Today is Craft day!

AH....up early today! I was up at 5am today. ecstatic for today's events! coffee. listening to MPR. farmer's market. and....my own craftstravaganza. mass production. with my new sewing machine! delightful....

Memorial Day Weekend....

What a crazy, busy Memorial Day weekend. My husband, who I will call MXPilot (as he is obsessed with Motocross...weird, I know)....Anyway....
MXPilot and I went up to my parents home for the holiday. The route from Rochester to my parent's log home takes a solid 7 hours of drive time. YIKES! We headed up there on Friday afternoon and quickly got stuck in TERRIBLE traffic. The 7 hour trip turned into a 9 1/2 hour trip. Quality time together!

Since we were going to be up there for 3 days, I knew that I needed to pack up my sewing machine to work on a few projects! Well....I pretty much emptied my entire sewing room into the car. I had fabric, interfacing, thread, and projects needing hand stitching packed to the car ceiling. Good thing we don't have children to make the packing nightmare even worse!

I was so glad that I had all my sewing "necessities" with me because I actually got a lot accomplished! I made a few bags, MXPilot helped me cut out lots of bibs, and I finished the dreaded stack of hand stitching!

The most important project of the weekend was finishing a tote bag for my mother. When I first saw the fabric used in the bag, I wasn't excited about it. Kinda bland and boring for my taste...but I knew my mom would LOVE IT! (Side note...my mom isn't bland and boring at all....she is actually quite hip! AND...she just finished a half marathon! GO Mom!). My mom wears a lot of neutral colors, khaki, etc....so I knew this fabric would be perfect! I was so so so pleased with how it turned out! The pictures don't even do the bag justice! It was absolutely stunning! Best of all, my mom thought it was perfect!

Thursday's on First and Third!

YAY! I was accepted to sell my products at Rochester's outdoor market, Thursday's on First and Third! Last summer, I enjoyed perusing all the booths, checking out all the great crafts and yummy treats! I am so excited to be a part of this super fun event! The market runs every Thursday from Jun 11-September 24th. I will be there 6 Thursdays, beginning on June 18th. Stay tuned for a complete list of my event dates! Please stop down and check it out!

Sock Monkeys!

Ahh....memories of childhood! When I was a child, I LOVED my sock monkey! So when I saw this fabric, it was a must buy! The back of this bib is 100% organic cotton and the back of the burp cloth is terry cloth. I am trying to decide which back I like better for the burp cloths...terry cloth or cloth diapers (see previous post from April with bib/burp cloth). Let me know what you think!

Funky Bag!

Here is my latest creation!!! I love the bright colors!

Cutie Patootie Bonnet!

My friends, the Strombergs, are having a baby girl in June! It is so exciting! Jerrica (the mom) is such a beautiful woman... she has a great spirit and is so kind. It is so heart warming to see how her hubby, Chad, looks at her! They are both glowing!

I wanted to make them a special gift for their sweet little baby! So...I decided on this super cute bonnet! It was the first time I attempted to make a bonnet and I think it turned out great! I hope their little girl enjoys wearing it!

Isn't this bonnet adorable!

Totes, totes, totes!

Here is the Yellow Tote again! I wanted you to see how it compares in size to the new bag shown below! :)

Here is the latest edition! Another Mother's day bag! My friend Becky ordered this bag for her mom! She wanted more of a "market" style bag with a pocket on the inside. Previously, I made "market" bags without interfacing...but this one has lots of structure! I really like how it turned out! It is so functional! It is 14 1/2 inches long by 14 inches wide. Perfect as a library bag, grocery (market) bag, or just for fun!

Back of the tote....

Inside pocket!

Mother's day tote bags!

My dear friend Koni ordered TWO totebags for Mother's day. When she asked me to make the bags, the only thing she requested was color! Her mother likes blue and her mother-in-law likes yellow. So...I came up with these two bags! I used a charm pack for the blue bag. I think this is my favorite (but I tend to love blues best). For the yellow bag, I chose a variety of fat quarters, cut them into 5 inch pieces, and came up with this design. Check out all the pics below! I hope Koni likes them!

Happy Mother's Day!

Mother's day tote bags!

This is side two! I love this bag!

Mother's day tote bags!

Inside view! BIG pockets!

Mother's day tote bags!

inside!

Spring Totes!

New Tote: Side one

New Tote! Side two!

here is the inside!

Craftstravaganza!

Today I went to the St. Paul Craftstravaganza! SO INSPIRING! It was so fun to see other people's creations and to support local crafters! I bought a lot of great new fabrics and a few new patterns! Stay tuned for more fun projects! I can't wait to get started!