Needle Holders

These little needle holders open up so you can keep sewing needles on the inside and pins on the outside. This was just a quick summer project! Have I mentioned lately how much I love summer vacation?!

Pay It Forward

I am known as The-Recycling-Queen at school. People I don't know bring me stuff for my classroom. Some of it is amazing and some of it is not so amazing, but I am grateful and always try to use it. If I can't use something I try to pass it on to someone who can. I was given a bunch of crochet and knitting needles. I would love to know how to crochet because there are some beautiful things you can make, but I am not going to learn while I have so many other projects I want and know how to do right now. To the point....one of my best friend's daughter loves to crochet. I thought it would be fun to make her a bag and fill it full of items used for crocheting and knitting. Everything I used I had in my art room at home, even the cute magazine, which has fantastic ideas and patterns in it.

Another To-Go-Bag

My nephew and his wife just had a beautiful baby girl named Sofie. I made a To-Go-Bag and quilt for her, and everything still fits in one bag!

Up-cycled Baby Bag

Jewelry or Sewing Box?!

I found this jewelry box at a tag sale and I thought I would dress it up a bit. I made a fabric collage piece to cover the top, and I added a bit of fabric collage to the inside. I put jewelry inside and thought it was cute. Then I looked at it again and decided it would make a great sewing box instead. What possibilities!

A New Batch Of Journals

I made a new batch of journals; some to use and others to sell. I started journaling some years ago. I don't use the journals as diaries, but more to save memories. I take pictures when I travel and reduce them in size for my pages. I write down who I am with and what we did. I keep quotes and ideas on the pages. I usually have a medium sized journal that I write in for an entire year. This year my journal is a fabric covered notebook. I can add pages that I have painted or sewn on. I actually prefer the smaller journals, but I will finish the one I have started for the year. Below are samples of the journals I keep. They all hold memories and times I can look back on.

Sew Fancy

Here is a bag I made using crochet, lace, doily, antique quilt pieces and bits & pieces from around my art room.