I got a new toy & I made something pretty for it!

Hi friends! Thanks so much to all who shopped at Sew Chatty on Cyber Monday! It was a fun day and your pretties are on their way!

I took advantage of Cyber Monday myself! I got a pattern for a new product coming soon to the shop…my first “softie”. It’s adorbs. You’re going to love it. I’ll be stitching up a sample for show and tell next week!

Annnnnnnnd….I got a new camera!!! FINALLY. I’ve been wanting one FOREVER and am now the proud owner of a DSLR. I feel so fancy. I got the Canon Rebel EOS T3 and a smokin’ deal. It’s their most basic camera. I’ll mostly be using it for the shop and blog and for general family fun so I didn’t need anything too big time. Here she is! More on the slipcover in a minute…

I’m told I need a 55mm lens and I’d like a tripod at some point. All in good time I guess!

Here are a few of the pics I’ve snapped so far…These are really random so I apologize. Just trying to figure this thing out.

So un-ladylike. She does this ALL.THE.TIME.

Pretty new fabric waiting to be washed.

Basket o’ quilty goodness. All handmade by my grandma, mom, and myself…except that mint Sunggie.

Little man who fell asleep reading his Bible. How CUTE is that???!

Like I said…randoms, but I’m having fun! I took an AWESOME shot of the laundry basket on my dining room table, but I don’t think showing you a picture of my husbands underwear would be appropriate!

Now for the crafty part of this post…

My new camera DEFINITELY needed a pretty strap slipcover so I did some Googling and came across a really great tutorial from The Cottage Home on how to make a nice gathered one.

Fabrics I chose…pink, gray, cherry blossoms, polka dots…happy.

I mostly followed her directions, but I ended up not using the ribbon as trim down the middle and just pulling out the gathering stitch. I love it! Once I finished it I tried to take a few pictures for WIWW….this is the best one. Yikes.

Camera strap slipcover: Made by me {TUTORIAL HERE}

Cardi: Target

Dress: Kohl’s

Jeans: Target

…and I’m wearing gray TOMS, but I cut off me feet. I’m learning alright!

Click! 

I think I’m going to have fun this! Do you have any beginner photog tips for me? If so leave them in comments. I have no idea how to use this thing!

Have  a Happy Day!

Elizabeth

I'm linking up with The Pleated Poppy & Momma Go Round!

{a week in phone pics} InstaFriday!

We had a very exciting (mmmkay not so much) week! Here are some highlights from our everyday…

I crocheted a few coffee cuffs and stuck a fabric ruffle on them. Love.

My dining room table looked like this for about a week…it’s folded and put away now. Pinky promise.

Someone gets to be “Dark Vader” for Halloween and is VERY excited about it! Thank you Target for your very cost effective costumes :)

I finished this lovely cowl/circle scarf thingy. It was really fun to make. It’s GINORMOUS. I’m going to need some snow stat. Too bad I live in Orange County! You can find the tutorial HERE.

Our Trader Joes has an awesome drawing board and the little man got artsy with a stegosaurus! Lots of spikes…

This was a very tasty and healthy lite lunch (not a great pic…sorry!). I had it everyday this week! Here’s what I did…made 2 cups of brown rice in my rice cooker (to make it not so bland I added some olive oil, salt, garlic, and basil-the frozen kind from TJ’s), added the zest and juice of a lemon, about 8 chopped cherry tomatoes, 10 sliced kalamata olives, a can of tuna in oil (drained),  and a few tsps of capers. Makes about 4 1 cup servings. YUM. I plan on having it for lunch again next week too!

Saved the best for last. My kid is awesome. For reals. He got real quiet in his room the other night and when we went to check on him, he surprised us with this “Happy Mom & Dad Day” party! Complete with fake food and a twirly light show. Love him! October 17th is officially Mom & Dad day at our house!

What did you do this week? Hope you made some memories. Go link up with Jeanette!

Elizabeth

{new item in the shop}

Hi there! I hope you are having a happy day! I have a little shop announcement that might make your day even brighter!

