Happy Halloween!

Envelope bag class

Had the most fun making this envelope bag today at Gone Sewin'. I used Alexander Henry fabric from my stash. The best thing about the bag is that in addition to it being roomy, it has a big envelope type pocket on each side as you can see from the lower picture where I flipped it up.

It starts out as a 38" square and is folded and manipulated into this wonderful bag. I can't wait to use it although it doesn't go with any of my winter coats which were brought out of storage this morning. It may have to wait until spring. I think I'll make one in darker colors for the winter.

Day of the Dead Bag

I had some fabric left over from covering my dining room chairs and thought it would make a fab little bag. I added some beaded embellishments to jazz it up a bit more, as if it wasn't show stopping enough.

Today I am taking a sewing class at Gone Sewin' to make an Envelope Bag. I have the most adorable Alexander Henry fabric with birds on it in aqua and orange. Hoping I won't mess it all up.

Loteria bag

This loteria fabric bag I whipped up is screaming for glitter, buttons, beads and whatever do-dads I have in my stash. Stay tuned.

Fine Silver Perfume Pendant

I created this fine silver pendant in a class with Hattie Sanderson in Texas.

We impressed a design from a texture mold into the PMC and used a drinking straw to raise up the interior of the pendant. We did the same for the other side. It's quite a conversation piece when worn.

Love Birds

Experimenting With Printing On Fabric

For this quilt block which has yet to be embellished, I printed a couple of tombs from a New Orleans cemetery on silk (Jaquard product) and am now in the process of adding scrappy bits of fabric and antique lace. Then I will do a bit of embroidery and some beading. This will be part of a series of blocks that will comprise a wall quilt or perhaps pillow tops, depending on my mood. Or maybe it will become a bag. Stay tuned, but do not hold your breath.

Hobo Bag

Tried my hand at a hobo bag this weekend. I got the pattern here and it totally rocks. I'm sure by the time I make myself a second one, I'll be pretty good at it. My sewing skills are still rather rocky.

New Market Bag

What a great way to go green.

I made this market bag for my friend yesterday with skull lace fabric I bought a year ago at Joann's. I backed it with hot pink cotton and lined it in black. It has a lovely feel to it and it sparkles in the light.

Enamel on PMC

I took a class in Texas last year where we mixed enamel in with silver clay, PMC, but I didn't like the look of it. So I took another class with another teacher where we put enamel over the PMC and was able to save this little flower pendant from never being worn.


We then made these nifty silver hearts with enamel.