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22 May 2013

Mystery CAL with Crochet Lounge

Featured Guest Blogger "e" of The Crochet Lounge with an EXCITING Mystery CAL One of my favorite fellow crocheters is "e" of The Crochet Lounge. "e" and I know each other from a few different sources. Besides being fellow crocheters and bloggers we are both believers in natural living and parenting. Having so much in common has lead to us being great friends. My first ever CAL was hosted on The Crochet Lounge through the Crochet Lounge fb page. It was a fun Continue reading

Filed Under: guest blogger, Mystery Crochet A Long, Patterns Tagged With: along, butterfly, CAL, cre8tion, crochet, free, long, lounge, mystery, pattern, stitch

16 May 2013

Selling your Handcrafted Crocheted Items in Retail Stores and Boutiques

posted by Lorene 8 Comments

Selling your crocheted items can seem daunting at first but it needn't be. There are a lot of different venues for a crafter or crocheter to sell their finished items. You can open an online shop, sell at craft fairs, utilize friends and family, trunk shows and even sell at flea markets. Another avenue not usually explored is selling in brick and mortar stores, specifically boutiques. Boutiques have their perks and their downfalls. You won’t have to be present to do Continue reading

Filed Under: Selling Your Cre8tions Tagged With: boutique, consignment, crochet, retail, sales, selling

13 May 2013

Featured Guest Monica of Craftwich Creations

posted by Lorene 2 Comments

I was recently the very honored and thankful recipient of my very first hand-carved hook and let me just tell you, I don't know if I can ever go back. I have never experienced a more comfortable fit. I really like flat handled hooks and my Clover hooks used to be my favorite but I wanted to try something new so I had a custom hook especially designed for me by Monica of Craftwich Creations. The customer service I received was commendable. Since I prefer Continue reading

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: carved, craftwich, cre8tion, creations, crochet, custom, hand, hooks, wood

7 May 2013

Featured Guest Blogger Official Crochet Savvy Online Magazine

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Online Crochet Magazines are a great resource for any crocheter. There are many to chose from but not many of them offer their content for free! The Official Crochet Savvy Online Magazine is a free resource that offers so many features. You will find free patterns, articles about crochet professionals just like you, as well as tons of tips for fellow crochet fashionista's . There are lots of extra's dispersed throughout the magazine. The Spring issue had 88 Continue reading

Filed Under: Patterns Tagged With: crochet, free, Keturah, magazine, online, pattern, savvy

1 May 2013

1500 Fan Appreciation Giveaway

posted by Lorene 23 Comments

Whoo Hoo Cre8tion Crochet's fb page has made it to 1500 fans. To show my appreciation to all of you wonderful blog and fb followers who have helped to get me there I am hosting a giveaway with fantastic prizes. a Rafflecopter giveaway Cre8tion Crochet 1500 Fan Appreciation Giveaway Prizes Include 1 skein of handspun yarn from Spinning Wheel Studios 1 handcarved crochet hook from Craftwich Creations 1 handthrown yarn bowl by MudCrush Continue reading

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30 April 2013

Featured Guest Blogger- Tangled Happy

posted by Lorene 2 Comments

Meet Sara of Tangled Happy One of my favorite blogs is Tangled Happy. Sara, the owner, is incredibly talented and friendly. One day I received a comment on my blog from Sara, she liked a hat I had made and was going to share it on her blog. Since then Sara has shared a few of my patterns and I always get lots of new fans because of it. I fell in love with Sara's blog. She is super creative and shares lots of free patterns from other bloggers that I Continue reading

Filed Under: Patterns Tagged With: accessory, blogger, bow, children, childs, crochet, free, girl, guest, hair, Happy, pattern, sara, sweet, Tangled

23 April 2013

How to Design your own Custom Crochet Hat

posted by Lorene 14 Comments

How to Design your OWN Custom Crochet Hat I was recently featured on the Yarn Over Pull Through blog and the topic I chose was how to design your own custom crochet hat. The reason I chose to write on this subject is because I was asked so many questions on how to modify my hat patterns by my fans. When I polled my followers on what they have the hardest time designing on their own, they almost always answer “hats”. It’s not just those who are new to Continue reading

Filed Under: Adult, Customizable, Hats, Helpful Hints and Tricks, Patterns Tagged With: change, crochet, custom, design, free, hat, how, modify, pattern, size, to

23 April 2013

Bridal Garter Free Crochet Pattern

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Bridal Garter Free Crochet Pattern This bridal garter is the second installment in my Bridal Series. It is super easy to crochet and would make a wonderful addition to a bridal shower gift. I attached a small vintage brooch to spice it up a bit. I hope you enjoy this free crochet bridal garter pattern. Materials: #3 cotton thread (I used Lydia's) 2.75 mm steel thread hook small needle (with larger eye) to weave in ends 1/2" elastic (see Continue reading

Filed Under: Bridal/ Wedding, Patterns Tagged With: bridal, bride, crochet, diy, do, free, garter, it, pattern, wedding, yourself

22 April 2013

Featured Guest Blogger- Crochet Pattern Bonanza

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Rhelena of Crochet Pattern Bonanza AND CrochetN'Crafts When choosing guest bloggers for my Cre8tion Crochet I primarily work with blogs that I either really love or with bloggers who are open to sharing and helping each other. Rhelena of Crochet Pattern Bonanza fits into both categories. Crochet Pattern Bonanza is a pattern directory run by Rhelena that offers free crochet patterns. Crochet Pattern Bonanza is the sister site to CrochetN'Crafts which is where Continue reading