A first!

I'm so excited that I just had to share...I finally made a sale on Etsy!  My first!  

True, it didn't go as I expected.  It's taken a while longer than I was hoping.  I didn't even sell a purse! Gasp!  I did sell a really cute organizer/caddy. 

It's "made" for books for the car, but it could be for whatever wherever you want.  I've seriously thought about making one, dividing the pockets and using it for all kinds of stuff in my closets and rooms in my house.  I absolutely love organizing so making something I can use to organize with just makes sense and makes me happy!

Oh, there's a bonus to all this too...my kids really love it, and they actually like putting books back in it.  Get that!  They think cleaning up their stuff is fun!!! Yippeee! 

The caddy I sold is actually a custom job.  It will have some fabulous fabrics in the colors picked by the client.  Aqua, red and white.  I love those color combinations and knew immediately some fabrics by Michael Miller and Riley Blake that would work for this project.  I can't wait now to get the fabric so I can get working on it and see the final product.  It's going to be amazing!!!  

So, if all this talk makes you want one of these wonderful organizational tools, contact me at my Etsy shop, So Love to Sew.  I can custom make on for you too!

An all by myself creation

I've been dying to use some chevron fabric.  Absolutely love the stuff!  My little one gave me a good excuse.  She decided to rub mac and cheese all into my purse.  Yes, I probably could have washed it, but that's not the point. :)   I wanted a new purse for the fall anyway.  

I found a cute purse/tote that I loved, but I get cheap and don't want to buy patterns.  I love all the free tutorials out there!  I've become familiar enough with the basics of purses that I knew I could figure it out.  And I did! 

You know you love it!  I'm super happy with it, and what's even better is that I did this without instructions, patterns. Nothing! The bow/sash comes off.  It's currently cinched around the top of the purse by belt loops, but it can be taken off in case you need a cute scarf.  And the inside of the purse is the same cute fabric.  I am in love with these colors!  Oh, look.  It matches my blog! :)

Sew many purses!

I've come to the conclusion that one of the reasons that I like purses so much (besides the fact of how fun and cute they can be) is that no matter what, they still fit!  I think I figured this out when I was 9 months pregnant with my little one.  My shoes were getting too tight.  Even my maternity clothes were starting to get too short, but my purse still fit!  Isn't that a great feeling when you're feeling as big as a house.  At least something still works for you!

I also love how I can find a purse that is fun, colorful, and a little daring even.  I don't carry a purse just to match it to my outfit.  I don't really care about that.  If I love a purse, I carry it usually for a good amount of time before switching out, usually at the end of a season.  So, finding a great purse just makes me so very happy!


Speaking of purses...  :)

I've made a few more.  They are listed in my Etsy store So Love to Sew.  Here's a quick look at them.  I have more pics available on my Etsy site so you can see all the details.

The purse below is not actually on my site for sale (though it can be if anyone is interested!)  After I started making purses for myself and a few others, my daughter decided she needed a purse like mine.  So, of course, I made her one.  Her's isn't quite as sturdy and a about half the size.  It even has all the cute little pockets inside.  She loves it!  She carries it with her often.  I was so excited when I realized my little girl likes purses as much as me!

Sewing Addict???

Since I started really getting into sewing, I realized that if I don't sew for a couple of days or don't have a project to work on, I crave a sewing session.  Hello, my name is Karrie.  I'm addicted to sewing.  Maybe it's not just a sewing thing.  I think it's a creating thing in general.  If I can't sew, like when I break my only needle, I will find something to make in some other way.  

One day last week I got the urge to sew something and had seen this adorable baby doll diaper tutorial from The Cottage Home.  I knew my daughter would love to have some reusable diapers for her babies so while she was at school I whipped up a few with some scrap fabric I had.

She loved them!  Of course, I can't just leave it at that.  I had to ask her if the babies needed matching dresses.  So I made three dresses.  Super easy, super simple dresses, but again Savannah was very happy!

Then, I decided the babies needed matching headbands as well.  (Sorry, no individual pictures for those!)  So I was watching Savannah play with her babies, dressing them and changing their diapers.  At one point she even pretends to wipe their little bottoms and says they are stinky.  Light bulb!!!  I go back to my sewing machine and quickly create a little wipes case, and then stuff it with little squares of white fabric I had laying around.  How cute is that? :)

So my little project that started with this:                Ended like this:

Yes, you can laugh at me if you'd like.  Sad to say, there would have been even more, but when I asked if she needed a diaper bag for her stuff, she said she already had one.  I think a little bit bigger diapers need to made though in the near future.  These don't fit her Build-A-Bear animals.  We can't have that now!  :)

The great thing about all of this is that Savannah was happy, I was happy, and we were spending some great mommy-daughter time together.  It doesn't get any better than that. :)


P.S.  The few people that have actually seen the diapers, including my husband, thinks they would be a great thing to offer to others.  So if you have a little girl in your life who needs some diapers for their babies, let me know.  I'm going to make up some little packs with 3 diapers and a fake wipes case.  Think of what a great little gift this could be for Christmas!  Look for them in my Etsy store. 

