Christmas Crocheting: Baby & Toddler Santa Hat

For my son's first Christmas I crocheted him a couple festive hats for the season. The hat starts with a ribbed band created by crocheting short rows of single crochet, but using the back loops only (this is what creates the ribbing effect). Once that is joined to create the circular band, the rest of the hat is crocheted in the round using double crochet, and double crochet 2-together (or the decrease stitch). I would classify the skill level as easy. The decrease stitch can be intimidating at first, but is very simple to complete, and you will get the hang of it no problem!

5 Delicious Fall Diffuser Blends

It's almost FALL, GUYS. I know "Fall y'all" is catchier but I just can't bring myself to jump on the "y'all" bandwagon. It's not my fault, I'm from New Jersey. I feel like a million other people when I say this, but I love Fall. I love the weather, the colors, not sweating so much …

5 Ways to pay it forward to your DIY self

Do you love to DIY? Do you love the idea of grab-and-go? Do you find yourself with no time to do all those sustainable crunchy things because there are too many ingredients and not enough counterspace? I love to craft and DIY. But I often find myself not making time to actually do it. I …

Essential Oil Recipes Using the Young Living Starter Kit

There are approximately one zillion essential oils. However, despite my ever growing wish list, there WAS a time when I only had the 11 oils that come in the Young Living Premium Starter Kit. There's actually a lot you can do with just those 11 oils, especially since they come with a diffuser.

Temperature Baby Blanket Update #1!

Are you a planner? I’m 110% a planner. Sometimes I use all my time planning and not doing - that’s something I’m working on. So I’ve been PLANNING this temperature blanket for my kids for a while now. I finally decided to jump in, but first I wanted to see how it would look. I …