Dreaming in Color

Okay~

Snow is beautiful

fluffy

sparkly

&

white

and I DO love it

but...

I am practically gasping for some 

Color

in  my world,

as I am anxiously awaiting 

Spring!!!

So I have grabbed every bit of colorful yarn 

I can get my hands on and crocheted 

some pretty doilies out of  my beautiful new book

by

Nicki Trench.

They are crocheted using 

dk weight yarn to make them

a bit heavier than a typical doily

{part of the overall charm}.

The pattern name is 

Vintage-style Vase Coaster.

They are so much fun to make!

Playing around with all of the color choices

is absolutely addictive :)))

I went from

Bright & Cheery

to 

 Springtime Soft

to

Jewel Tone.

I'm loving it!

I always love projects by Nicki Trench!

And one more 

Color Pop

before I say 

Toot~a~Loo

to all of you for now

My next post will have bunnies running amuck!

This one will grow up to be 

an Easter gift 

for my sweet little

Gabby.

I will give you the details of where

you can find the pattern 

when I show it all done up

{with a happy little face and backside}.

Have a lovely day!

And sneak in as much

Color

as you possibly can!

With Love,

Danette

Vintage Crochet

I have always loved

VINTAGE CROCHET...

All of the old doilies and potholders

crocheted from an array of

beautiful colored cotton threads.

So when I find a pattern for these

lovely, lacy items

I am

{you guessed it...}

tickled

*pink*!

This week I have been working on

a few of these delights.

I am in love with this charming potholder.

And you know me ~

if it has a

rose

on it

I AM ALL ABOUT IT!

On Monday night my friend Mary Anne brought

some vintage pattern books along with her for

Knit Night.

Well, don't you know we all went crazy

snatching, grabbing & making copies!

One of the books had this pattern for

Tea Time Coasters.

It's from 1890.

They look like large snowflakes.

I plan to make more of the rose colored ones

so that when everyone is here on Monday evenings

there will be one underneath all of the tea cups on the table.

My cousin Kathy showed up with a sweet gift for me.

She found these gorgeous hand crocheted

lavender

 roses

at Goodwill for $1.00

and knew I would love them :)

They have been glued to rose stems from

silk roses.

How clever!

I will be trying this.

So~

that's been the theme of my

creative week.

And now it's

Tea Time.

Anyone care to join me?