Can Can!

I made these "pencil" holders or organizers this past weekend. I found the tutorial from Elsie Marley who originally used them for holding kitchen utensils.










The designs on the pink can were hand embroidered last year and I finally found a worthy project for them. :)

Maddie Mermaid

I made the first part of Maddie's Halloween costume this last weekend. I'm super proud of how it turned out, quite "Ariel-ish" if you ask me.

This is the front, I used a green lame and then a netting with golden sequence over to create a scale-ish look. I added a tulle and large dot sequence embellishment around the waist.












This is the back. Once it's on her, I'm going to rig up the tail with fishing line so it doesn't drag on the ground.












I still have to make the top, but I needed Maddie for that. More to come!

Disc Golf Season

With the cooler weather, I've decided to go disc golfing more often. SO, I decided to make a new disc golf bag!

I wanted to at least make it water/mud resistant so I pulled out a vinyl remnant I've been wondering what to do with b/c of the off color. All told, I used the vinyl and an old sweatshirt (reuse/repurpose!)

The outer shell, pockets and strap are made from the vinyl and the liner is made up of the old sweatshirt and a FQ I had.











There are two larger pockets on the outer front and back to hold my putter or drivers while I'm throwing one or the other. There are also two stretch pockets on the sides for holding water bottles.











B's bag has a frame inside to hold the discs upright. For a temporary solution, I used an old shoe box top to frame out the bottom. Later I might add a light pvc frame if I get real ambitious.

I also added some inner pockets to hold wallet, cell phones, glasses, female outdoor survival kit, etc.

I also put a little lady bug button on the corner to embellish. The strap ended up being a little too long (no patter, this'n came out of my head) so in the center of the strap I did some creating folding over to create a padded area for my shoulder...worked out pretty nice. :)

Overall, I'm satisfied. Already taken it on a test run.

New Stuff

It's been a while again since I've updated. Here's what I've been doing:

Salma's baby quilt.


My new sun hat.












I've been doing some other projects lately too, but they are Christmas presents so you won't be seeing them any time soon. Don't want to give away the surprise!!!!!

I'm also working on a braided rug made out of my old jeans. Slooooow going.

The ULTIMATE Tote Bag

I was extremely productive this past weekend on the sewing machine. I was getting frustrated b/c when I left for work I had to grab a laptop bag, purse, lunch bag, water bottle, ipod, and anything else I needed for the day. SO I decided to create a tote to handle it ALL.

I took a pattern from Lotta Jansdotter and altered it to fit my needs. I used the day tote pattern and made it bigger, added more pockets and did some more lining of pockets than what was done in her pattern.

Here is the result. I am SO satisfied. The fabric is Robert Kaufman (You got the Notions collection) which I received from my sister-in-law this past Christmas.

I attempted a cushioned laptop bag as well, but it did not turn out...it has zippers on it (on the fabric and to open the bag). But I learned some good lessons about sewing with bulky cushion stuff. Luckily I have some of the fabric left over. I think I'm going to make a messenger bag.

Aaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

It has been a while! We have been busy and on our honeymoon to Puerto Rico.

I haven't had time to craft, but I did have time to take pictures.



This was the last thing we saw of the resort before leaving on Saturday morning at 6 am.








We went to Old San Juan on Friday. First we went to Castillo San Cristobal and toured the fort.










This is a little guard tower.We also went to Hato Rey to see a flamenco show and eat steak, but the show was out of season. So we had Spanish tapas & Sangria.




Thursday we went fishing!!!!!












Brian caught two king mackerels one was 50lbs and the other was 35lbs.













I caught a little bait fish, but I caught the first fish...and then I got sick.
We ate tapas at a place called Olelelolai. It was very nice. Good Spanish and Puerto Rican tapas & passion fruit sangria.












Since our hotel was on a cliff next to the ocean, instead of a beachfront it had it's own private island that we ferried to.














We snorkeled a little there and read in the sun. I saw a huge ray, a pretty coral, anemones, lots of colorful fish and sea grass.

We stayed in a Casita away from the main hotel. It had it's own private infinity pool area with a great view.













The landscaping was really pretty too.












The last one is the view from our balcony.

Bass Club Productivity Night

It's amazing what one can accomplish while their husband is out at those ever so important Bass Club meetings. I think that if our politicians worked as hard as these guys do at talking about fish and drinking beer, something would actually get done in Washington.


So these are my "Chicken or the Egg" pot holders. I got a fat quarter at Hobby Lobby (red) with little chicken feet on it...I fell in love with it for some odd reason. I paired it with this egg yolk looking black dotted fabric. I'm so glad to get rid of my old orange ones! (If you click on the pic you can see the feet up close, I love them!)





I am also lucky to have my two best friends (one of which is my cousin) pregnant! Babies!! So, I'm starting to make baby stuff. I picked up a bib at the $1 store and used it as a pattern and this is the first 'test' bib from that pattern. I think I'm gonna make more. I love this cute monkey flannel. Go remnant bin!!