Wednesday, December 29, 2010

A bag set for Brittnie

My recently engaged friend Brittnie moved across the country to LA to be near her man. I made this little bag set as a happy engagement sad you are moving away present.

One of the hardest things about starting any project is picking out the fabric! I spent a couple hours in Hobby Lobby one evening and finally chose these (along with a couple other cute sets).



Next came choosing which zipper and thread to use. I ended up going with a 9" tan zip and light teal/blueish colored thread.


After lots of ironing, cutting, and more ironing I had all the pieces for the brush roll ready. This time I tried something new and used elastic for the tie. I also used iron in vinyl for the first time. It was a little trick and not quite as wrinkly free as I would have liked, but I think the roll with hold up better and stay cleaner with it.


Here's the finished product. It has 11 slots for brushes and such.


All rolled up.


This is the cosmetic bag to go with the brush roll.


There are 2 pockets on the inside for little things like hair clips, lip gloss, jewelry and such.


The bigger pocket with my logo. :-) Sorry the pictures are sideways. Next time I will have to get them edited before uploading.


The matching set all done!


Me with the lovely Brittnie. 
 

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

My first sewing project: Make-up Travel Kit

A while ago (ok maybe it was a few years) my grandmother gave me one of her sewing machines. She does lots of sewing and so has several machines. I looked at my new to me sewing machine and it seemed very complicated so I just ignored it for a while. Until a few months ago. I have several friends in the area who sew and one of them offered to give me a lesson. I was pretty excited and became even more excited the first time I went to the store to pick out fabric! A new addiction was born! I can spend hours looking at fabric either online or in the store. :-)
 Karri taught me how to make this cute makeup brush roll and cosmetic bag. Then I took the techniques she taught me and made two small do-dad bags. I'm really happy with how everything turned out, especially considering it was my first project. Now I have a cute travel set for my makeup!

A big thanks to Karri for being such a great teacher!