Friday Five: 5 Shirts for Back to School

  

It is time for another Friday Five. This week is the last one before my kids go back to school and it has been a really busy and exhausting week. I didn't get any of the other posts up that I had planned for this week and almost didn't even do this one, but I didn't want to miss a Friday when this is only the third week so I am getting it done. Since my kids are heading back to school next week I thought it would be fun to have this weeks theme be related to kids going back to school- specifically:

Friday Five: 5 Book Inspired Amigurumi

 

I have not posted this week like I had planned, my kids start school in less than 2 weeks and I think then it will be so much easier to get back in a routine of posting regularly. But since I just started the Friday Five series last week I didn't want to miss the second one. So it is time for the second Friday Five and this week the theme I have chosen is...

Friday Five: 5 Harry Potter Cricut Crafts

I have recently been working on some behind the scenes stuff on my blog, and part of the included going through old posts and organizing and sorting them. It was fun to look back through all of the projects I have made over the past 10 years. As I was going through them I thought it would be fun to share some of those older posts more often. I want to do this in a few ways, including sharing them in emails and on social media, but one of the ways I decided I wanted to share those posts was to do a weekly roundup post. I have done this a few times in the past but not on a super regular basis. This time I want to start a weekly series. I am going to call it the Friday Five and each week I will choose a theme and select 5 posts to share that fit that theme. It could be a seasonal theme, a type of project, type of craft, anything that ties those 5 projects together. Since I will only be choosing 5 projects to feature each week I may have more projects on my blog that also fit the theme, but I thought it would be a fun way to share a few older posts each week. I chose to go with 5 because I liked the alliteration with Friday, but it also works well since it is in my blog name. So now onto the first Friday Five:

Raspberry Stitch Washcloths

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It has been a long time since I have gotten posts up on my blog consistently and it has kind of gotten me in a bit of a creative funk. Life just got super busy, the end of the school year and all of the craziness that goes along with that, and then summer break started and it seemed like I was spending all of my time running kids to all of their activities, camps, and friends houses. It was one of those times when I kept thinking- I just have to get through this trip/camp/activity/event and then I will have time to get back to work on stuff, but then that thing would finish and it the next one was happening. So then it was after this is done I will get back on track, and then the next thing, or the next. I don't think I was prepared for how busy life gets with a house full of teenagers. And now here we are 2 months later with school starting back up in just a few weeks and I haven't posted a thing all summer. 

Granny Stripe Market Bag

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Crochet projects in the summer is kind of an interesting topic. Traditionally I think most people associate crochet with fall and winter, colder weather seasons, making things like hats, scarves, and blankets. But the truth is there are so many things that you can make and use during the summer, as well as plenty of things that you can make year round. Some of my favorite summer projects to make are things like bags, water bottle carriers, dishcloths, and other small, quick to make projects. Then there is always amigurumi that is fun to make anytime!

Little Giraffe- Little Safari Mini Amigurumi Crochet Along Day 7

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Today is the last day of the Spring 2025 Little Safari Mini Amigururmi Crochet Along, Day 12.  I think if you are paying attention to the animals that have been included so far today's animal won't be a big surprise. I think it is one of the first animals many people think of when they think of the African savanna. I don't think you can have a safari themed project without including a giraffe, so for the final animal of the Little Safari Crochet Along is a Little Giraffe. 

Little Rhino- Little Safari Mini Amigurumi Crochet Along Day 11

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Today is Day 11 of the Spring 2025 Little Safari Mini Amigururmi Crochet Along, only one more day to go. So far we have a Lion, an Elephant, a Crocodile, a Cheetah, a Hippo, a Gazelle, a Monkey, a Warthog, an Ostrich, a Cape Buffalo, and a Zebra. There are a couple of pretty notable safari animals missing and one of them is the Rhinoceros, which we will be adding today with the Little Rhino pattern.