33 Ways

Betty Blueth took a trip to the doctors today. While trying to do some upholstery yesterday, she took a turn for the worse.  I have been feel a little less than creative lately and this threw me into some dark hole. I threw the biggest hissy fit EVER. I threw my fabric all over the craft room and ripped the bobbin from Betty and then threw that all around the room.  I am a mostly rational person, and save for a few fits when I was in my teens I have not reacted this poorly for a long time.
I need to accept that I will have creative ruts, it's normal.  I guess next time I should just step back and remember that blaming poor, sick Betty is not the answer.
As I was discovering some new blogs today, I came across a perfect list.





Serendipitous <3


Maybe I should practice a little more of 21 and 31.


via Sho & Tell

New Friends Need New Homes

These 2 purses will be joining me for the Winter Wonders sale on December 9th & 10th. They are both still waiting on hardware.

 This lovely girl has had a hard life as a tacky red matrix jacket reject, she got a new haircut and is now ready for her forever home.  She is loyal, will follow you around and sits on command.

This tough cookie needs your love.  Her leather and wool need little maintenance and is content to just be by your side.

Early Festivus

The holidays came early this year!!  In the form of the greatest gift ever...$10/BAG FABRIC SALE AT VILLAGE GREEN THIRFT STORE!!!  These sad little bolts of fabric were just dying to come home with me, and really, who am I to deny them?

I scored 3+ m of unbleached linen.  I have been upholstering chairs in my mind since the moment I spotted it.  In fact, I can barely focus on this post because I am switching between this and stalking unsuspecting chairs on kijiji.
 I could easily describe each of my new friends but I will spare you the lengthy drool fest.

Check out this awesome blog - M Designs.  I have been reading design blogs like crazy and I am seeing a definite trend in salvaged furniture.  Hooray!  I love that less traditional fabric is being used in upholstered pieces and unlikely pieces of history are used to make functional furniture.

This website is a fantastic example of the amazing things that are being done! 

I also found this artist/furniture maker whose work is the bomb...literally.

Getting Down and Dirty

The worst/best part about Tyler working out of town is that there is no one at home to drag me out of the house when it gets cold.  This weekend is apparently going to be mega cold. Cold weekend = me in pajamas in hibernation mode.  I also have the Winter Wonders hand made market to prepare for...and a ton of furniture to be worked on. Including 2 of these pint sized rockers:

A couple has commissioned me to do 2 of these for their growing family.  They picked out this gorgeous vinyl for one and a matching red with brown piping for the other.
I will post the process of reupholstering these later in the week.

You've Got Purse-nality

All of my bags are made from recycled fabrics and hardware which means each piece is one of a kind!  

 This purse is made out of an old placemat. The hardware is from an old bag that has long since expired.

  I thought of this bag while trying to fall asleep the other day and it kept me up for hours. Does that ever happen to you?  I have to get into the habit of not crafting at least an hour before bed because then I just lay awake staring at the ceiling and daydreaming of all the possibilities.

 Vinyl and cotton computer bag.  First commissioned piece!

Vintage lace clutch <3


Please send me an email if you are interested in having a custom bag made.

Betty Blueths First Project = A++++

I am happy to say that Betty Blueth is a real winner.  I have had my mind set on making bags with leather and piping, and with Betty in my corner I was able to do just that.

My sewing skills are improving all the time...sadly my photography skills are not.  Hopefully you get the idea of what it looks like.  Every single thing (aside from the thread, and 10+ needles I broke trying to learn the ins and outs of the machine) is recycled.