Author: » Lorelie Dazo

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Share the love and blessings

Few years back, I have known a lot of people through my craft that had graciously encouraged me to continue crocheting by sending me yarns even they are from overseas. Almost all my friends who have been outside the country would come home or would send a parcel for me with yarns of different colors […]

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Big and Fat and Silver Crocheted Earrings

Background: I decided I am going to sell so that I can earn the money I need to purchase new yarns. This way, I can buy what I want without harming our budget. Big and Fat and Silver – retails at P200 per pair They are crocheted using a 100% Metallic Polyester yarn from Ice […]

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A company that dress up together, stays happier

Last Friday night was a fun experience for me and my colleagues. We found a chance to misbehave and just have fun. People went missing to finish costumes and the people left in the office did almost nothing but anticipate the coming party. Who would not be excited if it was a costume party? Everyone […]

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Crocheted Bag Hack From Miu-Miu

I want to crochet a bag and I have been eyeing this bag (randomly found on google): Then last night, I found out that today is a holiday. It means I am not required to work (Though I work even though I am not required) This led me into crocheting to my heart’s content. Come […]

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Give yarns this Christmas: Part Two

  I am going to give away another bag of yarns for free! So many to receive!!!! Here are the mechanics: Create a blog entry about making crocheted items as christmas gift.   Entry is only valid for residents of the Philippines I will announce the winner (or winners!) before December 15, 2012. Deadline of […]

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Yarn – dread

Yarn dread – when a yarn might not be enough. This is my problem with my current stash. Most of the yarns I want to crochet are only available in one full skein or two and I usually make wearable crochet. Whenever I pick up one big skein of yarn, I always wonder if it […]

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Colors of ginantsilyo

Crocheting is fun because you get to learn a variety of textures based on the content of yarn you used. And through the years of my crafting, I have accumulated a number of stash both given by my friends and purchased from my own money. My favorite is still the ‘soft cotton yarn’ from Indonesia […]

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Two deliveries in one day

I got two visits from LBC and Postal Office, one for the knitting book I bought at multiply.com and the other is for the yarns I bought from Turkey. The book will be given as a gift to my nanay, because she wants to learn how to knit. This is such a happy day because […]

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Playful & Crafty Sunday

During weekends, I can only breathe and do more crafting if my kiddo is soundly sleeping, otherwise we would spend the whole day running and playing and exhausting me into pulp. Luckily for me, after indulging my baby in a whole morning water playing (with me crocheting an arm’s length away to avoid the splashing […]

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My Little Ball Winder

    I bought my ball winder online at http://craftandme.com. The little machine helps me have my used skeins of yarns well-kept and sorted by rewinding them in a good shape of ball. I also used it before when selling retails of yarns in small amount of weight to be used for frills or accessories, […]