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A few weeks ago i got crafty and decided to make my desk organizer nice and colorful.

Before & After:

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step by step tutorial with photos is here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/melisaur/sets/72157594154652264/

i really enjoyed this project and love the way it turned out.

I saw this design on a japanese handbag pattern. since i cant read japanese i just made my own tote from my own pattern and did my own bird. i really LOVE how this turned out. i wanted to share this bag b/c im pretty proud of it

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the fabrics are either thrifted or from joann fabrics. the leaf charms i bought off etsy

I recently repainted my room to the beige so i could easily change curtains, bedsheets, and whatever else. Before the walls were bright pink and i had to make sure everything matched it. So with my new walls i sewed some curtains and tonight i made a quilted pillow with the leftover pieces. The curtains would look better with two panels a window, but im too cheap to make more haha.

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(excuse my mess haha)

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I got new fabrics today and made a new wallet with them. I adore this wallet. The fabrics & colors are pretty.
i made the pattern myself and i think ill make some more with the other fabrics i got.

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a picture of all the fabric i got today, i needed to stock up. my shelf was getting bare.

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Ive posted some of my creations with my dinosaur fabric, today is another one! I made a bunch of sew on patches:

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i used heatnbond to make the patches. it was a fun project

I made these tonight with my favorite fabric (the dinosaurs). I really like how they both turned out:

checkbook cover:
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wallet:
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I finally got a working sewing machine today. Bought a cute Kenmore Mini Ultra. I made a few things, but this is the only one that turned out as planned. A cute dino fabric glasses case w/ green felt inside.

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I found the fabric on ebay and im in love with it. Any suggestions on what else to make with it?

this is the second one i have made. i have more in process but my sewing machine has been acting strange so i cant finish them.

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