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New Purse

April 21st, 2010

I’m that type of person that when I buy a purse, I tend to use it non-stop until it’s begging to be tossed. And that is exactly the point my current purse was at. The outer and handles are still in fairly good condition (nothing a little washing couldn’t help) but the inside, well, it’s so bad that I couldn’t even bring myself to take a picture. Cuz it’s embarrassing. Yup.

Anyways, I loooove these two purses from Anthropologie, so I decided to make a hybrid version.

And this is the result!

It’s a teensy bit bigger than I anticipated, but I just love the fabric!

Next time, I think I’ll make the bottom rounded and the handles shorter.

I’m kicking around the idea of making a pattern to share with my lovely readers – any interest? Let me know!

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Quick Share

April 17th, 2010

My Dad and I went to the Antique Mall this morning in Hershey, and I found some amazing vintage fabrics! I think they will fit perfectly in with my summer plans!!

I’m still working on some amazing projects that I can’t wait to share for you, and I have one BIG project that I’m working on – I hope to be able to share details with you all soon!!

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Another Delicates Bag

April 16th, 2010

I received an order for a delicates bag based off of Suzannah’s tutorial in March. I wanted to create one with a more modern look, so I decided to go with the Laundry Pouch Tutorial from Sew4Home. I’m not gonna lie, this tutorial was a bit tricky, but I made it!

One alteration I made to the bag was that I gave it a squared-off bottom instead of a round bottom.

The fabric I used was leftover from the placemats/napkin/apron gift package I made awhile back.

I still have quite a bit of both fabrics left – maybe I’ll use it for the tunic I’ve been thinking about!

Happy Friday everyone!

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$Free.ninety-nine

April 12th, 2010

A few weeks ago, I showed you all this buffet that I picked up.

It was REALLY beat up, but it was $free.99 so I couldn’t pass it up.

Well, after $25 in supplies and a couple days of staining, this is what it turned into:

It still needs a lot of work, but the stain brought it to a color that matched the rest of the furniture in our place, and I have been DESPERATE for a functional storage space for my craft supplies, so it will do for now.

These pictures really don’t do it justice, but the wall across from it hindered my ability to get any quality pics. Eventually, I plan to get my hands on an electric sander to really get the surface smoothed out (there was no way that I could achieve the level of smoothness I desired by hand sanding), restain (or paint depending on my plans for it), and add new hardware. I’m not really in love with the current hardware, but it will do for now. And, a few of the doors are warped pretty badly, so I’ll probably end up replacing those as well.

I’ve already gotten so many compliments on it – my favorite is when people ask me where I got it and I say, oh I just picked it up for free!

And did you notice the table runner? If you’re asking yourself, “haven’t I seen that fabric somewhere else?” – you would be correct! I used leftover scraps from my Pillows I did awhile back along with this great tutorial from Sew4Home.

I can’t wait to add more decorative pieces to this! I’m loving these flower setups from Pottery Barn. I think I’m gonna have to go antiquing soon!

I’m gonna be doing A LOT of organizing and spring cleaning this week, so it may be quiet around here – until next time!

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First Big Project Complete!

April 9th, 2010

UPDATE! This project was picked to be in the top 60 of Made by Rae’s Top Week 2010!

So I finally finished the project that I’ve been picking up and putting down for soooo long. And I love love love it!

I told you how Jaron had given me a few shirts to add to the craft collection. Well, this one I decided to put aside and make something for myself.

I’ve finally grown out of my hatred for plaid since my grade school days (took me long enough) and I just L-O-V-E this tank from Anthropologie, so I decided to tear this baby apart and go for the gold!

This is what I came up with!

My sister Aubrey was nice enough to shoot some pics for me. She hates this next pic, but I think it is so me, haha.

I couldn’t be more happy with the way it turned out!

It fits so perfectly, and I can’t wait for the weather to be warm again so I can wear it out!

When redoing this shirt, I literally ripped the entire thing apart, cut to size and sewed back together. It probably took me about 4 hours from start to finish – but it was definitely worth it!