HILLBILLY WINEGLASSES

It's that time of year again... my neighborhood Christmas Bunco Night. Every year, all of us ladies always have a little something to give to each other at the December Bunco. Last year, I was all about Yumminess (Salted Caramel Cupcakes in a Jar), but this year I wanted to go the Silly but Functional route. Through my adventures on Pinterest, I am currently all about making my own cake stands using a plate, a candlestick and the proper glue. So with those inspirations swirling around in my head, I thought I could use that same concept to create something for my friends. I had seen these on FB a while ago, and decided this is what I would make...

Hillbilly Wineglasses...

Mason Jar glued to a glass candlestick. How hilarious is that?

I already had the proper glue - E6000, so I was off to the Dollar Tree for the candlesticks, then to Walmart for the pint sized Ball Mason Jars.

After following some sound advice that I got from Linda at Craftaholics Anonymous and her Facebook followers, I set about making 12 of these.

Their advice included: 1). be sure jar and candlestick are clean and dry, 2). sanding the top of the candlestick seems to help with adhesion, and 3). a little bit of glue goes a long way.

It really was a very easy process. To complete the gifts, I made these cute little tags with the little mason jar using my Cricut. I added a few sweets, and I placed some Christmas colored paper in the lids.

I hope they all liked them. Normally, before we start playing for the evening, we all open our little goodies. But not this year. So I was a little disappointed to not be able to see their reactions. Hopefully they all got a good little chuckle.

I'm linking up here...

Tatertots & Jello Handmade Gifts

CUSTOM ORDERS

Last month, my Etsy shop had a little sale, which got me Five Custom Orders. And they all came at the end of the month, so needless to say, I've been a busy little bee.

I wanted to share with you what I created for my wonderful customers.

This first one was for Krystal over at Sassy Sanctuary. She needed a bag for Church. She teaches Sunday School, so she has a lot to carry along with her Bible. Along with being a Church Tote, it also doubles as a Diaber Bag. So now every Sunday, she can load it up with Everything she needs and go in Style.

Krystal selected the two main fabrics and sent them to me.

I added the third fabric to be used for this cute Ruffle embellishment...

and for a little trim detail on the inside pockets.

I think the size turned out great, and I will probably be making more of these to add to my shop.

These next three are for a High School classmate of mine you wanted bags for herself and her two daughters - one being 15 and the other being 21. My only instructions were that they needed to be black and white, and all different.

LOVE the Bling Button on this one.

Can you guess who got which one?

And this last one is for another High School classmate. She told me she likes black and whites, but that she also likes green. When I saw this fabric, I got so excited. I knew it would be the perfect one.

LOVE the little Rosette Button... so much so, I also used it on one of the bags above...

and, I added the little Ruffle detail.

What do you think of the little ruffle? It's new for me, but I might start doing it more.

Hopefully, these inspired you to come visit me at my Etsy shop, and maybe have me whip something beautiful up for you.

SALE ENDING SOON!!!!!

My Etsy Shop Sale is ending SOON.
It will be over on Monday, February 28th.

So hurry up and come visit my Etsy shop tMoOT and buy yourself a new purse for Spring. I'm offering 30% off any of the nine Totes that are in stock, or any Custom Order. Just enter code SPRING30 at checkout.

Hope to see you there before the end of the day on Monday!!

ETSY SHOP SALE

Starting tomorrow,

February 1st, 2011,

I'm having a SALE.

Come visit my Etsy shop tMoOT and buy yourself a new purse for Spring. I'm offering 30% off any of the nine Totes that are in stock, or any Custom Order. Just enter code SPRING30 at checkout.

Hope to see you there!!

CUSTOM REQUESTS

My Etsy Shop seems to be off to an Incredible start. I've sold three bags from the shop and have had two Custom Requests...

Black, White and Yellow

John Deere Inspired

I wasn't planning on offering Custom Requests, but that's where I seem to have the most interest.

