Holy cow, I just looked at my pics of earings and they are pretty fuzy. Sorry! Mom and Cindy, your "oldness" is rubbing off on me! :)

More earings

Earings

I want to learn silversmithing, but in the meantime, this is my attempt to make jewlery, specifically earings. I have plans for some other stuff and am waiting for my husband to pick some stuff up at the leather store on his way home from work. He has made a saddle and done other leather work, so he's helping me with some ideas I have for leather jewlery. What a great husband I have! In the mean time, here are some earings I've made. These are all available too!

Pink Birdie Sling

So I think I wrote earlier that I would post a picture of my birdie sling so you could see another option compared to Molly's which was made from the Asian persuasion. I still think hers is really cool even though it started out as a bad joke. I never did find out what her husband thought of it.

Eco-tote

This is a great bag for so many things! It can be used as a farmer's market bag, church bag, diaper bag, grocery shopping bag, book bag, etc. It has inner pockets to hold little stuff and a huge pocket on the outside with a button for other small stuff or stuff you want easily accessable (diapers and sippy cups in my case).

Sun Hat

This is one of my favorite people and best friends. My girls love her too. They affectionatly call her, "My Cinny Lou." It took me some serious begging and harassing to get this pic from Cindy. This hat I have sewn twice too. I made it for Cindy to take on Trek with our ward, but she thought it was to cute to get all dirty out in Wyoming, so she stuffed it in a bucket. When she got home, it was all "raunchy" and she asked if she could wash it. I told her yes, my mistake. Who knew canvas shrank? Obviously not me. So this time, I pre-washed the canvas and made it again. Lesson learned! BTW, I put a picture of myself in here too so Cindy couldn't say anything more about having her picture taken. :)

Puses

These purses are another Amy Butler design. There are three sizes, coin, make-up and wristlet. These are the purses I have made, but if you'd like a different color or pattern, just ask! There are a few interior pics too.

Skull Cap

This is my sister Molly. I bought an Amy Butler sunhat pattern and it had this skullcap in it too. I thought it would be weird, but I loved it when I tried it on and thought it looked a lot more cute on than it seemed like it would. It is also reversible.

Birdie Sling

Ok, so here's an Amy Butler design I really love. She named it the "Birdie Sling." I love it because of cute pleats on the outside and because it is a really deep purse and holds lots of stuff. I made myself one and use it for a purse and diaper bag. There are pockets on the inside too to hold little things like gum, chapstick, change, etc. This one is Molly's my sisters. She picked the fabric as a joke because her husband is half Japanese and she loves to harass people, but I actually really liked the way the fabrics looked together with this pattern. I'll post a pic of my purse tomorrow.

Hats

So here are two of the hats I've made with the flowers that come with the hat. You can take the flowers off and change them with other pins or clips. My oldest little girl's hat has a flower I bought at a boutique and my youngest's hat has one of these flowers. It's just a matter of preference. I also make the flowers idividually if you just want one of them. I can make these hats starting with new born all the way up to adult in any color/colors you like. Also, I'll take the ruffle off the band and not put a flower on and can make it into a little boys hat too for all of you with little boys that you can still dress or their dad's don't have much of an opinion about what they wear.

Twirly Skirts

I made this skirt for a really cool chic in Pinedale, WY. She wanted it for her five year old daughter. I made a matching hat for it too. I've also made these skirts for my two girls and my niece. All three of them love their skirts and wear them a lot. My girls enjoy twirling (hence the name of them) in them. The girl that designed the skirt has a company called Pink Fig. Love it!

I Think I Can Do This!

So this blog is just to let people know what I'm making and selling. I have had people ask where they can see the stuff I have sewn, but haven't had a place really. So, hence the blog. I'll post pics of what I've made and if you're interested in me making anything, email me and tell me sizes and colors.

I never thought I'd love sewing, but I do. My sisters and I grew up with my mom sewing clothes for us and I remember hating it! I wanted store bought clothes. I also remember taking lots of sewing lessons from a local lady and the continuing ed program around where I grew up. I still have a piece of a needle premanantly imbeded in my finger for proof (I ran over my finger with the sewing machine, not cool!). Anyway, I hated it and thought I'd never sew in my life. And now after living in a rural town with no Target five minutes away to wander through when I'm bored, I took up sewing. That and I have two little girls who I love making "boutique" style clothes and accessories for since I typically can't aford to buy them at the store.

So, most of the stuff I sew is kids clothes and accessories, but I also have made things for my sister too and she's not a little kid any more, at least most of the time. I'll put pictures of the things I make on here. I'm still a beginner and am just following patterns, so if there is a pattern you see and want me to make, let me know about that too. I'm up for a challenge!