Drawstring Ditty Bag

A few weeks ago I made a very simple drawstring bag, the perfect size for small gifts or carrying snacks or something.  I think, total, this took me about 15 minutes. So it's nice to know I can whip something together quickly if I needed to. :)

Anchors Away!

A couple weeks ago, I made another of the "One Hour Skirts" from Brett Bara's book.

I had seen this particular fabric at Joann for a while, and I knew I had to have it for something, but kept always not getting it. Well, one day I had a 50% off coupon and I knew exactly what I was getting, at long last.

I brought it home, washed it, and made my skirt as soon as possible. I made it the week of July 4, and how perfect it is for a patriotic look. :)

And just how perfect is it that my vintage sign about joining the Navy is behind me in this picture? :)

First Happy Customer

This isn't so much a craft I made, but it was adorable and I wanted to share it. 

I have my first happy customer! My friend Suzanne came over at the end of June to visit, and wanted to buy one of the bags I had made that I plan on selling. So after she picked out which one she wanted, I grabbed a picture of her with her new bag. 

Isn't she just adorable? :)

Ground Control to Major Shaun

I recently made a second pair of Pajamas for the hubby, this time in a space themed fabric he picked out. (The first pair, which was my first-ever sewing project, can be found here.)

On one of my (just about weekly) trips to Joann Fabrics to wander around, Shaun was with me and saw this space themed fabric and loved it. I asked if he wanted more PJs from it, and he over-eagerly said he did. After seeing that Pluto was included,  (Sorry, Mr. Degrasse Tyson, Pluto IS a planet. ;)) I willingly agreed and we got the fabric.

It was about a week  before I got started on them, but had them finished within just a couple days. Much faster than the first time they were made, but that's the advantage of continually practicing and making more projects: Things start to make sense. :)

Here are his spacey pjs:

Straight Against Hate Shirt

I've been bad and not being consistent at updating to keep track of everything I've made, even though I've been actively crafting. So, there's going to be a few posts in a row again. Oh well...

Starting With...

My Pride T-shirt. Portland's Gay Pride Weekend was June 14/15, and I went with my friend on 6/14. I had always planned on making/buying a shirt, but he didn't believe me when I told him I was wearing a Tutu-which made me laugh when he showed up and was like "Oh, you really are wearing a tutu!"

Anyway, I made this design in my photo editing software, and uploaded it to Zazzle (you can buy my design here if you'd like :) and there's also buttons and stickers if you want), but I didn't want to risk it not getting to me in time, so when I discovered I could make my own iron-on transfers, that's exactly what I did.

I used a transfer sheet and added my design to a plain white shirt I had bought, and then did Sharpie Tie-Dye on it. Unfortunately, I had forgotten that you're supposed to use rubbing alcohol to get it to fade/run, and only used water, so it didn't run as much as I would have preferred, but I still like how it turned out overall.

I didn't get pictures of the back on accident, but it's basically full of doodled hearts  for the most part, Here's what it looks like:

Yes, that is the first tutu I made.

Tutu Times TwoTwo

Just a quick one to show my latest tutu.  I updated the tutu I made last week and made it fluffier.  So here's what it looks like now:

I also made a second tutu for when I go to cheer on my roller derby team, so I made it in their color scheme-Pink and Black-which is convenient because those are my favorite colors! That's actually how I chose my team once we moved to Portland. Anyway, here's what that one looks like:

Tough Tutus!

This past weekend I made a no-sew tutu.  I don't know what made me want a tutu, other than they're very fun, but I had seen a tutorial for a no-sew tutu and decided to go for it. In almost all of the tutorials you'll find, they say to take elastic and tie the tulle around it, and voila, tutu.

Well... This is true, to a small degree.

I did that, and it was an unstable ball of mess. The knots didn't want to stay in place, the elastic twisted, and it became a tangled blob of tulle. I don't recommend this. Here's what THAT looks like, in case you need a visual:

Not Pretty. 

So I decided to head back to Joann and see if inspiration struck to make it better. And it did. I found some stretchy ribbon-esque material that was like lace in that it had defined holes in it. Others may have thought of this as well, but I didn't see anything in any of the (dozens of) tutorials I saw-they were all just tie-tulle-around-elastic ones. But this worked out well because it gave the tutu a defined top of the waistband, and also gave it  a decorative touch.

Here's what my Tutu looks like as of now. I may end up adding more tulle to it to make it more fluffy, though.

As always, click the pictures for larger images.

My pretty ribbon accents. 

Since it's so easy, and tutus are so fun, I think I will make a bunch more for other things! :)