Finishes, firsts, and fabulous deals!

Since it’s finally Friday and I love alliteration, I decided to show you some recent finishes, firsts, and fabulous weekend deals!  This will be mostly pictures with some descriptions and just a little story at the beginning.  There will be links in the descriptions for patterns I used.  Make sure you go all the way to the bottom to see the fabulous deals!  Hope y’all enjoy!

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Firsts

This morning I took my son to school for his last first day of high school!  He’s a senior this year and I am so proud of him!  It was a little bittersweet because I know he will be headed to college soon and I will be missing him so much!  Okay, enough before the tears come!

Another first for me, is part of my finish list too!  I finally finished the Happily at the Abbey shawl which was part of a MCAL that ended a little while back!  It’s the first shawl I’ve ever done!

More Finishes 

If you follow me on Instagram, you may have seen some of these already!

First up are two items that are part of the Holiday Stashdown CAL on Ravelry.  There’s something different every month to help get those gifts done for Christmas!  I only have two done so far.

Pretty Posies hat, pattern by The Country Willow

Mock Bobbles Cowl, pattern by Underground Crafter

Next up, squares from the 2016 Afghan Sampler CAL over at Hodgepodge Crochet.  I have them all finished, I just need to sew them together!  I will probably be adding a backing because of the open work crochet.  Not sure about the layout yet, but I did 1 of each square and 1 bonus for a 4×7 blanket.

I made this basket with the Moroccan Basket pattern from Moogly.

And I used the leftover yarn to make this “scarflace” by me!  It is similar to the Triple Thread Headband pattern, just using single crochet in place of the slip stitches.

Finally a pillow using the pattern from Melody’s Makings Veronica Meets Spring MCAL on one side and recycled blue jeans on the other.

Fabulous weekend deals!

Since the kids are headed back to school, why not take some time to learn something new?  Craftsy is having a class sale on their freshest and newest classes!  You can get them for 50% off from now to Sunday.  They have classes for sewing, cooking, arts, photography, etc.  You can watch them whenever you have the time, pause, and take notes.  Show your kids you’re never too old  stop learning!

It’s Fashion Friday at Cents of Style and they are having a Stock up Sale (Basics in Bundles) for 50% Off + FREE SHIPPING w/code COMBO3.  Buy a 4 pack of earrings, keep one for yourself, and have three pair for gifts!  They also have leggings, scarf, and boot cuff packs.  Fall is right around the corner, so stock up now through Sunday!

Whew!  I think that’s it for today!  I hope everyone has a fabulous weekend and I’ll see you back here on Monday!  Go get one of those classes and get creative!