Creative Dragonfly

I'm Finally Back!!!

2011-12-28T10:32:00.000-05:00

I can't believe I ignored my Blog for over a year! My Blog was ignored with good reason though.....my Etsy Shop exploded and has taken up a good part of my life. I also take care of my 3 1/2 year old granddaughter, Olivia, while her parents work which also takes up a good portion of my life. My husband also probably feels a bit neglected, poor guy watches me crochet daily and doesn't complain a bit!

I promised myself that I would get my Blog up and running again for 2012 and I'm proud that I've reached that goal ahead of schedule!!! YAY me!!!! My next goal is to post on my Blog weekly. I'll be offering free patterns, previews of new creations, pictures of my creations in use, deals on new creations and Coupon Codes along with life's daily trials and tribulations.

With that said I want to share a picture of one of my creations in use. I was totally blown away by this picture! This set was initially a custom order but once I finished it I decided I needed to put it in my Shop. Since my photography skills are horrible (to say the least!) I didn't know if it would sell with the pictures I took myself. Low and behold a talented photographer purchased the set and created this beautiful image! I was ecstatic that I was able to use this image in my Shop. A HUGE thank you goes out to Barefoot Photography by Tina Doane. Check out Tina's Facebook Page if you want to see some amazing images. Her images are creative and absolutely beautiful!!!

All Good Things Must Come To An End.....

2010-06-25T17:44:00.004-04:00

Vacation is officially over and we're home. No matter how much fun you have on vacation it's wonderful to come home. I may have been on vacation but I was still busy creating! I'll be taking pictures and posting pics here and on FB plus I'll be adding my creations to my shop.

Newborn Hammocks

2010-06-06T12:27:00.006-04:00

Newborn Hammocks are now available in my Etsy Shop. I'll be offering two styles of Hammocks; one will be made of a Chunky Yarn and the other will be made with Cotton Yarn plus they'll be available in a variety of colors. These Hammocks will hold newborns easily and older babies depending on their size. The doll pictured in the Hammock is the size of a newborn.

I just LOVE custom orders!

2010-05-25T22:15:00.005-04:00

I'm absolutely thrilled when I get a great custom order like the one I shipped this week. I loved being able to work with bright colors and have some fun creating great props. School will be over soon which means my granddaughter won't be spending as much time with me. Although I'll miss spending my days with her it will allow me more time to create.

New Creations that I LOVE!!

2010-05-08T07:42:00.007-04:00

These great cotton diaper covers are available in my Etsy Shop with a low introductory price of $25.00 for the set. I made these diaper covers less bulky than my previous cotton covers and I'm offering them in sets that include a color for a newborn boy and girl. Keep an eye out for additional sets in my Etsy Shop. If you'd like a specific color all you need to do is request it.

I love Robin's Egg Blue and I LOVE this set.

This wonderful Elf hat hasn't been listed in my Etsy Shop yet but it'll be there soon!

Navy Blue, one of my favorite colors!

2010-04-15T21:37:00.004-04:00

I've been working on some new creations for my Etsy Shop the past few weeks. I've begun adding photo props to my Shop which are high quality yet reasonably priced. I love the look of a diaper cover on a precious little newborn. The diaper covers in my shop cover a newborn's diaper perfectly even at the legs plus the cover is adjustable. Diaper covers are wonderful as photo props and they're great for those hot months when a t-shirt and a diaper cover would be perfect. Most diaper covers that I'll be adding to my shop will have a matching hat and I will be adding money saving photo prop sets to my shop over the next several days. I love Navy Blue, it's such a crisp color against a light background.

The flower on this hat is new to my Shop. This flower has two sets of petals, one behind the other and is sewn onto the hat. The beanie is a trendy little shell beanie that is absolutely stunning for the fall and winter. This hat matches the Navy Blue Diaper Cover and is a great matching set. Later this week I'll be adding a matching Elf Hat.

2010-04-10T15:23:00.004-04:00

I absolutely adore Robin's Egg Blue for little girls. This hat is made from super soft cotton yarn and has an adorable double pink flower.

