Studio Time

Since I have a full time job Monday through Friday my only studio time is on the evenings and weekends. And of course, like everyone else I have a million and one things to do when I'm home so when I get studio time in it makes me SUPER happy. This weekend was one of those weekends with a ton of things going on but, I did manage to fit in some studio time Friday night. I made some princess crowns for my 3 nieces, along with a super cute flower headband for my new niece (only 3 days old). They loved them! Okay, well they would only wear the crowns long enough to get a quick picture. And the baby is crying in her photo (I think she needed her diaper changed...I swear it wasn't the headband!) You couldn't tell but I know deep inside they loved their new handmade gifts! lol! Unfortunately, since I was in such a hurry to capture the moment of the girls in their crowns the photo turned out blurry...so no photo to share...sorry, you'll just have to trust me on this one - they looked super cute in their new crowns...even if it was only for a moment! :)

Handmade with Love

So this year I decided to give handmade gifts for Christmas. Most of them were handmade by me, but ALL were made with love.


My little sister wanted a cell phone case so this is what I came up with. I really impressed myself with this one since it was the first handmade gift I had done for the holidays AND since I had NEVER sewn anything by hand before! I taught myself how to do a blanket stitch and whipped this baby out in one night...mostly because I had procrastinated long enough that I ONLY HAD ONE night to get it done. But I did it! And luckily it turned out because I really didn't have a back up plan! :)


Here are some random pins I gave to girlfriends. They were a hit!


Here are custom made crowns for my niece and nephews. Each one created with the kids' favorite colors and their initial monogrammed on the front. These were not as big of a hit with the kids mostly because I thought I could 'guess' at what size they needed to be and unfortunately FAILED. They were slightly too small making them fairly uncomfortable but hopefully they are each being proudly displayed on their night table or bedpost.


Finally, here is the one I'm probably most proud of. Not because it's anything outstanding or super cute but because it's sewn! I'm not a seamstress by any stretch of the imagination. Other than some napkins and a couple of tablecloths I haven't sewn anything since my Jr. High Home ec. class! PLUS I didn't even follow a pattern. I basically combined a couple patterns that I liked and added some creative embellishments and viola! My very first handmade apron.