The Pin Lady

I've recently become a big fan of 3things....cottage cheese, scarves, and pins. I think I made a total of 8 scarves in 2 weeks... talk about Christmas rush. Thankfully, only 1 was kept for myself...You don't need too many scarves in Texas. :( Nonetheless, they are fun.

Pins- It's for the days I feel too lazy to put on jewelry.... or for when Ineed my cardigan to stay in place :). I've taken inspirations off of Etsy and tweaked them in my own way... I've really enjoyed making them - it's been a nice break from sewing...

this is probably one of my favorite ones to make... although, it took me a while to figure out where to place the pinbacks... b/c of the size, if you get one good gust of wind, half your pin is flapping in the air... eh, such is life.

This one i enjoy simply b/c it helps get rid of my scrap fabric & ribbon ... I've made many variations in colors for friends or to pin on to purses.

I've come across many other ideas that I'm in the process of trying to make... Pretty soon I'll have a pin for each day of the week haha... kidding, i wouldn't do that... would i?

On the days that it actually got 'cool' here this month, I couldn't decide between a scarf or a pin... so i put on both :) (hence the first picture haha)

Last year I came across a Hospice in the Woodlands that wanted blankets for their patients. My mom & I will make a few 'lap-gans' now & then to send to them. A few weeks ago someone dropped off some yarn at church (it was her Grandmothers- who now has cancer). It only seemed fitting that we use the yarn to make blankets for the hospice.

Here are a few I've been working on...

A friend of mine from church has an 8 yr. old daughter who wanted to suggest that I make some headbands... so she could have a matching purse & headband :). So, I did some research- then got to it... This purse, while it may look 'big', is actually made for a young girl... with her matching headband- of course.

this is just something fun i made for a friend of mine (She's due in October)...

Drawstring bag

I needed a drawstring bag for our trip to Colorado... so i fashioned this one out of some leftover fabric- cords from another bag- and a few tricks up my sleeve... :)

Custom Orders

These were my first custom orders for Etsy. A lady wanted two different purses with specific fabric combinations.
The flower was something she had wanted- she had even found the 'pattern' for it...it was a lot of fun to learn how to make & i already have a list of things i want to make my own flowers for haha
It was fun making them- but also a bit stressful seeing as how it's for someone else... you want to make sure everything is ok... strings are cut... seams are hidden etc.
hopefully she will enjoy them :)
and yes... the flowers are supposed to fray.

sewing extravaganza

Fran & I decided to take a trip to the fabric store- what started out with me making 2 purses... turned in to 5.

For two indecisive people- it took forever to figure out what fabric we wanted...

The wristlet (right) is for her daughter- along with the orange purse... the blue purse is one for Fran herself.

I'm about to start on the last project- a knitting bag.

I decided to make myself a 'beach bag' (as though I don't have enough bags haha)... i found a pattern online- consulted my mom- and got to work. It wasn't too bad... I added a few pockets along with a 'D-ring' closure... overall, I'm excited to use it :)

it's been a while...

Some fun cards I recently made.

I've been meaning to catch up on my card making- May is a good time for that seeing as how not much is going on at work...

so I guess this is the beginning... :)

bored much...?

I decided there were a few things I wanted to make before heading to hawaii in a few months :)

this weeks feature(s): some sunglass cases and a small wallet... I normally like to 'shrink' my wallet down when going on vacation...

all the fabrics are from the 'home decor' section at hobby lobby... that's why i like small projects- you can buy the 'more expensive' fabric haha

my next project will be a new ipod case...