Archive for June, 2010

Sorry guys, no awesome features this week.

But I’m still hosting the link up party, so please link your fun stuff!

I loved all the entries last week and have enjoyed looking at all of them in my spare time.

However, this week, I’ve had hardly ANY spare time!

~House Update~

I’m currently in Austin at my parents house where I’ve been since Monday. The house we previously put an offer on (the short sale one) is not going to work out (it’s in worse shape than I thought so we backed out) and I’ve been searching like a crazy lady trying to find a home to buy.

I’ve got a few ideas, but nothing seems to be clicking for me this go-round. {sigh}

I’m headed out tomorrow for another long hot day looking at homes. Maybe I’ll find our perfect house.

Either way, I have to head back up to Dallas for the weekend so I wont be able to continue any house-hunting until next week.

I should call HGTV and have them tail me while I search for homes because I’ve been to LOTS of homes! HGTV, if you can hear me, call me!

Maybe someday I’ll have a place to live again. Who knew finding a house was so painful. The other two times I’ve bought I just knew when I found my perfect house – and it was in a matter of a day or so. Third times a charm? Not so much.

Have fun linking up! Wish me luck that I’ll find a house tomorrow so I don’t have to be a moocher off family and friends for too long!

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Post about anything you’ve done this week.

* Put a link to my site somewhere on your blog so others can come party with us! For those that link to me, THANK YOU!

* Link directly to your post, not your blog.

* If you post spam junk I will be forced to delete it. Don’t waste my time!

Ready. Set. Post!

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Thanks!

As promised, here is my other Capri-sun craft I promised you all.

Purses!

Is it just me, or are they ah-freaking-dorable?!

K-bear couldn’t have been more thrilled!

She snatched them right up the second I was finished.

And I’m pretty sure she thoroughly enjoyed every second of her photo-op as well.

Now that she has two purses, all she needs now for Christmas are her two front teeth!

Uni the Unicorn enjoyed a ride.

These bags are the perfect size for a Webkinz or small stuffed animal.

I’m seeing lots of animal and purse combo gifts in my nieces futures…

I’m still debating whether I *need* one for myself or not. ‘Cause what 30 year old wouldn’t need one?

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So now here is my pathetic attempt at describing how I sewed this purse together. I’ll try to keep it coherent.

First, you need 10 clean used Capri-sun wrappers.

(To clean them, read my other post about Capri-sun lunch sacks.)

First step – make the handles first. (I learned this the hard way).

Sew two wrappers together (one above the other). Overlap the wrappers about 1/4 inch and sew across them (I used a zig zag stitch ’cause it’s cute.)

Fold it in half length-wise and then mark the center.

Cut the wrappers in half down the middle length-wise.

Fold each half in half again length-wise and stitch up either side.

Now take 2 wrappers and sew them together (side-by-side) . Do this twice. These are the sides of the purse.

Take your straps and sew them to the fronts of each of the side sections, like this:

Here’s an up-close of how I attached the handles (I just sewed an X and a square on each one).

Now it’s time to sew the bottom of the bag. Overlap two wrappers until they are the width of the side pieces. Sew together.

Now you are ready to assemble the bag!

Here’s how you will need to lay out your pieces to create your bag. You’ll need two additional pouches – one for either side of the bag.

(This tut is how to make a flat-bottom bag which is a little harder to make.)

Sew your pieces together like this. Make sure your side pieces are overlapping the bottom of the bag on top of the bottom piece.

If your bottom piece is too long, trim off the extra at this point. This is also a good close-up of how I attached the sides to the bottom.

Sew the other sides of the bag to the bottom the exact same way you sewed the handled-sides.

Finally, fold up all 4 sides to create the “box” or the purse, and just sew them together wrong-sides-together.

*If you try to sew the sides together before you attach the bottom you will not be able to create a flat-bottom bag. I’ve tried it and trust me, it doesn’t work!

When I say “flat-bottom” what I mean is that the bottom will be flat like this:

… Instead of inverted like this:

(The inverted ones are easier to sew, but I like the look of the flat-bottom one better.)

And a fun view of the innards of the bag…

And THAT, my friends, is how to make a cute little mini-purse for your mini-me’s!

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PS For those of you who are following my moving saga, after 2.5 days in the car, we arrived in Texas safely and are staying with friends and family while we continue the torturous house search. We’ve still got the offer on the short-sale house, but it’s taking a long time and we’ve now found some other houses we want to check out. Hopefully I’ll be able to find a house I love and can’t live without very soon so that we can close on it and not be homeless anymore! House hunting is not fun! I’ll keep you all posted on how it goes. Wish me luck! I need a house so I can start decorating it for all of you!

Thanks for your continued support!

Last weeks Giveaway from The Vintage Pearl pulled in a record 304 entries! You guys must love their jewelry as much as me! Isn’t their stuff just so fab?!

The winner of last weeks giveaway with The Vintage Pearl is…

{drum roll…}

Comment #16! Marie @ random musings!

Congrats Marie!!!! And a huge THANKS to everyone who entered!!

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I’ve slacked on posting my features. I can’t believe I haven’t done it for three weeks!

I’ve been so busy getting ready for the big move (plus I’m lazy).

Without further adieu, here are the awesome blogs that featured my stuff over the past 3 weeks.

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!

The Craft Cave

xoxo, Allison

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