Steel Grey Market Bag with Baby Pink lace Accent

I made this bag for the mom of my daughters boyfriend. Her son assured me that his mom loves pink. But since pink is a very fragile color and shows dirt easily, I opted to use the steel grey for the body of the bag and the baby pink as an accent. This way this bag can be worn carefree.

My Newest Passion

My newest passion is working on fingerless gloves. I just love how they look and how they feel.

Here in California, we don't really need to wear them, unless it's cold for a few days in winter. They come in really handy when driving and the stirring wheel is either very hot or freezing cold.

These I made from some left over yarn I had left from way back. I love to crochet and the shell stitch is my all time favorite. you can find these at my Etsy Shop here

When I saw this yarn in the store, I could not resist, I had to buy it and of course create some more fingerless gloves. If you like to purchase them, you can find them at my Etsy Store here

These winterwhite fingerless gloves with the steel grey accent can be worn 2 different ways: one in which the braid is on top, or hidden in your palm, with a clean and smooth looking knitting stitch.

You can find this glove at my Etsy Store here

Christmas in Style

I had so much fun working on these Santa fingerless gloves. Was toying with the idea of making them for a bit over a year, until I finally figured out how exactly I wanted to make them. The cuff is crocheted and the hand and thumb part is knitted. I've been looking for some time for just the right white yarn to use. Wanted to make the white look fluffy and soft. When I came along the chenille baby yarn, I knew I found what I was looking for. It looks like the gloves are topped with snow, doesn't it?

You can find these gloves made to order at my Etsy shop All About My Crafts

And since I was adventures enough creating Santa gloves, I took my creativity a bit further and created this little Santa Toddler Crown, which you can find here.

Headband Galore

It is Winter time and I went crazy creating some awesome looking headbands to sell at my Etsy store

These headbands are available at my Etsy store All About My Crafts

Handmade Wash Cloth

These handmade wash cloths are made from 100% cotton by Sugar 'n Cream.

Some I knitted using the seed stitch pattern, while others I used the mini squares pattern.

These are so soft and absorbent, fantastic for your daily facial cleaning routine,

or ....

in the kitchen, instead of sponges. 

these wash cloths can be machine washed and machine dried, perfect for the busy woman.

Now available at my Etsy Store

Brown/Teal Market Bag

Originally I made this market bag to sell at my Etsy store, but my daughter liked it so much that she put it on her birthday wish list. I like the combination of soft teal and dark brown. It reminds me of a tropical beach.

Journey Mini Album

I made this little mini album a while back, to sell on eBay. It sold really fast and I hope the winner has fun adding her special pictures and memories.

I thought it is neat little place to add ones little memories of a once in a lifetime travel, filled with photos, memorabilia and personal notes.

Front Cover Page

The cover page is adorned with a large paper flower. In the middle I added a 3-D sticker with the word 'trip'. To the right I added to the cardboard bracket 2 mini brads and the sticker word jet lag. The swirl is a felt embellishment. At the bottom I placed  a large brad over a ribbon. 

The spine is embellished with several ribbons

Page 1 and 2

I loved the newspaper print paper. It's perfect to add a photo. The little triangle pocket with the little sticker word 'begin' is perfect for a ticket stop to mark the beginning of a trip.

 Page 3 and 4

The ribbons placed around the corners of the left page are ideal for tucking a photo underneath and the page to the right the owner has the option to add some journaling or another photos. As you can see I love doodling. I added the word from the sticker 'destination' to both sides between my doodling. I popped the sticker word 'destination' up with a foam adhesive strip.

Page 5 and 6

More doodling on the left left page and a felt swirl. This time I added a larger pocket that could hold a few little memorabilia's or photos. To the top of the right page I added foam adhesive again to pop the 'Family Vacation' up. The strip to the right I crimped with a paper crimper, to give it a bit more dimension and added a large brad underneath. 

Page 7 and 8

These pages offer more pockets. I know from my travel there are always little ticket stops or paper  cuttings. As you can see I added more of my doddling, too.

close ups of page 7

Here is a close up of the tag on page 7. In the middle I added a piece of the newspaper print, made the leather flower pop up with a pop dot and added a 3-D sticker to the top.

 Page 9 and 10

I left these two pages pretty simple to add either just photos or a photo and some journaling. I wove some ribbon through the bracket on the left page and added some of my simple doodling to the left page to combine the word on the top and the paper ribbon on the bottom.

Page 11 and 12

I added some ribbon the the metal strip with the word 'Together' on the left page and more doodling on the right page.

Page 13 and 14

The left page holds 2 corner pockets adorned with buttons and the left page offers a pull out page for additional photos or journaling.  

Close ups of page 14

I cut a half circle to page 14 to make it easier to grip the pull out.

I rounded the leaves of the paper flower to make it 3-D and added some inking around the edges. The large brad in the middle 

Page 15 and 16

Pull out pages are so much fan and naturally they add a bit of excitement when pulling them out, wondering what they will show. Because of the pull out, I left the left page pretty plain, just cut out the half circle to make the pull out a bit easier. The right page has yet another pocket for either photos or more memorabilia. I opted to add a half flower this time with a large brad.

Close up of Page 15

I decided to use the same paper for the pull out page as for page 15. I made the circle cut out a bit larger and added some doodling, to help recognize that there is a page to pull out.

Page 17 and 18

These two pages were so much fun to create. I hadn't used eyelets in so long, but since i always like the way they look I couldn't resist to add some. For the left page I created a paper frame, making sure to leave the top open, so the owner of this album can slide a photo into it.

Close ups of Page 17

The close ups really show well how I created the little corners. I added the eyelets to the bottom of the paper triangles and made the top triangle pop up with foam squares.

Page 19 and 20

The last two pages in this little mini album are reserved for the departure. Little trinkets could be slid underneath the ribbon or one could just add a photo. For the right I created a 3-D photo frame.

Close up of page 19

The little clear bubbles on top of the sticker letters add some extra interest.

Close up of page 19

This frame was very easily done. Just cut into the paper diagonally and than fold the paper from the inside out and than I added a little flower brad to hold the fold overs down..

Back cover page

The back page marks the end of the journey. I tore the middle of a square piece of paper out, than inked around the edges, so the paper would add some interest to the frame. The square tag is designed with a little paper square, some doodling around the corners and the 3-D sticker word 'end'. Instead of a ribbon I added twine instead. The tag is adhered with foam square adhesive.

Crochet Market/Book Bag

 This cute little bag is perfect for either grocery shopping, as a market bag or book bag. It stretches downward, but not sideways. You will find it is very sturdy and easily carries quiet a heavy load.

The handles are large enough to carry the bag comfortable on your shoulder.

Close up of the applique crochet flowers

Detail close up of the little green stripe in the middle of the bag.

This bag is currently available at my Etsy store.