A Whirlwind of paper, fabric, and thread

I have to admit that coming to the end of June has been like being dropped off by a tornado in the middle of nowhere with just my paper, fabric, and thread scattered around me. What a mess!!

Last week, I closed up the studio and headed off to a book conference. What a blast!

However, I'm back in my studio now and happy to get back to being with family and getting back to work. I've got several projects lined up this next week, including a tea party guest book in lavender. I can't wait to get started on that one!

First however, I'll be heading out on Friday to help my mom prepare potato salad for 200 people. Yikes! (That's a lot of potato salad!) Family weddings are awesome, don't you think?

It takes a family to support and keep a marriage going, especially through those first few years when things can get a little rocky. I love how families can pull together and be there for one another, even when it means a pot luck dinner or supplying enough potato salad for a mob. :)

What's on your calender this fourth of July?

Tinkerbell Journal with Felt Bag

I had this fabric in my scrap bin, left over from a previous sewing project. I thought it would make a nice little tween journal. It's a 5.5" x 7.5" journal I binded together using my Zutter Bind-It-All (affliate link).

I started putting it together before Christmas, but my sewing machine broke and I had to wait until this week when my new sewing machine arrived to finish the felt bag.

Included in this little set is a felt bag with flap, journal, and a ribbon bookmark.

The felt bag is about 8" W x 9" L with a Velcro strap. Made from two pieces of felt, front and back a different shade of blue and matching fabric to the journal for the straps.

Inside the journal I put in a few "surprise" scrapbook pages amongst blank white sketchbook pages.

 

 









I placed it in the shop. My oldest daughter loved the design and asked me to make her one.

Here's one last photo of the bag and book together:

I just got finished making a few cookbooks inspired from some fabric I picked up last month. Now that I've got my sewing machine, I'm planning on using the left over fabric from the covers and creating matching oven mitts. I'm looking forward to sharing them with you and posting them in the shop.