Purse Done! And a cool camera site

My purse is finished!  I even got super motivated and made a matching credit card wallet-thingy (technical term) and coin purse - but I don't have pics of those yet... They'll be coming soon!

I've decided that my next big purchase for my web design business is going to be a new camera, and while I was looking around on the interwebz doing some research I came across this really cool site: http://snapsort.com.  Apparently they've been working on upgrading their user interface lately, which is awesome!  They now have user-contributed videos for reviews and tutorials, and when you are comparing two different cameras you can see how people have voted for each of the individual categories on each camera, not just an overall vote total, which is pretty cool!

Anyways, if you are looking for a new camera you should definitely check this site out!  I promise I'll get some new pics up soon, can't wait to show off my new purse and the fabric for the next one!

Craftily Yours,

Fox

Two-Hour Tulip Purse

So, this purse is definitely going to take me longer than two hours, but at least I know that it shouldn't be too difficult!  I'm just excited that I've started a new project :)

 

Here is Saffron modeling the fabric that will become my first purse (ignore all the junk in the background... its a combination of jewelry-making, scrapbooking & drawing supplies that don't have a home anywhere else!).  Of course she can't handle me focusing my attention on anything that doesn't involve her in some way!

 

You can see the fabric a little better here - I LOVE the colors!  I'll have to take a picture with my camera instead of my phone, the flash was waaaaay too bright...

 

About to make my first cut!  And somehow I managed to keep my darling kitty off the table while I was at it :)  That doesn't happen very often!

 

And here is the pattern I'm following... isn't it an adorable bag?  Maybe it will be enough to convince me that carrying a purse isn't so bad after all!

I'll be back soon with more pictures and an update on how it's coming!

Craftily Yours,

Fox

Success!

Ok, so this definitely not the greatest picture I have ever taken, but I told myself I wanted to have SOMETHING put up tonight, even though I spent all day working on a website instead of being crafty. So here it goes, the first picture of my first quilt (ever) to ever be on the interwebz!

I followed the 1st Quilt Ever tutorial over at Obsessively Stitching and it was sooooo much fun!  I had a blast with everything from picking out the fabrics to free-motion quilting the top.  I really love this quilt and I'm totally looking forward to getting started on my next project - quilted purses! I already have the patterns and my mom and I went shopping last weekend for the fabric, so the only thing I have left is to actually sit down and start working on them!

On a separate note, for anyone out there who is graphically inclined, here is a logo I designed for my gamer clan's LAN party which is coming up soon:

We always have fun coming up with themes, and for the last few years I've put together the logo for the t-shirts (mostly based on my hubby J's ideas).  It should be a lot of fun to see all of the guys and I always love seeing people wearing something I've designed!

Anyways, time to stop rambling now.  I'm off to bed so I can get up in time for work tomorrow...

Craftily yours,

Fox

Lesson One...

Ok, so lesson number one that I've learned since the last time I posted: reading craft blogs is great, BUT it leaves a whole lot less time for making things.  In light of this fun revelation, I've decided to set goals for myself.  By the end of this week I plan on having pictures posted for two projects!  There.  Surely putting it out there for the whole world to see will kick me into gear, right?  See you Friday!

Craftily Yours,


Fox