EarthDust jewelry

Good evening,

Tonight's post features Kristen Dudley of Atlanta,GA.  She is the CEO and founder of EarthDust jewlery that launched in 2007.  She started making jewelry in high school and taking custom orders.  In high school she would use seed beads, which is a generic term for any small bead.  It was not until she saw some of her co-workers jewelry made with natural gemstones, that she decided to give it a try again.  Once she started making jewelry again, her passion was rekindled.  Some of the stones that she currently uses are turquoise, amethyst, jasper, wood shell and sterling silver to name a few.  All of her pieces are handmade exclusively by Kristen herself.  Her pieces are made for casual wear, Greek organizations, wedding pieces and even holiday ornaments.  Aside from being a phenomenal jewelry designer, she is also a wife and mother of 4.  Her pieces can be viewed at http://www.earthdust.com/ and on facebook at Earthdust jewelry group.  Payments can also be made via paypal at kristen.dudley@yahoo.com.

Here is some of Kristen's work.

      

 

Stay creative,
Charmel

knitting vs crocheting

Good evening,

Everytime I am crocheting out and about someone will come up to me and say "Oh, so you knit?"  I just look up with a smile and say "no, I am crocheting."  So, I figured that my post tonight would explain the difference between knitting and crocheting. 

Crocheting involves one hook and yarn.  It is started out with a foundation row consisting of chains and increasing in stitches and builds upon that.  Crochet uses a wide variety of stitches and the final appearance of crochet garments are wider and looser than knit garments.  Crochet is used to make lacier items and open-work items.  One of the most popular items seen in crochet is the granny square.                                                                 

Knitiing involves two kneedles and yarn.  The two main stitches seen in knitting are the knit stitch and the purl stitch.  Knitting produces stretchy fabrics that are used to make sweaters and  socks for example.  Most sweaters that you buy are knit, so the next time you put on a sweater, look at the tag and see how it was made.

I have not learned to knit so I can not say which one is easier, knit or crochet.  I do not shun anyone for their craft and would love to learn to knit someday.  Everyone has their own opinion on which one is easier.  I have heard whichever one you learn how to do first is easier.

I hope this clears up any questions you all have about knitting vs. crocheting.  Remember, knitting has 2 T's in it, so you use 2 needles and crochet has 1 T so you just use one hook. 

I hope this has been an informative post!!!!

Stay creative,

Charmel





knitting needles and yarn




crochet hook and yarn



My first post!!!

Hello everyone and welcome to Charmel's Creative Corner.  I am so excited to being writing my first post on this blog.  I have been crocheting for about 4 years now!!!!  I am going to post some of my projects on the site as I am creating them.  I am currently working on crochet headbands with flowers.  I have been mainly doing hats, scarves and blankets but took a leap and started something new.  They are really popular and everyone adores them.

I started this blog because I love arts and crafts activities of any sort but when I look for blogs and crochet patterns on the net I don't see enough minority representation. I know a lot of people that  enjoy being creative and I would love for us to network and get to know each other as a community.  Feel free to email me and let me know if you would like to be featured on the blog or would like to recommend someone.

Stay Creative,
Charmel