PinChers monthly challenge January 2016

 

Hello crafters, wow its 2016 already which means our pinterest challenge has entered its 2nd year.

 

I'm so pleased Margaret agreed to carry on with me this year and we have two more members from far and wide across the globe. Isn't the internet amazing!

you can meet the ladies by clicking on their names below.

HUGE welcome my little pin-chickadee's!

 

while chatting as a group we decided we needed a name and one of the ladies came up with pinChers, because we choose a 'pin' each month and pinch it, clever aye!

 

we also liked pin chicks so we are now officially the pin chicks from the pinChers challenge.

 

so what is this challenge?

 

well we are all addicted to pinterest right?... right!

and we all save millions of pins right?... right!

but how many of us actually make any of the saved projects?... come on own up...

 

so that's where we come in....

 

each month we choose a pin from pinterest and have a go at it.

I often fail but still blog as you will soon find out if you stick with this post.

 

the other ladies are super talented so you will see some amazing work from them if you click on their blogs. I'll add links further down this post.

 

The project you pinch can be absolutely anything as long as you find it on pinterest, crochet, cardmaking, tatting, altered art, cooking, gardening or even a household cleaning tip (hmm like you will see many of those on this blog..... cleaning is bad for your health)

we shall blog on the last day of the month.

 

If you fancy joining us you are more than welcome, just contact one of the pinchicks and let us know. you can join for the whole year or just for the month. we are an easy going group who believe crafting should be fun and not stressful so there is never any pressure here.

 

ok I can here the chick in my head saying 'oh get on with it suzanne'!

 

so I will shut up and show you my pin...... NO LAUGHING!!!!

 

 

Tad-ahh!!!!

 

what do mean 'what is it'?

LOL

its a crochet rose brooch.

 

and my second attempt didn't turn out any better!

 

look at the white arrow.... the instructions say I will be able to 'clearly' see my 7 sts.... 'clearly' I can't!

and look at the huge loops on the outside of my leaf.... oh, did I mention this is a leaf? yeah I know, its hard to tell!

 

well obviously the cotton was the wrong sort of cotton.... (always blame the tools Suzanne)

I didn't have the right cotton because if I did this would have turn out stunning. (yeah right)!

 

ok ok I admit.... its rubbish LOL but its a pin and i'm not ashamed to blog. we all have to learn and the more we mess up the better we become.

 

 so if you want to see some good stuff now

have a little bloghop and visit the rest of the chicks.

 

in no special order....

 

Margaret (uk)

 

Carollyn (usa)

 

and

 

Muskaan (india)

 

I absolutely love the fact that the web has bought us closer together.

 

enjoy the blog hop, I know I will and thank you for visiting me today.

 

hugs Suzanne xx