Bento Box Lunch Tote

Eleanor uses boxes for lunch and when I’m creative, it gets prettied-up. I love the idea of cute, well-packed bento boxes. Here are a few of my favorite inspiration blogs for bentos: Happy Little Bento another lunch Wendolonia KookyCulinary I had picked up two cheap Daiso (we are lucky to have one at our mall) [...]

New Bag Design: the first is for me!

The day started really great with my wine bag making it to the front page of Etsy and two conversations in the shop. They were my first conversations as a seller, so its a benchmark! We’ll see if the reserved sale actually happens. Etsy questions I wasted time searching and searching through Etsy’s How-tos looking [...]

Working Hard! I Can Do It!

I am working hard on a new design for a clutch/handlebag for the shop. It was inspired by this poster, so it will be named the Rosie Riveter Handlebag or Clutch (Depending on if I add the little handle). Here’s a sneak peak.

Custom Knitting Bag

I’ve been working on a custom designed bag for the last few weeks. Technically, its my first profit since I decided to look into selling my handmade stuff. So, here it is, Liz’s Bag: Liz asked for a large knitting bag that was stylish, roomy,  lots of pockets on the inside…with a little vintage flair. [...]

Amy Butler Sweet Harmony Bag

For Christmas, one of the items of my list was Amy Butler’s Sweet Harmony Pattern.  I just finished. It was a bugger to sew. I think I used too heavy of fabric (similar to lightweight denim), and my sewing machine just doesn’t have the power to drive the needle through all the layers. Stitches are [...]

Buttercup Bag

A friend of mine saw a burp cloth I made for a baby shower gift and went bonkers over this green rose-spray fabric. She wanted me to make her a quilt with it, but due to expense and my lack of desire to make a quilt…I surprised her a bag instead. Buttercup Bag What a [...]

Quilted Patchwork Wine Bag Tutorial

Giving a great bottle of wine? Wrap it up in a great wine cozy. Your friends will know there is something special inside! Cutting out Lining: Cut  one piece 12.5 inches x 15.5 inches and one 4 inch circle. Batting (I used felt):  Cut  one piece 12.5 inches x 15.5 inches, and one 4 inch [...]

Purse Organizer

Oh boy! I just love this purse insert. The pattern was like a mystery unfolding with each step. This will be my go-to gift for the next few birthdays! Family, beware. It has 5 elastic topped- pockets, 3 slots for pens, 4 credit card slots, a zipper change purse, an special ID pocket, a wallet [...]

Groovy Handbag

One of my birthday presents to myself this year was a new bag. I fell in love with this pattern and decided to make a few. This is my first one. I’m not thrilled with the fabrics, but I was in the store with rambunctious kids, so it was the first thing that hit my [...]