Handmade Notebooks

I made these notebooks for my etsy shop today. They're really fun and not too hard.
Just fold a bunch of paper in half then stitch the paper together on the sewing machine:

Then glue the cover on and decorate. :) Check them out, here.

Little Black Bird Hand Bag

And there it is...my own design, which you can now buy in my new etsy shop.

Black and White Birds

My latest design obsession is bird silhouettes. Today I had a vision of something to do with some of my fabric stash...pictures of the finished project coming soon. :)

Fabric Stash

This picture is only a small taste of my stash.

Tonight I started organizing my fabric and have come to a conclusion...I have way too much. No kidding. I probably don't have any more than most seamstresses...in fact, probably less. But I have enough to feel overwhelmed by not being able to make something out of all of it. So, new rule: I can't buy any more fabric until I use up most of what I have. Unless of course I need something to go with something I have in order to finish a project. But yeah...no more stashing. I rather like the idea of catching up on all my sewing. All this unfinished bussiness is not for me.

I like clean, orderly, and used well. :) That's my new fabric motto. ;)

1000 Artist Journal Pages

My friend randomly picked up this book at Barnes and Noble the other day and I couldn't stop looking through it. So inspiring and just...amazing. :)

Check it out if you get the chance!

Foam

I found this magazine buried in the back of the rack at Barnes and Noble and it just may be my new favorite. A magazine for lovers of Fashion, Ocean, Art, and Music. I love it. :)

Two is Better than One

Yesterday my friend Heidi came to visit and we had an awesome afternoon of shopping and just chillin' in the park catching up.
FYI-American Eagle is giving away movie tickets if you try on a pair of jeans. Not bad...even though I do find the task of trying jeans on exhausting...one thing I hate the most...for a free movie ticket, why not!? And if you buy the jeans...you get another free movie ticket.
Heidi and I couldn't find anything to go see at the moment so we rented "Some Like it Hot" instead, after some Red Robin (my first visit since I've been home...AMAZING) and grabbing a couple magazines, then we headed home and hung out in the hot tub. Good times.
It's good to be home and see old friends.