Purses baby!

I've been working on some purses for my store.  Until I get my magnetic clasps that I've been waiting on I decided to list some sample purses in my store so everyone will at least know the style/size of the purses I've been making.  I can do purses with these fabrics or other fabrics of your liking.  If you like what you see, visit my Etsy Store "Sew Love to Sew"   Thanks!

Proud!

I guess I'm making two separate posts today for two totally unrelated topics that I wanted to share. :)

Yesterday Savannah came home after school.  I looked down and she had a pin on her shirt (one that I think made permanent holes in her shirt..ugh.)  Anyway, I read the pin, and it says "Student of the Week!"  I tried to find out what I could about it which is very difficult with my Savannah since she usually doesn't just give lots of information with out being asked a ton of questions.  I found out that she got it in an Assembly they have at school called "Rise and Shine," and she was the only one in her class that got one!  I was so excited and proud of her.  I guess this was the first assembly for the year.  Her school is a year round school so they started August 1.  I can say honestly that I'm not real surprised that Savannah got a reward.  She is such a sweet, well behaved little girl.  I don't she even realized that it was a special thing that she got! Ha!  

Here's my girl with her pin.

Changes of Spring

This is the last of the posts from my other blog.  If you didn't see the other posts, I'm consolidating!  

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Tonight I took Savannah out for a walk. I've been waiting for Spring for so long so I can go outside with her. The winter cold and darks seems to bog me down. It almost makes me not feel like myself. It was so beautiful outside. It was actually still light when we got done with supper! I was so excited! We had to go out! As we were strolling, I couldn't help but look around at the trees blooming and birds chirping. It smelled like spring. mmm.... It lingered on my clothes even after being inside for a while after. Of course, this is Arkansas and that means that the cold will come back once or twice before the warmth officially stays. It supposed to get colder tomorrow. It depresses me to even think of it.

I've always known that it doesn't take much to get me excited. I think most people who know me at all also know this. So what excited me tonight? Savannah ate macaroni and cheese! Okay, I know that might be kind of lame, but she's just so picky. I make sure to let her know how proud of her I am when she tries something new. We've tried macaroni several times. I think she just doesn't like the texture of pasta. Tonight, we bought her some "Cars" mac and cheese (Cars is her new love.) I pumped it up the whole way home from Wal-Mart. Then, once home I let her stand next to me and "help" make it (she loves helping cook.) So, when it was ready, even she was excited to eat it. Of course, as soon as she did eat it, I took a pic and bragged on her. Well, after all the fuss, she ate maybe 10 pieces, and then decided she didn't like it anymore and was spitting out the pasta (again, I think the texture was bothering her.) From then on she sat licking the cheese off her spoon and out of the bowl. So, we made progress. Maybe even more next time. I can at least say I refuse to give up!

Bunny-O

I'm consolidating my old blog and this one. This is another of my old post from the other blog.

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Tonight while putting Savannah down for bed, I watched her as she clung to her bunny. I tried not to laugh as I thought about poor old "Bunny-O", and his life. It started about a year ago. We got Bunny-O for Savannah at "Build-a-Bear." Of course, at that time she wasn't even a year old yet, but she knew something special was going on. She quickly became attached to it. She slept with it, and carried it around with her. Then, about two months ago Savannah got a stomach bug. She had diarrhea so bad, even at night while she was sleeping. One night it even leaked out her p.j.s. It was awful! Poor Bunny-O became a victim of the mess. So, I put him aside so I could clean him later. Savannah saw him sitting there, and asked for him. I tried to tell her that he was dirty and she could have him later. I cleaned him up, and again put him up to dry (again, right where she could him, mistake!) She kept asking for him, and I kept refusing. Finally, when he was no longer stinky and completely dry, I gave him back. To my surprise Savannah did not want him! She would not play with him or sleep with him. It was kind of sad. So this went on for about two months. I finally gave up trying. She had found a new love. Then, all of the sudden two weeks ago, she wants Bunny-O back. She had him for two days when she again got sick. She was crying in the middle of the night, and I went to her and pulled her out of her bed. I could smell the sickness. This time vomit. As I began to clean up, I pulled all of her blankets and stuffed animals out of her crib, sorting the clean from victims. As it turns out, all of her animals made it through the ordeal without getting anything on them, all of them except Bunny-O! Poor thing. As I realized this, I had to laugh. So, I again had to clean him and let him dry, but this time I used the wisdom I had gained from previous experiences. Bunny-O got a special spot in our laundry room so Savannah could not see him. Now all nice and clean, he is back where he belongs, in Savannah's arms.

