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Have you ever had a somewhat crucial button pop off mid day?

Had a seam loosen or even break during a special occasion? (Oh yeah, been there, hello poorly made bridesmaid dress from David's Bridal.)

Or just had a loose string that caught your attention every other minute and drove you crazy throughout the day?

If so, a baby sewing kit could have helped save your sanity.

Check out this one from Fossil!  It looks just like a little clutch so it could stay in a purse of desk drawer!

Super cute, no?

Inspiring Monday

I'm back to serve up some weekly inspiration!  Enjoy!



Hot Cocoa Mug Rug by Noodlehead.  Check out her blog for more amazing goodies!

Makes you wanna make yourself a nice hot cup of chocolatey goodness doesn't it? Yes, yes it does.

Happy Everything!

In my family we have a big dinner and open gifts with immediate family to 'make room for Santa'.  Don't want him tripping over anything when he comes in preparation for Christmas morning! Then on Christmas day we do the big thing with aunts, uncles, grandparents, cousins, pet...the whole  shebang.  We eat insane amounts of food, take lots of pictures, open gifts, laugh, and just enjoy the time!  

I hope everyone out there has good times, good food, and good company!

Happy Christa-hana-kwanzaka!  Or just have a happy weekend!

Oh and check out this awesome holiday greeting from Rob Ryan! 


Seasons Greetings from Rob Ryan from MR. ROBERT RYAN on Vimeo.

Inspiring Monday

More holiday craftiness to inspire! Remember to click the photos to go their creators original uploads on Flickr!

Such A Great Week!

This week was so awesome craft and fabric wise!!  First off I won a Kona Cotton Charm Pack from the PMQG Blog!  Such bright pretty colors!  Thinking a rainbow baby quilt or mini quilt...hmmm so many options!

I also got my November ALFALC swap package this week from Isaacsmama! Such wonderful goodies!  A cosmetics bag, organic knitted washcloth, fabric, and of course chocolate!



I also spent most of the week in Baton Rouge, Louisiana visiting a friend of mine and while there discovered the most awesome fabric shop called the Fabric Krazy Quilt Shop! I was able to get my hands on several prints from Tula Pink's Plume line, Amy Butler's new Soul Blossoms line, as well as several other prints! Also they had so many precuts! I only indulged so far as to get a Dream On charm pack, but oh my goodness! None of the Houston shops have anywhere near that many precuts!



I am also expecting in the mail some Tula Pink Parisville precuts from Above All Fabric that I am super excited for! Not to mention I am anxiously awaiting my Modern Swappers package! LOL!

The Big Reveal

My Modern Swappers partner, who happened to be an awesome person named Krista, got her package last week as well so I thought I would share the pictures she took of what I sent her! She seemed to love everything so I am crazy excited! I made her a reversible table runner and 4 matching placemats. I also sent some Macaroni Love Story, Tufted Tweets, and Japanese prints, Anthropologie coffee mug, plus a bunch of notions, trims, and Neptune note cards.


(All photos taken by Krista and link back to her Flickr.)





And oh my goodness I am so excited her table runner fit her table! I was totally freaking out over the size and it magically fits perfectly! That was such good luck!



All in all participating in Modern Swappers has been the most amazing experience! I really feel like I got to know my partner and I am super anticipating my own package arriving! I absolutely cannot wait to participate in the next round!

Inspiring Monday

More holiday craftiness to wake up your creative brain!

Waka Waka Waka

For the HMQG we did a Secret Santa Ornament Swap and I got Sean, our Token Male member.

I decided to go old school.



I didn't include Pinky though as he is not a fan of pink. And of course I couldn't forget the ghosts alter egos...



These were so much fun to make and so easy! I was really pleased with how they came out and I think he liked them as well!

The fabric is called Black Ghosts by Timeless Treasures.

And the Swap is Sent!

I sent off my package to my Modern Swappers package on Monday!  I am so excited and can't wait for my Partner to get their package (not to mention getting my own! LOL!)

The hexagon card above is a free download available here. 

Inspiring Monday

Monday's are hard. You are tired, don't want to start the week, and long for more free time. And since I do most of my crafting on the weekends Monday's can be especially annoying. Thus Inspiring Monday! I want to share some of the things I find inspiring, things that get my brain feeling creative, so that when the weekend rolls around again I am prepared!

For December I thought I would focus on some holiday items that people are creating. I love this time of year too. I love the cold weather, the lights, the decorations, and just the feeling in the air of people coming together and being happy. Crafting gives me that same happy feeling year round so now I feel doubly excited!











Hope you feel inspired now! Go forth and sew!

Anthropologie + Lust

So there is this store...perhaps you have heard of it...Anthropologie...



I have a slight obsession with this store.  I lust after almost every object they sell!  They put handmade accent tags on many of their products, have the most beautiful arrangement and decor.  Especially their window dressings! I mean look at this toadstools with hand stitched accents.



Inside is no different! check out these charm square garlands! I so want to make these for myself! Could you imagine Kona Cotton charm square garlands! Switch them out with Christmas fabrics during the holiday or florals in the spring! So many ideas!



Then in the kitchen section was an ENTIRE WALL of hand embroidered PAPER PLATES! Crazy right?! So imaginative and insanely awesome!



Here is a close up of another section!



All in all I was very good. I got the gift for my Modern Swappers partner that took me to the land of temptation in the first place, and maybe a little something for myself (I tried to resist but I couldn't!) Although I did manage to walk away from these - although it was CRAZY HARD!



Cute right?? That's why it was so hard to pass up on them but I was good! If you have never checked out their site or their catalog I highly recommend it!  So much inspiration! 

And sorry for the crappy photos, but I took them all from my iphone.  The inspiration was just too much to pass up even though I didn't have a good camera with me!

Quilts of Wood

I have been meaning to share this ever since I got it at Quilt Festival in Houston!



This ornament was made by Rob Nettleton.  He uses no stains or dyes. All of the colors are simply the wood's natural shade.  My favorite is the purple-ish tones wood at the points of the star!

I thought these were just so lovely and wonderfully creative. I can't wait to put it on my tree this Christmas, although it will definitely be out and displayed all year long!