Granny Blanket

Finished it!  Pumped out the product.  Massive love for this queen size granny blanket.  The photo doesn't do the Neon colors justice.  Or convey the nice cozy squishiness of the yarn.  Love, love my hot pink picot edge.

Coffee, cookies and crocheting

First gathering at the beach this summer.  Crafting with the ladies, drinking coffee, eating cookies and crocheting.  Had a great time teaching the ladies to crochet water bottle and cup cozys.  Thanks Suzanne for holding the gathering.

Mindless crafting

I have been participating in some mindless art therapy. Crocheting this neon large granny square throw. I just love creating fabric whether it be knitting, crochet, weaving or dying. It's my passion! I'm ramping up for the finish, can't wait to see the results.

My Craft Buddy

My Craft Buddy is gone:  just a few short years ago I couldn't craft in peace.  I had a little craft buddy who wanted to learn every craft that I did.  I could count on her to quickly capture the new technique and make it her own.  She began knitting at age 2 mastered it by age 5, channeling ancient potters at age 31/2 and sewing, weaving, drawing by third grade.  We loved sick days and snow days, the perfect time for mom & me crafting.

 She was marketing and demonstrating for me at craft shows.  Now she is gone.  She's moved on to creating flawless makeup and hair selfies, dying and styling her own hair and her friends hair, turning my kitchen into a beauty salon, and frequenting the MAC counter for 'just one more lipstick, please!'  She has perfected the perfect eye liner and lashes, she's the go to girl for getting a makeover.  Sometimes I can get her to reluctantly model my knitwear designs.  It must be 'selfie' style though.  She can't stand my 'itchy' yarn and bright colors.

 But, last night she came back for a minute.  We had terrible storms and I was working on my neon granny throw to calm my nerves.  When she came into my room I was surprised to hear 'Mom, wow, how long have you been working on that I love it!'  I realized then that my Craft Buddy hadn't gone anywhere she just moved on to a new phase.  Which I call 21st century 'Glam Crafting'.  (Also, she's been influenced by Watching too much Bravo.)

My Mission

This is the mission of Crafty Diva Cottage to create wellness through play, joy and laughter.

May Flowers

I love, love flowers.  They make me soo happy!  The past few months have been filled with wild wacky weather.  Let's hope that the April showers bring bright, beautiful May flowers.  Here's a look from my garden's past.