Yellow Lily Crafts

Very Hungry Caterpillar Toy I fell in love with this concept and decided it will make a great gift for friends who are having a baby and not knowing the gender before its birth.  I got the free pattern from Ravelry created by Gillian Dite .    Learning from experience after making my first one, I discovered that it is much easier to make all the parts (eyes, antenae, feet) first and attach them to the body as you go.  I still did the yellow back yarn at the end of the project. So far, I have made three of these little guys and got the board book version of The Very Hungry Caterpillar from Walmart to give as a gift set to expecting couples! Other variations I'm looking forward to trying soon are a pink, purple, and teal "girlie" version (which obviously won't match the book, but will still be adorable) and simply adding a small rattle inside the middle section of the toy for added appeal for the little ones! Stay tuned for pictures of the ...

There are a variety of patterns out there for similar projects as this, but I couldn't find one for the cocoon using bulky yarn.  I created this as I went and I think it turned out pretty decent.  It is intended to fit a newborn, but my little one hasn't arrived yet, so I haven't had the chance to test it out. The pattern is available at my Etsy shop - Yellow Lily Crafts .  Enjoy!

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Crochet Hat I got this idea and used part of the pattern from  Crochet D Lane . I chose to use a double crochet hat pattern from Oombawka Crochet Design instead of the original half-double crochet hat base that was included by Crochet D Lane.  I simply tried it on my daughter as I went and when the sizing was right, I added 3 rounds of single crochet in the green yarn. Can't wait to get a shot of my beautiful girl reading this favorite book to her new little sister with her hat on!

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I offered to make the table decorations for my beautiful cousin Grace's bridal shower this weekend.  I pondered for a while what would look best, and came back around to the petite purse die.  Since her colors are red & gold with pink accents, here's what I came up with! I used the Petite Purse die (pg. 233) and a similar texture folder to what I used here would be Beautifully Baroque (pg. 227). Cardstock is Real Red & Pink Pirouette. Champagne Glimmer Paper (pg. 193) Pearl Basic Jewels (pg. 209) The small flower is from the Boho Blossoms punch (pg. 219)

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I am blessed to have many wonderful friends and family who helped us welcome our little bundle of joy into the world.......thus, I needed thank you cards to express our gratitude!  I made these very simple with a thank you message inside. I used Stampin' Up! melon mambo paper and ink for the baby stroller and Staz-On black for the "thanks".   Like I said, very simple but totally cute!! Unfortunately, both of the stamp sets I used are retired, but you can check out these current ones as substitutes! (All located in the 2014-2015 Stampin' Up! idea book & catalog.) Another Thank You - p. 148 Watercolor Thank You - p. 146 Something for Baby - p. 74 Celebrate Baby - p. 74 Please feel free to contact me with any questions or to order some Stampin' Up! goodies! crystalwilken@gmail.com