It's What I've Been Working on Wednesday!

I haven't had much sewing time this week (& probably won't next week either!), but I managed to squeeze in a couple of hats. Why hats? I don't know... I just felt like making hats! I promised myself last year, after taking on too many custom orders, that I would just sew what I wanted to this year. It's a lot more fun that way. Anyhow, here's my hats... one classy, one funky...



I think they look so much better with pins on them, than plain, so i've been picking up pins at garage sales this summer to offer to my hat buyers a choice to go with their hats, along with the pins i've made. I made this simple "book" to keep them in for now. It's nothing to brag about, but it's great temporary solution.

It's Tutorial Tuesday! - Play food

Are you holding your little grocery bags from last week, ready to fill them? Today's tutorial is for Auntie Resweater's Down Home canned tomatoes! Ok, it's just a can of tomatoes, but it's cute, and your child will want to play with it :). Click here to be magically transported the Secret Mommy blog, for my full tutorial!

It's What I've Been Working on Wednesday... on Thursday

Oops, i'm a day late with this. Holiday weekends always throw me off ;). Well, last week I showed you my new hutch for sewing/wool storage, and wanted to make some storage baskets for it. I made these...



I am really not happy with them, because they are very loosey-goosey. The only reason they don't look like it in the picture, is because I have wire framed cloth baskets inside of them, like this:



I think i'll just do basket liners, like the ones I made in this tutorial.



Now to find some baskets at garage sales this weekend! Wish me luck! :)

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!

It's What I've been Working on Wednesday!

This pillow is it for the week. It's been a super busy week, so no time for sewing, but I made this pillow this morning. My son had told me a while back that I needed to make a hedgehog, so here it is. Jack said "awww! He's so cute!", so I think I did ok :).

Since I won't be getting my room addition any time soon, I needed convenient storage for my sewing. I got lucky & found this over the weekend at a garage sale:



Now I just need some nice looking baskets, and i'll have a decent looking sewing storage area!

So, what have you been working on? As always, feel free to post pics of your finished recycled wool projects on my facebook page.

It's Tutorial Tuesday! Make a felted rose!

Today's tutorial is how to make a felted rose, generously shared with us by Lisa of Lydia's Treasures blog.
For the full tutorial go here!

I decided to make the pink one above, before posting this, and I love this tutorial! I used a pink felted cashmere I had, so it is a little fuzzy. For a more defined look, like Lisa's yellow one on her blog, you can use a felted wool or craft felt. I had never made one before, yet I was able to make this in under 5 minutes! They can be sewn to other projects or made into pins or hairclips. Great tutorial, Lisa! Thanks for sharing!

It's Feature Friday - Rags & Rambles

I have another great blog to share with you! Stephanie's blog, Rags & Rambles, is a must read for any recycled wool enthusiast, recyclist, or mom! What will you find on her blog? Great tutorials...



fun pictures of her adorable children...







and of course recycled wool & cashmere projects...




I love reading her blog, and i'm sure you will too!