sew news

Ssew News Aug_SeptI just got my writer’s copy of the August/September issue of Sew News.WristWrap_3In it, I show how to make these cute leather wrist wraps.WristWrapCup_1It’s always fun to see how the photographer styles the shots.UpcycleTee_1In this shot, they used the wrist wraps to style another article entirely. I love that.

 

a valentine to my family

When I first read this quote by Iain S. Thomas, it made me cry. Not only did the quote describe the way I feel about my husband, but it reminded me of those first moments after my children were born: when I finally got to meet them. Then I cried again. loving quote graphic signAnyway, I made the quote into a sign, which I hung in our kitchen, just to give my family a warm little hug this February.

date pillow

My cousin recently got married. To keep with the green gifting theme, and because I knew she’d love it, I made her this pillow that’s appliqued with the date of her wedding.date-pillow

washi-less tags

I have not yet succumbed to the washi tape craze, but I want to. My homemade Christmas tags were the perfect excuse, but I held to my green Christmas promise and tried to think of alternatives. How about patterns stamped on strips of paper, ribbon, and sheet music?

gift tags

gift tags

personalization

my new gym bag

my new gym bag

I have a thing for personalized gifts. I think it comes from a long childhood of searching the racks of toothbrushes and  notebooks and bicycle license plates, always in vain,  for the name “Jodie.”

felt monogram

felt monogram