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Every occasion is good to crochet something, even little !!!!

As right yesterday !!!!
It was a friend's B-Day, so I decided to pimp up (just a little !) her gift box adding a crocheted ribbon and a granny heart, as a tag ..






The ribbon was really easy to make ! I collected a 4mm hook, some yellow acrylic yarn (from my stash : I think I bought it a couple of years ago in Singapore!) and then I chained 8 chains to work (more or less) 100 rows in DCs !!!!
I added to it a nice granny heart : I did follow the pattern by Lauren Granny Heart Crochet Pattern {Daisy in the centre}, pattern that finds its inspiration from the Sunburst Granny Hearts by Jacquie/Bunny Mummy !!!!
I crocheted some of these Jacquie's granny hearts in some other occasions (here, here, here, here, here, here and here ….. yes, hearts galore indeed!!!!!) and I was very curious to re-crochet some more of these motifs and so I did …








…. and some of them are hanging from one of my wooden trees right now ….





…. and to be more precise, please note that the sunburst motif in the middle of my hearts is the same used here !!!!

xxxx Alessandra

P.S. : in the gift box I put some balls of yarn plus a couple of hooks to teach my friend how to crochet !!! We had a lot of fun and laughs together yesterday afternoon!!! ;oD

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  1. Sharon - creativity and family7 May 2015 at 17:12

    What a lovely idea. The hearts are great. x

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  2. Franciens Haakwerk7 May 2015 at 18:28

    A lovely gift to make and receive:)) byebye Francien

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    1. homemade@myplace7 May 2015 at 22:04

      the recipient was very happy, indeed!!!!
      xxxxxx Ale

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  3. Kate7 May 2015 at 20:49

    What a sweet gift!!
    Kate :}

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  4. Onliemie7 May 2015 at 22:39

    Zo mooi die hartenboom!

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  5. Amy at love made my home7 May 2015 at 23:00

    What a fabulous - and oh so beautifully wrapped! - gift for your friend. I hope that you both have lots of fun with the crochet lessons!!! xx

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  6. Heather 8 May 2015 at 08:03

    sounds like fun, I'm sure she will be hooked! X

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  7. Preeti8 May 2015 at 08:42

    Your crochet ribbon looks lovely and the heart tree is very beautiful :)

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  8. marmarel8 May 2015 at 11:56

    Nice idea to pimp a gift-box!!
    Greetings from Marijke

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  9. Anne8 May 2015 at 14:45

    I am sure your friends loved the ribbon and hearts! :) Have fun teaching them to crochet - it is so much more fun to crochet with friends, isn't it?

    Take care
    Anne (Crochet Between Worlds)

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  10. Tammy@T's Daily Treasures8 May 2015 at 19:42

    Sweet idea and lovely hearts. I've tried to teach a couple of friends now to crochet and mostly what we did was laugh the entire time. :)

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  11. Helen Philipps8 May 2015 at 20:36

    So pretty and colourful!! Your crochet ribbon and heart make the gift so special, and I love the colourful hanging hearts too.
    Happy weekend, Ale.
    Helen xox

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  12. Maddalena9 May 2015 at 08:47

    Uno splendido regalo ! I cuori mi piacciono tantissimo, prima o poi ci proverò anche io ; )
    Maddy

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  14. Unknown15 May 2015 at 19:32

    Love the idea of using a crocheted motif as a gift tag!

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  15. Natas Nest16 May 2015 at 14:16

    Really nice, I love these granny hearts, too! What a great idea to add a crochet ribbon, the gift box looks perfect ♥

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  16. creativejewishmom/sara4 June 2015 at 15:39

    love the packaging idea and of course the hearts as is! craft schooling sunday will be back this Sunday (after a month long vacation!) and hope to see you there!

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