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!

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!

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!

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.  :)