Thursday, February 27, 2014

Make Something Good Everyday...

Today I spent some time making some new silver vintage earring bracelets.  Since the success of selling these over the holidays, I needed to up my supply.  The problem is that I like them all and could find the perfect outfit for many of them.  It's a good thing that they are fun to make and especially fun to hunt for the objects to create these one of a kind creations….  A special shout out to Laura and Kelly for spoiling me with their family finds!


Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Make Something Good Everyday...

In an effort to try to stay more on top of things, I am going to routinely post some of my handmade goodness to share.  Sometimes it will be some of my favorite tutorials that either I created, or links to others.  Other times, it might be some favorite materials that I might recommend.  And still at other times, it might be just a simple picture of my latest handmade goodness.  I will call these posts:

Make Something Good Everyday

Simple Vintage Inspired Carpet Bag



A few months ago, my mother came to visit with an awesome tapestry bag that she found at a thrift store "years ago".  I instantly fell in love.  What I loved most, was that it looked super-easy to duplicate.  With that end in mind, I traced the bag out on freezer paper and drew a sketch of the bag and added my "pattern" to the constantly-growing mountain of future projects.  Several months later (today), I finally put the plan into motion and created this little number….