Fan Fridays // Weekend Goals & Doo Dads

I can not believe it's Friday already.  I can't believe it's the end of September either.  Lately, I've been doing the thing I did in college where I sleep until the absolute last minute then I get up, run around, & then out the door to work.  It's not fun.  I miss getting up early & hanging out with my roomie before she leaves.  Since her husband (I live with a married couple....maybe I'll tell the story later) got switched to the later shift right now, she tends to do the same thing.  So the only time we see each other in the morning is when we are trading spaces in the bathroom while brushing teeth.  Then its a quick goodbye & we are off to our respective jobs while he stays home with the puppy until he goes into work.  So this next week I am setting myself a bedtime! Lame!

Also, this weekend I want to get a few things kicked out for the Hostess & Home section of With Love Crochet.  Mainly I will be working on some aprons with my trusty old sewing machine! I hope to get about 4 in the shop next week so I'll be working on 3 this weekend since I have one already made.  I made three over the course of last semester; one for me, one for a friend, & one for the shop.  One in the shop will probably be a full apron while the other 3 are half aprons.  Those & so much cuter!

Anyway, here's what I am loving this week:

This high fashion apron!

These cool place mats! Who woulda thunk?

These great chandeliers.  Ever since my room mate got married I've had wedding fever.

Maybe it's just wedding decor fever?

My new leather shoes from Itlay that I thrifted for $4.

This is probably something I didn't really need since they are a 39.5 & from my personal trip to Italy, I know I have King Kong feet & need a 40.  I am going to suck it up though because I love them!

Hopefully my feet won't turn blue & then fall off.

So I think tonight maybe me getting the craft room a bit more set up.  There are still boxes everywhere, but I think I am going to move some stuff into my actual room because of this.  A little negativity: I am so frustrated because I want a place to work but since our apartment is having like too many troubles to mention, we probably aren't going to be there longer than a year.  We still don't have a dryer so I think I am going to do loads tonight & just hang them around to dry.  First world problems, I know. 

What are you loving this week?  

Any goals for the weekend?

October Blog Goals will be up this afternoon!

Sum Up Sundays: Tights Challenge & New Headbands

Tomorrow begins the first week of February & that means it's time for the February Tights Challenge!!  The goal of this challenge is to incorporate tights into your daily outfits throughout February.  It's a perfect time to work through your tights collection or start a collection of your own!

Each Sunday, there will be a link party on the front page of Five Sixteenths.  If you want to add later in the week, click the "Click Here for February Tights Challenge Link Party!" banner above & link up your posts.  The link party will be up each week until Friday giving you a fresh place to link up each week!

Remember you can always add images to the Flickr Group daily to share some inspiration!  The button is in the left side bar.

Here's the button to add to your blog as well:

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I've also added some new headbands to With Love:

Click on the images to be taken to With Love, Crochet!

I hope you have an awesome Sunday, I can't believe the weekend is almost over!  What have you been up to?

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Doily Valentine's Day Decor: Home, Office, Classroom

Doilies are, to me, the most essential part of Valentine's day.  I remember using the paper ones to create cards & decorations when I was little.  Crocheted doilies are the grown up versions of the paper ones we used to give to classmates & friends.

Check out the Valentine's Day Shop over at With Love to pick up some doilies in sets of 2, 3 & 4.  Perfect for classroom, office & home decor.  Use them as coasters during your romantic candle lit dinners or dress up your gift giving to friends & family.

Set of 2

Set of 3

Set of 4

Happy Valentine's Day!  What would you do with doilies?

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Need a Last Minute Gift?

Give the gift of handmade from With Love, Crochet:

collegiate scarf

oh hello there watercolor

Wrap Gifts in Style:

hand spun tissue paper yarn

hand crocheted star ornaments or gift tags

Happy Holidays from With Love!

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Decorate that Tree!

Need some handmade cuteness on your tree this year? Want to spice up that special gift?

Visit With Love to pick up some oh so awesomely handmade stars to give as a gift or keep for yourself!  Perfect  to add to gift wrap or as a gift themselves.

Hand crocheted from acrylic yarn, these puppies are 4" across & make the perfect ornament :)

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New Stuff in the Shop!

I've added some new earrings, a new brooch, & some appliques!  Please stop by :)



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