Closing Up Shop

Dear Etsy followers who may visit my blog:

I will no longer be taking birthday/celebration board orders at this time.  I have to begin a new full-time job outside of my home, and therefore, I need to close up shop on Etsy.  If you have ordered in the past, I will gladly supply you needed tags in the future.  But I will not be able to take on new customers at this time.  Thank you for your support and business in the past! I greatly appreciate the opportunity that working with Etsy gave me as a stay-at-home mom to make a little extra money and to beautify the homes of customers, along with helping them remember loved ones birthdays and anniversaries!  :)  Thank you again. 

Sincerely,

Tonya

American Flag Quilt Blocks

I have wanted to do a patriotic theme quilt for quite a while now.  I am not a true quilter...rather a novice at it.  But I found a simple and easy-to-follow flag pattern on Pinterest, and I have begun my small blocks.  They're not perfect!  Again, I am not a knowledgeable quilter...just learning.  But I love this patriotic theme!  Thanks for looking. 

God Bless America!  :)

Mermaid

Hello!  I took on a small project...it was this pattern from Etsy:  https://www.etsy.com/listing/155776488/crochet-pattern-mermaid-cocoon-tail-fin?ref=shop_home_active_6.  I thought it was quite adorable, and really perfect for my niece who is having her first baby this month.  My niece eloped to Florida for her marriage, and loves the beach.  She even recently commented how she couldn't wait to get back to the beach and take her little baby to be a mermaid.  So I am surprising her with this gift, and I hope she loves it!  I know I love it!  I got all of my yarn from Hobby Lobby.  I think I used 3 skeins, used the H hook, and made the 0-3 month size.  The seller of this pattern was super helpful and quick in responding to a couple of questions I had.  The only stitch I had to learn was the crocodile stitch, but it didn't take any time to pick it up.  Thanks for looking!

Heart Garland

I had a friend request I make a heart garland for her.  I was so happy to do so!  I love little banner/garlands to crochet.  They make a home or office so much more cozy!  I didn't have to buy anything as I already had the yarn on hand, and I used a pattern I already had printed from the internet years ago, too.  This took a little under 2 hours from start to finish, minus the breaks I have to take while mothering.  Thanks for looking!

More Crocheted Afghans

I finally finished up (after Christmas) some afghans I made for Christmas presents.  So I made a total of 6 this year for presents during the holiday.  I am grateful for this talent and knowledge.  Each afghan is a total of 3 lbs. of yarn.  Now it's almost time to re-open the Etsy shop for the new year.  Thanks for looking!

Crocheted Christmas

After I finished up my Etsy shop orders, I immediately started on some handmade gifts that I wanted to give.  I typically revert to these lap blankets that work up quickly for me and I bought the yarn throughout the year when sales would come up.  I love making these!  They are my favorite gift to give.  Thanks for looking!  I have three more to go!

Crochet Baby Overalls

I recently found the pattern for these little crochet short baby overalls, and I fell in love! I had seen some pictures of baby boys in them in photos all over the internet...and I couldn't pass up trying my hand at them.  They are so stinking cute! I don't have a baby boy, but I know someone who does, so I wanted to give them as a gift.  I hope she likes them!  I used yarn I already had on hand, so all I had to pay for was the pattern.  The pattern can be found here:  https://www.etsy.com/listing/195784161/instant-download-crochet-pattern.  It was really easy to follow, and it worked up for me in about 3 hours, which is great since I'm so busy with my own Etsy orders lately.  Thanks for looking!

One Day Only Sale!

Check my Etsy shop out on July 4th!  I will be hosting a one-day sale and discount my birthday boards for the national American holiday!  Happy Independence Day!!!  Let freedom ring!

Go here:  https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheCozyHouse

PS - If you place your order July 4th, please understand it will be approximately 2-3 weeks before your order ships.  Thank you!

Updated U.S. Flag

My husband and I have been a little busy installing these custom built beauties into our house.  My husband made them from scratch and it took four months of his free time, but they're finished and we are so happy with his craftsmanship.

But I realized (through t.v. show one night) that I messed up my U.S. ribbon flag (see top right of picture above).  You see, I thought the ones I'd seen on Pinterest had it wrong...putting the blue part on the left top corner.  Because if you turn the flag from horizontal to vertical, the blue part travels to the top right.  So that's where I put mine.  But then I heard on t.v. one night that the blue part must always be in the top left corner, no matter what direction the flag is.  And then I googled it... http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/more/displayonly.htm So, I took it down and changed it on mine.  I want it to be as proper (for a ribbon flag!) that it can since it depicts the U.S. flag that I love so much.  Thanks for continuing to follow!

Patriotic Burlap Wreath

I made this wreath for a friend's birthday.  I bought all of my supplies at Hobby Lobby last week for under $15 dollars...some of it was on sale.  Anyway, I came home and watched some video tutorials on how to make your own burlap wreath, and voila!  I created this one.  I really like how it looks and might make one for myself soon.  Thanks for visiting!