I'm offering a Sale on this package in my Etsy Shop, Creative Dragonfly.

This adorable Navy Blue Cocoon is great as a photo prop for little boys.

I was MIA but I'm back with new creations........

2010-03-15T21:30:00.005-04:00

I know I've been MIA lately but it was with good reason......I've been busy with orders, my granddaughter, being sick with my granddaughter (and watching a lot of Barney) and working on new creations for my Etsy Shop. Here are just a couple of the new creations that will be listed in my shop soon. I'm extremely fortunate that I met a wonderful photographer through my daughter. Julie Paisley is a WONDERFUL photographer, I love her work!! You can check out her work at Julie Paisley Photography; I'm sure you'll fall in love her fantastic work just as I did. Julie is responsible for these fabulous pictures of this adorable little newborn in some of my creations.

Get Ready for a Giveaway!

2010-01-28T18:18:00.003-05:00

I love the color Cranberry! I love Cranberry even more when it's paired with a great contrast color like a soft off-white. This lovely hat will be in my Etsy Shop tomorrow.

I always wonder what my customers would like to see in my shop so I thought I'd ask. I'm going to be running a giveaway in the next couple weeks and everyone will be a winner. Start thinking about colors and hat decorations that you'd like to see in my shop or any other crocheted item you'd like to see in my shop. The details of the giveaway will be posted next week.

I'm looking forward to everyone's ideas!

More thoughts of Spring......

2010-01-25T18:44:00.003-05:00

I finally got caught up on orders and able to create a few more beanies for my shop. This simple yet adorable ladybug hat will be a great addition to a little girl's winter wardrobe and she can wear it right through Spring.

Spring is almost here!

2010-01-17T14:20:00.005-05:00

Alright, I know Spring isn't almost here but it's nice to keep positive thoughts. I've been working hard on completing custom orders and I've finally found some time to work on new creations. Here's a sneak peek at one of my new hats. It'll still keep your little ones warm through the rest of the winter but it adds a little Spring color to their wardrobe plus it can be worn right through Spring.

My Sweet Little Granddaughter!

2010-01-04T22:19:00.004-05:00

I just had to post this picture of my sweet little granddaughter, I absolutely love her smile.

Wow!

2009-12-28T08:05:00.004-05:00

Wow, what a great Christmas Season! Not only was I super busy in my Etsy Shop but over this past weekend I had a wonderful surprise. I sold a hat to a fellow Etsian who then used the hat on her daughter in one of her Shop's listings. What an Honor!!!!

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=37378741

I am in awe at the wonderful individuals I met through my Etsy Shop this Holiday Season. I had the honor of making some great hats for a lot of GREAT customers!!!

FREE SHIPPING

2009-12-07T17:30:00.004-05:00

We're all watching our holiday budgets this year so I thought I'd help out a little by offering FREE SHIPPING on all purchases in my Etsy Shop until December 25.

Gift Certificate Giveaway Winner!!!

2009-11-29T19:36:00.001-05:00

Tiffy Green is the winner of the $20.00 Gift Certificate Giveaway to my Etsy Shop.

Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Creative Dragonfly Etsy Shop Giveaway

2009-11-20T16:08:00.008-05:00

With the holidays approaching I thought a Gift Certificate giveaway for my Etsy Shop was appropriate. In order to enter all you have to do is leave a comment on my blog as to which item in my shop you like the best or what you'd like to see in my shop and that will gain you one entry into the giveaway. If you're not already a Fan of my Creative Dragonfly Fan Page if you become a Fan you'll gain an entry too. If you leave a comment on my Fan Page you'll get another entry and one more way to get another entry is to become a follower of my blog. My Etsy Shop and Blog are both accessible from my Fan Page by clicking on the "My Etsy" tab at the top of the page.

I will draw the winner on Saturday, November 28, 2009. Once the winner is drawn it will be posted on my Fan Page, my Blog and my Etsy Shop.

The Gift Certificate will be valued at $20.00 which can be used towards anything in my shop.

Little Boys and Foam Heads...........

