Saturday, May 21, 2011

Halloween Costumes of 2010

For Halloween last year, my friend had this idea of us being pumpkin and squash (haha original right?)  But she didnt wanna be a big round pumpkin, but a sexy/cute pumpkin, so i made us costumes with stretchy fabric


my dress



a little sweater in case i got cold, which was beer in my belly, i was not cold lol



her dress



the back



the sides



 the sleeves
 


TADA! us




We also made the hats, and bracelets with leaves

Upcycled Denim Tote

A friend's birthday was coming up and I wanted to make her a tote bag that she could carry all of her binders in (in style too) :)

I had some old jeans lying around so I thought I could upcycle them!

This is how it turned out



Now, let's see how i made it.

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Sewing Box


I bought a Papier-mâché box at hobby lobby and thought i could use it to store my sewing accessories.  so i glued the fabric to the box, made a knob on top, and changed the lid a little.



Plastic Grocery Bags Storage

Aren't you tired of all the plastic grocery bags lying around the house? I am. So i made a storage for those little pesky bags!

The finished product








Simple Sewing Machine Tote

Using the same fabric that I made my sewing machine cover with to make this tote, I also made a tote for my sewing machine

This is how it looks finished


Let's see how I made it.

Here I have all the fabric and lining cut out, bias tape sewn


sewn all the pieces at the bottom, then sewed the sides

 made the bottom sturdier with cardboard and lining

back of the tote, with two big pockets, pockets on the sides as well




 front of the tote with three pockets

Sewing Machine Cover

To match my mug organizer, I made a sewing machine cover with the same fabric

Here is the finished product


I simply sewed all the pieces together and sewed on bias tape



Mug Organizer

This organizer fits inside a coffee mug.  there are plenty of pockets outside to hold sewing tools.
















Sunday, May 15, 2011

Repurposed Jar - pincushion and organizer

I like saving the glass jars from salsa, spaghetti sauces, or pickles for my art or sewing projects.

With a pickles jar, i created a sewing accessories organizer with a pin cushion on top.

Here is the finished product


made pockets


All the things that went into this project

the finished product


the other side, with a button and elastic band to hold the pockets together


tada! a very handy organizer!



Tuesday, May 3, 2011

A Very Cute Handbag {for my mom}

For mother's day, I have made a few things for my amazing mom.  Since we are more than 8000 miles apart, I wanted her to have something I create for her to show off to her friends lol

So I made a cute handbag that is very light weight and with lots of pockets for her stuff.



all the fabrics cut out for the handbag


embroidered this for the front pocket



sewing front card pocket to handbag front



back pocket


inside of the bag, big pocket is for mom's big wallet, smaller is for her phone, the smaller pocket was also embroidered 


front of the bag is sewn into two big pockets. 


sewing boxed corners


sewing zipper


recessed zipper done


added a button on one of the front pockets


after adding the handles....
bag done



Share

My Featured Blogger Post At NanaHood
NanaHood.com
MamaBuzz Sugar Bee Crafts Truly Lovely SSlinkyparty photo SSLinkyButton150X150_zps65c030f6.jpg The Patriotic Pam Adorned From Above MamaBuzz A Jennuine Life Thrifty to Nifty Thursdays Feature Consider Me Inspired Clippie Dips Featured at All My Bloggy Friends My Turn for us Photobucket PJH Designs Family Home and Life lollipops Too Much Time On My Hands Dear Creatives