Patty Harayda: inspiration

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7.23.2014

A Little Cottage Inspiration

Photo from BHG

Loving the cottage style right now. Reminds me of summer!

2.25.2014

Bah. Photographing crochet and getting it listed on Etsy can be tough. Take photos? Sure! I've got time for that, but actually list items and make a description... bane of my existence. I'm horrible at describing things. I just am. What can I say? They're made of yarn. They're soft. They fit 15 inch calves. And um, well, that's about it. HA.

In any case, most of these are now listed on Etsy. After coming up with a description I actually like, I just copy and paste, unless I've used thinner yarn or something. Why can being creative be so difficult?

Take a look. If you like what you see, then buy!

I'm thinking at some point I may post patterns, some I've been inspired by others but mostly I crochet as I go and keep the pattern in memory.

I saw a super cute crochet wrap bracelet that I've been working on the past two days. I somehow need to make it adjustable with just one button but I don't think I can, I may have to add another button and make some measurements. Meh, we'll see how ambitious I am after The Monkey wanted to play at 1:30 am.

Toddlers, go figure, right?

3.13.2012

Mudroom Envy

So as y'all know... we don't have a mudroom. Instead we have a fantastically carpeted back porch that is pretty much useless 8 months out of the year unless it's to let the dog out. And store recycling until Tuesday (which is recycling day).

I'm jealous of mudrooms. I have this obscene envy of mudrooms.

Seriously.

Have you ever tried to vacuum dried mud out of carpet? It's um, well, not really very fun. Frustrating actually. Or how about ginormous leaves? Did you know that oak tree leaves get stuck in vacuum cleaners? Or that seed starting kits have a tendency to spill all over on carpeted areas of your house? Or um, worn boots to pick up dog poop and realized that you HAVE to take your boots off OUTSIDE to go inside to put them on the boot tray? Yeah.... gross...

So if I could have a mudroom, here's some of the stuff that I would want:

Lockers from Ballard Design

Backless Bench from Ballard Design

Boot Tray from Ballard Design
(I actually bought a knock off one at Target last year for the front entryway and I LOVE it!)

Salvaged Wood Shelf from West Elm

Recycled Denim Jute Rug from West Elm

Oversize Seagrass Basket from West Elm

Ahhh... mudrooms... I really want one!

1.29.2012

Sunday Funday Finds

Since I've been hit with insomnia, I've been looking at or thinking about home decor since about 5:30 this morning. Yep. It's Sunday and I was awake at 5:30. Hopefully I crash tonight, if not, that's what Unisom is for tomorrow night.

In any case, I've been obsessed lately with geometric patterns, stripes, chevron stripes, multi-colored crochet stripes, circles, squares. Yikes, you name a shape and make it a color different than gray or beige and I suddenly LOVE it.

Horchow Panthea Rug - $299

Horchow Ambrosia Sheer Curtains $75 - $95

Horchow Geometric Prints SALE $295

Urban Outfitters Zigzag Duvet $79

Urban Outfitters Marquee Alphabet Light $179 (But if you live in the Twin Cities, I know where you can get one RIGHT NOW without paying for shipping EXCITING!!!)