Craft Room Inspiration

My craft area is a disaster. As usual. So I’m sitting here, staring at it, trying to get motivated to start working on it. BUT of course that just doesn’t sound very appealing right now. So instead I’ll just post pretty pictures of what I wish my art room looked like. *sigh* “I’d rather have…

I Love Weekends ?

After an extremely stressful week at the office, I finally had some time to relax and do some sewing on Friday night. I finished up two outfits for Juniper, made a new stuffed animal, started a drawing commission, and finished up some projects for my sister’s new baby. (AND I got to spend lots of…

I Shirred!

I’ve been wanting to try elastic shirring FOREVER, but I’d been too intimidated by it since I’m new to sewing. Plus, I had a hard time finding elastic thread. I finally decided to give it a try last night, and I’m addicted! This top turned out so cute! I’ll definitely be experimenting more with it…

Recycled Materials Diaper Bag

When I started learning to sew, I got a request from my sister (who is preggo with girlie #3) for a diaper bag made from recycled materials. Sounded like a fun project to me! I am fairly happy with the outcome. It definitely looks handmade! Which I guess is a good thing, right? It’s made…

Art Journal – Entry #1

I started an art journal of sorts. It’s not in book form yet. I’ll bind all of the pages together once I’m done. I finished the first page today. This is probably the most therapeutic thing I have ever done. It’s hard for me to explain how I’ve been feeling lately, but by the time…