I cut up an old pair of jeans today. The legs will be cut up for a quilt. I decided to use the top part to make a purse. I have seen these all over and wanted one. So today was the day to make my own.
I still have to make the handles. I am going to make a belt to go in the belt loops. The flowers are sewn on. I used my machine. I am going to glue a pretty button or something in the middle of the flower. This picture was taken with out the flash.
I have been encouraging my sister in-law, Mary to make some things to put on Etsy. She recently took a trip to KY to see the in-laws and Judy taught her how to make lye soap. I told her to wrap some up and I would put it on my Etsy store to see if we can sell any of it.
She also made an adorable tooth fairy pillow for her daughter Emily. I asked her to make one for Joshua. He will be losing a tooth soon. (I will post a picture of his in a later post). She is in the process of making a few to put on Etsy. They are just so cute. Her mother made some for her and her sister when they were little.It is completely hand sewn. Even the pocket.
Isn’t it adorable?
You can see the listing in my Etsy store.
Oh and on a sewing note, I made one block for a swap. Woo Hoo!!!
The picture is a little blurry. It is for a swap. Using the Tennessee pattern. I have 5 more to make. It felt great to sew.
As much as I want to be selfish and not tell everyone about this give away I just have to. Heather @ Vintage Girl is giving away a RJR Charm pack and some 30′s fat quarters. Go check and see. Tell her I sent ya.
Do you scrapbook? Some of my quilty friends might. Got to Just Jingle and enter for a flat rate envelope full of great stuff.
Today while Andrew was sleeping I made a few pincushions. Four of them are for swaps. The other two i am going to list on my Etsy site.
This is the front.
This is the back.
Here is Andrew getting a little shut eye while snacking.
Today while Andrew was a sleep I made these pincushions. The cup on the far right is an Easter cup from Avon dated 1983. I am going to sell these on my Etsy store. Hopefully I will get them on later.
Today I made 5 artist trading cards. It was a lot of fun. I am in 2 swaps next month. One is a Valentine theme and the other is a book theme. On the Valentine ones I painted the background with watercolors. Then embellished them.
I also painted this picture today using my watercolors. I used a black pen to highlight the outlines. I put it in the frame and now it is the hall bathroom.
I made this for a swap. I found the bowl at a thrift store for next to nothing. I thought I would make a cute pincushion.
I have been wanting to make a pincushion out of the baby food jars for some time. I just haven’t had a few minutes to do it. Andrew, God, love him, doesn’t want to be one inch away from me. 
I know, I should enjoy it now. He is growing up so quick.
He has taken quite a nap today, so I took advantage of it. I made a pincushion storage container , a cup cake ornament, and a mini cup cake ornament.
It was a lot easier than I thought it would be. Thankfully. I am thinking about putting instructions on my site for them. I decided to make a sleeve for mine. I have seen them with out one so that you can see through them. The cap comes off and will be perfect for storing bobbins and such.
The second picture is a little blurry. I used a plastic lid from my quilt basting spray for the bottom. I then used a plate to make my circle for the top. I sewed it like making a yo-yo. Stuffed it, then hot glued it on the top. I want to make more of these. However I am going to have to find something else for the bottom. Can’t be taking the plastic lids off everything. LOL.
I used a lid from an empty 2 liter diet coke bottle for this one. Isn’t it adorable.
Here is all of them together. It gives you a better idea of how big they are.
Yesterday was our anniversary. Yeah Us. I decided to make my hubby a card. He likes that way more than store bought. I also made some Christmas cards for a swap.
