The Crafty Tortoise

It is summer and the one thing I love about summer is color. Everything is so green and beautiful. It is so hard to be in a bad mood when th...

This is my first (hopefully of many) Facebook Page Giveaway. I am giving away a pair of my Fingerless Gloves in your choice of color (and ob...

I have a great new product for Women in my shop. These hand warmers and beautiful and perfect for the fall and winter ahead! They fit wonde...

I have been super super busy this last week and I am so excited to tell everyone why. I was contacted late last week by Kimberly Meadows. Sh...

I really do have some great news for those of you who love my patterns! If you have been following you know that during the month of May I h...

Let's Celebrate! I have been selling like crazy... well it feels like crazy. I have over 150 sales (jumps for joy), and have been keepin...

Tip of the Day This technique is for crocheters making a bowl or hat. It does not matter what hook or yarn you are using. When making a circ...

SPRING FLOWER HAT PDF PATTERN You spoke and I listened. You wanted a great adult/child hat pattern and here it is! For those of you who have...

Good morning everyone! I have been reading a lot of information about owning and running your own business. One tip that is always recommend...

I just made my first treasury using etsy.com. I absolutely love treasuries, but thought that I would never get to make one. That is until th...

Remember this project I started in April, well this should show you how tortoise like I really am sometimes. So we were crocheting this grea...

And the winner is.... Angel~A Contact me at thecraftytortoise@gmail.com to collect your prize

I figured it is about time to have another giveaway! It has been a while since I have done one and I have some new items out. I am giving aw...

I have to share a new product that I just tried! Ok, I LOVE bubble baths, but we have hard water so a bubble bath is pretty much out of the ...

Alright, So I said I would tell you how the Craft Fair went. Well there is not much to say. It was canceled a few days before. It is a long ...

Since it is starting to get warmer I thought that now is the perfect time for a sale. Starting Today all my patterns are 2 dollars. This...

Stitch Markers... I think one of the most annoying crochet tool yet! I have tried everything under the sun and have still not found one that...

So I have been slow moving on this blanket. It is coming along though. I have decided to use Red Heart Dark Blue yarn (I had it laying aroun...

I have been so busy, and most of that is due to the Craft Fair coming up. I love craft fairs, but man are they work. I am not even close to ...

I finally made it to the FRONT PAGE on etsy.com! I really never thought it would happen. Here I was laying down for bed when I got a notific...