My Sewing Mojo

Well got a bit of sewing done this week. First I wanted to get my scrapbook all in order. My scarpbook is more of pics I find of clothes I like and one day would like to try sometime. I have a friend that works at Walmart in the fabric part. They be throwing away the McCall books and all but, she puts them all aside for me and I get to pick them up. But, instead of me flipping though all those books from time to time I decided to cut out the ones I like and make me a scrapbook. Well I have 2 scrapbooks one for my sewing projects and the other one is for my crochet projects. So here is a start.



Ok I made my daughter Nesa a nice pretty pink and brown shirt. She loves her new shirt she wore it to school today. It didn't take me no time to finish this shirt.:)


Front :)due to my daughter having a liver diease her belly is a little bigger so I had to make a little extra room for her belly for the front. She hates it when her shirts are to tight.



Back :)





Here is a little close up on the little details I wanted to have a bigger like bow but, ran out of fabric and had to work with this one the best way I could.

Now here go me a shirt. I am always going though all my fabric and find fabric I didn't know I have so had to use this for me a nice silk shirt. Will have to wear a tank top under this shirt.


Front


Back

I am not used to making shirts with sleeves because I am always making tank tops and halter tops doing the summers so these shirts was a challenge for me I think I did great. What do you all think?


Ok did quick purse. Didn't take long.


Here is the start of my purse. The cut out of the back front, bottom, strap and pockets. As you see more pics you going to see I didn't use the pockets. After my kids got around to my cutting table things was missed placed and I haven't seen the cut out of my pockets yet lol. :)


Outside the finish project

I used my sewing machine to make zig zag designs on the outside to give it more color of purple since the inside is purple. I also put a couple of rhimstones on it also.


Inside



There you have it.

My mojo week. I still have a little bit of more mojo sewing going on in me lol. Have more shirts for my oldest one and more for myself comming soon. :) But, there you have it. Take care everyone thans for stopping by.

My Girls and My Weekend

Who said, that my girls not artists. Well this weekend my girls became Leonardo Da Vinci and Vincent Van Go

Look at them hard at work lol.



I brought some foam like boards that I as using it for a craft board posting designs and things like that on it but, since I did a lot of changing things around in my home I decided to go ahead and give it to my girls to do there art work.


Before me and my girls got our hands on it. :)


Had some spray paint that I haven't used in awhile and decided to give the board a little background color of black.

Here a little red and blue.

After my girls did there work. I added some ribbon around the boarder.
Here go the famous art work.


TA DAAAAAA LOL


Ok I needed a little change when it came to my computer desk it was all un organize and out of order.

Oh I am so junkie lol. Also this desk here has had it's days to the point my desk is only standing because my computer is on it lol. :) From changing around my room so much my desk decided to start falling apart.
My mom had a desk sitting over at her house that she wasn't using so I asked her for it. It has had it's days so I wanted to give it a little bit of Lesa's touch up.


Before, oh also that is the chair I us when at my desk so since I was giving the desk a touch up so why not do the same with the chair.


After see don't it looks new again. I love doing recon/recycle. All it is to it is just throw on some paint and it's new again.



Here go my computer area now in my small size closet that I don't used so wanted to put it to work. I always keep all my clothes in my hallway clothes due to it being bigger and in drawers so since this closet was like what I called the BLACK HOLE where I tend to throw things in here that I don't need so taking up the space helps me to not be collecting things I don't need lol.


The chair had a little bit more of a fix to it. I got me a seat cushion and covered it with some fleece and also put around the back of the chair as you can see. Now my chair is all jazzed up lol.:)

Ok ok I know I haven't had any crocheting up in awhile still working on a couple of pillows for my girls room also my 2 yr old a shirt, my mom a tote bag all at the same time so this week I will have pics of that tote bag for sure. :)

Also my sewing in progress is me a purple and black purse, kitchen curtain, also a wall hanging out of fleece and fabric. :)

So there you have it our weekend and my upcoming projects:) so what do you all think?

