New Items for My Etsy Store

I finally felt relieved to have shipped the items to Japan. Then, I noticed that I needed to make more Little Girl's Handbags for my etsy store.

I just finished them yesterday, took pictures and now, they are in my store. I think I am going to take a small break tonignt after this post.

I have been in a mood to restyle and create clothing. Next week I will be posting some of the projects I am working on now.

They will be easy and inexpensive projects, I promise.

Well, everyone, enjoy the new fall weather, see you all on Monday!

Tutorial~Little Girl's Leg Warmers~

It was sooo cold today where I live, but I was grinning big for a reason...

I found these socks at GAP last week in the women's section. They were 3 for $15, then I found the price tag saying 1.99. ON TOP OF THAT, it was an additional 40% off. I only paid 1.19 + tax a pair. I don't wear socks like these, but there is a reason why I wanted them.



I have been wanting to buy leg warmers for Rachel, the ones I saw at the stores cost around $10 or more. I didn't want to pay that much so, desided to make one.

Here is the quick tutorial:

You will need:

One pair of women's socks

Thread that will match the socks

1. Cut the foot part off the socks


2.Turn the sock inside out. Fold the edge twice and slip stitch all around.


3. That's it! They are ready to wear! If you are making this for a littler(is that even a word?) child, it might be a good idea to leave an opening to put elastic in; so, it is not too big and flappy for them.


Rachel was sooo excited and with today's cold weather, it was just perfect.

It is my duty and responsibility...

It is my duty and responsibility to do something with these tomatoes!!! I was avoiding it, but I didn't want them to go bad, so I decided to make a meat sauce. I started it last night and today it was simmering while I was cleaning, organizing part of the house, mending, and hemming eight articles of clothing. The whole house was filled with the aroma of meat sauce and I felt like I was doing the things that good house wives are surpposed to do...


So, needless to say, our dinner tonight was this:


It was very good. I guess knowing that those tomatoes came from our garden made it taste better.

I had planty of left overs in the pot, I am going to freeze them and make lazagna sometime in the near future.

It is a blessing to have so many tomatoes, but when I looked outside, I saw at least 10 more tomatoes ready to be picked... What should I do next?!

Tutorial ~ Tutu ~

A few days ago I hinted at doing a tutorial for something. I see them everywhere, the mall, craft booths and other stores. After the church function, I got the materials and started making it right away. It was so simple and easy, I finished it within 30minutes or so.

I didn't know exactly how much material I would need. I kind of just eye-balled it. Please read the instructions to the end, before you dash out to buy materials.

You will need:


2 rolls of tulle, each different colors-- I found mine at Joann's. It was in the wedding decoration section.

The color choices are limited but it is the easiest way to make a tutu. It was $2.99 a roll. If you want to cut your own amount instead of buying a roll, they have more color selection in bolts; the ones I looked at was $1.99/yard.

3/4" elastic

flowers and ribbons if you would like to accessorize the tutu.

1. Decide how big you want the tutu to be. I mesured my little girls tummy and sewed the ends together to make a big circle. I cut the elastic 20" long. Because you will lay them together and sew, the finished waist will be about 19".

2. Cut the tulle in desired lengths. I went with the length of my cutting mat, which is 36". Now, the roll of tulle I bought was 6 inches X 25yards. With two rolls I had 50 strips. Near the end I felt that I did not have enough tulle to cover the 19" waist, so I used tulle I had from before and mixed them in. I didn't want to buy another roll of tulle when I only needed such a small amount. (I only needed 6 or so more strips).


If you make the waist a little bit smaller and cut the tulle a few inches shorter, you will be able to make one tutu with 2 rolls of tulle. My daughter is 4 years old and I wanted to make it slightly bigger and longer so she can wear it for a while.

3. Fold the strips of tulle in half to make a loop. Hold it against the elastic and take the ends of tulle and put it through the loop.



4. Tighten the loop. Move on to the next color. Repeat the process.



5. Accessorize the tutu with flowers and ribbons as you desire. Then, you will have a beautiful tutu for your loved ones to enjoy!


I had so much fun making this. The only sewing part was attaching the ends of elastic. I want to try different color combinations next time. This will be a perfect Holloween costume for the coming season. They can be a Princess, a ballerina, a fairy, and if you make the tutu using black tulle (and a little shorter) it will be so cute to dress them as a black kitty too! I hope you will try making this tutu. It is too much fun of a project to pass up!