2009-11-19T14:16:00.003-05:00

I sometimes feel as though I only make hats for little girls so I've been trying to make more hats for little boys lately. This steel blue and white hat could probably be worn by a little girl or little boy but in my mind it's for a little boy.

Now on to the foam head issue. I purchased a couple foam heads to use as models for my hats rather then using a styrofoam ball to model my hats. I'm just not sure about these heads though. They certainly showcase the hat better but I'd much rather have a real model. Olivia just isn't in to wearing hats or modeling them so I suppose I'm stuck with a foam head.

Subdued Colors

2009-11-17T13:59:00.004-05:00

I absolutely adore bright, vibrant colors but I realize not everyone loves those same colors. I've been trying my best to use more subdued colors for my creations lately. Here's one of my newest creations. This beautiful Earflap Hat is brown, light yellow and Robin's egg blue. A little boy or girl would look adorable in this cute little hat.

Fate

2009-11-14T14:58:00.003-05:00

I'm a strong believer in fate and today proved that I'm right to believe in fate. I left the house early today all by myself to mail an order at the post office and head off to a store in Jacksonville to purchase yarn for more creations. Once I got to the store I discovered it was CLOSED. It was just open a couple weeks ago!!! I thought I was losing my mind so I called my husband, he checked online and nope, that store is no longer listed. What's funny is I checked the site online a few days ago and they listed that store on their website. Off I went to another store that I haven't been to in a few months and low and behold they had exactly what I was looking for plus it was on sale! Now, that's fate.........I had my heart set on the first store and that was a bust but the store I hadn't thought of for yarn had it. Needless to say my morning turned out just perfect!

It's hard to believe that Thanksgiving is in a short week and a half and right behind Thanksgiving is Christmas. Where did the year go? I think this hat would make a great winter hat for a little girl or a wonderful addition to her Christmas Day wardrobe.

My Monday and My Model

2009-11-02T20:18:00.009-05:00

Olivia and I started our day out with a brisk walk and I can't emphasize brisk enough. Neither one of us had a jacket on, the wind was blowing and it was a cold N.E. Florida morning. We shortened our walk and skipped the playground; tomorrow we'll wear jackets.

Olivia decided to "model" some socks on her arms. She loves socks for some reason. I think her love of socks may be genetic, her mother seems to love them too. She's a wonderful sock model isn't she? I figured if she's going to model socks maybe she could model a couple of my hats. Hat modeling didn't go as well as sock modeling but I'm not giving up.

Look at those baby blues!

I love this picture!

Visor Beanies

2009-11-02T15:22:00.003-05:00

I've added a couple visor beanies to my Etsy Shop for little boys. I'll be adding a few for little girls over the next couple days. I can make these hats in any color combination you'd like.

Husker's Hat

2009-10-27T14:18:00.005-04:00

My earflap hats are great for winter and can be made in any color combination or size. This custom order is for a Husker's fan.

Custom Orders

2009-10-25T14:44:00.007-04:00

This week I had a few custom orders and I loved it! The earflap hats are a hit and they're so much fun to customize. The Burnt Orange and White hat is a Texas Longhorn hat for a little girl to wear with her cheerleading outfit. She'll really be showing some team spirit!

Cloud 9

2009-10-16T23:04:00.002-04:00

I've been in a much better mood than ever since yesterday and the reason being is that a dear friend of mine was diagnosed with breast cancer months ago and yesterday she was told there is no sign of cancer. For reasons I'd rather skip over right now I lost faith in prayer but as of yesterday that faith was restored. I'm now in the process of doing a little research in order to begin donating hats from my Etsy Shop to cancer patients both young and old.

What's wrong with all these pictures?

2009-10-15T21:28:00.011-04:00

The first picture is of my darling granddaughter. Now, please notice that she has a rather large pair of black socks on which belong to her Poppy. She wanted her Poppy to put these socks on her and she proceeded to walk around the house with them on. The problem with the following pictures is that my darling granddaughter is not in any of them. I have tried and tried to get her to model some of my creations and she absolutely refuses but she'll wear a pair of her Poppy's socks. The girl can fling a hat a good 6 feet and she can run and hide from me like a champ when she sees me coming at her with a hat. I'm not giving up on trying to get her to model for me.

