Easy Reversible Bag

Sorry about being gone for so long — I’ve been developing a couple of blogs and they’ve consumed all my free time for the past 7 or 8 days. Although they’re still in development, I can now take the occasional crafting break, and so I was able to make this bag. I know, I’ve been [...]

How-To: Easy Eyeglass Case

In less than a year, I’ve gone from horribly nearsighted, to both horribly nearsighted and needing reading glasses with my contact lenses. As a result, I’ve got reading glasses all over the place — in my purse, on my computer table, on the coffee table, everywhere! This is not only because I don’t want to [...]

How-To: Quilted Bookcover

Maybe one of these days I’ll show you what’s usually in my bag, but I’m afraid you’ll be so put off by the mess that you’ll never come back here. I will tell you that it always contains a book. Since most of my books come from the library, I realized that it might not [...]

How-To: PolkaDot Shoulder Bag

I really do enjoy making my own handbags, but I don’t tackle a handbag project nearly as often as I’d like. That’s mainly because I tend to become paralyzed by indecision. What fabric should I use? What style do I want this time? Oh, I’ll make this one… but, no, I think I’d rather have [...]

How-To: Bleach Discharged Velvet Bag, Part 1

For an easy and effective do-it-yourself vintage technique, there’s nothing quite like bleach-discharged velvet. In addition to removing dye and giving your fabric a lovely, time-worn look, the bleach also changes the texture of the fabric, and it will feel soft and well-loved. Although you can bleach-discharge any color of velvet, I find that I [...]

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