This a zipper wristlet that I made. It came out alot better that I had hoped that it would. I even put in a zipper for the first time. Very exciting.

So the draft stopper is done as you can see from the above photo. The tutorial is harder to put together than I thought that it would be. Most of the pictures came out kind of blurry but you still get the point. I am hoping that I have it all put together soon. I have to make sure that I am explaining every picture right.

So just give me a little more time.

Get what you need

I hope that everyone had a great Thanksgiving. We did here. I cooked the turkey and most of the sides. I am happy to report that no one got food poisoning!

One of the good things about doing any kind of craft is that if you can't find something you need or if you can't find it in the right color, You can make it. I had this fabric sitting around for a while waiting to be made into valances for daughter Dos' bedroom. With my new found confidence in sewing I finally got to it.

This is when I was actually sewing them. I haven't take a picture of them on the windows yet. My husband didn't even realize that they were hanging on the windows.

The other thing that I needed was draft stoppers. I guess some people call them draft dodgers. You know, the things you lay in front of your door to keep the drafts out. I know that I could go out and buy some but that wouldn't be fun. I have fabric straps around so I decided that I could just make them myself. I have 4 doors that I need them for. I did a Google search for directions on how to make them but didn't find anything that fit what I was looking for. So I gave it some thought and I figured it out. I just finished sewing up the first one but I don't have anything to fill it with. Tomorrow I am going to the store to get what I need. Hopefully I can put up a quick tutorial on how I did it. It was so easy it's shameful!!

Hobbies can quickly turn into obsessions. I think more so for those hobbies that involve fabric or fiber. Maybe because those are the ones that I like to do. Recently I took a sewing course and have been sewing all kinds of things. Curtains, PJ pants, blankets, and bags. With my Raynaud's Disease being a problem in the winter, It gives me a way to do some DIY things. Also like knitting and crocheting, I have found 100 millions things that I have to do.
One of the great sites that I have come across ( that I am sure millions already know about) is Sew, Mama, Sew! Lots of cool stuff on this site. There is also a flickr group. And the blog! If you go back to the beginning of November you will see the start of November Handmade Holidays. 30 Days of gifts to sew. Now this is a great thing. There are so many things in there that you can make for gifts. This is some great stuff!! Take November 4th. Lunch bags! How awesome are all of those!! I really like the lunch bag based on a grocery bag! And what could be more perfect for the crafty DIY-er in your life than November 16th??? Gifts for the crafter??
There are like 4 things in that one that I wish someone would make for me so I wouldn't have to do it myself!!
As for knitting?? I haven't been doing to much of that. Nothing is really grabbing me lately and yelling in my ear "Make me!!"
(SHHH... I haven't been on Ravelry in like 2 weeks!! The shame! ) (that will be my next stop)