My Goals

After years of writing on a blog a whole lot of nothing, I have finally come up with a concept. This site is now going to be focusing of arts and crafts. The Arts and Crafting is a big part of my life, and I love nothing more than sharing with others the skills and tricks that I have learned along the way.
So without wasting any more time, the following sections will now be added to this site:

• General Crafts
• Clip Art
• Color Schemes
• Copycat Designs
• Craft Supplies
• Crochet Instruction
• Crochet Patterns
• Fonts
• Jewelry
• Knitting Instruction
• Knitting Patterns
• Photography
• Photoshop
• Photoshop Brushes
• Resources
• Scrapbooks
• Sewing
• Web Design

I welcome new ideas for topics, ALWAYS. And hope to have others contribute to make this site a success!
Here's to the NEW dani.c!!

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

One of my younger cousins grew up watching and loving TMNT. I know what I am going to make him for next Christmas!


Link to pattern

future project ideas

While on my web search looking for a pattern that might be similar to the pattern that I want, I keep stumbling across patterns that, although look nothing like what I want to make, are really cool and I would want to make them separately. I figured I would put them all down so I don't forget them when I am looking for my next project.



Knitty has a great article thahttp://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gift I have to go through on how to make your own patterns


'A new design in Cable Stitch'Pattern for a cardigan From Woman's Weekly, 13 July 1940

Black Pineapple

Black Pineapple
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Black Pineapple
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Black Pineapples
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For Christmas, I got a book about new ways to use lace. The general idea is an 'exploded lace' theory, taking what was generally small, and using larger hooks and yarns. This shawl is my first attempt at one pattern found in the book and I have to say that I absolutely love it!

Knitting Machine

I recently had a relapse of MS. Since I spend a lot of time knitting and couldn't with an i.v. tube in, I got a knitting machine. And wow! I have been busy. I basically decided that everyone on my list is getting some form of a handmade present for Christmas this year. I have quite a head start on it and already have lots of presents almost complete. I am going to back-post projects that I have finished while trying to update all the projects that I am currents working on with their pattern, if applicable or allowable. I can't wait to get started. I am working on Christmas in July!!

Flag Blanket

Flag Blanket
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Flag
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I love how the flags came out on this. There were lots of sc stitches done on this project and tons of joining but all in all I think that it came out ok.

Heirloom Hungarian Apron

Hungarian Heirloom Apron
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Hungarian Apron 2
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Hungarian Apron 3
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I fell in love with this apron the minute that I saw the pattern in the Crochet-A-Day Calendar.
I made my Hungarian Heirloom Apron with cotton crochet thread that I had around my house. I loved working with this pattern. I had a hard time reading a crochet pattern at first but once I understood it, I had no problem at all. I can't wait to make more so that these can be heirlooms in my family.

Rainbow Purse

Rainbow Purse
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This pattern came out of a book-of-the-month club and happened to amuse me for a night.

Aunt Gigi

Aunt Gigi
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A close up look at my Aunt Gigi's poncho

Aunt Gigi

Aunt Gigi
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My Aunt Gigi lives far away. She doesn't know that I made her this Christmas present yet. I can't wait to see the look on her face. I used this pattern from stitchdiva and a tape yarn that i found at a discount store. I love how this poncho came out!

Grams Yarn Stash Scarf

Grams Yarn Stash Scarf
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My Gram taught me how to crochet. She has Alzheimers. So when my Papa asked me to go through her yarn stash, I felt a little strange about it. But I ended up coming up with this scarf. I think that this one I might just have to keep for myself.

Light Basic Scarf

Light Basic Scarf
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I love this yarn. It was fun to work with and super easy as well. I bought it in yellow as well as this grey color. (The yellow I gave to my cousin so she could learn how to do the basics on something that she thought was fun.) This was done with a simple sc stitch throughout until I ran out of yarn. I added my 'Made by Danielle C' tag on this scarf and it is all ready to give as a gift.

Small purse

Small purse
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I followed the pattern for this purse from the Happy Hooker. I had the yarn sitting around for years and I like how the neutral colors worked for a purse

Small purse
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I lined the inside of the small purse with a neutral paisley fabric that had also been sitting around the house.

Tucan Sam Scarf

Tucan Sam Scarf
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This was a scarf that I made in a few hours. No pattern. Just a single crochet through-out the entire ball of yarn. The colors in the yarn reminded me of Fruit Loops when I was a kid.

Pink Gauntlet

Pink Gauntlet
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Another pattern from the Happy Hooker

White Crochet Purse

White Crochet Purse
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Using a shell stitch, I crocheted this piece of 'fabric'. I have to line it with fabric and put together a closure to finish it.

Purple Crochet Purse

Purple Crochet Purse
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Using a shell stitch, I crocheted this piece of 'fabric'. I have to line it with fabric and put together a closure to finish it.

Green Crochet Purse

Green Crochet Purse
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Using a shell stitch, I crocheted this piece of 'fabric'. I have to line it with fabric and put together a closure to finish it.

Light Blue Crochet Purse

Light Blue Crochet Purse
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Using a shell stitch, I crocheted this piece of 'fabric'. I have to line it with fabric and put together a closure to finish it.

Pink and Orange Scarf

Pink and Orange Scarf
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I bought the yarn for less than $1.00 at a clearance sale that they were having at my local joann.
Pattern was made up as I went along with dc, ch 1 to end of yarn.