I decided I couldn’t cook any more without an apron. Not only does it keep my pants clean (yes, I do wipe them off on my pants while cooking), but it looks so cute!
I had lots of cooking to do today and I stayed really clean!!! It was so easy to do and only took a Dollar Tree dish towel and about 30 minutes. Oh, and also a piece of ribbon from a Christmas present wrapping and a piece of flannel.
Now I have to make my summer apron with the other towel…
This year’s Christmas card is all penguins. Debbie Bernard came over to stamp this morning and had this adorable stamp that I just had to use! They turned out perfect! Thanks Debbie!!!
This is the ornament I made for Christmas this year. It was pretty easy and I love the retro look!
This past week I did two Christmas bazaars. Crafty Wonderland was on Sunday and the Homeschool Holiday Bazaar was Tuesday. I spent the past few weeks hurriedly sewing as fast as I could!
grown-up journal covers
taggy balls
kids journal covers
with crayons
and pencils
coloring book bags
crinkly blankets
taggy blankets
I didn’t get to go to Crafty Wonderland but my stuff went with Amy and Theresa. Thanks you two! Thankfully the winter weather warning didn’t stop people from coming (2000 people were waiting at the door when they opened and 7500 shopped that day). Unfortunately, the economy did keep people from buying. :o(
our booth at Crafty Wonderland before people came
The homeschool bazaar went well and I am looking forward to doing it again next year. But I will start sewing NOW!!! :o)
This year I got to go in with my friend Sally and her mom on their room at the Canterbury Bazaar. I agreed to it about 5 months ago and did most of my sewing the last 5 days. Ugh! But I got some stuff done and I was grateful for the stuff that hadn’t sold yet on Etsy.
So I got it all set up and got to admire all the stuff my friends had made, too. And then I went home and prayed that I would sell something…
some of my display
my bags
Sally’s niece made this adorable ring stacking toy!
Cheryl made these fun and whimsical baby sets
It worked!!!
I sold this quilt
and this quilt
some of my handmade soap
and all of the baby balls (in about 2 hours)
and all the coloring bags (in about 1 1/2 hours)
I have to admit I was pretty excited because I’ve never made anything that people actually bought. But now the debate is whether or not to make more of them for the bazaar I am doing with my sister in a month??? What the heck…
So I went out tonight and spent some of my earnings on fabric to make more bags and balls. It was all on sale and I didn’t spend that much, so I hope it pays off.
I bought this one because I love pink and green and had fabric at home to match. Bonus!
This one reminds me of Eric Carle’s “Very Hungry Caterpillar” though I don’t know why??? It’s fun, too!
this one is my FAV!!! The dragons’ fire is even glittery!!!
I just liked the doggy print with the paw-print accent
this one is for baby balls
This is for people who like more traditional baby prints
These are for people who like more unique baby prints ( I love these!!!)
Sally also told me about a cover she had seen once for notebooks, so I decided to give one a try. I figured I could do it, and I did… I love the way it turned out. I think I’ll make some of these for the bazaar, too. Maybe I’ll even make some for mommies without the handles (or the crayon holders)???
I’ve got a lot of sewing to do! I’d better get going…
What do you do with an old pair of pants with a broken zipper? Make a bag out of them, of course!
I took these old pants, cut off the legs, added some cute girly camo print and made a bag.
I love this bag! Not only is it really big, but it has lots of outside pockets for those little things that get lost in the bottom of your purse (cell phone, keys, sunglasses…)
It’s going to be hard to sell this one…
I think a cute little belt would really set it off and give it a splash of color.
After making a bag with my friend, I was inspired to make one of my own. Here is mine…
