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July Follower Giveaway!

Hello dear Flamingo Friends! It’s time to announce the July Follower Giveaway. Those of you that have been here for a while know that every month on the 15th (yes, this is the second month, but hey, you have to start somewhere right?) I have a giveaway that is only open to followers of Flamingo Toes. To my newer followers, welcome!

I can’t say often enough how much I appreciate those of you who stop by often. Your visits and sweet comments encourage me so much. :) This is just one small way for me to say “Thanks!”.

Here’s how it works – if you’re a Flamingo Toes follower – you’re entered! It’s as easy as that. No commenting to win, no jumping through hoops. (Where did that phrase come from?? It’s kind of random.) I’ll announce the winner July 15th.

Ready to see what the giveaway is this month?

A New-Vintage Apron!

I seriously love this apron. I hope you do too! The white fabric is new, but all the other pieces are vintage linens.

It has a sweet crochet lace rosette, with pearls of course.

Vintage crochet lace peeking from the hem.

And even little buttons on the nice long ties.

Perfect for your next party, or just making dinner for the kids. There’s something about cooking in a cute apron – it just makes it all more fun. Kind of like playing dress up. haha.

Remember – no commenting to win - though you can comment if you want. :)

And if you do decide to comment – I have a few questions.

If I were to “hypothetically” open an Etsy shop . . . would you buy something like this?

And what would you “hypothetically” pay? And would you like a tutorial for this apron or is it pretty self-explanatory?

Just mulling some ideas around. :) Feel free to be honest!

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Cute Crochet Rug

Hey gals – I have one last car craft for you! We’re home – safe and sound – and I’m awfully happy to be back. But before we get back to our normal crafting schedule :) I have to show you the last thing I made on the trip.

Mom and Dad (who came with us) have been wanting a crochet rug for their half bathroom. Well – car time is perfect for crocheting – not a lot of materials and pretty repetitive – that way I could still work on it and not miss out on the scenery.

I was able to get it all finished and we tried it out at their house and it looks great! They wanted the colors to be brown, black, tan and gold to match their bathroom.

 

I used a vintage pattern I found at a site called Free Vintage Crochet Patterns. The pattern called for 3 stripes at each end and a solid color in the middle but I thought it would make it look a little more contemporary to alternate the colors randomly.

The pattern uses the easiest crochet stitches – chain, single crochet and double crochet – to form shells.

You just repeat the same pattern over and over, changing the colors.

I don’t have tons of pictures cause the rows don’t change. If you don’t know how to crochet, here’s a link to the how-to page on the Crochet Today site. There are also tons of videos on YouTube if you prefer watching someone and learning that way.

Here are a few more pictures of the finished rug. . .

This tile work is right outside the bathroom and the colors look really nice together.

 


You can see the gold on the walls a little here and part of the pedestal sink.
(No, I’m not a giant. This was a tiny bathroom and I had to hold the camera way over my head to get a shot of the rug in place. I think I have 50 pictures of this bathroom taken with the camera at the wrong angle. haha.)

 

That’s a lot of pictures of a bathroom rug. :)

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