Key Fob Wristlets

After seeing these on Etsy I had to have one!! I found a bunch of tutorials online of slightly varying techniques and after compiling them all this is how I made mine. I couldn't find any key fob hardware at Micheal's, Joann's, or Home Depot, and I didn't want to buy any online since I'm leaving for school again soon, so I found someone who made them using D-rings instead. Genius!

So these are how they turned out. I only had 2 D-rings on hand otherwise I'd have made more! Such a great little project.




Want to make your own? These are the directions I followed:

Buttercuppity's long-awaited-ummm-yeah-sorry-key-fob Tutorial

The mods I made were at the end. Like I said, instead of the key fob hardware I used a D-ring.

1) Slip on the D-ring to the middle of the strip

2) With right sides together, sew the two raw ends together.

3) Trim the seam and flip so that the seam is now inside.

4) Now slip the D-ring over the seam.

5) To finish the raw edge and secure the D-ring sew a french seam which will encase them both.


Hopefully that's not too confusing without pictures! If you need any help or clarification just let me know.

Properly Packaged in a Pleasing Manner

Hannah's legwarmers are ready to be shipped cross-country! I hope they enjoy their new home and bring much happiness to their Halloween!

Hey, Barbie, how do you keep in such great shape??

"My legwarmers, of course!!!!!! GOSH!"

Thus they're done and going to Hannah this week. From the East coast to the West coast! Have fun, Barbie!

Japanese Box Bag!

I was recently surfing Etsy when I came across these types of bags called Japanese Box Bags. After looking around to see others that people have made I thought I might buy one. But, upon further consideration, I wanted one like right now. So I looked online and found a couple tutorials on how to make them! I used this one, which was great because it makes a fully lined bag, which a lot of others didn't:

It's a Pretty Modern Life

I also ended up buying that blue nail polish!! <3

Anyway, here's how it turned out:



I used fabric I had left over from making a jacket for my Mom and some muslin for the lining. Since one of the only zippers I had on hand that was long enough was red, I found some other old red fabric to use as the little pull tabs on either end to match.

I think it turned out super cute and I will be making one for myself soon! Already obtained super cute fabric and I'm going to make it even bigger than the tutorial directs! Hopefully it'll be big enough to carry my sewing supplies!

Great Shape Barbie!

So I only have one done as of right now, but the second will only take a couple days now that I've figured out how to make the first. Here's a little preview!



Those pictures were taken before I wove in all the ends and closed the little color change holes. Can't wait til their done so Hannah can wear them with her costume!

Doo-Dad!

A day project that I found online and had to make immediatly. A doo-dad holder!

Bella's Mittens from the Twilght movie with matching hat

Over the summer while I'm off from school I decided to get some knitting done for the upcoming winter. I decided to make these mittens and hat over Spring Break and I finished everything last week! It's impossible to knit during school.

Even though the pictures seem like the mittens and hat are two different colors, trust me, they are the same. The light was just different plus one I took using my computer webcam and the other was my actual nice camera.