Bippity.
Boppity.
Boo.
The transformation is complete. I feel like the fairy Godmother. Cinderella is rockin' the ball gown and ready to step into her new life.
Who wants to dance with Cinderella?
The Cinderella Bag can be found here in my You Go Girl shop.
Back story can be found here.
For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope." Jeremiah 29:11
I had a custom order for a wallet to match this purse. Out came my fabric friends. I dove in, mixing and matching patterns galore. Oh, bliss and heaven. Piles and piles of fabric dancing around me. When I finally crawled out from under the mountain of fabric, I couldn't make just one wallet. No. I made three. I made one to match the purse and two others just because I was in love with the fabric combos.
Here's the matching wallet, inside and out.
And here are the two that I couldn't resist stitching up. Introducing...
Who Gives a Hoot:
And, Little Miss Red:
I like to open these two wallets and find the little peek-a-boo friends inside. It tickles my fancy.
The two peek-a-boo wallets are in the shop just in case they tickle your fancy, too.
Happy September,
Cassie
I took a little break from my hook to stitch up some zippered coin purses for a friend's wedding. This project was fun, fun, fun. Fabulous felt, flowers, and floss. Mmm. Mmm. Mmmmmm. She only needed ten but I couldn't stop. I've fallen and I can't get up. I mean, I'm stitching and I can not stop. I put the four extra coin wallets in my store, just in case you can't live without one.
I best go. There are 10 thirteen-year-olds, yes TEN, 4 boys (gasp!) and 6 girls in my back yard. They were saying something about starting a fire. Perhaps I should be out there.
Later friends,
Cassie
I had request for a beach bag with tropical fish on it. Sure. I can do that. I envisioned a stripe or a polka dot paired with some fabulous fabric with fanciful fish frolicking in the surf. Apparently, though, if you want to see tropical fish you need to go to the reef. Fabric with tropical fish does not seem to be the rage. Try as I might, I could not find a piece that suited my design aesthetic. I ended up rethinking the project. I hope it pleases.
On a different note, the sun has FINALLY decided to shine in Montana. Yay! I am enjoying a weekend full of family, fun, and fireworks. Wishing you the same. Except if you are a friend from distant shores, that fireworks thing might be kinda weird. So I'll just be wishing you a lovely weekend. :-)
My birthing kits for the Craft Hope Konbit Sante project went in the mail today. To hold the contents of the birthing kits, I beautified some canvas bags that I bought at Joann's. I'm not in love with these canvas bags. I could not get the wrinkles out of them even though I rinsed them to remove the sizing. The next time I need a canvas bag, I think I will find a new source. I would like them to be softer, a more natural color, and I would also like to ditch the boxed bottom. Any one have a good supplier?
Somebody throw some water on me because I am on fire. This past week I...
...Crafted five shabby flower hair clips for my Valentine girls. As usual, I crafted them ON Valentine's day. Why do I always do this to myself? Deep down I must like the pressure.
...Made three receiving blankets for Konbit Sante delivery kits (Craft Hope Project 11). This Craft Hope project was very timely for me. Since Kevin and Hailey returned from Haiti, I somehow feel connected to the people in Haiti in a way I didn't before. It's kind of weird.
...Put the finishing touches on this Birdie Sling. I wish the snow and sleet and slush and mud would go away so I could use it. We seem to be caught in an endless cycle of snowing and melting, snowing and melting. We've had at least 60 " of snow this year. More snow is in our future this week. So very dirty. I am going through wiper fluid by the gallon. It is very hard to keep your coat, your bag, and your person from brushing upside the slush mobile that used to be a sparkly clean car. I miss you, summer.
...Replaced the zipper in this little black number. Paige (daughter #2) went to Snowball, a semi-formal school dance. She looked ooh-la-la divine.
...Patched two pairs of holey jeans. I think I like them better with these cute little patches than I did when they were new.
Up next...a new ironing board cover. The girls, all of them, were busy melting crayons between wax paper this weekend. They were doing it for no other reason but the pure joy that comes from such waxy, melty, smelly, wicked colorful goodness. Evidently each one of them was sick on the day they melted crayons between wax paper in grade school because they all claimed they had NEVER done this before. Are you kidding me? I can't believe I didn't do this with the girls when they were younger. Shame. Humiliation. Abomination. Tsk. Tsk.I think this is probably another black mark against me in my bid for Mother of the Year. Harrumph. (I'm only kidding. I was forever banned from the MOTY competion a few years back when I accidentally cut off the eyebrow of a certain 7th-grader during a bang trim. Not cool. But very funny. Shhh.)