Back by POPULAR demand are a limited quantity of my Ruffled Sunglasses Cases! There are only 6 available and a steal at only $12 so get yours while you can!

Happy Summer!

Elizabeth

{Shop Update}

Yayee! Blogger is back up! That was irritating, but it made me realize two important things…that I rely too much on technology and that I really need to vacuum my house.

I closed my shop a few weeks back because I had a big show and wanted to work on some fun new things! Well, I am happy to say, it’s reopened and full of pretty handmade goodness!

Here are some new things you’ll find!

Wristlet Clutches and Zipper Pouches in a new Ruffles and Canvas style!

 

{loving the gray houndstooth}

New Yo-Yo Covered Button Headbands!

{this one is made from a vintage flour sack}

{how fun is the giant button!}

A whole new line of coffee cuffs in fun new fabrics and trims!

{denim and lace}

{burlap and lace}

{linen and lace}

{canvas and vintage flour sack ruffle!}

And my new FAVORITE item is…

The Braided Necklace

{teal and lace}

{daffodil yellow with gray satin ribbon}

I hope you’ll stop over and take a peak at all the new pretties at Sew Chatty! I’d love to know what you think!

Happy Friday friends!

Elizabeth

Wardrobe Challenge {Project #1 Reveal}

Last week I started a wardrobe challenge. I am challenging myself to make a piece of clothing {for me} every week until I have a closet full of handmade pretties for spring and summer!

My first project was a skirt made with Simplicity Pattern 2609. I’ve had this pretty vintage sheet looking fabric in my stash for a while. Just needed it to tell me what it wanted to be. It wanted to be this pretty skirt.

I decided on View D. I made it on Saturday morning and it only took about 2 hours. It was really fun! I can’t wait to make more!

Here it is…my “Farmers Market Skirt”.

the glorious and super comfy elastic waist…

the full, swingy skirt is so fun! Carter said I looked like a ballerina. Pretty sure that was a compliment :)

Here’s how I wore it on Sunday to church and Disneyland. Funky belt {to conceal the glorious elastic waist}, tshirt, cropped cardi, and cute flats. Pic taken with the super fun Retro Camera app on my phone.

Well, there you have it. Project #1 of my Wardrobe Challenge is complete! Check back on Saturday because I’ll be telling you all about Project #2 and it’s a fun one!

Shabby Ruffle Hairclip {TUTORIAL}

Hello friends! I have a special treat for you today!!!! A tutorial for the cutest hairclip EVER.

I always have ruffley scraps left over from various projects so I thought I would play around with them and see what I could come up with. And I came up with this little cutie! It’s a tiny ruffle…for your hair!

This clip is probably one of the simplest things I have made so I am going to teach you how to make one too! Then we can be cute and ruffley together! Sound like a plan? Here we go…

1. Gather your supplies. Cutting mat, rotary cutter and ruler, 2 strips of fabric {width is up to you, but I used 1.5 and 1” strips} 6” in length, piece of felt 1x2.5”, an alligator clip, a needle and thread…oh and not pictured is my glue gun. Go plug it in, you need that too!

2. Zig zag the long edges of each strip.

3. Place the smaller strip onto the longer one and run your gathering stitch down the center.

4. Gather your ruffle to about 3” in length. Don’t cut your threads yet.

5. Press your ruffle flat.

6. Sew down the ruffle right on top of the gathering stitch. Don’t worry about removing the gathering threads. If you use a thread color that blends in, you won’t really see the stitch lines. Now you can clip the long threads.

7. Now go back and zig zag the short edges. We’re almost done…yayee!

8. Hand sew the clip to the felt.

9. Put your ruffle face down and put a good amount of glue on the back.

10. Not pictured is me putting the felt onto the glue. Sorry I forgot to take that pic, but I’m sure you can visualize!

11. Now you are going to glue both edges down. Put a line of glue on the edge of the ruffle and fold it in. I will let the pictures explain.

And you’re done! Easy peesy right? Look how cute it is!!!! I love it. If you make one, take a photo and add it to my Flickr Pool!

For you non-crafty types that want a clip but don’t want to make one…they’ll be in the shop soon :) Happy Tuesday friends!

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