Red Heart Yarn Give Away!

I am So excited to do this

 Give away!

Red Heart Yarns 

Sent me a bag of Goodies.

So I am going to do a couple 

of Give a ways.

The First give away is 

3 Skeins of the new 

Reflective yarns

1 black,  yellow and  green

of Reflective yarn.

I am so impressed with this yarn.

I Love it because it is perfect 

for Dog hats and sweaters.

But it is also human friendly!

How to enter to the Give Away

 to Win these 3 skeins of yarn

It is very simple:

Like my facebook page

Posh Pooch Designs Dog Clothes

Follow This Blog, 
then
Then comment,
 with your name,
 here on the blog 

Extra entries:

Pin to pinterest, or

share on Google+ 

Comment on the blog where you shared.

Winner will be 
randomly chosen

from the blog comments,  

on Feb. 14, 2014

Jelly Bean Slouchy Hat By Snappy Tots!

Today's Featured 

Free Pattern is the 

Jelly Bean Slouchy Hat 

By Snappy Tots!

I Love This pattern.

I Love Slouchy hats!

You can find it at this link:

Jelly Bean Slouchy Hat

 It has amazing texture 

and the is super easy to make.

The pattern is beginner friendly.

I chose Black and 

Black light yarn from

 Red heart on this one.

 One my 2nd hat I just used 4 different 

Worsted weight yarns I had on hand.

Depending on what color yarns

 you choose, 

and how you stripe it 

you get different results!

The way the hat is made it could 

easily be a ponytail hat, as well.

BBBRRRRrrrrr.... It is so cold!

The Weather changed in 1 day!

From 60 to 20 degrees.

Going potty - 

Maximo and Rosie think 

its just too cold.

2nd potty break -

The snow is deeper then 

Maximo!!!

But at least they are wearing warm sweaters. 

The weather girl said more snow is coming!

BBBBBBBRRRRRRrrrrrrrrr.

I think we will stay inside.

Warm blanket 

right out of the dryer!

My Reflective Yarn Order is IN!!!!

WOooo   HOOOooooooo! 

My Reflective Yarn order

 is in!!!

I ordered some in every color!!

 I AM So Excited!

Black

Teal

Yellow

Green

Pink

orange

Purple

If you would like a

Custom made Reflective 

Dog Sweater Vest

You can order one here:

Etsy Store

Perfect for early morning

or evening walks.

Valentine Wreath Project

My Valentine Wreath Project 

Turned Out Pretty Good, I Think.

Here is what I did:

I bought a wreath form and 

the little heart ornament from 

Hobby Lobby.

And Gathered some fun yarns.

1st I used the black, grey and white yarn 

and made a long ribbon , 

and put it around the wreath. 

I also chained the yarn to make a hanger.

2ndly I curled all red tinselly things with a pencil.

3rdly I crocheted 9 hearts using the diagram 

I posted a few days ago.

You can find the Diagram HERE.

4th. I sewed 6 of the hearts around the heart frame, 

then I sewed the last 3 to the bottom.

I attached the wooden ornament 

to the center of the heart frame.

Then I hung it on my door.

I love it!

Do you decorate 

for Valentines Day?

What do you do?

CAL - Puppy Lovie -- Part 2

This is  Part 2 

of the Puppy Lovie 

Crochet Along. 

If you are looking

 for part 1 

you can find it at this

 link:

Puppy Lovie Part 1

Head :

Note: Use F- hook, we will be working the head in rounds.

R : 1 - Ch 2, 6 sc in the 2nd ch from the hook, place your st marker, ( 6sc)

R : 2 - 2 sc in each sc, (12 sc)

R : 3 - 1 sc in the 1st st, 2 sc in the next st, repeat around, ( 18 sc)

R : 4 - 1 sc in the 1st 2 sts, 1 sc in the next st, Repeat around ( 27 sc)

R : 5 - 9 - 1 sc in each st around, ( 27 sc)

R : 10 - Sc in the 1st 2 sts, sc2tg in the next st, repeat around, ( 18 sc)

R : 11 - Sc in the 1st st, sc2tg, Repeat around, ( 12 sc)

If  you are using safety eyes , place them on R : 5 about 6 sts apart.

