Free Crochet Pattern: Pomo Boho Collar

Was surfing the net again for crochet inspiration and free patterns and came upon this fab blog "My Amphetamines and My Purls" and saw the Pomo Boho Collar pattern which was so fancy and romantic, I just had to feature it in this blog!

Photo taken from pomoboho.blogspot.com

Her blog posts about on-going projects are worth the visit as well so head on over there already! As for me, I'm heading to the mall to buy my crochet yarn to start on this project over the weekend :)

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Project: Crochet Lace Collar

I found this free fancy crochet collar pattern at The Ongoing Project blog which inspired me to embark on another crochet project over the weekend.

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Photo taken from http://theongoingproject.blogspot.com

Shay's pattern was easy to follow and although I was able to modify the size according to my neck size, the 2 collars I made came out short! Thankfully, was able to remedy that on my third try by using a ribbon instead of a button :)

Here is my finished project. I added some pearls to make it look more Victorian-inspired but actually this reminds me more of one of  Queen Elizabeth I's paintings.

Okay, so I'll call this Victoria....

thanks to my lovely model: my sister Cha

With a ribbon closure, the size can now be adjusted 

The ribbon part can also be worn infront

Visit Shay's blog The Ongoing Project for the free pattern and more of her fabulous designs!

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Crochet How-To: Single Crochet Stitch

Single Crochet Stitch

The Single Crochet Stitch is the most basic stitch and widely-used foundation stitch in crochet.

Here's an easy-to-follow video tutorial on how to make the single crochet stitch:

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Do you want to have your very own Internet Business Card?

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About.me

Through my Work-At-Home course under Internet Guru Jomar Hilario, I found this new site where you can make a profile and consolidate all your presence on the web in this site! It's called About.me and it's the simplest and fastest way to advertise your web presence, more importantly to drive traffic to your blogs. You can put links to your social network sites like Facebook and Twitter and to your blogs and even let anyone e-mail you (of course, without revealing your e-mail add). It's like your internet business card!

Sick of PTC earnings? Work as a Virtual Assistant instead!

Here are some fascinating profiles I checked out at About.me:

http://about.me/thebloggess

http://about.me/tonyditerlizzi

http://about.me/jorgebarba

http://about.me/jasperverweij

And here's our own profile:

Check out my about.me profile!

So get yours now by clicking here.

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Monday Sunset Necklace

Was inspired by the crochet necklace pattern I found in the magazine that Aunt Cres sent me from the States:

From Crochet World: The Joy of Thread

And looking for color inspiration, this picture I took of the sunset outside the bedroom window of our 16th floor condo made me choose sunny yellow colors for my next project...

outside my bedroom window, Monday's Sunset

Sunny colors

Almost done...

Finished this necklace in 2 days!

Monday Sunset necklace

As worn

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Project: For Aunt Cres....Finished!

Aunt Cres got her necklaces last week and she said she loved 'em so much she spent a night wearing them over and over again! Thanks for the compliment, Auntie!

Here are the 2 finished necklaces:

Dreamcatchers in Amethyst

Detailed view

Katherine necklace in Sunny Yellow

Vertically worn

Detailed view

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Project: For Aunt Cres

My latest customer is my Aunt Cres, a third cousin of my Mom, who lives in California and she ordered 3 necklaces right away!

The first one was the Terya necklace which was inspired by my Mom:

Terya Necklace

She wanted the second one to be patterned after the Dreamcatcher_1 necklace but the colors to be patterned after the violet and amethyst light of St. Germaine and Archangel Zadkiel...

Dreamcatcher_2
in progress

And the third one is similar to the Katherine necklace but colors inspired by the Angel Jophiel so I found these buttery shades of yellow:

Colors for the Cresbi necklace

Cresbi Necklace horizontal diagram

Cresbi necklace vertical diagram

I'm working on the 3rd necklace and will probably finish by the end of the week :)

"Everyday and in every way, I am getting better and better!"

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