Sew slow....

Now that fall officially seems to have arrived I'm actually looking forward to hitting my little corner of the basement to do some sewing. I haven't sewn all summer...just too many other things to do and really not very interested in being cooped up downstairs. HOWEVER...after sewing up some purses yesterday (some to donate to a Breast Cancer fundraiser) it felt good to get the creative juices flowing. I was not thrilled about what I ended up with...oh well...sometimes what is in the brain is much prettier than how it shows up. I didn't really find too much great pink fabric to work with..I wanted something satiny...with some pizazz...that would hold up as a purse but I just couldn't find anything.

Breast Cancer Purses

A friend wanted to know if I would sew a purse to help raise some money for a Breast Cancer fundraiser she is going to. A PINK purse..how fun. I'm not too thrilled with how it turned out...I wish I could have found some more pink fabric...but maybe someone else will love it.

they draw them....they will come to life!!!.....more silly creatures for some little friends in Texas!

Instead of posting all on the Etsy site since I sell most locally..here is what I have for sale right now for the wristlets and purselettes.

fun with leftover fabric....

I had Madeline draw me a picture of a friendly monster and then I brought it to life. I always thought those Ugly dolls were so cute...but wouldn't want to pay the $$ for them...so I thought it would be fun to just make a couple out of my scraps. The girls really love them...Sophie named hers Spikey and Madeline named hers Krystle.

My friend/neighbor has worn out the purse I made her last year so I thought I better give her an upgrade!!! Here is her new purse.

Some new custom orders....

another one with the fun greens and blues...

Little fun with green and blue....

Little Ms. Crafty purse....

Sophie has a bday party for some little friends in her class who are twins. I thought instead of the standard toy...why not make a little purse with their names. I saw some cute placemats at Target bought some coordinated ribbon and material and the end result is a purse that fits a clipboard and colouring books with the crayons on the exterior. As with anything I make...both Madeline and Sophie want one now!!

not the least bit fun....

HA! This is an Amy Butler pattern that I have been dying to make that last year...but it has been sitting on the sidelines because I was a little overwhelmed by it!!! However...yesterday I decided to tackle it head on. It looks pretty from a distance....but don't get too close. HA! Not such an easy pattern but it is a great size bag! I can't wait to make another one for myself in some great Amy Butler prints!!!!!

Zippity do da.....

One of my custom orders really wanted a hidden zipper in her purse...as I usually have over the past year I initially said I couldn't do it. HOWEVER..I decided it was time I learned. Isn't it funny how you think things will be much harder sometime than they really are. I looked up online and found a website called Enthral Designs it was the first tutorial I saw that gave me some fantastic instructions and voila...