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Let me tell you about a special Mom's & Family Group that I run on Yahoo:

"CRAFTY MOM"S FAMILY CRAFTS AND RECIPES" Group

This Group is for Moms or Grandma's (Aunts, Teachers, Girl Scout Leaders, Childcare givers) who love to use Crafts & Recipes as a way to bond with their children or Grandchildren. Are you a Mom or Grandma (or even an Aunt or a Teacher?)who does crafts with your kids or Grandkids? Or do you crochet,knit, bead, sew,or do needlework as gifts for them? DO you like to cook with your kids or Grandkids? Have any favorite recipes or crafts that your kids or grandkids enjoy doing with you? Any favorite recipes? cookies? Cakes? you enjoy making together? We Post Recipes each week containing a Special Ingredient of the week that the members have pre-elected!Come try out some Recipes! Are you Looking for something Fun to do during Holidays and Special Occasions? Then join this group & share with the rest of the members in the group. This is a Family oriented group. We have growing Recipe, Crafts,Crocheting & Knitting Databases & Files to share with members.Did I forget to mention a craft by name? Name the craft that you enjoy with your kids & the Owner/moderator will create a file with links to free patterns for your craft online. We are always open to new & fun crafts & recipes, & suggestions.* When requesting to Join the group please respond to questionaire that will be emailed to you by the Groups' Owner*(If you do not respond, you will not be allowed to join).*

CLICK BELOW TO REQUEST MEMBERSHIP TO THIS GROUP. You will be required to sign up with yahoo (this is free, membership to the group is free too)before you can join. THis is a group for sharing, not soliciting.Anyone joining the group to solicit, or push specific beliefs on to group members will be removed from the group. This is a non-denominational, non-political, non-racist group. We are MOMS, period. All MOMs are welcomed here.

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I've spent a good part of my free time(not that I have much free time as it is)in August trying to create a small crocheted granny square flower motif that would resemble a very vintage & beautiful crochet square motif that is in a vintage dresser doily/runner that I found at an estate sale. My oldest daughter (Kat, who is 14)loved the vintage dresser doily/runner & wanted something to match it. Here is the Flowered Square I came up with. I sewed them together, put a border & edging on it & she now has a Beige & Pink Flowered Square Doily on her Night table in her room. Below are the pictures.She likes it so much she now wants a new dresser runner to match "perfectly" to this one ( This Mom's Crochet is never done, LOL):

The Crochet Pink Flowered Doily Motif:

Putting the Pink Flowered Doily Squares together:

Making a Border for the Square Doily:

An edging for the Pink & Beige Square Doily:

The Finished Crochetted Pink & Beige Flowered Square Motif Doily: