one pretty thing after another

Back in May, I had to make 30 bow ties for the Italian Contemporary Film Festival. Though I had made a tie before, I had to find an easy eno...

I have one too many of these... I should start to give them away!  

Here is a simple tutorial on how to make a beach coverup using a scarf. I bought this light scarf at Value Village for $3.99. It is double ...

On Saturday I had the amazing opportunity to volunteer at City of Craft- Spring Edition 2015 which was held at the Theatre Centre on Queen ...

I finally took the time to sew a knitting needle case and sort out all the needles and hooks that were dumped into my knitting bag. For som...

I was so sad to say goodbye to my red rain boots but the time had come to throw them out. I love my new rain boots! They are so pretty an...

With this brutally cold Canadian winter, I really enjoyed coming home and cuddling up with my hot water bottle. I have seen quite expensive...

Wednesday afternoon I was feeling quite restless and I wanted to do something but nothing intesive so I went on Pinterest and f...

I usually share something I've sewn or knitted but, this time I'm going to post about something I've made from Pinterest. For a...

This is one of my favourite pins. When I saw it, I knew I had to make it because I wear a lot of boots in the winter so I couldn't pass...

  This is the coin pouch that I made after seeing the Circle Zip Earbud Pouch  on Pinterest. The original is in a round shape pou...

Here my new flexi frame wristlet. I love the details of the flex frame; it has a hoop detail instead of the usual flat tip. It's from a...

I'm excited to be travelling this summer and I needed a cover in which to put my flat iron. So here it is, two rectan...

Zippered coin pouch tutorial 1 Zippered coin pouch tutorial 2

Cathedral Window Quilt Tutorial 1 Cathedral Window Quilt Tutorial 2  

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I finally started to sew again after a really, really long break and what did I want to do? More gathered clutches !! Soooo easy to make an...

I did this business card/points card/id card/credit card holder after being inspired on pinterest. This is the original blog that offers a...

At first, I didn't get what the big fuss with Pinterest was so I got an account just to check it out. After 15-20 minutes on ...

* Make a pair of pjs * Use bamboo handles for a handbag * Make fabric flowers * Make a wristlet * Make a cathedral window quilt blo...

When I made the pillow cover from the Quilt-It Kit, I did not buy a pillow form and made my own by sewing together two 15in x 15in squares ...

I finally managed to upload a photo of my completed quilted pillow that I made following the Quilt-It Kit I bought at the yard ...

I finally used my embroidery hoops and made a quick and easy wall art project. It's an easy peasy project! My only difficulty: choosing...

On Saturday, Scarborough Village hosted its annual flea market and as it has been the case in the last 4 years, I had to go to work and mis...

My craft journey this year began with signing up for the upholstered cube class at the workroom. I've been looking forward to taking th...

Here is my first hand at a scrappy string quilt!!!! After trying the Nine Patch block, I wanted to try something different! I...

I love this zippered gathered pleats clutch!!!!!! It's a brown tweed with a cotton band in the middle. I can't wa...

After this project, I think my new favourite thing to sew will be pleated clutches! If you made a pleated handbag, you are well on your wa...

This bag was supposed to be just a simple pleated handbag, instead it turned out into a HUGE beach-size tote!!! I made the mistake of addin...