Bohemian Mermaid Palace

Coming Soon: Crochet *Garden Art* Tutorials Creative Outdoor Fiber Craft Projects!     Crochet Garden Art Tutorials Coming Soon! Who the Heck Crochets for the Garden?? When we finally moved to our dream yard, we started gardening for the first time in our lives. And we fell in love. And, self respecting craft nerd that I am, I had to ask myself…   What the heck can I crochet for the garden?? Does anyone even do that??   Video: Crochet Garden Art Tutorials - Creative Outdoor Fiber Projects! Of course I thought of Yarn Bombing , which a did a little bit with some scrap squares on a hammock post. I will probably do more of that.   And I covered some plastic flower pots with crochet. I like the patterns I was coming up with, so I’d definitely like to finish that project.   And then finally, I came up with my favorite piece of garden art so far… I call them… Granny Wheels!   (Please don’t call them mandalas okay? I just. I’ll get into it another tim...

Operation Clean Studio *Before* Tour: The Craft Room of Shame   My Craft Room of Shame - Studio Tour It can no longer be avoided. It’s time. Sigh. Time to clean up my studio room. Ugh. Right now it is the Craft Room of Shaaaame. It's so bad that I have just enough room to walk in a little ways, turn in a small circle, and walk back out of the room. Because it's just over the top messy and a little bit overwhelming to contemplate.  Video:  Operation Clean Studio *Before* Tour | The Craft Room of Shame Now it's out there for the world to see. I’m showing you this because well firstly we’re basically best friends at this point so I have nothing to hide. Heh. But mostly this is my plan to shame myself into getting this room sorted out.  Once I post this and like 100 ppl see it (ie the entire world), I will be embarrassed and publicly humiliated until I post the updates showing how great and organized it looks. I hate cleaning BUT... I am excited to know exact...

  Video: Where the F&@K are the Weird Crafty Youtube Channels??  (Right Here B*#ches!) Unique Crochet Tutorials  Where the F&@K are the Snarky Weird Craft Channels?? Continued from my previous post:   Where the F&*K are the Snarky Craft Youtube Channels?? That previous post was the moment when I realized youtube either... a) makes it really hard to find weird (ie cool) craft channels, or  b) maybe possibly there are not very many in existence. I still find that really hard to believe.     Video:  Where the F&@K are the Snarky Weird Craft Channels?? Finding My People | Unique Crochet Tutorials   A Weirdo Beacon to Summon my People Meanwhile, I decided to make a channel promo video asking the question , and showing off what I am doing here on my channel. Putting out a weirdo beacon to summon my people.   I am really seeking the group I know exists in fb groups and etsy world.  I want to meet the folks who: are crafty ...

Steampunk BEER CAN Party Hat!  Mad Hatter Crochet TOP HAT Tutorial   Fancy Mad Hatter Beer Can Top Hat - Crochet Tutorial   Creating the Fanciest Beer Can Top Hat Ever   This magical journey to the Mad Hatter style beer can hat, started out with my previous Crown tutorial , where I showed you exactly how I got to that glorious inverted shape I wanted.   Here I’ll finish up the full hat with a top and brim for the most dapper Mad Hatter style BCH you have ever seen.     Add a Beer Can Flower to make it super extra fancy!   Oh hey! You could also make this a Fancy Fancy Hat, by adding my Beer Can Flower for that bit of extra! I’m sorry, I think it’s totally weird and cute! That IS a fun little 1 can project so go check out that one for sure.   [Full written tutorial and pattern coming soon!]     If you're curious about how I became a world famous and published beer can hat designer, see my promo video here:  NEW *Creative* Beer...