Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Being that the new year is less then 6 hours away...

Being that the new year is less then 6 hours away and I love to do big projects. I will make a year long project that I will share with you all. The end reslt will be a blanket So at this time next year will will have a finished very large Blanket. the first tutorial will go up tomorrow. And every day after that. If you want to crochet along with me I would love to see your progress and your finished work. 

Happy hooking

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

I just want to take this time to wish everyone out in the giant world of the interweb and safe, healyth and happy New Year. I hope all your dreams come true this year.

Cheers!

Time to start the real work!

Now that I have some traffic coming in, it is now time to start the real work. That means I need to plan out things and have a schedule. If I really want this to work I need to do it the right way.

The new year is now less then 12 hours away. And I want to make sure I start the new year with big dreams and just as much of a fight in me to make those dreams come true.

So as I make my post for the day I want to wish everyone a safe healthy happy and successful new year!!!!

Monday, December 30, 2013

Don't ya just hate it when...

Don't ya just hate it when you are deep into a crochet project and next thing you know you have crochetted your hair into the work?

I say this because I was blessed as my mother says and cursed as I think with very thick curly hair that just goes all over the place and when I am up close to my work I will hook a hair or too and I end up with unwanted stitch markers. 

SHEESH!

Sweet I just thought of the coolest idea.

So one of my friends on facebook just shared a cool craft and I thought wow that is such a good idea to make, I think i will do it. Then it hit me I dont have any mason jars. Oh wait till you guys see ts one. I cant wait till it is done!

Next tutorial will be.....

So i have finally figured out what I am going to do for my first projrct tutorial. Ok i didn't my daughter did. i asked her what do you think would be a good idea for a new project and she said I really like the scarf you made me for Christmas. So my idea of an infinity scarf it is!. Videos will be up soon I hope. (:/)

Finally the last video is up and running

And here is the last video to basic training. I hope you enjoy and dont forget to share share share. Let the art of yarn live on!


Crochet basic training is up and running come check it out!

The second to last video in my Crochet basic training tutorials is up come check it out




I need to step outside of the crochet life for a sec

So as most of the parents aware in the US it is Christmas break right now. And that means right now for all the kids that are in public and private schools are home for what it seems to mean a life time! Now do not get me wrong I LOVE my kids and would lay my own life down for either of them. But during the school year you become accustom to them being at school for 6 hours or more 5 days a week, And as a SAHM that means quiet time to work and take care of the home and other things. With them home quiet is out the door. Getting to the chores becomes a bit more cumbersum and you then have to play ref in a boxing match that never seems to end, just breaks between rounds. And if you are following my blog, facebook twitter or just happen to know me and finally found your way here then you know I am trying to get my very small crochet business up and running. Well I think today was the day the kids are finally seeing their Christmas gifts just like the rest of their toys... Yesterday's News. GREAT!!! So then I need to find ways to keep them entertained and still have time to get to my work that I had planned for myself. They might be off but I forgot to put in for vacation time. And it just dont seem to be happening today.

Well I forgot why I started this post. I think it was to just vent and not scream my head off and the kid. Things are starting to calm down i just handed them eacy a Harry Potter book and said read this and lets do a project after. I said take your time there is no rush just enjoy the book and we will do something fun after you read it.

And for those out there that do not know my son is advanced in school so handing him a giant chapter book will keep him busy for a few hours at a time. (I hope)  He might be a smart little boy but he is still 7 with the attention span shorter then a goldfish. I need to make them each a quiet box with everything i can think of for them to do as quiet time things. There are only somany books they can read.

So as I take a break from my work it is time to make these minions that I love so much quiet boxes or bags yea crochet bags are easier and faster to make lol.

Ok here I go wish me luck!.
The Poll is up just look a bit to the left and there is it. Please answer and share share share!

What Do you want to see????

I am sitting here just swimming with ideas of new tutorials to make and patterns for sale to go with it. Then I thought hey lets see what my readers want to see.

Well??? What DO you want to see in tutorials. I am covering the basics first so I can get into the tricky stuff. I have a few ideas but I really want to hear from you. YES YOU! what you cannot seem to find on the internet. If you have not noticed by now, I try to make patterns that I cannot find on the great big interweb.

So here is what I am going to do...

I will make a little form you can fill out and you can tell me what you want to see.

Oh and I have great news... Next week I can start to put out videos with real video and I will still do the slide shows. I will do a faster how to video for each slide on I make so you can see it in still and see it as it happens too. (I had to wait till the kids went back to school. Doing video with sound while they are home is next to impossible.)

So make sure you fill out the form and I will get creating anything you want to see. And as long as it s rated for everyone (sorry no body part stuffies. The little eyes are always watching. and reading for that matter.)




Sunday, December 29, 2013

Basic Boot Camp Sam style!

Grab your hooks and yarn it's time to get hooking! I am working on my first video tutorial of Chaining and I will be putting that up as soon as I finish editing it!. And there are many more to come.

Friday, December 27, 2013

CHA CHA CHA CHANGES

So it is 3pm on December 27 2013. I made it threw the holiday season somewhat alive. I have been so busy the past 2 months with getting gifts ready for Christmas that I gave little thought to the fact that my birthday passed by and I was working. Now normally I am the one who lives to celebrate day number 1 for and with. But this year I just could not really stop to think much more then the tasks of daily life and creating. Now most people would say "Oh how sad you forgot to stop and smell the roses!" But if you ask someone well like me they will say "I was so far up the rose's ass I smelled the farts before they came." When I am in that mind set of creating it takes you to almost another world. You see things in a different hue and light. Now I do not know if this is my crazy head just working out the kinks or what. But when I go there it is magical. What was the point I was trying to make on this post?

Ah yes it was talking about changes I want to make and things I really want to get moving. When making the gifts I made this holiday season I was always on google looking for patterns and many times I never found that one pattern that made me say "HOT DAMN LOOK AT THAT PATTERN, I WANT TO MAKE THAT!" So I just took a skein of yarn and a hook and went to town and before ya knew it I had some nice looking stuff. IE... the poncho I made for my daughter. Now I learned the pattern from youtube. And i hated the outcome. (And one of my teachers in high school said to me "You must learn the rules and love them before you can break them" I know she does not really know it cause I was one of the kids in class that just talked if I really had to. But She gave me a gift that no one else ever could. The gift to love what you do. And for that I will be forever greatfull. That and I am greatfull she never kicked me out of the choir because yes I think I have a voice that can at times sound good but I was no one big. Just a small town girl with dreams as big as the sky and the imagination to match those dreams.) So with what I had just learned from youtube I made my own pattern. And the outcome was beautiful. Then the ladybug I made for my daughter I searched high and low for a fast pattern of a crochet ladybug pillow pet and could not find one to save my life. (I also want to add I made this Christmas eve and a whim.) I was yet again faced with the problem of not being able to find that pattern. So I just started to crochet and the outcome was this.

And if you wanted to see the outcome of the poncho here is that too.



So with all this creativeness flowing in my little head, I came back to the idea of wanting to get more then just my family seeing my work. And my all time wish in life in the business side of things is find a way to make money doing what I love not what I have to so i can bring home a sad paycheck and miss the time with my family. Now this is where the change of things comes in. I will be writing more. I love to write always have. I love to talk and well writing is talking quietly. (At least in my twisted mind) So my goals for 2014 is to get Soucy Creations up and running so I too can provide for my family and write more. Stop holding back what is in my head let the world know just I think. Do people have to read it NO not at all. But to keep myself sane I will just write and create like there is no tomorrow. Now lets just hope this is the real thing and not one of my "Oh wow this is a great idea" moments that I cannot seem to get above the water line.