Chap Stick Cozy

My brother is crazy about his Chap stick. He is always digging around looking for one of his many tubes of it.

I found THIS TUTORIAL on Pinterest and had to give it a try.

(Not sure what I did wrong, but these little babies took me about half an hour to make.
That was cutting, sewing and ironing.

Maybe only 5 minutes to JUST sew)

 

A pretty silly "gift" for a man, but I think it will come in handy.

 

I made him one in camo print, helps manly it up a bit.
And I made myself one, because why not?!

 

 

And I also found THIS TUTORIAL, it is faster and just a bit easier.  

 

 

Sewing, Sewing and More Sewing

I have decided to try my hand at making homemade Christmas gifts this year, in the hopes to save a ton of money. I am a little worried that some will not be to pleased about this, but I am hoping and keeping my fingers crossed for the best.

 

I started with a gift for my niece and for my nephew.
I used this amazing FREE tutorial & pattern to make a set of fish....
Little Fishy Pattern

---This is the inspiration---

---These are mine---

I left the button eyes off, make them safer for the little ones.

I have made 2 sets of 5 fish each. I also placed a magnet in them. And I will be using a dowel rod with a magnet attached to the end as a fishing pole.
(Will post pics when I finish completely)
I must say, I am pretty happy with them SIMPLY because I had EVERYTHING to make them already in my craft room. It was all leftover material and stuffing.


 

I also learned an easier way to print my patterns. Now, I am sure I am the last person to figure this out. BUT, I used to print my patterns out on plain ole white printer paper.
So they would be sturdier, I would then tape them to a piece of cardstock and cut them out.
Silly me, I realized I had cardstock the exact size of my printer paper.

You can buy it really cheap, I get mine from Hobby Lobby. 50 sheets for around $2.50.

Buy CardStock Pack

 

 

Crafting Slump Finally Over

I have crafted a little here and there, but nothing too major.

My husband, Craig, bought me a new sewing machine for Christmas. I LOVE this thing. I was a little scared to move on from my Singer Simple to a more complicated Brother, but I am loving it. I have so many feet that came with it, my favorite being the walking foot. And it has a free motion quilting foot. So I have been sewing like crazy.

 

Made my first every rag quilt. Super easy to do. I love how it turned out.
 Rag Quilt Tutorial

I got a Wacom Tablet, I haven't played with it as much as I would like, but I have enjoyed drawing a few things here and there. Can't wait to figure it all out and get better with it. I just need to find time to watch tutorials and search out good tips for it. Thinking it might be fun to design my own layout for this blog. But for now, sewing holds my interest. :)