You can see all my creations at www.creativedragonfly.etsy.com.

Cold Weather Hats

2009-10-14T17:24:00.003-04:00

These great little hats will keep little one's heads nice and toasty this winter. My favorite is the Raspberry, Turquoise and White Earflap Hat, I just love those colors together!

Newborn/Preemie Beanie

2009-10-13T12:23:00.003-04:00

I just added this cute little Newborn/Preemie Beanie to my Etsy Shop. I just love making this little hats!

Team Fortress 2 Hat

2009-10-08T13:38:00.006-04:00

I was asked to make this "Team Fortress 2" hat as a birthday gift. In case you're like me, I didn't have a clue what Team Fortress 2 was, it's a video game. After a little research I discovered that Team Fortress 2 looks like an interesting game but not for me.

Preemie/Newborn Hat

2009-10-07T13:24:00.002-04:00

Here's a tiny little newborn/preemie hat that I just finished. I fell in love with this hat as soon as I finished it. I usually don't make newborn/preemie hats but once I started this hat I realized I need to make more.

Custom Order

2009-10-06T12:44:00.003-04:00

Here is the finished product. This order was for an adult size beanie and a newborn beanie. I just love these colors!

I think I've said this before................

2009-10-05T22:35:00.001-04:00

I love special orders!!! I just finished another special order and I'm just too tired to take pictures to post right now, I'll post pictures tomorrow.

Winter Hats

2009-10-04T17:16:00.003-04:00

I've been working on winter hats for boys and girls. I thought I'd post a quick sampling of a couple.

Monday, Monday

2009-09-28T13:57:00.005-04:00

I completed my custom order and listed it in my Etsy Shop. My custom order was for a Black Bowler Hat for a little boy that's going to be Charlie Chaplin for Halloween. He is going to be absolutely adorable!

I'm still perplexed by my little model and her refusal to help me out and model a few of my hats. I have the most beautiful model in the world (My granddaughter is my model, I'm not biased am I?) and she refuses to keep a hat on her head for more than 2 seconds. Believe me, we've tried everything and nothing works. I've even made a couple hats just for her so she could play with them and get used to wearing them but that's a no go, those hats get pulled off her head and fly across the room. I'm not going to give up on her though, I'm going to keep on trying and maybe one day she'll cooperate.

Wonderful Fun Hats for Boys and Girls

2009-09-24T14:07:00.015-04:00

I love to make hats and I've now got three different styles;Beanies, Bowler Hats and Fisherman Hats. These hats are both functional and fun for boys and girls. Come to think of it they're also fun for adults. You can see all the hats I've created in my Etsy Shop http://www.creativedragonfly.etsy.com/

Beanie

Bowler Hats

Starfish Bowler Hat

Fisherman's Hats

Boutique Bowler Hat

2009-09-14T14:54:00.002-04:00

I've just added the "Bowler Hat" to my Etsy Shop. The Bowler Hat is an adorable hat for babies, little girls, teens and women. These hats can be made in any color and they're accented with a crocheted rosette which is mounted on a partially lined snap clip. The rosette can be worn by itself or on a headband.

Gator Beanie

2009-09-09T19:41:00.003-04:00

I'm happy to add the "Gator" Beanie to my collection. This beanie can be made in any size or any team colors.

First Custom Beanie Order

2009-09-08T16:49:00.003-04:00

I just completed my first custom beanie order and tomorrow it will ship out. Custom orders are always welcome!

New Starfish Beanie

2009-09-02T14:25:00.006-04:00

I love starfish and I'm excited to introduce my Starfish Beanie. These beanies can be made in any color you'd like. My Starfish Beanies are only $10 plus shipping unless you live locally, you can see my beanies and all my other creations in my Etsy Store.

Beanies Galore!!!!!

2009-08-30T17:24:00.003-04:00

These adorable beanies are only $10 plus shipping and are available at my Etsy Store.