I was the queen of lame gift giving this Christmas. It seems like the only handmade-with-love gift I gave that was truly complete was Emily's hat. One of my sisters received a baggie with a half-sewn ornament in it. Instead of a lovely purse, I gave my mom this packet of fabric with a promise to make a purse out of it. Lame, huh?
I did not finish the purse before she and my dad returned to their winter home in Arizona. Lame again. But it is finished now.
This is the Teardrop Bag found in Amy Butler's new book. It's a cute purse, but there is another reason I HAD to make this purse. See the fabric sewn to the sides of the purse? They are called hips.
Yes, a purse with hips. HIPS! I felt an immediate affinity for this purse. When sweet Jesus was passing out hips, I thought he said lips. I asked him to make mine full and round. He did. A gal with hips. A purse with hips. It was meant to be.
Tootles,
Cassie
If you decide to give the pattern a try, there is one correction for the large Teardrop Bag on A. Butler's website. Just saying. I found out the hard way. Not fun. ;-)
Remember that magic foot I found and the ruffles I made? I really did put those ruffles to good use. In fact, I put them to good use clear back in April. Sometimes it takes me soooo long to take a photo of something. If it wasn't for photos, I'd probably blog everyday. I always think of things I want to show you or tell you, but I do not love photography. I want to. I don't. It is hard for me. There. I said it. I don't like to take pictures. Whew, it feels pretty good to unload that secret. Now back to those ruffles...
This little zippered bag/clutch was on my mind after that first enchanted moment when I fed the blue fabric strip under the magic foot. Even the pom-pom was part of the plan from the very beginning. Most of my projects evolve. This one was created complete from the very start. SHAZAM!
I'm so glad the weekend is here again. My triplet friends have been at camp this week. I miss them. We are leaving in a few minutes to get them. The order of my universe will be restored. Or maybe I should say the disorder of my universe will be restored. I can't wait. Life is good.
Happy day~
Cassie
Have you tried Noodlehead's gathered clutch tutorial? I highly recommend it. It's a dandy. Ms. Noodlehead (a.k.a Anna) is also offering a gathered clutch pattern for purchase if you wish to sell gathered clutches in a store or at art fairs. How cool is that? Thanks, Ms. Noodlehead.
And speaking of stores... (How's that for a lame segue from one paragraph to the next? I do what I can. lol!) I know that in my last post I promised lunch bags in my Etsy store. Well, when all was said and done, I only ended up with two bags left, the yellow Cherry-O bag and the green Umbrella Love bag. The bad news is there are only two bags and I don't want to stage a photo session for two bags. The good news is that I will make some more now that prom, eighth-grade promotion, birthday season, and the end-of-the-school-year busy-ness have come to pass. Promise. Cross my heart. Hope to die (not!). Stick a needle in my eye. (It could happen.I'm just that awkward tricky.) There will be lunch bags, pillowcases, and zippy wallets in the store soon.
Tah-Tah-For-Now~
Cassie
I'm still committed to my promise to beautify the world of cold lunch. I've been working on this little stack of lunch bags all week. A few of them are spoken for, but the rest will soon be in my Etsy shop; the shop's been empty, neglected, and sad, sad, sad for weeks. Oh, I am a sorry excuse for a shop owner. I wonder if Etsy ever kicks people out. LOL!
Before I can list these little beauties, it must STOP raining so I can take some decent pictures. I snapped these pictures in the little window of sunshine we had yesterday. Please come back, Mr. Sunshine. I miss you.
Today I am baking cheesecake. My big girl is turning seventeen today! Can't. Believe. It. Next year she will graduate from high school on her eighteenth birthday. That day will be a doozy for me. I get a little throw-up in the back of my throat when I think about it. I am NOT ready for that. So today I choose to only think about now and celebrate this moment. It's a good day.
Later,
Cassie
PS- Several have asked for the lunch box pattern or a tute. I don't have either. One night when I was trying to sleep, the hamster wouldn't get off the wheel in my head. Thanks to the hamster, I know how to make lunch bags, but I still don't know how to create pdf patterns on my computer that I could share with you. I will consult the hamster to see if I can find a way.