Paper Doll Tote

 This was a super fun birthday gift that I sewed up for my daughter's very good friend. It was a simple idea that turned out very cutesy. I especially like the color combination.

  
The inside, of the binder tote, has a triangular pocket and a Velcro attachment. I really like the striped fabric coordinating with the heart and floral fabrics.I sewed the front side of the binder cover to the insides of the covers and added handles and a latch closure for easy transport.

I designed some tags to keep storage of the paper dolls organized. I used fun colors to match the fabrics and adhered them to the clear pockets with hot glue. I also made sure that the glue wasn't too hot that it would melt the pages and made identical tags to adhere on the flip side. I also chose a font that would be easy to read.

I took a strip of 2 inch wide fabric, frayed the edge and gathered the other edge into a circle. The floral fabric is a 1 inch strip fixed in the same manner. I then hot glued them in a layered fashion with a fleece heart cut out and a rhinestone for embellishment. Cute!

Simple fun organization for 

your paper dolls. 

All in a cute little tote!

~Christie

Basic Burlap Runner

 Believe it or not...I have never worked with burlap before. It's surprisingly cooperative. {No ironing.} I needed to make a simple runner for a small table top and I opted to use burlap for my main fabric. Accented in black cotton with white polka dots for the binding. Because it was for decorative purposes only, not for daily wear and tear, I could get away with using the burlap. First, I measured out my burlap to the size of the table top. Then, I cut two inch strips of the cotton material and sewed the ends together creating one long piece. With this long piece I ironed it in half length wise. I then opened up the fold and proceeded to fold the two sides in toward the middle fold. Pressed it into place and then refolded the center fold and pressed once again. Here I have created a large piece of bias tape in which I pinned to the burlap edge and sewed all around the piece, making sure that my corners were mitered. Then for more durability, I sewed a zig zag stitch all around the edge of the material where it met the burlap.

   For embellishment, I took a one inch strip of material and frayed one edge. I then sewed the other edge in a gathered stitch. After gathering the material I sewed the ends together, forming a circle, and added a crochet circle and plumeria button. I then sewed the embellishment in place on the runner. I think it turned out both cute and functional. I feel like the burlap with the black and white material serve as a neutral back drop for a table runner. This was such a fun and simple project. Give it a try and Happy Sewing!

~Christie

Crafts: Multipurpose Magnetic Board

 Our YW leader had a great idea to make an announcement board. She had this magnetic board to work with. I wanted to go simple with it. Not too much going on so that the focus would be on the information of the board. So,I lined the cork edge with twine and looped the corners. Carefully, I adhered it to the cork edge with hot glue. 

   Then I made different types of fabric flowers inspired by the YW value colors. I grouped the flowers on the corners of the board and adhered them with hot glue. 

   I also made little envelopes, with her icons,to hold the names of the girls for each class.

          This turned out to be a cute decorative board. Very functional for many different uses. For example, menu board, message board, chore board, etc.I'm so thankful that she handed this fun project over to me. I love to be creative and useful. Aloha.

~Christie