Tote Extravaganza

 

 Inspired by my header...I finally got around to making myself a little purse/tote bag. I had a houndstooth jacket that I got at the D.I. about a year ago. It was unfortunately cropped, so I didn't buy it for wearing. But the fabric was just too great to pass up. It is a heavy & thick knit material. I cut up the jacket and paired it with a contrasting floral on the inside and the embellishment flower. I kept the selvage on the flower just for fun. (Some selvages are SO pretty!)  I love the harsh houndstooth print with the soft floral. And when I get sick of the flower, it is removable!

 

 With flower

 without flower

Caroline's old scripture bag that I made her was on the ghetto side. So I made this one for her birthday yesterday. She loves this color of green and I am loving houndstooth, so this one was rather fun.

Small Girl's Tote

I used my favorite tote bag tutorial and whipped out this precious reversible tote today for Stella's friend's birthday party. Doesn't this just look like it belongs to a little lady named Violet? It was tough to let this one go...

Funky Scripture Totes

I made these scripture totes for the twins for Christmas. They have been baptized for almost 2 years and had their own quad for almost a year so I figured it was long overdue. It was the only homemade thing I could manage this time around.  Caroline helped me put the fabrics together. The black & white fabric was a little girls shirt that had a hole in hit.  I really liked how they both turned out.

Valentine Bunting with Recycled Materials

I decided my living room needed a Valentine bunting. I used some (very old) scrapbook paper that I've had forever. I try really hard to use what I've got rather than rush out and buy new patterns...it is so hard. But this bunting was 100% stuff I had on hand. Reusing old & unique things is what keeps things interesting and less like everything that everyone else has. The black & white damask was my favorite and it was an old used piece of wrapping paper that I mounted on white cardstock. (TIP: I keep a stash of old bits of paper, ribbon and anything pretty. Basically when I get a Christmas card or wedding announcement or anything that has any awesome materials/patterns I rip it apart and keep what I like and reuse it for lots of projects.) I was happy with how it turned out...especially since it was a quick and FREE project.

Christmas Boutique Spectacular!

I had lots of fun doing some stuff for my sister-in-law, Tawnie's boutique on Saturday. In spite of the fact that I had grand plans about making several different things...I ended up with a fresh new crop of hair stuff and pins. They were so much fun to make.  I played around with organza, silk, beads & crystals. I leaned towards jewel tones and sparkly stuff this time for the holidays and it was a blast. I stress over each one...wanting them to be finished just right. The crocheted headwraps were fun to do and so stinking cute on. Oh! and I finally learned how to do the crocheted bows that I saw a while back. Hooray! They look so adorable in Stella's hair. Thanks to Tawnie for hosting!  Can't wait for Spring!

1950's style headbands

made these for gifts.  wide cotton reversible headbands for those greasy, frizzy, basic bad hair days. i also love these:

the sewing room of my dreams