I think I have a crochet addiction...

Robin

Blue waves

I have been working on this blanket

for almost a year its finally done!

I wanted my 6' son
to be able to wrap up in it
so its a very LARGE blanket

It has the feel of ocean waves

 All in blues & greens

I folded it up
sat it on the couch
and it was like
a cat magnet

Why do my cats like to lay
 on everything that I crochet???

I finished this tree skirt too
but forgot to take pictures of
it all done before I gave it away

I used mostly leftover yarn

Fortunately I gave it to
someone that lives nearby
so when I go over there
next time I will take pictures
of it around their tree

I used the pom pom edge on it
and it turned out really cute!

I will post pictures soon.


Robin

Beanie Marathon Weekend

The weather is 
getting cold again

which means 
its time for beanies!

I had a request 
from a little someone

who lives in Oregon 

for some new beanies

so I spent the weekend
crocheting beanies

They are a fun little distraction

Quick and easy to make

And they help de-stash

My ever growing pile of yarn

And now back to 
afghan crocheting….
I'm finishing up a 
VERY LARGE
project

Robin