Oh My I Went Crafty Crazy This Week

Ok finally can catch up on my blog. I've been crafty crazy doing some crocheting, sewing and a bit of recons here and there. So you all going to see how busy my week has been. :)

Ok lets start with my crochet work. I am that type of person that gets bored after awhile working on the same project. I then get excited about a new project and sit my other projects to the side and then come back ever so offen. These 2 projects below I can say I have been working on and off on them for at least 2 to 3 months and I have to say I am finally done with them. :) here goes.



Ok these 2 pillows are some reverseable pillows that I wanted to put on my futon. I am that type of person that cant stick to one color so I am always changing up colors so on one side it is blue and black on the other side is red and black. I want to get started on the futon throw blanket that matches these pillows but, aint no telling how long I will be working on that. LOL


Ok here go a nice pink and white blanket with some pretty ribbon like edging that I sewn on. I can say I finally finished this been a while working on it. I don't know what to do with it either go to my niece or to my little daughter Nellie. Haven't yet decided.



Close up.

Ok now it's time for my recons/recyle projects. I have been cleaning a lot mainly getting out fall clothes for my girls and have been coming across things that either I think about throwing away or think what can I do with this. So I did some recon/recyle projects.


Ok cd cases that I just can't seem to find the cd's to the cases and they have been sitting and sitting forever and ever but, yet to find the cd's. SO OH WHAT SHALL I DO.


Oh hot glue come in handle.


I say shade boxes or small boxes to put nick nacks in. But, I have a idea about putting my girls pictures in black and white on the open end of the box to be a box frame. :)

See who said, you can't be crafty with cd cases.


Ok while going though my basement thinking of all the things I can give to Goodwill I came across alot of old things that was my girls but, haven't yet to give them away so the picture below was like a hanging mobile for over a crib. So what should I do with this.



Me being the crafty person I am lol I came up with this.


A picture pillow wall hanging for my girls room. Look there go my girls in the picture.


Ok last recyle project.


Ok I forgot what this baby thing is called but, for those moms out there I guess you all know what it is. I know that my girls used it to mainly play with there hanging chains that hung up over there heads or either they fall asleep on it.
I wasn't ready to give this away. I looked at it and my crafty mind took over and I had a great idea for my girls.


A floor pillow. This was a great project I stuffed the inside with all my old scraps of fabric that I just cant never get rid of so I put it to used. My girls love it and it's a great memory of there child hood because it was for both of them when they was babies. Looking at it now I remember how small they was while laying on it when they was babies now look at them they hold body is bigger then that thing lol. :)


Here goes the green head. After cutting away this hold thing I found out that the head already had a small pillow in it so I just re-sewn it back together and my girls can use it as a pillow also.


Here it go.:)

My girls love the recons I did for them. I like it that I saved money and also save some of there child-hood things:) can't save them all my oldest one was upset that her baby toys was given away. I told her she's a big girl let some other little girls take them and play with them she will understand when she gets older but, into then most of there kiddie things will still be with them. :)

So what do you all think of my crafty week this week? :)

I Was Nominated "Nice Matters Award"

Have to say thanks to Mary Sarah for nominating me. Thanks so much. I was glad and surprise to clicked on Mary Sarah blog and see I was nominated. Ok I thought about the 5 ladies I will like to nominate for Nice Matters Award. Since most of us bloggers know the same people I try to push away from people that I see was picked but, then I thought about all the people that comes to my blog and check out my blog and I thought about all the bloggers that I love read there progress when it comes to there hobbies and life so here go all the 5 people I nominate are:



1. Is Wanda Kay she has been the very first to ever come to my blog and since I started my blog in January and I love reading her blog she's great. :)

2. Riohnna love her blog from the first time I stop at her blog shes a cool blogger friend.

3. Sheila OMG love her blog I am always checking out her blog and seeing her new hobbies she gets me in the mood to want to knit. Thanks again Sheila for the knitting loom:)

4. Aurora Love her blog everytime I go to her blog I see her handsome little boys she's a great mom and a wonderful crafter:)

5. Last nominate is a new blogger that is getting the hang of the blogging world but, is a great crocheter. I've clicked to her blog and love her work. I feel all us bloggers sometime or another needs to be nominated so I will say
Christina you deserve it. :)

Ok there you have it.