Down Memory Lane---Quilts for Christopher---

Christopher 3yrs old
Sometimes people would ask me if I make stuff for my boys... YES I DO! But, I guess the question is totally valid, because I post things I've made for Rachel all the time but not the things I've made for the boys.

Well, let me tell you some of the things that happened to the things I made for the boys.

I made a small back pack with a pocket and a tiny teddy bear that had the letter "C" on it (this was for Christoher. I thought he could put his toy cars and snacks in there when we go out. The teddy bear was his little "friend"... Well, everytime I try to put it on him, he screamed and also, he took the bear, and kept throwing it, so, I have no idea what happend to the bear.

I stitched several pillows for both of the boys to decorate their room. I didn't see them for while and I was wondering about that. When I was going to wash their beds, I found them between thier beds and the wall. All, squished. I asked them why they stuffed the pillows there, and they said,"We put pillows in there, so the monster won't come and get us!" Hmm... lovely.

The things I made and they use and love are the super hero capes (although, they out grew the capes...) and passenger bags to carry thier gameboys. I guess for the boys It has to be something they use, and is practical; not something I think is cute or decorative and not supposed to be protected from dirty hands and stuff.

We girls love pretty things don't we? Eventhough, some... or lots of the things we buy are not something we need, we love to beautify our space.

This is probably why I make more stuff for Rachel. It is not that I love my boys less, she loves pretty things and appreciates them more. Also, I just can't help myself from picking up pretty fabrics!

Well, I just want to share with you all, some quilts I made for Christopher. Here is the proof that I love him too! :)

I made this one, before he was born. I was at the Baby Gap and saw a quilt, I loved it so I drew a quick sketch. That same night I started making the quilt and came up with this. I call it fake gap quilt.


This one was for his first birth day. I saw it in the Pottery Barn catalog. I loved the colors and the simple applique design and decided to copy it. It is only for personal use, that's ok, right?


I made this one as part of a Christmas gift for the boys. I used cowboy theme flannels. They use it all the time.


I wish, I could make more then of couse, I had two more children and I made them some quilts too. There is one quilt top waiting to be quilted for Christpher, whenever I feel I am ready, I will do it.

Those pictures remind me of when he was little. I should go and tuck him in.

I will post Michael and Rachel's quilt's pictures in the near future. Thank you for coming down memory lane with me!

Little Break

The church function on Saturday was fun! I thought I would be swamped with my class, I didn't sign up for anything. There was a class for something I really wanted to do for long time. It was next to my table, so I was looking at how they did it. and I am going to do it when I can find the time; hopefully soon. I want to do a tutorial for this and I am not telling what it is, until the day I can actually post it. Call me a tease...:)

After that, my family and I went up to a family BBQ. It was fun but I left early to go home and sew. I was up until close to 3 AM. I was so focused on sewing and didn't even realize the time. I was working on little girls' handbag to send to Japan. I will post the pictures of them in my next post...(Sorry, I am so exhausted to go downstairs to get the camera).

When I do so much in a short while I get really tired. I have several ways to take a break and relax. One of the things I am going to do tonight is to get ready to go to bed, do a facial massage and read. Sounds lame or boring but it works for me. I know tomorrow will also be a busy day. What your favorite way to unwind and relax?

Getting Ready

Do you remember the felt food I made and posted several posts ago?

I have been given the opportunity to teach a class at a church function tomorrow. I am only doing the cookies and I put the stuff together to make kits for whoever signed up for the class. I have been busy and didn't plan it very well, I cut felt even in the car while I was waiting for the kids to get out of school. Ahhh! (That's what happens when you wait untill the last minute... I know...)

I am pleased to announce that I just finished packing the last kit. I can sleep better.

People tell me all the time I don't look like I am stressed out when I am. I get very nervous and stressed when I don't meet a deadline, especially, when I am doing something for other people.


Also, I am getting ready to ship some items from Tea Rose Company to my friend in Japan. I mentioned this before, but she is doing the exhibit for her and her students' stained glass art. Since the place she rented is very spacious, she asked me to join in to showcase and sell some of my stuff.

We started talking about this before summer and I thought that I would have planty of time...WHERE DID THE TIME GO!! I am not ready! The exhibit starts at the beginning of October, it will take about a week for the package to get there. I realized I only have a week or so to ship them.

This morning I took the picture to e-mail to her for the poster. I am starting to get totally nervous! I guess I will get extra busy over the next few days sewing and putting things together like mad.


I will post how the exhibit went when I hear back from my friend in a few weeks.

Well everyone, have a nice week end!