MY ETSY SHOP IS OPEN!!!!!!!

If you are looking for a unique purse, or you need a unique gift for someone (Christmas is coming), go check out my Etsy shop.

I currently have 10 Beautiful cotton quilted purses for sale. Please go take a look and see if there might be something you just can't live without.

DECORATIVE FELT KOOZIE

I'm sure over the past year, you have all seen these beautiful containers that Clorox now has for their cleaning wipes.

I always have a container of wipes on the kitchen counter, because with two boys under the age of three, there are a lot of messes to clean up. So, after I first saw the commercial for these gorgeous containers, I ran right out to buy one. Once at the store, all excited to pick just the right pattern, I almost passed out when I saw the price. Needless to say, I never bought one.

Instead, I came up with this idea.

Using Felt, I created a Decorative Koozie for my Clorox Wipe Dispenser.

Now, doesn't this look much better then just the standard Clorox packaging?

Due to the fact that I now have a little person using the potty, who doesn't have ANY aim, I am also keeping a Clorox Wipe dispenser in the bathroom. I will be making another Koozie to compliment our bathroom decor. When I make that one, I will be sure to do a tutorial for it.

Stay tuned.

SEWING TOOL CADDY

I've been doing a lot of sewing projects lately, so I need to have my necessary tools easily accessible. My designated craft space is located in our upstairs loft, and is now currently shared with our home office... not really a whole lot of space left for sewing. Even though I store all my sewing supplies up there, I do the actual sewing at the dining room table. So, I needed a way to easily transport everything down the treacherous spiral staircase.

Last week, using some left-over fabric from my Pretty Woman dress (ladies of the 80's... remember that dress?), I whipped up this cute little Sewing Tool Caddy.

It rolls up and is lined with fleece, so it has a little bit of padding.

And now I can just grab my Tool Caddy and head down (or up) the spiral staircase without trying to juggle 10 different tools and keep from falling.

I'm sure there are all kinds of versions of this idea out there in the Cyber world, but it came to me one morning, so I made it. If I were to make another one, I would make it taller, longer and some of the pockets a little wider. But overall, it does what I need it to do.

Maybe this will inspire you to create something on a whim.

ANOTHER PURSE

This one is not for a giveaway. This one is for a kind neighbor.

We have neighbors, Jim and Bonnie Usas, who have a beautiful vegetable garden. In the middle of their garden, they designated a small area for my son Luke to plant his own little garden.

As a way of saying Thanks, I made this purse for Miss Bonnie. She said her favorite colors were Purple and Periwinkle. I hope she doesn't mind them mixed with Kelly Green.

Again, I'm LOVING the button I found for this one.

We're going to take it over for Luke to give it to her tonight.

MY FIRST GIVEAWAY!!!!!!!!!!!

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED!

Last week, over on my Family Blog, I posted pictures of a purse I had made. My inspiration for the purse came from my Mom. She had made me two of this style, and was kind enough to also send me the pattern.

I went right out and bought some fabric to try to make one myself. I had SOOO much fun making it, that I thought it might be nice if I made one to give away as a kind of "Grand Opening" gift for this new blog.

So here it is...

It's made of 100% cotton (that has been pre-washed), so it's washable. It has ties on the side for adjustability. The inside has great little organizational pockets for all your important necessities , and it has a removable bottom, which is also washable (just remove cardboard insert).

Don't you just LOVE the color combo, and what can I say about that Button? Isn't it just to die for?

Well, I don't want any of you to die for it, but if any of you would like to win it, here's what you need to do to enter the Giveaway:

1. PLEASE leave me a Comment!!

AND MOST IMPORTANTLY

2. Become a FOLLOWER of this blog.

Wow, thats it!! Just two simple things. How hard could that be?

You can enter up till Midnight Saturday, July 17th, and I will announce the winner on Sunday, July 18th. Be sure to do both steps.

Good Luck, and Thank You for coming to my Grand Opening.