This tutorial has taken a little while coming out of my head onto my computer. It would appear that I have taken up throwing up for Lent. It also started a week early, perhaps following some other calender. Grim. Anyway... a bag tutorial!! No pattern needed and it should work for bags of various shapes and sizes. You will need: Fabric for the main part of the bag (I used 1 fat quarter) Fabric for the lining You may also want some fabric ... Read the Post...
A Winter Walk
This is not really a craft post. I've got one in the pipeline ;) about making bags without a pattern, but I'm feeling a little tired at the mo and my brain's having a craft meltdown: too many projects on the go, I've still not sold a single thing on Etsy and I am always busy taking care of my three little boys. Anyway, the walk back from taking Boy 1 to school was so beautiful this morning, I thought I would share it. Boy 1's school is two ... Read the Post...
Dino Hat Tutorial
Whenever the boys and I are out, people always remark on the dinosaur hats and are almost always stunned when I tell them that I made them myself. :) Yet they are suprisingly easy to make. Although there are people out there who are very skilled at designing things and making patterns, I am not one of those people. The extent of my training was my mum teaching me how to use a sewing machine when I was ten. :) What I have discovered though (and ... Read the Post...
Jewellery Bag Tutorial
Now that Christmas is finally over I can concentrate on making things that are not jam or dinosaur hats. I've made some tiny purses and some earrings, but the jewellery bags have given me trouble. It has to be lined because nobody wants to find that they cannot remove their favourite earrings from the little bag because they've got caught in the seams, but the biggest problem I've had is with the casing for the ribbon. I could not figure out a ... Read the Post...
