last week, i showed you the knitter’s bag i made for my friend shea. well, shea got a bonus pouch out of me just because she’s so awesome. and because there was a lot of extra fabric. [there is still about a half a yard, shea, so if you think of anything else you want, let me know!]

she actually came up with idea when we were picking out fabric together in joann’s. she wanted a little pouch to put her various stitch markers and small knitting tools inside. we looked at zippers, but they were all so long, so we left without the plan for me to make one.

when i discovered that you can shorten a zipper to whatever length you like, i decided to surprise shea and whip one up for her! it was only my second time working with a zipper, and my first was on a skirt i made for my sister when i was in high school. not only was i a little out of practice, but i just in general had no idea what i was doing. but that’s how i roll, i make things up as i go!

i figured it out for the most part, and once again, it’s not perfect, but it’ll do the job!

here’s the matching pair!

this is a cute little knitter’s bag for my friend shea. i gave you a sneak preview last week and now it’s finally finished. i’m pretty happy with it.

the goal of the bag is to keep their kitties from attacking shea’s yarn in that oh-so-iconic way. i think it will serve her well!

you can’t see it super well in the picture, but yes i did add piping to the bottom seam-i told you i was addicted. : )

did you doubt me? were you worried that i’d fallen off the crafting cliff? i’m sure you really didn’t care, but i have a craft update for you anyway!

i’ve been crafty as usual, i’ve just been lazy about getting pictures up to complete my crafty blog posts. sorry! i don’t have any completed projects from this week, but i have some progress pictures.

this is almost finished, it’s a knitter’s bag for my dear friend, shea. it’s not perfect, but i think it coming along nicely, you’ll likely see the finished project next friday!

speaking of knitting, can anyone guess what this might be?

i’ll give you a hint, it’s from the book i just finished reading: a knitter’s home companion.

still no clue? i guess you just have to wait and see!

happy crafting, and sorry for the late posts!

i can’t remember where i saw this, but i think it was in real simple. i immediately fell in love with idea.

the idea is simple:

1. take a lightweight frame with glass
2. put cute light-colored fabric or scrapbook paper in the frame
3. hot glue* heavy duty magnets on the back
4. stick it to your fridge

wah-la! or not.

they look cute up there ^ but on my fridge, well, this is what they look like.

i guess i need much stronger magnets. i’ll probably try again soon.

*you don’t necessarily have to use hot glue for the magnets, but as i’m mildly obsessed with hot glue, that’s what i did.

okay, so i’ve found a new obsession. and it’s piping. yay! thanks to a cousin craft day on wednesday, i officially know how to pipe. and no, i’m not talking about plumbing, although i wish i knew how to rid our shower of the standing water…

i made a pillow case as you can see above. it’s awesome, as you can see above. what makes it so awesome? you guessed it, the piping!

i especially love the corners, it looks so professional, if i do say so myself.

if you’ve been reading my blog from the beginning you, may remember this blog and my beautiful handmade home decor for our tiny little one bedroom apartment.

for those of you that are too lazy to click on the link or you didn’t even notice there was a link there, here is a picture of the craft i re-crafted this week:

and here’s the craft of the week: stretched fabric, bleached and painted:

i love trees.