1...2...Buckle My Shoe

I made these for my Etsy store and they sold quick! Just thought I'd share them here too. What do you think?

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Do You Love Winnie the Pooh?

If so, this blog post will probably put you over the top in cuteness! (Warning: This post has a lot of images)I needed a birthday gift for a little girl turning 2. So I decided to make her a little gift set. I found this fabric at Hobby Lobby and decided to make her a little tote bag. It was super easy to make because the fabric was already in blocks for me.

I then bought enough of the matching fabric that I used to line the inside of the bag

And I made a matching fabric rag letter alphabet. To add a little variety, I also bought some cute yellow bee fabric, since Pooh loves honey.

After I finished those, I was done...except I still had 4 blocks left of the Pooh fabric. So I decided to make two little matching decorative pillows. They are small -- maybe she will use them as pillows for her dolls or something. I'm not sure, but I thought it would be a great way to use up the rest of the fabric.

And here is the complete gift set.

I'm having a hard time wanting to give it away! But since (as somebody asked in the previous post) this is not for me (no baby on the way or anything!!), I'll let a sweet little 2 year old enjoy it instead.
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Are Owls Still Trendy?

Here's the small purse that I've been working on as a birthday gift for my niece. I'm not sure if owls are trendy or not, but these owls are cute either way! My sewing is getting a little bit better. There are still a lot of flaws on the purse, so don't look too closely. I was going to use fabric for the handles, but was having a hard time. Then I found this wide ribbon that I had saved. It had velcro on it and was wrapped around a blanket that I had. So I cut off the velcro and I think it ended up making great handles for the purse. The owl fabric is from Jo-Ann's Fabric. The inside of the purse is lined with corduroy squares.

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Do You Hear Crickets Chirping?

It hasn't been THAT long since I blogged... I mean, some people go for months! But I thought since it's been a few days, I would update you one what I've been up to. For one thing, reading! I have read some good books these last few weeks. And then there's this other new hobby I've picked up. Sewing. I have a love/hate relationship with it. And it takes a lot longer for me to actually finish anything then it does when I'm making a card. I am working on a purse/bag as a gift for a little girl. I just have to finish the handles and the closure, then I will be able to show you the whole thing. I've also been working on a quilt...and guess what? I get to redo pretty much everything I already started with that because I messed up the squares (it's my first attempt at a quilt). So that will be a LONG TIME before I show you! But you can see the pieces below. Tomorrow I am hoping to get crafty with the ink and stamps. Today I was browsing around at Limelight because they are closing and had a cart full of stuff...and then I realized I hadn't used what I got last week, so I emptied it (sadly) and didn't buy a thing. Anyway, here's a picture of my latest endeavors...

And for those of you who are interested, I am having a giveaway at my Artfire store, Pieces of Me. All you need to do is look around my store, then send me a link of your favorite card on my Facebook fan page or send me a tweet @klt13. Then you'll be entered to win the card that you choose. Easy! Hopefully I'll have some more crafty goodness to show you soon.
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Now I know my ABC's...

I finished my alphabet finally! I'm not sure yet what I'm going to do with them, but it was really good practice for my new sewing machine!

There is a small possibility that I now love fabric as much as patterned paper. I need a second job to pay for all this! :)

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Fun and Frustrating!

Okay, let's get a few things out of the way first.

1. I do not own a big cutting mat or a rotary cutter so I used a small self-healing mat (that fits into my scor-pal) and a pair of scissors.
2. I cannnot cut straight.
   
3. I used this tutorial to make my project and I also do not own the scalloped square die cut, so I used my square Nestabilitie (no scallops). It sort of worked.
   
4. I cannot cut straight.
   
5. I didn't have any cotton batting so I used polyester...I will use cotton next time.
6. I cannot cut straight.
   

So, in my opinion, my project turned out decent for not having any of the right tools and for it being my first non-paper sewing project!

 

  

 

My fabric frayed really bad -- I guess I used the wrong material?? And my sewing machine jammed so many times -- that's where the frustration came in. I think my tension was too high?? Or maybe too low?? I don't know, I have no previous experience to base it on.
Before you know it, I'll be on Project Runway -- I could be the person they have on the show that's purely there for entertainment value! Pin It Now!