Weekend sewing

Along with a purse for myself, I sewed a zippered pouch and a belt last weekend. Apparently I had belts on the brain after seeing Megan's candy wrapper version at Craft Social. Check those out here.

Away for a bit

I'm traveling this week, so blog posts will be sporatic. At the moment I'm in Minnesota visiting the fam. Check out the vintage button stash my mom came across. Lots of buttons for new bags. And for anyone wondering, Craft Social was a huge success. I'll give you a recap soon, with pix.

Iced coffee? Check.

While scrambling to finish-last minute details for tomorrow's crafty party, a terrible iced coffee craving overtook me. So I had to know: Is it iced coffee weather? I'm in luck.

P.S. Awesome clipboard by Greenroom Eco, available at Target.

Free stitched fonts

Need a free font that looks handmade? Try Starry Stitch, Xstitch, Knitfont, or Home Sweet Home.

Design candy

I'm enjoying this site called Share Some Candy. It's a "curated collective of inspiring design finds and art." Pretty cool. And for any designers thinking about starting your own firm, the funny Name My Design Company Machine will help you out. It's inspired by the zillions of design studios who have named themselves after colored animals. Seriously. Just start Googling a color plus an animal plus "design." Red dog. Blue cow. Purple elephant. Try it.

Some little sewing projects

Thank you, peoples of the internet, for supplying instructions for these fun sewing projects.

Market tote bag at Film in the Fridge, pictured left
Felt monster by Nina, pictured right
Binder cover at Lola Again
Tissue box cover at Make It and Love It
Kimono baby shoes by Aimee Larsen
Molly Monkey by Larissa Holland
Spring ruffle top by Rae Hoekstra
Boxy pouch with zipper from Projects By Jane
Wall pocket tote by JCasa Handmade
Stuffed owls from Moonstitches

Friday time-waster

Speaking of kittehs, a totally random tangent. I couldn't stop playing this NomNomNom4Fud game the other night. Brought to you by the folks at I Can Has Cheezburger, you pull a kitten's tail to launch him at food kibbles, and he bounces off stuff like a pinball. Argh, what's wrong with me? If you're new to the world of LOLcats, here are some LOLspeak guidelines to get you started.