First Machine Felted Project! Halloween Theme Purse

Well, better late than never they say. Not that Halloween is so close but its just that this project took me so long.....or so it seemed to me, LOL. Like I thought it was going to go on forever plus 29 years!
Finished at last!
This is my very first machine needle felting item and since I didn't have a pattern or design, it was "wing it" out of my head all the way. I'm lucky it even got finished at all!
It was GREAT FUN and I have so many more ideas in my head....now if I can find some more "time" to go with those ideas, it will be wonderful to play some more.

Knitted Dishcloths

Here are my latest little knit projects; two dishcloths I made this week using the Sugar N Cream STRIPES yarn and I love it!

The pattern was a simple one (new knitter I am) but the striping is so pretty don't you think?

Placemat Purses

Thought this would be super easy, fast and fun. It was ALL the above. Oh, I forgot to mention "cheap" (er, economical?) since these were on clearance at Dillard's for about $.99 each! I won't try to monogram on the embroidery machine anymore though, this particular one was just too thick and heavy for that but I was determined to finish it rather than ruin it.

One Knitted Bag!

Walla! One KNITTED bag (at least theres ONE!) LOL

more purses

Purses galore

As much as I love my other hobbies, I LOVE to sew so its no surprise that I have endeavored to create a few purses. Purses from patterns, from garments, from ideas and from placemats... need I continue to babble? (but I do it SO well!)
Here are a few pictures of some of my favorite purses, some are mine, some are sold and some need to be sold (and that's the truth!) so here they are. Everyday purses, holiday purses, you name it.

Remake of an OLD jacket

Had this old jacket, you know, the kind you throw on over your jeans and t-shirt when its too chilly to go out without one but you really wouldn't want to go far in it... plain, everyday, etc.
I decided to pazazzz it up a bit with some Fun Fur knitted (yep, KNITTED) cuffs and a new collar. Of course then after surveying my masterpiece (tee hee) it seemed to scream for a matching scarf so here it is, the new ensemble.

Knitted Scribble Scarf

Wow I actually did something other than a dishcloth; let us not get overly excited here, its just a scarf. But it did have two different yarns, a pattern and was bigger than a dishcloth! YEAH,
I'm moving right along. Socks you say, SOCKS? Nay nay, not yet. And I LOVE the shawls the LSSK girls make, they are such bad ass knitters they are! Some day....some day.... lol
For now, here is my scribble scarf.

A tiny bit of Knit

I keep confessing to everyone that I really don't know much about knitting and its true!
I am KISOJIO when it comes to knitting (keep it simple or judy is out!)so I'm going to be brave and post my first attempt at a dishcloth and unbelievable (even to ME) it has a pattern... please stop laughing, they told me it was a pattern. For the life of me I can't recall what it was called or IF it was called ...anything.
Nonetheless, here it is; at least it proves that I can actually HOLD knitting needles and make them click. Can't wait to get more advanced, heehee.
Soooo many things I'd love to knit, if I ever get to take a course on time management maybe I can figure out how to take all these PSP lessons,embroidery machine lessons, serger lessons, crochet lessons and learn to knit at the same time.... I'm walkin' now....anybody got some gum?

My Fave Handbag (for NOW)!

Here it is; finished this afternoon. I have seen so many recycled denims turned into handbags I decided it was time that I tried one!

This girls overall style mini-skirt was found abandoned in a local resale shop. It was hanging there sobbing at me "take me home, help me, give me a life", LOL. So I did. This was fun to make and you may have figured out already I LOVE GLITZY! Yep, I do.

Here is my first effort, transformed black denim into large handbag. I'm meeting an old friend for dinner tomorrow night and I can't wait to sport this handbag for all to see!

My Sewing Space

Many have talked about their sewing space so I thought that I would share some photos of mine. This is a small room about a 9X9 space and the photos are taken like a scan of the room, panning from Left to Right with all the photos numbered in sequential order.

Bear in mind as you view them that I live in a V E R Y small two bedroom apartment. As you can see, I have tried (and sucessfully!) crammed everything possible into this small space while hopefully making everything as accessible, convenient and practical as possible.... well, I did say "hopefully", LOL!

Here it is.....my little sanctuary.

Sewing Space (cont'd)

Sewing, Serging and Machine Embroidery Things

Okay, I warned you that I have all these hobbies, right? I love to sew and more recently to machine embroidery and use (at LONG LAST) my serger as well. My first project (photo 1) is a knitting needle roll-up bag for my DD Tami which sports a flower garden and she was courteous enough to drool over it when she opened it up at Christmas (makes a Mom happy don't 'cha know!).

Here is my second project (photo #2) which is my very own knitting needle roll-up bag. I used both the serger and the new embroidery machine on these. Instead of the flower garden, my bag sports birdhouses instead.

Allright, that went pretty well so now what am I going to do with all those crochet hooks?? Hmmmm, I bet I could make one with MANY more slots and smaller ones... hmmmm, double row inside.... WALLA! I've got it... (photo #3) I'll make a crochet hook roll-up bag! Well, I had just enough of the wonderful batik quilted fabric left and not a scrap to spare.

Knitting and Crochet Things

I like to knit and I love to crochet. Now I think the difference here is simply a lack of understanding and experience at knitting. Not that I have much more at crocheting but for some strange reason it seems simpler and easier to work yarn(s) with one stick which has a hook on the end than with two sticks which are longer and have no hooks to assist me. Hmmm, this may be significant in some important way and I have just not figured it out yet. I shall continue in my pursuit however **as time permits** for you see, I have more hobbies than time or talent so that is a problem.

First is a picture of my first attempt at a crochet handbag which I made with and hopefully I will improve as I plug along, right? Hopefully the answer is "yes"!