Decoration Tutorials

:: Saturday :: 11pm ::

Just to let you know I've spent the last  f i v e  hours writing up the tutorials that accompany the thirty six pictures for these little decs. It's a shed load of work, and I am now very very tired, but I am really happy with them and I so hope you will give them a go.

Need to go to bed now, I'll  double-check them tomorrow morning to make sure all is as it should be before I put them up for you. Just wanted to let you know you won't have long to wait!

Night night ♥

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:: Sunday :: 11am ::

Ahhhhhhhh GOOD MORNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tis bright and sunny here today and after a great nights sleep I'm feeling on top of the world!

So.................been checking over the two tutorials I wrote in a frenzy last night and thankfully they do seem to be written reasonably well. My goodness, I was soooooo dog tired by the end of it, my brain had practically turned to a huge pile of wibbly wobbly jelly. So I'm quite pleasantly surprised to discover that my sentences do seem to read ok! 

Earlier on I took a few photos of my cotton yarn for you, with an idea that I might chat a little about the art of Colour Combining. But Little B has just woken from his morning nap and truthfully I really don't have an awful lot of time today for chitter chatter. I promise I will try and write a more in depth colour-post during the week sometime, and for now I'll just leave you with some juicy pictures.......

Yum yum yum yum yummmmmm!!!!

Right....I've put my tutorials in the usual place in my sidebar, down at the bottom left hand side.

Here are the links...

BAUBLE DECORATION

STAR DECORATION

Now before I dash off, there's one more little thing I'd like to mention. I’ve been pondering over my patterns for a while now, especially as I’ve had so many people keep telling me that really I should be selling them not giving them away for free. But truthfully, I just LOVE the whole sharing, giving nature of Blogland and I want that spirit to stay at Attic24. The idea of asking folk to pay up just doesn't sit right with me, although I understand that many designers do quite rightly charge for the huuuuuge amount of time and effort it takes to pull a pattern together.

So what I’ve come up with instead is a magical Paypal Donate Button. That way,  you are all still more than welcome to use and enjoy all of my patterns for free and I am extremely happy for that to continue, but if you should so wish you can make a small donation. I put a button in my sidebar down at the bottom beneath the list of patterns (quite a Long List now!) plus each pattern page has a button at the very bottom.
Please please please don’t in any way feel obligated to do anything, I truly wish for my patterns to remain free and available and there for you all to have fun with.

But I was saying to J that if I am fortunate enough to receive any funds on the back of my patterns then yiippppeeeeee it will go straight into a yarn-buying pot to fund future projects!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Woohooo!!!!!!!

It's very easy to use Paypal, and you don't even need a Paypal account to use it either (it'll take funds in your own currency from a credit card). But like I say, please feel free to ignore it and get stuck straight in with some Happy Hooking.

Thank you all very very very much as always for your ongoing support and enthusiasm for what I do, it means such a lot to me. And don't forget to let me see your decorations as you make them, and do also please add them into the Attic24 Inspired Flickr pool???

♥ Thank you ♥ thank you ♥ have a fabulous day!!

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Comments

[Lucy]

What a Christmas star x

[frou-frou]

Oh thanks for all the time its taken - cant wait to see and try tutorials, Fiona

[Tina]

How nice of you to take the time, thanks! :-)

[jenny t]

oooohhh i can't wait! i love your blog, and all of your crafts, and your color choices. LOVE it all! i am going to make ornaments right away! i have been checking back daily watching for the pattern to turn up!
thanks in advance!

[Carly]

Cannot wait :)

[Hazel]

Oh wow hun you are a real star. That is something to look forward to tomorrow. :) Mwwwaaaaagh!!xxxxxxx

[Jacquie]

Oh Lucy you're the best , so looking forward to trying these . Hope little B sleeps well so you can :0)
Jacquie x

[OmegaMom]

Can't wait!

[Pattygloria]

My Dear Amiga,
I'm pretty sure writing the tutorial took way longer than the pretty artwork, but it is always easier to follow your instructions than the ones in the books.
Gracias!Hasta Luego,
Gloria x

[Joxy]

Fab, btw, where do you get your bells, beads etc from. I've had a go at making my own decs, inspired by you; using star motifs; and I love them.. but oh, how I'd love to further decorate with some beads and maybe a bell or two :-)

[Karin]

Yes, I know, it's a lot of work.
Sleep well!
~X~ Karin

[Penny Peberdy]

Thanks Lucy - gonna give it a go tomorrow!

[Cláudia Mansur]

Dear Lucy,
Thank for all your effort, generosity, and kindness. Thank for sharing all your beautiful work with us. Have beautiful dreams, and sleep well.
Thank you.
Kisses,
Cláudia, Brazil.

P.S.: I just love the cookies that Little Man had made...LOL!! What a boy!!!

[Gerda]

They are so beautiful, I love the colours.
Thank you so much.

[Lisa S.]

Thanks for sharing the fruits of your labor!

[frances]

Lucy, I have been at it all day today working on various Christmas projects ... Santa's workshop doesn't take much of a lunch break.

And so...I do appreciate what you've been doing to let the rest of us know how to crochet some of these brilliant decorations.

Many, many thanks to you! xo

[Kathy]

Bless you for this gift to all of us who adore your blog!

[greedy nan]

You are extremely kind or extremely mad but thank you!

[The Garden Bell]

Hallelujah,Hallelujah, Hallelujah

HALL-E-LU-JAH

I'm singing loud and strong for you to doze off into slumberland.....

Happy ZZZZZZs-

Oh, WISE ONE ,if only I would be so smart as to look at my postings with fresh morning eyes.

One more Round....

Hallelujah,Hallelujah, Hallelujah

HALL-E-LU-JAH

[Susanne Tyree]

Dear Lucy, yes, give your busy mind and crafty hands a much needed rest. On the morrow you will have your family and home to tend to. As always we will be grateful for any time you can spare to share with us :)

[Rachael]

Your instructions are always so much better than the books :)

[woollyfish]

Thank you so much! I am very excited to get started, and you have made a lot of people very happy!

[Barbara Moore]

Oh thank you Lucy for tutorials on your wonderful ornaments. You certainly don't see ornaments as colorful and pretty as yours everyday. I'm gonna be lovin these.

Hugs XX
Barbara

[GerryART]

Above and beyond, Lucy.
I do love these baubles.
Holiday Hugs,
Gerry

[Teresa L]

thanks. Good night