Now to my hobbies. Still a little behind on my crocheting. I've been reading since I haven't been reading in awhile I had to start picking up my books because I am ready to start a this fall book club in October so trying to catch up on reading and making a list of all the books the book club wants us to have. But, other words. Working on my daughter Nellie shirt only have about 15% done doing it with a G hook so I will be working on her shirt for awhile. Also want to get started crocheting my mom another purse sometimes this week. Oh and on my sewing. I have a purse I am working on for myself cut it out so have to get sewing and designing it soon. :)

Girls doing ok. In the potty training mood with my 2 yr old she isn't enjoying it at all. She keep asking for her pamper but, I have to hold my ground and get her on that potty and out of those pampers. I hate potty training. At least this is my last time EVER lol. My oldest is doing great she is loving school and is getting homework she said, mom I love homework I thought to myself wait until she gets older she will not be saying that lol. She also hate that she can't take naps at school anymore she said, mom we don't lay down at school and go to sleep anymore like before. I told her the higher grade you go up to there wont be no more sleeping in school She is in K5 and there isn't no nap time like it was when she was in K4. She don't like that lol. :)

Ok time to go will post pics of my updated projects soon. :)

I've Been Tagged

Well Lis got me lol you got me big time. Lis tagged me so here 8 things about me.

Rules are:

Once tagged, you must link to the person who tagged you. Then post the rules before your list, and list 8 random things about yourself. At the end of the post, you must tag and link to 8 other people, visit their sites, and leave a comment letting them know they've been tagged.

Ok let me think let me think lol,

1. Well besides sewing and crocheting I love reading. Just haven't been reading in awhile due to me crocheting way to me lol but, I am into urban books something to keep me on the edge of my seat.

2. Most people don't know that I am single well yep single not married but, you can say dating whenever I have time.

3. I barely leave Milwaukee. Grow up here but, was born in Mississippi. I have been to most of the cities that is here in Wisconsin and Chicago that is only about a hour in a half away from here and been to Florida for my daughter's make a wish for Disney World but, other then that not a travling person. :)

4. I am a stay at home mom due to my daughter Nesa always being sick I had to quit working used be a medical assistant at a local hospital here in Milwaukee. But, I make a little extra money from my crocheting and sewing.

5. Oh love movies mainly action and horror anything with drama in it I am watching it lol.

6. I am the oldest out of 3 kids I am in my late 20's dang how time fly by so quick lol.

7. If you knew me in person you will see I can't never stuck up lol, I tend to talk talk talk about whatever.

8. One last thing about myself. I don't like to share my crochet hooks lol. :)

There you have it now it's time for me to tag 8 more people. You don't have to do your 8 things about yourself but, it's up to you. Here go my 8 below.

Aurora
Annissa
Gold
Karen
Mary Sarah
Riohnna
Sheila
Wanda Kay

8 Things about Me

My Weekend/Sewing Projects

My weekend was ok it went pass fast. The weather here is so confusing one day it is hot then the next minute it is cold that's Milwaukee weather for you. Other words my girls are doing ok they been stuff up from the weather changing so much. My weekend mainly I put my hook down for 2 days due to my wrist hurting from crocheting and typing a lot I need to take a little brake from my hook. I got my sewing area all organized so that means I didn't have no excuses for not sewing so here go my sewing weekend.:)

First will start with my girls. I came across some flower like fabric that my girls was ohhh and ahhh at so went ahead and made them a nice outfit to wear around the house due to the weather changing don't think the outfits I made would work so well with our Milwaukee weather. :)


Front:) Nellie is in the pink outfit to the left my 2 yr old she barely ever looks at the camera lol. Nesa is in the purple to the right with her cheesying face she is 5 yrs old.


Back


Awwww

I also got some bags done this weekend. :)


Purple bag with tie straps and flat bottom


Inside lining has purple silk and a metal snap to help it stay close


Denim bag with tie straps with hard bottom


Inside lining has blue silk that has pockets as designs


Black bag, made it looks like it has a belt and belt holders as design used the inside lining for the outside of the straps and the belt


Inside lining is mixture of colors in silk


So that was my weekend same ole same ole. Have to get back to my crocheting sometime this week have a couple of things in mind.

So how was everyone weekend? Any new finished projects? What is your work in progress for this week?