THANK YOU

I just wanted to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who came out to the boutique yesterday. I had a record show!! Which is quite a compliment and something I have really been working at so it's nice to have some positive feedback. I have some new bags done up and other fun and exciting things to come, so check back and hopefully I'll remember to get them posted before they become old news!

new art

Since it is Spring break here, we are enjoying not having a schedule, I should say- I am enjoying not having a schedule. So this morning my daughter and I decided to do some crafts together. I had these dollar frames from Michaels sitting around and I had been hoarding this paper to make something for my bedroom, since I love Basic Grey and these are the perfect colors for my room.
We decided to mod podge the frames and then I'll add pictures of all my kiddos and hang them on the wall in my room. I haven't decided if they'll go over the bed, or on another wall, but they will make it in there somewhere.


After we put the paper on, we stained the edges of the frames. This was a learning experience for my daughter and she really enjoyed getting to do some of the things she had only been allowed to watch me do before. They look great I think and I'm excited to get pictures in them and hang them in my room. I will add some ribbons, buttons etc. , but the papers are so cute, I don't think I will do all that much to them. There is a small hole on the back that you use to stick the small dowel in to stand the frames up, so I just turn them over and use the hole to hang them in. But the state you see them in is where they are living right now since my sweet dear decided she's done with crafts for today. Hopefully I'll have some time this afternoon to get them finished up and off the kitchen counter.

Trying something new.

I found the pattern for this bag on another blog here. I have wanted to switch up my bags and add some more options so I thought I'd give it a try. I actually really like it, but it is much more complicated than my other bags. I think part of my problem is that I stayed up until 12:30 am making it (a night owl I am NOT!) The other part of the problem is my fabric choices. I made the outside of the bag from outdoor canvas while I made the lining out of muslin. They are the fabrics I normally use for my other totes, so I didn't think anything of it. But there are places I was actually sewing through about 8 layers of canvas (my machine was not happy with me). Then there is elastic on the pockets in the inside of the bag. The muslin doesn't stand a chance against the elastic, so the lining is sort of bunched up on the inside. Not bad for a first attempt, but I will definitely have to make some changes the next go around.