Happy Memorial Day! Celebrate with Red, White and Blue Socks!

Today, we celebrate Memorial Day. Memorial Day is a day of remembering the men and women who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces.

                                             

Here are a few inspirational quotes I want to share with you on this special day:

We cherish too, the Poppy red

That grows on fields where valor led,

It seems to signal to the skies

That blood of heroes never dies. -Moina Michael

A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself. -Joseph Campbell

And I'm proud to be an American,

where at least I know I'm free.

And I won't forget the men who died,
who gave that right to me. -Lee Greenwood

Today, we honor soldiers who bravely give of themselves to make sure we Americans remain free. There aren't enough ways to say THANK YOU to those brave men and women who have served and who do serve our country. One thing for sure, freedom isn't free! I encourage you to take a moment to honor those who have given their all to serve our country. If you have the opportunity to say thank you, please do. Remember to keep all our soldiers in your prayers.

God Bless America!

In keeping with the patriotic theme of the red, white and blue, I have again been selling custom handmade crochet trimmed themed socks. Red, white and blue is a popular color choice in both beaded and non-beaded styles. They make great gifts and are the perfect accessory item. They are ideal for dance wear, sports wear, pageants, pictures, teachers, nurses and to dress up any outfit. Sizes available in infant to adult. I have many color and style options available. Contact me about custom socks made just for you.

Remember, no outfit is complete without first dressing the feet!

**Looking for other summer custom summer fashions? Contact me for crochet or hand painted items. Let me create something wonderful for your summer wardrobe.

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Crochet: A football themed pouch or carrying case

Monday's Musings: Football

Ok...this is not the Monday football that most people speak of..instead..it is football themed crochet. Not quite the contact sport that comes to mind when you imagine a football game, but to crocheters, it could be deemed every bit as much fun. No, we aren't in full football garb carrying or chasing a pig skin ball around. We are, however, crocheting a likeness of it.

It seems that I am almost always crocheting handmade items that either have pink in them or are made for little girls. The truth is, it isn't often that I get the opportunity to crochet something for boys. When I do, the change is a welcome one. I wanted to share with you a sports themed pouch or carrying case that I recently made for my very special nephew.

This particular pouch was made to match the colors of one of his favorite teams and was designed specifically to hold a large set of Harry Potter collector cards. As you can see in the picture, the cards fit inside rather nicely.

It would hold a number of other things as well. This pouch sports a football on the back, as you can see.  It could easily be made with other sports logos or symbols.

I crocheted a raised row on the opposite side so that I could stitch the name of my nephews favorite player. This was a a fun project to make.

I intend to soon feature this pouch in my Etsy store. I really hadn't intended to sell them, but

my nephew is so happy with his case that I thought that I would offer it to others

as a custom made item. This case could easily be made to fit a Leapster, Nintendo or other small hand-held items.

If you are interested in placing a custom order for a carrying case of some sort, you can find my contact information in the upper right hand column of this blog.

You can also contact me through Etsy.

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