It's Tutorial Tuesday! Make a "paper" grocery bag for play food!

I am doing something totally different on Tutorial Tuesday for the next 3 weeks. I will be guest blogging for Kimberly, over at the Secret Mommy blog. If you haven't been following her blog, you should! Her kids are adorable, and she has a gift for writing. Kimberly formerly posted "Make A Toy Monday" every week, and is changing it to "Make A Toy Tuesday", so we're combining it with my "Tutorial Tuesday" for the next 3 weeks to kick it off! Confused yet? ;)

Today, she posted my tutorial for a "paper" grocery bag, and the next 2 weeks she will be posting my tutorials for play food to fill it! This tutorial can also be used to make simple tote bags to carry toys, or even to use as a lunch bag (as Kimberly suggested) for "brown bagging" it. I like the lunch bag idea, especially since wool is insulated, and will help keep your cold food cold, or your hot food hot! Anyhow, click here to go to the full tutorial! See you next week, when I have a tutorial for play food to fill the bag!

Recycled wool log carrier/ log rack liner

I had a custom order placed a few weeks ago... by my husband ;) Apparently, the log carrier that I got in the free box at a rummage sale 5 years ago has had it. What do you think?


I decided to make a new one :) Since wool is the only naturally fire retardant material, there was no other choice in my mind. Sweaters, even felted, are a bit too stretchy, so I used a couple of wool skirts (suit material). Since the old one is out of commission, I used it as a pattern, and reused the handles. Had I not had them, thick dowel rods would have worked as well. Since I didn't have enough from one skirt to do the whole thing, I used 2 different skirts, and I actually like how that looks better. It looks a bit wonky in the pics, but it really isn't.


Great for carrying logs...


and a great liner for your log rack too!