Boutique Beanies

2009-08-29T19:18:00.004-04:00

I'm excited to finally add my Boutique Beanies to my Etsy Shop! I'll be adding new beanies over the next couple days. If you would like a specific color please leave a comment or Convo me on Etsy and I'll be happy to do a custom order for you.

These beautiful Boutique Beanies are made with 100% soft cotton and they're adorned with a coordinating removeable rosette so that it can be worn on a headband or by itself. You can always swap out the rosette now and then with a bow that your little one already has.

Halloween is around the corner!

2009-08-11T16:09:00.003-04:00

New Additions

2009-08-10T07:22:00.013-04:00

Here are just a few of the items that I completed over the weekend. These and the rest of the items I finished over the weekend can be seen in my Etsy Shop. These two baby afghans are 100% acrylic and machine washable and dryable. I love crocheted afghans for my granddaughter because as she creeps around her crib while sleeping the afghans tend to cling to her and move with her.

This digital camo bib is perfect for protecting your little boy's clothes and since it's lined with cotton terry cloth it's great for cleaning up those little messes.

This Cuddly Blanket is not only a tactile experience for your little one but the cotton terry cloth backing allows you to clean up little messes when they happen.

My Cuddly Blankets are perfect for tucking into your purse, stashing in your diaper bag or keeping in your vehicle so your little one will always have a little toy plus they can be used to clean up unexpected little messes.

This matching bib is flannel on the front and cotton terry cloth backed.

Every little girl would be proud to have this Cuddly Blanket to snuggle with whether in her crib or car seat plus it's backed with cotton terry cloth. I will be adding a matching bib to my Etsy Shop.

Sneak Peek

2009-08-07T21:09:00.000-04:00

Here's a sneak peek of some of the bibs that I've been working on. These bibs along with other creations will be for sale in my Etsy Shop, Creative Dragonfly, on Saturday. I was really excited when I found digital camo material.

Camo!!!!!!!

2009-08-06T17:06:00.001-04:00

I finally found digital camo! I'll be creating some bibs and cuddly blankets this weekend.

Blogging and Facebook

2009-08-05T20:32:00.000-04:00

Wow, I didn't know blogging and Facebook could be so complicated......I've now got both a blog and Facebook. Now, it's back to creating instead of all this computer work.

All good things must come to an end.

2009-08-04T08:22:00.000-04:00

I'm back from vacation so I'll be adding more items to my Etsy shop this week.

Etsy Shop Give Away and the Winner is........

2009-07-22T13:54:00.000-04:00

eelo is the Winner!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Do you want to win something cool?!?!?!

2009-07-17T14:10:00.000-04:00

I'm giving away one of my creations from my Etsy Shop, Creative Dragonfly, go take a look. Then come back to my blog and leave a comment to be entered in a drawing to win a creation of your choice. All comments must be left by midnight Tues., July 21 and the drawing will be held Wed. July 22. Please leave your email address in your comment so I can contact you when you win. Click on the link on my right side bar to visit my Etsy Shop, the Creative Dragonfly.

2009-07-15T15:52:00.000-04:00

Berry Blue Afghan

Go Gators!!!!!

This is a pair of children's size 8/9 flip-flops that I decorated for football season.

Check out my Etsy store for more creations I've finished.

New Creations

2009-07-13T11:39:00.001-04:00

I finished a couple projects and thought I'd post some pics for a sneak preview.

What an inspiring day!

2009-07-11T09:28:00.000-04:00

Yesterday I shopped for materials with my daughter and granddaughter and what inspiration I got from the materials I purchased. Now that the inspiration has me overflowing with creativity it's time to create. I'll be creating all weekend so keep an eye on my shop and blog for new items.

New Addition

2009-07-09T12:27:00.000-04:00

These adorable Paci Holders will be perfect for the little girl in your life. Each holder is accented with a matching bow and all metals used are lead-free.

Thanks for browsing!

My First Blog

2009-07-07T11:36:00.000-04:00

I thought I'd start a blog to promote my handmade items. Hopefully this blog helps me out.

Here's the address to my Etsy Store http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=7085088

I'll be adding more items soon so keep checking back.