Mini Pocket Purses

I have a friend who works for a large corp. in the event planning department. She was in need to of a small bag that would fit her blackberry, $, lipstick, etc. So I came up with this! She requested green, since this is the company color, and I just happened to have some green variegated cotton yarn laying around.


It worked up so easy and fast, I decided to make another one out of red. Now I need to make a trip to the material store and pick up a couple of different yards of novelty material and button to finish it off. I'm always slow with this portion because I'm not a good sewer. Hopefully I'll get faster at it one of these days!

11 years of bliss...spending our anniversary w/ our kids camping!

11 yrs later....
3 kids, 1 dog and a lot of LOVE.

We had a blast in Mission Bay,
kayaking, fishing, but no catching

and taking silly pictures.
Life is great!

My Wish List

Now that my creative juices are back and flowing, I've to decided that August is a perfect time to make a wish list of crafty things I wish to do. So here it goes:

1.) Crochet a cardigan.
2.) Learn to knit.
3.) Make a quilt.
4.) Learn to embroider.
5.) Sew an A line skirt.
6.) Clean out & organize my over abundance of craft materials. :)
7.) Make clothespin dolls.
8.) Make button rings.

Sage Hobo

Love this purse! Super easy to make. So much so, that I plan to make at least 1 more, maybe 2, maybe 3. :) I found the FREE pattern on Ravelry and had this sage green yarn by Lion Brand just hanging around so...VOILA! It appears that sewing in the lining will be the most time consuming for me since I am not a strong seamstress. Oh and the button...I LOVED IT, had to have it! I've got a couple of ideas on how to work it in we'll see which one wins...

Pretty Pink Blankie

I've got my creative juices flowing again! Gosh, I love Ravelry!!! I made this beauty for my Cousin's new baby girl arriving soon. I was really concerned it wouldn't turn out even close to normal, but to my surprise, it turned out PERFECT! The blanket pattern is called Tiramisu and it's by amazing Alicia Paulson, plus it is FREE.