Dear sisters,



Your birthday presents may be late, but you can get excited for what's coming by looking at Betsy's gift that she took home this weekend.  Yours will be a different color, but I hope you like your cute tote bag with a big bow!  They're taking me longer than expected, but with one done, the other two should go quicker.  I need to make myself one too.



Also, while Bets and Mom were visitng--we got crafty and got some supplies for this craft I saw on Pinterest:

It's a little time-consuming to wrap the wreath with yarn, but super easy to do while watching TV and the finished product is so cute.  There will probably be leftover yarn if you want to join in the fun.  Now I need to get back to nursery projects and finish that room soon before I run out of time!

Buttercup bag

A couple months ago, I made Cricket a little purse for her birthday. I knew she was getting a cell phone and going on a trip to Disneyland with her grandparents so I thought it would be something cute and useful.

I used the free pattern for the Buttercup Bag on Made By Rae. It only takes a fat quarter of fabric for the outside print, along with a little fabric for the lining and a magnetic snap. Overall, quick and easy, and perfect for a gift or to use for yourself when you're not carrying a big diaper bag.


A shot of the inside with a little souvenir money tucked in the pocket.

Tote bag

For Asha's birthday party last week, I made her a cute tote bag to fill with art supplies. I gave the same thing to Tilly over a year ago and Asha requested the same thing about a week before. I thought that would be enough time so I searched online for a tutorial, found cute polka-dot fabric to use, and sewed in my spare time for a few days and it was ready! The only thing I forgot was to take a picture of the final result, but I'll add one later when I'm at Asha's house.

Here's the tutorial I used, but I added an inch to all the measurements and it turned out perfect (I didn't want the handles to be too skinny). I also referred to this tutorial for making pockets, but I ended up not doing any and just pinned a cute flower on the front. I bought 1 yard fabric for the outside and 3/4 yard fabric for the inside, but I had a lot of extra from both. 3/4 yard is definitely enough for this size and some pockets.

This bag was very easy and quick to make--perfect for a birthday gift or for your own use.

another receiving blanket

Our friends are having a little girl so of course I had to make
a cute blanket for her.