I have 4 cute nieces and 1 adorable nephew and when the oldest one, who is seven, called me up and asked me to make her a camera case for her new point and shoot camera, I couldn’t say no. She is so cute and I do love a good project.  But instead of just [...]

I do not own a normal sized ironing board.  When I graduated from high school I was given a small table-top ironing board that lasted me through college and through my almost five years of marriage.  I have often thought about getting a “real” ironing board but I always come back to the fact that [...]

Although I have pockets in my purse, I always seem to be digging around for my sunglasses or lip balm or something else, and it takes me forever to locate what I need.  Whatever I am looking for is always swallowed in the depths of my purse.  I found this super cute gathered clutch at [...]

I love burlap, and I also love reusing stuff.  A few weeks ago I had gone into Dunn Bros. Coffee to get one coffee bag for another project but came out with three. They were all so cool, and I couldn’t decide which one to chose so I just got them all.  Over Christmas I [...]

I have been seeing bags made of recycled coffee bags everywhere. I have seen them at craft shows and all over the internet on Pinterest, Etsy, etc and have fallen in love with them.  The burlap give handbags and totes a rustic, organic feel and ,in my opinion, are very cool.  I found one I [...]

I am a big fan of scarves.  I am usually cold and having a warm scarf around my neck makes me feel cozy, not to mention very stylish as well.  Scarves are very versatile and easy to wear with any outfit.  I had been wanting a scarf that didn’t get in the way so much with [...]

I found this super funny, super cute hedgehog over at Matsutake, and as soon as I laid eyes on her I knew I had to make her and knew exactly who I would give her to.  Inna over at Paper Raindrops is my sister-in-law and she has wanted a real hedgehog as a pet for a long time. I [...]

A good tote bag is so versatile and useful.  Sewing bag, book bag, beach bag, shopping bag, knitting bag; the possibilities are endless.  I wanted to create more handcrafted Christmas gifts this year and set out to sew up a couple of great totes for two dear friends of mine.  I found some lovely fabric and [...]

I recently knitted mittens for myself but those became my “nice” mittens.  Knitted mittens are lovely but won’t hold up to the rigors of skiing, snowball throwing, and extreme cold so I decided I needed some really warm mittens for just those purposes. Several weeks ago I made my fleece cozy pants and had quite a bit of [...]

My sewing machine has been working overtime the past couple of weeks.  Now that the weather is cooler it is a little more pleasant to be in my upstairs sewing room since it gets a little toasty up there in the summer heat.  Hubby’s birthday was last week and I wanted to make him something [...]