I love to incorporate some hand made elements into my Holiday gift giving. It can be challenging to find handmade ideas to give men for Christmas. My latest pdf sewing pattern includes directions to make both the Wine Waiter Cover and Santa Waiter … [Read more...]
Christmas Matchboxes
Each night I light my oil burner or scented candles and it makes our living room so inviting. I decorated matchboxes with Christmas paper and the Christmas Matchboxes look so festive on our coffee table. Christmas Matchboxes project is a … [Read more...]
Harvest Drawstring Bags
I love making small projects with pretty fabrics and trims. These little Harvest drawstring bags are perfectly sized to hold a small gift, some dried lavender, or perhaps to organise some small items like jewellery or make-up. Easily constructed in … [Read more...]
How to Sew a Card Holder
Do you find your loyalty cards or business cards are multiplying and are hard to keep organised? To better organise my cards, I have made a couple of Card Holders. I recently bought a few card wallet inserts that have 10 pages and hold up to 20 … [Read more...]
Cross Stitch Sachet
I have rekindled my love of cross stitch recently (as you may have noticed!). I enjoy the slow and methodical stitching - very relaxing after a busy day at work. I am currently making some mini cross stitch motifs that I can add to little lavender … [Read more...]
Pretty Liberty Drawstring Pouch
My first completed project for 2016 are two sweet Liberty Drawstring Pouches. They are constructed with a white linen outer, that has been embellished with a Grandmothers Flower garden block made from little Liberty hexies. The lining is also used … [Read more...]
Crochet Coasters
If you follow us on Instagram, you may have seen the Crochet Coasters I have been making recently. Coasters are a great portable project and they are perfect for using up left over yarn. Each coaster can be made in around 15 minutes and they are … [Read more...]
{Sewing Tutorial} Loyalty Card Wallet
If you are like us, you probably have a stack of loyalty cards in your handbag. Some stores are becoming more tech savvy with the way they administer their loyalty programs, but many are still old school and require you to present a card. Long time … [Read more...]
Hexie Sewing Kit
Our latest pattern is the Hexie Sewing Kit. I first showed a photo of this over on instagram back in February. I then got busy with other projects and have now finally completed the pattern. It is available over in our Craftsy and Etsy stores. The … [Read more...]
Charm Square Fabric Tray
If you are like us and have some orphan charm squares in your sewing stash, you can put them to good use by whipping up some Charm Square Fabric Trays. These fabric trays are a quick beginner project. I shared photos of some that I made last week on … [Read more...]
