My First Estate Sale!

I have been hooked on a show called Cash & Cari. For those who have not seen it, it is about repurposed items and estate sales. The other day I happened to look up estate sales in my area and found a great website http://www.estatesales.net/. They have photos of some of the items and I was intrigued. One in particular caught my eye, so I decided to go check it out. It felt so weird combing through a strangers home. The house was in need of major updating, and was chock full of antiques. In one of the photos I saw a canister set for flour, sugar, etc. I thought it would be great for my sewing notions. Of course it was gone by the time I got there, but I did manage to find another set and some really neat things!

I found this 1950's tin canister set

Vintage aprons with the tags still attached!

Yards and yards of fabric!

I am now hooked on finding more of these estate sales! It is addictive! Enjoy the weekend everyone!

Giveaway for pet lovers!!

I found this great blog through Etsy..http://www.sewsavoirfairecreations.blogspot.com/

Go enter the giveaway for a custom pet bed!

Weekend Coin Purse Frenzy

I had a sudden urge to get some coin purses done, so I went through my scrap stash and got to work. I cut a bunch of them out, and finished all but 4 of them.

The owls are a popular seller, so I hope to get these finished by next weekend!

I am also going to create a super girly tote bag for my friends' daughter. It is her birthday very soon and I am sure she will love a pink and frilly tote bag filled with goodies. I will post pics once that is complete! The weather here is finally getting back to normal. We had a few days of sweltering heat and humidity. I am thankful for air conditioning!

New Creations and Crazy Cats!

It has been HOT HOT HOT these past few days!. I recently purchased a new piece of furniture to help me organize my sewing area. I went to IKEA, which can be a dangerous place for me! I love this piece though..It has 8 cubby holes and you can purchase a bunch of different baskets that fir perfectly. I just got 4 baskets for now, and I kind of like the empty top ones as is. My cats have also taken residence inside them too :). So, here is the piece, and also I can introduce my 2 cats, since they refused to vacate!

This is Chloe

Here is Toby

They have to fight over that 1 spot too..Crazy..

Ok, on to the new creations! I have a bunch of Amy Butler patterns that I finally got around to trying..This one is super cute, but the finished product seemed too small for me..so I enlarged it a bit and this is what I came out with-

I love the fabric on this one too..It is real heavyweight upholstery fabric. The inside has a little pocket that will fit credit cards and a lipstick or 2. The top is still a bit small for me, but I can get my hand in it. I am sure someone will love it. The next thing I made is a cute Summer tote..It is perfect for a day at the beach!

I just love the bright sandals and stripes!

That is about it for this weekend. Last pic I have is of a beautiful day lily. A great lady from work gave me a few of her day lilies last fall, and I was so pleased to see them bloom! It is a great canary yellow.

I hope everyone is enjoying the Summer so far!

Custom order for a new customer

I received an email last week requesting a matching wallet to a purse she bought from another seller. I contacted the seller and she graciously sent me the extra fabric she had super fast. I don't make many of these wallets, because they can be a bit challenging, but I do love a challenge and I am happy with the finished product! The seller of the purse is Janet from http://www.etsy.com/shop/jhfabriccreations. She has fabulous stuff! Here is the bag she made for my new customer-

Here is the wallet I made :) Colors look different of course due to different cameras...

It was a lot of fun to work with them both. I hope everyone has a safe and happy 4th!!

Sand Sculptures

My sister and I went for a drive to Salisbury Beach, MA to get some pizza at Christy's (famous place up at the beach.) I was surprised to see 5 sand sculptures there. All of them had a dog theme to them, and of course they had to throw in some Bruins!! Yay champs!

Free Shipping at my Etsy shop!

With the start of Summer just around the corner, I am offering free shipping on everything in my store!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/melsyboo14