Table decors..

Families that eats together, stays together

No matter how busy our day is, dining room is a place where family gets together not only to have meals, but also to bond with each other and share our stories. Decorating the dining table makes meal times more warm and welcoming. You don't have to spend lots of money on table decors, it's just the love and thought we put in counts.

Even inexpensive artificial flowers arranged well can turn a dining table more inviting.

The important thing to remember is decorate with what you have at home. Just let your creative juices flow.

Have a flower garden at home? That's even more better. You can decorate with your own flowers and it brings such a joy every time you see them. I also crocheted some heart shaped coasters just to welcome valentine's day. More coasters in the making.. You can find the pattern here

 Seems like i'm making everything with hearts lately.

Looking for some inspiration to decorate your table this valentine's season?? Here are some links
Diy valentine's day table
14 Ways to decorate your table for valentine's day
Table decor ideas for valentine's day

Wanna buy some dining table for your home? Here are links to some dining tables that i like

Have a wonderful day my friends! Cheers:)

Little projects..

Hello friends! remember the camera coin purse that i made few years back. well, it was a hit among my family and they also requested for more,, So this time i made a classic Instagram coin purse and another one in red color. which one do you like??

I also sketched a little while this little bird was keeping me company.

The pattern for this little birdie will be available soon in my blog, So keep watching for this space if you like to make one,

Camera coin purse crochet pattern

Having some leftover scrap yarns and wondering what to do with them?? well, here's a simple crochet pattern to make camera coin purses. With festive season upon us, it would make a wonderful gift/stocking stuffer and for Instagram lovers.

Materials needed: 
Some scrap yarns ( violet, cream, black)
Crochet hook suitable to the size of your yarn
Snap fastener
Tapestry needle
A little felt pieces in red,blue, black, green and yellow color
Fabric glue

sc- single crochet
st- stitches
Instructions:
Row 1 to 20 is worked in continuous rounds.
R1: chain 20, sc in second chain from hook, sc in next 17 stitches, 3 sc in the last chain, continue to work on other side of the chain, sc in next 17 stitches and 2 sc in the first chain space. (40 st)
R2: Place a stitch marker at this point and continue to sc around (40). No need to join with slip stitch.
use stitch markers at ends to keep track of rows completed.
R3-14: sc around (40)
switch to cream color yarn,
R15-20: sc around (40)
for the purse flap, we are now going to work on the 20 stitches in the front only. Find and place 2 stitch markers exactly at the corners of the purse. Make sure the length of these corners are 20 stitches.
Your finished stitch in last row  (R20) will be only one or two stitches away from this point. so slip stitch until you bring them to the stitch marker place
R21: chain 1, sc in same space, and sc in next
19 stithces (20), chain 1 and turn
R22: *sc in the next 20 stitches, chain 1, turn*
R23-29: repeat the above ** (20). fasten off.

Lens: 
with black yarn, working in continuous round
R1: 6 sc in  magic ring (6)
R2: 2sc in each st (12)
R3: *sc in next st, 2sc in next st*, rep ** (18)
R4: *sc in next 2 st, 2sc in next st*, rep ** (24)
R5: *sc in next 3 st, 2sc in next st*, rep ** (30)
switch to cream color yarn,
R6: *sc in next 4 st, 2sc in next st*, rep ** (36) on front loops only.
R7: sc around (36). Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing

Arranging:
Sew the camera lens at the center of the purse
Cut thin strips of red, yellow, green and blue felt and glue them at the top left corner
Cut a small rectangular shape in black felt and glue it at the top right corner. paste a little heart in red felt to it.
Sew in snap fasteners at the back of the purse.

You can also make the purse larger or smaller by increasing or decreasing the beginning chain count. The violet purse is made with 20 chains while the pink one is made using 18 chains.

Hope you like the pattern. Do post pictures if you make one. Have fun crafting :)