Crochet Edged Graphic

Hope you all had a great weekend.  I was in JoAnn's fabric store this past weekend and while wandering through the aisles, I came across some yarn in a beautiful color (you know this is one of my favorite colors).  Of course it needed to come home with me.  I knew that I wanted to create something using the yarn.  I decided to combine a great French graphic and crochet to create this little piece of art:

Here's how I did it...

I started with a graphic from the Graphics Fairy and printed out a 5x7 copy onto card stock.

I cut out the graphic and then glued it onto another piece of card stock
(I used the scrap left after I cut out the 5x7 image) just for added stability.

Then I punched holes every inch or so all around the edge.

I slip stitched into the first hole and then stitched 4 single crochet and then slip stitched into the next hole and continued all the way around the paper.  

Once I got all the way around and back to the beginning I stitched 5 double crochet into the first stitch then skipped a stitch and then stitched 1 single crochet and then repeated all the way around.

In less than twenty minutes I had this adorable graphic in it's own crocheted frame.

I added it to my living room table to complete my vignette.

I love the color of this yarn.  I have plenty of it left, so I will have to come up with a few more projects.  

Can't wait to hear what you think of this one.
I always love and appreciate your comments.

-Judy