Another project I made from Sewing Green by Betz White (in addition to yesterday’s lunch sack) was a reusable sandwich wrap. While I own the book (and you should, too), I also found that this pattern is posted online by the author. It’s on CraftStylish. Photo from CraftStylish You might remember that I made Ryan some […]

I’ve been wanting to make a fun lunch bag for a while, but have just gotten around to it. And, I have to say, it was worth the wait. Here’s my newest sewing project – a lunch bag. I even took the picture directly upon arrival home from work, on the first day I took […]

Pier 1 is hit-or-miss for me. Sometimes you can find incredible sales. But often, I come out empty-handed. But when I purchased pillows on sale back in November, they were running a deal. If you purchased $50 worth, you received a $20 gift certificate. I was planning to spend this in conjunction with a 20 […]

I often tell people that having hobbies is my hobby. It’s like crafting ADD. I start one project and then get interested in something new. I never get great at anything, but I have fun along the way. For example, I’ve been wanting to learn to crochet for a while (it was a goal in […]

Here’s another DIY idea that makes a great gift: Tote bags. Patterns for these babies are all over the Internet. I started with this tutorial at Sew Mama Sew, but decided to make some changes based on the shopping bag tutorial in One Yard Wonders (which you must buy, if you haven’t already).   (If […]