And the Winner is:

 Stitchy Mc Floss

Stitchy, if you will send me an email at:
bellacrochet.info@yahoo.com
and let me know which pattern you would like, I will get it right out to you. 

Thanks to everyone for sharing your wonderful tips! I can't wait to try some of them. No matter how long you have been crocheting, you can always learn something new!