My new purse and a backpack

Had to get a new camera. It got dunked in a cup of water on Christmas Day. I really like my new one. It's Panasonic Lumix from Best Buy.

I got to do a little sewing over the holidays. So I made a purse for me. Got this cute fabric at Hobby Lobby (they've got new designer fabrics). Then I quilted it so it would be super soft. It's got lots of pockets (just what I need).

Then I made this backpack from vintage pillowcase outside and lining. The pocket is also a pillocase. Now I need to find some cording or ribbon for the strawstring and loop down through the botton tabs.

Merry Christmas to all

These are the Christmas times I remember as a kid. I was the first grandchild, then Vickie, my Aunt Lorene is 3 years older. Christmas in these pictures was the year our house burned. It happened 2 days before Christmas. I was 4 years old and still remember it. We stayed with our grandparents until we got another house. We always had a cedar tree.

Their house was only a few miles from us and we spent many days and nights there. I always loved that old house.

HOPE EVERYONE HAS A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND MANY WONDERFUL MEMORIES

That's my Papa with us here.

Jacket made

I really like the way my jacket turned out. I outlined the edges with one of decorative machine stitches. It's so warm.

Last minute gift

My girls have been wanting a manicure set. I've seen them at "The Dollar Tree", but everything is not included in the packs. So I found a set at "Fred's" for a dollar and added a little bling. This could be for a man or woman. I think it is something they can keep for a long time.

I took a 12x12 piece of felt and folded it in half. Added decorative stitches around the edges. Cut the inside so the instruments would fit and sewed down each. Rolled it up and added a button and elastic.

The winner is MamaBeth from The Hive.

Thanks to everyone that entered and stopped by for a visit. Hope you come back real soon. I had so much fun and will definitely do it again.

Baby doll clothes

Click here to enter my giveaway. I will draw a name Monday December 20th at 10:00 am Central time. Good luck.

Layla loves this doll. Vickie gave it to her when she was one . (Vickie thought it look like Layla). Found this cute little 6 month outfit and made her something for her baby doll. I love the way it fits. I forgot the before picture, but this was basically it.

Had to take up quite a bit on the back.

Not a hat person but.........

Here's the link to my Sew Mama Sew giveaway

I kind of like this hat. Made from fleece I've had for years and made from Simplicity 4025. I'm planning on making the jacket with the rosette. Didn't have enough for the jacket, but I have this fleece. Wow that was 2 years ago. I know I usually don't appear in photos, but why not. This is me.

Gown for a friend and thrift finds

Here's the link to my Sew Mama Sew giveaway.

My friend Stacey brought me this sheet and wanted a gown. I had made her one once before and she really liked wearing them. I used Simplicity 4048. This was a king size sheet so I had enough of the border to use on the yoke. I like the way it turned out.

When I saw this sheet I was reminded of the sheet Kylie used in her quilt blocks.

I love the way these older tablecloths feel. Got it at Goodwill.

Sew Mama Sew Giveaway

Please check out Sew Mama Sew Giveaway. This is my first time participating, but I have won on 2 different occasions and found many new friends and blogs to read.

The giveaway starts on Monday December 13th.

Just comment on my post and I will randomly choose winner on December 20th and will ship internationally.

I'm giving away a purse and a wristlet. The purse is made from a pillowcase and fully lined with 3 pockets. It measures 9x11

The wristlet is fully lined and measures 6x8.

Good luck and thanks for stopping by. Please come back for a visit.

Ipod pouch and a hat

Thomas and I gave the girls our older Ipods and they are so happy with them. I made these pouches for them this morning. I know they will be happy.

My first try at this hat. It's really pretty easy to make. Made from a felted sweater and flannel I had on hand. It's pretty bulkly to sew, but warm. Thomas liked it.

Vintage Bee Blocks

This post is mainly for Ginger. These are my 3 fabrics for the Vintage Blocks. Hope this helps.

Marissa Jilly

Me

Melissa

Tracey

Leslie

Love them all. Thanks guys

Making ornaments, dog and pj's

Layla and I made this dog for her friend Josie for Christmas.We had a great time decorating ornaments. Lots of glitter and glue involved. This one was from a kit.

I got a box of clear glass balls from Goodwill and they glittered them up and put some tiny, colorful ribbons inside.

I finished these pajamas for Layla. Made from very soft flannel. I used Simplicity pattern 2831.
Also made pajamajs and a horse skirt for Ruby. She took them home before I could get a picture.

Layla's curio cabinet

This is the after picture of Layla's curio cabinet. I spray painted it ( "Candy Pink" and spray painted the doorknobs and handle. Layla wanted something to put all of her little breakables in. She put the most fragile things in the drawer for safe keeping. As you can see it looks pretty bad. It was $10.00 at Goodwill and I had been looking for a few months for something like this. I just sanded, took out the glass and spray painted. One of the knobs was missing so I happen to find 2 at home ( I did use 2 cans of spray paint at $4.99 each). They still need to be straightened up on the front.

Christmas finds at Goodwill

I went in to Goodwill today looking for Christmas things and that's what I found. This very cute tin (which I love). A huge bowl for adding ornaments and lights. I plan on adding some greenery.

This a cute little tin

I actually went in looking for a coffee mug tree and found this awesome ornament holder. Cups fit perfecting and ornaments too. I also got that cup in the front with the red designs on it.

Christmas Jewerly Hanger

Here's the very horrible before picture of my Christmas jewelry. They have always been crammed in a little box. I was just getting tired of searching and digging. Soooooooooooooo

I made my own personal Christmas jewelry hanger. I cut out a piece of Cross stitch Aida 11 count (14 count would be better). Then I hotguled the ribbon around the edges, hangers on each side and a bow on the front. Then add your jewelry. The aida cloth is pretty sturdy. I wanted something I could hang earrings and pins. It will only stay up about 28 more days. So hopefully it will last that long. Disregard the glue strings.

Lora's giveaway

Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

Check out Lora's blog for a giveaway. She has a wonderful shop with lots of jewerly and vintage items.

Ruby's horse outfit

My little sweet Ruby loves horses so she needed a horse outfit. I got the fabric especially for her at Joann's. I used Simplicity pattern 2483. It was very easy to follow. I lined the vest with this adorable flannel and she wanted to make it reversible. I just added buttons to each side and now I'll be making a skirt to match this. She picked out this vintage button from the buttons I won on Deb's giveaway.