Stuff the head, but not tightly, I light a soft huggable head.

R : 12 - sc2tg around, tie off leaving about a 12 inch tail to sew head on the blanket.

Place head in the center of the blanket and sew securely in place. 

If you chose to use buttons or embroidery for the eyes, 

sew those on at about R: 5 or R : 6.

Muzzle:

Note: Use F- hook, we will be working the head in rounds.

R : 1 - Ch 2, 5 sc in the 2nd ch from the hook, ( 5sc)

R : 2 - 2 sc in each sc around, ( 10 sc)

R : 3- 5 - 1 sc in each sc, tie off leaving a 12 inch tail for sewing on head.( 10 sc)

Stuff muzzle lightly and sew on front of face, centering between the eyes.

Embroider on the nose, and mouth with black yarn

Ears: Make 2:

Use F Hook

R : 1 - Ch 7, 1 sc in the 2nd ch from the hook, 1 sc in the next 4 chs, 2 sc in the last ch, turning working down the opposite side of the ch, 2 sc in the 1st ch, 1 sc in the next 5 chs, ch 1( does not count as a st) turn

R : 2 - 1 sc in 1st 6 sc, 2 sc in the next 2 sts, 1 sc in the last 6 sts, tie off and leaving a 8 inch tail. Place an ear on each side of the head , and sew in place.

Paws: Make 2

Note: Use F- hook, we will be working the head in rounds.

R : 1 - ch 2,  sc in the 2nd ch from the hook, ( 4 sc)

R : 2 - 2 sc in each sc, ( 8sc)

R : 3-7 - 1 sc in each sc, ( 8sc) tie off after R : 7, leaving a 12 inch tail of yarn.

Stuff paw, Then sew end closed, then place next to the head on the blanket and sew securely.

With black yarn make 2 stitches around the front to form paws.

Now its time to embellish - I added a flower but you can add buttons, ribbons,

pompoms, or What ever you want.

Please post pics of your finished Lovies

 to Our Group

PPD Puppy Love Crochet

(It is a closed group, 

due to the amount of spam 

we have been receiving, 

Just ask to join us)

A PDF File of this Crochet pattern
$1.50 in my Craftsy Shop Click HERE

Looking forward to seeing 

all your creations.

What Not To Do When Blogging-

Ok, I have only been blogging
 for a few years,

 but I have learned a few things 
about 

"What Not To Do".  or 

Basically 
"Things that annoy 
me about other blogs".

This is not meant as criticism or meanness, 

Just what I have learned, as well as, 

Tips to help other Bloggers.

1. If your blog takes for then 7 seconds to load, I am leaving.

I love to read other peoples blogs, but I don't have the patience

 to wait too long for all the 'extras" to load. Adds are great, 

but not if you have so many it takes too long for everything to load.

2. If your Blog is too Wordy, I won't read it.

If your blog goes on and on about a subject, 

even if I am interested in the subject, 

I get bored, and leave.

3. If your blog is negative, I am out of there.

We can be sad, bothered and even up set, without being a downer. 

Address the issue with kindness and information, without bashing.

Blogs need to be informative, up lifting and fun, so people will follow

 and come back

4. Clear photography and clean pictures are a must.

If your pictures are all fuzzy, or  if your photo area is messy, you loss people.

 ie dishes in the sink or laundry on the floor, it is distracting and unprofessional.

The clear version of this pic is at the top of the blog.

No pic of dirty laundry, we know what that looks like.  

5. Equal amount of Words and Pics - 

To many words and not enough pics is boring, too many pictures and no 

explanation is distracting.

I tend to lean toward more pics, then words, unless it is a pattern.

You may be an exceptional writer, But people are visual, they want to

 "see" what you are talking about.

These are just my opinions, 

and meant as a help to other bloggers.

Hope these help you...Thanks.