See-Through Wall Organizer

Moda Bake Shop is having a contest right now called SLICED.  You have to make something using a Moda pre-cut fabric, batting and a buckle.  This is what I came up with.

I wanted to make something that I would use myself.  I wanted it to be pretty and have a place to go in my office/craft room.  It is a See-Through Wall Organizer.  I used Fig Tree & Co. "California Girl" Charm Pack fabric, which you can find in my shop.

The pockets are clear vinyl so you can see your items you need.  I edged the pockets with bias tape.

In the middle of the organizer is a place you can put a photo or a flyer to remind you of an upcoming event.

Inside is a foam board sewn in, which helps it hold it's shape perfectly, but is light weight.  The two buckles on back let you hang it up.

Wish me luck!  Even if I don't win, I love my new organizer in my office space!  Check out the other entries too!

More Raggedy Ann Dolls

I made 3 more Raggedy Ann Dolls for someones Granddaughters for Valentine's Day. 

Here they are:

This one just had to have braids.

This one got two ponies.  She has more of a Valentine's look to her.

And this one has old fashioned Raggedy Ann hair.

I remembered to take a picture of the bloomers this time.  I love the lace on the bottom.

I have more in the making that I will share when finished.

Happy Birthday Blocks

I wanted to share my finished "Happy Birthday" blocks.  My friend Emy made some of these and I thought they were so much fun, so she got me the supplies to make some too.  Aren't they fun?

The "Happy" fits perfectly right on top of the "Birthday"!  I chose the paper and paint and I just love the colors.

In our family, we have three birthdays in February, so they will get very well used here soon.  These will work perfectly with my birthday banner and balloon wreath I made earlier (click on the link to see their post).

  

 

Fabric Scrapbook

 

Last Saturday I had fun playing with fabrics and I made a little photo fabric scrapbook.  I was inspired by two blogs Nana Company and Dear Lizzy.  It was a lot of fun to make using things I had on-hand like ribbons, crochet flowers, buttons, ric-rac, etc.

 Picnik is going to be closing soon, so everything right now is free.  I was able to use their premium features to play around with my photos.  Use them while you can until April.

I love the sepia and the 60's feature.

 Of course I had to include Alaina.  I sure do miss her, we all do.  She would be four years old next month.

 Right now I have it on the console in the foyer on display.  It's probably a little girly like most things I make, but it is mostly for me anyways.

Projects of 2011

Some of the projects I did in 2011.  I have been mentally working on a list of things to do in 2012, it's a long one too.  Wish me luck!  I hope you all have a wonderful, productive year!!!

Handmade Christmas Gifts

I wanted to share a couple of things I made for Christmas gifts this year.  First, I sewed a Christmas pillow for a friend.  I appliqued the trees, did a little stitching, and added ric rac.

I kept an opening on the back so a pillow form could be used inside.  I like to buy my pillow forms at IKEA and cut and sew it down to the size I want.

I couldn't wait to share the next gifts I made, these adorable Raggedy Ann dolls.  I bought the patterns from Raggedy Old Annies.  I've always have loved her dolls and I've admired them for years, so finally I bought the patterns to make some myself.  Aren't they adorable?  I thought a few of my little nieces might enjoy them.

I'm keeping the littlest one (above).  Well, I couldn't give them all away!  She is really little, less than a foot tall.  I love her shoes!

The next smallest one.  They also have cute little bloomers under their dress that I didn't take a picture of.

These last two are the largest dolls I made.  I love their heart lips!

I had so much fun picking out the fabrics for their dresses.  These were so much fun to make, I just might have to make more for my Etsy shop.

Merry Belated Christmas

I hope you had a great Christmas!  We enjoyed some of our tradional holiday activities that we do as a family.  One thing we like to do is go downtown Portland and visit Santa at the Macy's.

(Spencer wasn't feeling well, so he didn't want his picture taken)

We also did some crafting and holiday baking with cousins.

The kids made snowman ornaments using socks.

The kids decorated sugar cookies.

We also like to go to the Old Spaghetti Factory with the river view and watch the Christmas boat parade.  This year we didn't see any boats, but hopefully we will next year.