Embroidered and Appliqued Pouchlet, $14.50 from Sakura Design Studio.
Green Hemp/Cotton Bag, $32 from Tippy Thai.
Tote with Oranges, $22 from Yellow Hat.
Pleated Bag, $50 from My Little Bird.
Bicyclette Bag, $70 from lala and gleen.
Blue Candy Crochet Purse, $28 from Cotton & Cloud.
Vintage 1960s Crochet Bag, $9.99 from Mod Human Vintage.
Messenger Bag, $130 from moop.
Rainbow Cake Bamboo Slouch, $40 from meringue.
Here’s a great tutorial from Cicada Studio. I’ve mentioned her fabric designs before, but wanted to share this quick and easy project for how to cover an IKEA lamp. The square shape makes it much easier! More IKEA ideas at IKEA Hacker. I found the link for this project via Apartment Therapy.
And check out the contest sponsored by Apartment Therapy and Etsy: Do It Now! The Small Projects DIY Month. Some inspirational projects posted already. And a $250 gift certificate to Etsy? You’d better get to it. I particularly like this project (pictured below) from Aya Rosen on how to decorate a tea set. Lovely!
Maybe you could make these? I found these sweet Liberty print hair slides over in the Selvedge shop. A bit of interfacing, some Liberty fabric, stiffening spray? Made by Tout Silo, who also has a lovely blog and shop. I’m a sucker for anything with Liberty of London prints. And look how sweet they are in a child’s hair:
Check out my post over at Alpha Mom for super easy instructions on how to make this Mardi Gras necklace with your kids.
Getting ready for a FABRIC giveaway tomorrow, but thought I’d give you an update about some fun giveaways and contests around the web:
Fat Quarter February at Sew, Mama, Sew: Featuring a new fat quarter project daily all this month. And leave a comment this week to win a stack of six fat quarters! Now that’s phat. (Sorry. I couldn’t resist.)
Threadbanger and CraftyChica: Enter to win a special Crafty Chica-inspired sewing machine, Crafty Chica’s new book, and 30 jars of glitter. Please don’t let my kids near that glitter!
Toronto Craft Alert: The Crafty Slackers Get Er Done Giveaway — Finish that project you’ve been procrastinating and enter to win over $700 in handmade goodies.
Melissa Averinos, creator of the Sugar Snap fabric line for Free Spirit, is giving up some of her new fabric (and others) in celebration of her two-year blog anniversary. Open until Friday, February 20.
