Large Raspberry Pink Purse With Black Bandana Bow - SPECIAL OF THE DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gathered style large shoulder strap purse is crocheted in a raspberry pink color with a black bandana bow that goes all the way around the purse. A large retro pink, black and white button is used as closure. The strap is attached with silver rings.

Purse measures 9 1/2 inches wide and 12 inches high, not including strap and 21 inches high, including strap.

This purse is spacious inside with the gathered look.

Each purse that I create is a one of a kind. It is unique in itself, therefore, there will never be another two exactly alike.

Purse can be washed and dried.
 
You can find this purse at Grammie's Krafty Kabana
http://www.chiffonsherri.etsy.com/
http://www.chiffonsherri.artfire.com/
OR with the convenient ONE CLICK HERE NOW, on this post at left of page.   Regular price is $18.00.  Marked down today 25%.  Today $13.50.
 
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FREE CROCHET PATTERN FOR ACORN AMIGURUMIS.  These would be so cute for the autumn season coming up just around the corner.                        

 

You will need…

E US/3.5mm crochet hook
Small amount of worsted weight yarn in 2 colours (for acorn and cup)
Polyester fibrefill stuffing
Yarn needle to weave in ends
Stitch marker
Embellishments (see below for ideas)
Pipe cleaner to make twig (optional)

Acorn Pattern
worked from top to bottom

Make a magic ring, ch 1.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring. (6 st)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each st around. (12 st)
Rnd 3: sc in each st around. (12 st)
Rnd 4: (sc in next st, 2 sc in next st) six times. (18 st)
Rnds 5-10: sc in each st around. (18 st)
Rnd 11: (sc in next st, sc2tog) six times. (12 st). Stuff acorn through hole.
Rnd 12: sc2tog six times. Close up remaining hole, fasten off and weave in ends.

Acorn Cup Pattern           

Make a magic ring, ch 1.

Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring. (6 st)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each st around. (12 st)
Rnd 3: (sc in next st, 2 sc in next st) six times. (18 st)
Rnd 4: (sc in next 5 st, 2 sc in next st) three times. (21 st)
Rnds 5-6: sc in each st around. (21 st)
Rnd 7: sc in next 9 st, sc2tog, sc in next 8 st, sc2tog. (19 st).
Join with sl st to next stitch. Fasten off and weave in ends.

Decorating:

Your acorn will need a cute face. This can be as simple as just two eyes, or you can embroider on a nose and/or mouth.
Sew on small round beads or buttons.
Embroider circles to make an alert acorn.
Embroider ‘u’ shapes to make a sleeping acorn.
Glue on googly eyes.

If you dont crochet and would like a set of these cute little amigurumi acorns, please contact me at chiffonsherri@gmail.com for pricing, or any questions.  I would be happy to make a pair for you.

On a Lazy Afternoon - Poem

A Summer Afternoon

A languid atmosphere, a lazy breeze,


With labored respiration, moves the wheat


From distant reaches, till the golden seas


Break in crisp whispers at my feet.



My book, neglected of an idle mind,


Hides for a moment from the eyes of men;


Or lightly opened by a critic wind,


Affrightedly reviews itself again.



Off through the haze that dances in the shine


The warm sun showers in the open glade,


The forest lies, a silhouette design


Dimmed through and through with shade.






A dreamy day; and tranquilly I lie


At anchor from all storms of mental strain;


With absent vision, gazing at the sky,


"Like one that hears it rain."






The Katydid, so boisterous last night,


Clinging, inverted, in uneasy poise,


Beneath a wheat-blade, has forgotten quite


If "Katy DID or DIDN'T" make a noise.






The twitter, sometimes, of a wayward bird


That checks the song abruptly at the sound,


And mildly, chiding echoes that have stirred,


Sink into silence, all the more profound.






And drowsily I hear the plaintive strain


Of some poor dove . . . Why, I can scarcely keep


My heavy eyelids--there it is again--


"Coo-coo!"--I mustn't--"Coo-coo!"--fall asleep!






BY:  James Whitcomb Riley

What Are Worry Dolls?

Guatemalan worry dolls date back to Mayan traditions and are similar to many amulets around the world, in that they are thought to soothe your fears and anxieties. Unlike most amulets, worry dolls were often made specifically for children, and in Guatemala they may still be used for this purpose. These little dolls, an inch (2.54 cm) or less in length, usually come in a box or bag in sets of six.
Worry dolls are inexpensively ordered on the Internet, or you and your children can make your own. They may serve an anxious child very well. In fact, some hospitals use them for children who have major illnesses, much in the same manner that dream catchers are used to chase away bad dreams.
The Guatemalan traditions is to use one of six worry dolls each night. The child (or the adult) tells a worry to the doll, then puts it under her pillow for the night. If a family is large and children all have worries, they may share a bag of worry dolls so each child has his or her own. Alternately each child has their own bag of worry dolls and for six nights in row they tell a worry to one of the dolls before slipping it under their pillow.
Each doll will combat the worry overnight, hopefully providing the child with better sleep. In modern use, this is not considered a “magical” element, but more comparable to many of the myths we have for kids. It’s also a good sense way to help anxious kids voice their worries, which may help promote better sleep.
Similar to the tooth fairy, parents will remove the doll during the night, symbolizing that the worry is gone. This doesn’t necessarily mean that the child’s worry is gone, and it’s important not to minimize a child’s strong anxieties. Parents who want a child to keep dealing with anxiety might want to skip this removal process, and just let the child know the doll is taking care of the worry at night so that the child can get a good night’s sleep.
Let your child have a peaceful and restful night. 

You can find this amigurumi "Worry Doll" at www.craftisart.com/chiffonsherri for

Only $5.00 plus S&H

"SUSHI" Japanese Amigurumi Kokeshi Doll

Her name is "Sushi". Japanese kokeshi doll is hand crocheted with a soft yarn. Body is a tangerine orange color with white for the face and black for the hair. There is a bun on the top of her head.



A blue ribbon bow adorns the bun on her head. A perfect little white pearl ribbon that goes all the way around the body and dress of the doll.
                                                       Doll stands 5 inches high.
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 Her name is "Ju Ju". Japanese kokeshi doll is hand crocheted with a soft yarn. Body is a pink mauve color with white for the face and black for the hair. There is a bun with a cute little braid on the top of her head. Her face has a little blush on the cheeks.

A white ribbon and fabric flower adorns the bun on her head. The bun has two little wooden geisha chopstick hairsticks pushed into the bun. Dress of the doll is adorned with one larger dark pink acrylic flower and one smaller acrylic gold flower.


The Kokeshi Doll stands approx. 5 inches tall.


Be sure to visit Grammie's Krafty Kabana at
www.craftisart.com/chiffonsherri