Baby Blanket Complete

So as promised here is the new baby blanket I have *just* finished.  I literally just sewed in all the ends.

(a little stitching while reading my Nook)

I made this for one of my best girlfriends who will be welcoming baby BOY #3 into their family.  We now officially have enough boys between the two of us for a baseball team.  (Right?  I think you need 6?)  Anywho, I hope she likes this.

She very much dislikes all of my thrifty granny-chic decorating, she much prefers things straight out of PB.  Which amazes me because I can find super similar things at the thrift.  Oh well to each his own.  All of the aforementioned dislikes brings me as to why I decided to make this blanket.  I figure that chevron patterns are popping up everywhere.  I personally LOVE a good graphic chevron!!  Plus a good ole granny zig zag really never goes out of style.   I also feel like the addition of the charcoal gray adds an ultra modern, non-baby-ish, feel to the entire blanket.

Without further ado, drumroll please...

I give you baby boy #3 chevron blanket... In all of it's glory!!

All aboard the craft train to crafty town...

I have to admit - I am not one to ride the train to crafty town very often... Although I aspire to be a great crafter.... Alas, I am too lazy!!  TV, internet, kids suck me into the vortex and I look up and suddenly realize it is 4PM and I haven't gotten anything accomplished... Oh look, it is 10 til 4 right now.... Oh well, another day down the drain...

So anyway, I saw this great tutorial(ish) over at Less Than Perfect Life of Bliss blog and decided I needed to untangle my necklaces and make one of these suckers... I found this great frame, nasty picture inside at the thrift the other day for 3 buckaroos!!!  It was a great frame with lots of cool ridges and a neat border of burlap!!  Gorgeous!!  I had some Anna Maria Horner fabric laying around and wanted to look at it all the time.  I figured if I use it for this project it would be on permanent display in my bathroom, so take that!  BAM!!  Now don't get me wrong there are TONS OF THINGS I would do differently next time, but for the first go around I am pretty proud if I do say so myself!!!  

Take a little look see...

Ummmmm, so tragic...

Great ridges and burlap detail....

Voila!!!  I like it!!!  Don't you??

Fabric is fantastic... Love it too!!

Two of my favorites... Vintage necklaces and owls!!!

In it's permanent home, the master bath take one..

All loaded up!!!  YAY!!!  And still room for more!!

Love this feather necklace...

This gorgeous crystal skeleton key necklace was a gift from a great friend and designer... Who, you ask?  Why visit Allyson @ Buffalo Blue Designs or her Etsy shop .  I love, love, loveeee her and her designs!!

Oh and you wonder where I got this super cute crochet flower pin... Why my girls over @ Muggy Tuesday . They are awesome too!!  Such super sweet girls!!  You might even notice the cute maroon flower necklace in there - it is from them too!!!  YAY!!

So there it is... My first pain staking ride to craft town, it was fun and I actually love it... Thanks to   Julie @ Less Than Perfect Life of Blissfor the inspiration and showing little ole me how to make it!! Head on over there and see her great tutorial!!