Friday, September 16, 2011

Jazzed Up Tote Bag


This tote bag was given to us and I thought it could use some jazzing up!!



This is scrap fabric from a cover I made for an infant car seat.
I hot glued the fabric to the tote and topped it off using a flower with a pebble in its middle. This once plain tote became a cute gift for a friend! Very Cost effective!

Keep your life free from the love of money, and be content with what you have, for He said, "I will never leave you nor foresake you."   Hebrews 13:5

Friday, September 9, 2011


These  burp cloths are "sew" simple! 
 A new cloth diaper transformed into a cute and inexpensive gift.


I enjoy making these for baby showers
~One can never have too many burp cloths!!!~


Some of the ribbon used was left over from previous projects and the rest was found on sale.

I unfolded the cloth and laid it flat. Then pinned  the ribbon onto the burp cloth where I thought looked good.  Next, sewed around all edges of the ribbon using a straight stitch on the sewing machine. This burp cloth is made using two ribbons. A wide ribbon on the bottom with a thinner ribbon sewn on top.

This animal ribbon is just adorable!!

I tried to use ribbon that was cute and yet boyish!  (This is a challenge for me since girly items are so cute and fun)

After uniformly folding the burp cloths, I bundled them together using a silky, mint green ribbon to make them more personal and "gifty".  This set was used as a gift for a friend's precious baby boy!!

THE PACKAGE: I used a brown paper bag and strategically cut down the length of the bag making several strips that are still attached. Then curled the strips using scissors ( just like is done for curling ribbon). I did this not knowing the outcome. It made a perfect nest for the bird card I made!