Baby Headbands and Crochet

So baby E is 7 months old now, and as I sometimes do, I put a cute [made by Mama] crocheted flower on a headband on her yesterday for Church.  Well, as usual, there was a red mark on her soft little head where the closure of the headband had rested. So... I was thinking just now that I should make her some crocheted headbands with some of my crocheted flowers.  And perhaps I can figure out a way to make them stretchy -- maybe crochet elastic thread  in with the yarn.  Now I know several people who've recently had baby girls join their grandchildren, so maybe I will practice on E and then make extras for my friends.

So these are patterns I've found that I like.

http://www.free-crochet.com/detail.html?code=FC01106&cat_id=305

http://mymerrymessylife.com/2012/04/crochet-seed-stitch-baby-headband-free-crochet-pattern.html

And a very cute purse I could make up to give to my equally cute 2 yo daughter K:
http://mymerrymessylife.com/2012/03/crochet-seed-stitch-purse-free-crochet-pattern.html

http://crochetdreamz.blogspot.com/2011/07/baby-headband-with-flowers-free-crochet.html#.UiTqHD_9W8M

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/headband-pattern-the-genius-headband


 http://www.allfreecrochet.com/Crochet-Accessories/Pretty-Little-Headband


http://www.allfreecrochet.com/Crochet-Accessories/Dread-Head

http://www.allfreecrochet.com/Crochet-Accessories/16-Crochet-Headband-Patterns-and-Accessories

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwUtNUA-660

 http://charmedbyewe.com/six-free-crochet-baby-headband-patterns/

And of course, my all-time favorite source for crochet, www.crochetpatterncentral.com --

 http://christinassunshinehaven.com/Baby_Items/baby%20flower%20headband.htm

http://allicrafts.blogspot.com/2010/12/free-pattern-baby-headband.html

http://aprildraven.blogspot.com/2010/04/flower-headband-free-pattern.html -- and the little girl's shirt in this one is cute too.

http://www.ivillage.co.uk/crochet-a-flower-hairband/130613

 http://crocheterie.blogspot.com/2012/02/crochet-hair-clip-hat-and-flower-free.html

http://www.caron.com/projects/ss_party/sspar_flower_headband.html

http://www.crochetville.com/community/topic/131860-buttercup-flower-headband/#entry2342912

http://shala-beads.livejournal.com/155301.html

http://www.marloscrochetcorner.com/shell%20headband.html

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/small-flowers-lace-headband

http://www.nyanpon.com/2012/09/flower-girl-clips.html

http://crochetncrafts.com/crochet/mini-rose-hair-clip.html

http://www.beginner-crochet-patterns.com/poppy-flower-headband.html

http://cre8tioncrochet.com/2013/03/crochet-flower-hair-clip/

http://atypicalcrochet.blogspot.com/2011/03/crochet-head-scarf.html

Just for a few ideas.   ;)

August is here

Wow, summer has just flown by.  It seems as though school just got out and it was June and high heat temps were bearing down upon us, now we have just a few weeks left before school starts up again on August 20th.

I sneaked over to the District's website to check out dates & such.  Registration for Elementary schools (thankfully I still have one more year of all mine in one school) is August 6 & 7, Maeser is open from 8 am to 3 pm, lol 1 hour earlier than the other Elem. schools.

I think it has been a good summer, though not enough camping done for hubby -- though we did go for the full week after school ended to our now annual "Limestone Camp" and again over July 4th to 6th for a Paul Peel Reunion.  I volunteered to be in charge of next year's Paul Peel Family Camp, I am thinking of the 2nd weekend of June, when it is still pretty on the mountain (all in the Paul Peel Family come along).

Oh my, August 1st also means I need to call my ladies and get my Visiting Teaching report done.

Today I plan to can beans, I've picked 3 times, my last time was a nearly-full 3 gallon bucket from my 2 16-foot rows of bush beans -- next year I've got to get a lattice or fence put up, this bending over stuff hurts my back so bad!

I also picked apricots last week, I need to get those processed somehow, probably dry them into fruit leather.  I just lack the enthusiasm for getting the project done because it's just me doing the work.  Though my bigger boys are old enough to help, well sometimes they just make a bigger mess than I want to deal with.  However, I keep thinking I should not be denying them this opportunity to learn to work hard.  ;)

Alright, I've rambled much, so now am going to leave and go back to my hunt for inexpensive 64 ounce bottles of peanut butter -- though am beginning to think there is no such thing.

April

Is it just me or is April flying by??!!  It's the 16th today, and hard to believe that this month is half gone.

Hubby is gone traveling for much of this week, son C went with him.  I am going to sew while they are gone, i am feeling the sewing bug biting again, going to make spring dresses for my girls, plus one of these for dd K.  I have the cutest fabric!

It's supposed to be spring but today is the 2nd day in a row that I have woken up to snow on the ground.  According to the KSL 5 Noon news, we actually have another day of potential snow, and definitely more of cold cold wind!

Yesterday during the Boston Marathon, some idiot set off 2 bombs (2 more were later found unexploded), killing 3 people, one of whom was an 8 year old boy who was there to watch his father run in the race.  How sad for this family, especially since the boy's mother is critically injured with a wound to her brain and his sister lost a leg to the same bomb blast that killed her brother.

It is good that there are still people in this world that are willing to come forward to help when the evil ones of the world decide to hurt and maim.  There are so many stories of the kindnesses shown after the bombings, shows there is still hope for mankind.