The things they say

*Some of you will find this funny (and not be surprised at all if you know me), but I forgot that I had set up a blog about 3 years ago and actually had a couple of posts on it.  I have copied the posts to put on this blog so I can get rid of the other.  Enjoy!

Thursday, May 28, 2009

So this blog is all about the funny things that Savannah says. I had to include them in my blog so I don't forget about all the adorable things she says. She just turned two and is talking like crazy, but she doesn't always get it right which means we get a lot of laughs out of it.

So to start off...lately we're trying to get her to say "I love you". Though she's said it before you can't really tell what she's saying. It's all jumbled together, so we've been breaking it down for her and asking her to repeat us. I....Love....You. She does great on the "I' and the "love", but she has problems with the "you" part. Oh, she can say the word "you" that's not the issue. She says "me" instead! I...love...me. LOL! Too funny!

Okay, another funny one is the word "zip". She can say it just fine if you ask her to repeat you. It's the times she decides to say it all on her own that's so funny. For instance, she'll put a jacket on and start messing with the zipper trying to figure it out. After a while, she'll turn to one of us and say "piz." So if you ever hear her say "piz" now you know what it means. (It's not the other not so nice word that it almost sounds like!)

We try to be good parents and teach our daughter some manners. She's doing pretty well with it. She knows that when some one gives her something you respond by using your manners. While we've taught her to say thank you, she just won't say it! Instead she chooses to say "welcome." At least she gets the concept. I'm sure she'll eventually get it!

So this one is a total opposite of the manners thing (well, kind of.) As with all little ones they at some point realize that there comes a little sound from their behind once in a while. A "toot" as we call it. We've tried to teach Savannah to say excuse me when she does this. We were shopping once, and she did it in public so I looked at her and said "What do you say?" She responded with "I toot!" I tried not to laugh, but it was just too funny! Of course, after I was done laughing, I made her say excuse me. Now when she does it, she looks up with a big smile and says "I toot!" (I guess I shouldn't have laughed that first time!) Of course, I always respond with "What do you say?" and she says "me" (which is how she says excuse me, but almost seems like a confession of who did it!)

Often when Savannah ate peanut butter it was on her toast "peanut butter toast." So now when she sees a jar of peanut butter she calls it "pea butter toast".

One of her first words was "ball." I loved how everything round was a ball. At Target the big round red cement balls out front were "balls." She wanted to play with them. LOL! Watermelons at the grocery store were "balls." She got mad because I wouldn't let her have the "ball."

I'm sure I'll think of more that I don't want to ever forget. Be prepared for additions to this blog!

Loving It!

I've been creating for years now.  Sewing, crafting, scrapbooking, etc., etc.,  You name it.  I've probably tried doing it.  I tend to think that I can do just about any type of crafting, though that's necessarily the case.  I do love it though!  Most often I see something some where else and am inspired.  I pull out one of my many tubs of crafting stuff and get to work.  Again, I love it!

Right now sewing is my big thing, though I do take breaks now and then to work on other creations.  I started out making a pillow case dress or two.  Easy.  Then, it exploded!  Now, I want to sew anything and everything.  My husband told me the other day that I was going crazy.  Maybe I am???   :)   

I pin plenty of items on Pinterest concerning sewing.  I love purses and starting pinning those figuring one day I'd make myself one.  This summer I was looking at department stores for purses and just couldn't find anything I loved, and then I remembered all those purses waiting for me on Pinterest.  So I went for it.  And I loved it!  Before I know it I'm making them for others and selling them.  Wow.  How did this happen?   

So now, today, I set up my Etsy store, "So Love to Sew."  I don't have any purses on it yet.  (I know.  Lame.  I'm waiting on a shipment of magnetic clasp so I can list those babies!)  I do have a very cute organizer for the car though.  A book organizer, if you will, but it can be used for other things.  (We read a lot of books in my house, so naturally they are in the car too!)

Stuffed with books and a few toys.

See how cute?  Even has a pocket for DVDs. 

My daughter wanted to help me with the organizer.  Actually, when I say "she helped me" it was actually to help me clean out the car so I could take some pics.  I didn't want a bunch of old Gold Fish crackers and Cheerios showing up in the pic!  Savannah, my daughter, was actually very excited about the organizer.  She helped stuff the toys and books in it, and she even wanted her pic taken in front of it.  

So use the link on the right side of my page to go to my Esty store, "So Love to Sew" and check out what I've got.  If not much now, just be patient with me. Even if you're not interested in buying at least come back to the blog.  Who knows what I'll be up to next.  :)