tattooed potholders.

i made these as a housewarming gift for elissa & nick, who just moved into their first house!


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make me a reusable shopping bag swap.

these are the bags i made for the reusable shopping bag swap on craftster.

i used a green floral/polka dot fabric on both bags [it might be hard to see, but the polka dots are made up of tiny flowers], and lined each with a contrasting fabric, and made coordinating straps.

each bag is about 14" wide & 20" long, with 14" straps.

black floral with green floral/polka dot lining & straps

green floral/polka dot with brown floral lining & straps

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sewing project 02!

i finished my second-ever sewing project -- reusable shopping bags for a craftster swap!
pictures tomorrow!

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deck out your kitchen swap.

my partner for the deck out your kitchen swap on craftster received her package today. here are some of the goodies i sent her.

the whole lot. i sent 4 embroidered placemats, a recipe binder, a dish towel, potholders, sparkly resin magnets, simple wall hangings & a few extras.
[miss deanna took this photo of her items]

placemats -- i made 2 of each color.

dish towel.

reversible potholders.

my first sewing project!

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hmmm...

i have been toying with the idea of opening an etsy shop.
friends of mine have suggested it, and i love making things for other people.
but, i'm not sure if my quality of work is up to par -- i'm intimidated by the talent of the amazing ladies i've seen on there!

i welcome suggestions/feedback.

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embroidered sketchbook.

for a recent craftster swap, i tackled an entirely foreign project, and made a sketchbook from scratch [check out the big ass book of crafts by mark montano]!
i'm embarrassed to admit it, but i have such a hard time with simplest things -- including cutting straight lines, and gluing things together! :p
so, i didn't take any photos of the inside.



but, i'm pleased with how the embroidered cover turned out!

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holiday treats.

ornaments for craftster swap!

christmas gift for dad!

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