Sew Sweet Singer

Hi all, just wanted to share a pic of my little Singer Featherweight that I picked up at an auction a couple of weekends ago.  This was the consignment auction that  I got my set of Jadeite dishes at 2 years ago.  There was lots of sewing stuff there, so me and Hubby and my brother and sister in law made a day of it.  There were 3 Featherweight machines up for bid.  Hubby tried to buy me one 2 years ago at this auctions, but I made him quit bidding at $345.   I got mine for $170.00 ..SCORE!!  Robin got one too, its a little nicer, it had attachments and the box it sits in...I think she paid $260.00. So that was my anniversary gift from the hubby.  It is so cute...took me 2 days to figure out I had the needle threaded wrong, but I finally got it sewing.  There were 12 or 15 boxes of feedsack fabric there, these had maybe 10 or 12 pieces each in them and they went for $100 to $210 a box...can you believe that...and the same lady got them all!  There was also a ton of vintage fabric...I was willing to go $40 for the box I wanted.....it went for $90....bummer!  It had such cute fabric in it...all retro and kitcheny...we got no fabric that day....it all went high.  But we are happy with our little machines and had a fun day.

B is for Buttons and Bingo and Believe and Bliss

Well I have been working on a few things.  I love these little vintagey wire hangers, so I decided to create a few wall hangings. These will probably end up in my Etsy shop. I did get some of my purse organizers with matching wallets listed.  These are sew fun to make and so handy to keep coupons, receipts and your shopping list right where you can find it.
I can't seem to concentrate on just one project lately,  I just flit from one thing to the next.  Maybe I need a road trip to clear my head.  There is a wonderful antique shop in Lancaster, Ohio that I love.  It is called the Ole Shoe Factory.  I can spend hours in there. Hint, hint.....who wants to come with?  Have a good week everyone!

B is for Buttons



Dinners not quite ready!



Love the polka dot ribbon and the flower button

A little birdie told me

Lookin' good in my red high heels!

Sew Sweet Cupcakes



Can't you just see a cupcake rack sitting on this for a Birthday party...so cute!

 Don't you just hate it when you want to make something and everything just goes wrong?  I was so looking forward to a long weekend...(I had Friday off) and I just could not get the creative juices flowing.  Arggg! I cut fabric wrong..my machine was being a pain, I couldn't find a pattern I knew I had purchased.  I finally just had to walk away.    So, Sunday was a new day and I decided I wasn't leaving that room until I created something cute!  I have had this fabric for a while and decided it would make a cute table runner.  I might have to make some matching napkins or maybe a Birthday Banner. It measures 36 inches long and 12 1/2 inches wide.  I channel quilted the fabric first then added the ruffle and backing. 

I AM SEW ORGANIZED

Thanks to my sisters great idea I have been filing fabric. What a concept.  I still need more hanging file folders. I haven't gotten to the third drawer yet, but two are done. I may change a few things. If they are small pieces, I put 3 or 4 fabrics on one file, which made them kind of thick.  Trial and error I guess, but this freed up 2 shelves in my closet for card making supplies.  I rearranged the whole room, so it's a little more user friendly.  When I am making cards or scrapbooking I always hated dragging out all my tools and cluttering up my work area. So, I moved my table next to the closet that most of my tools are in.  I can easily reach in and get a punch or whatever, use it and place it right back in the closet without even getting out of my chair.  I am lovin' that!  I also finally got my  "S  E  W" letters hanging on my bookshelf.  I love the scrolly design. I got them at Hobby Lobby.....1/2 price..Yeah!

New Button Boutique Stamp Set from Papertrey Ink

I am in love with this stamp set.  It is sew much fun!  So many ways to use it.  My sister in law Robin and I had a play date on Sunday and spent hours creating with it. Here are some of the pretties. Some of them will be listed in my Etsy shop. I used a vintage library pocket to hold the button card....plus a yo-yo of course!

Where this woman creates

Painted sewing cabinet and recovered the chair

This is my sewing/craft space. It use to be my daughters bedroom. I have always loved the wallpaper in there and decided to leave it when I wanted a sewing room.  It is a sweet rose vine print with a  black and pink border.  I painted my sewing cabinet white, recovered the chair and added a few storage pieces. I found the black bookcase unit at a thrift store. It holds most of my button collection, books and storage boxes. These photos were taken right after I finished the remodel....it hasn't looked this good since!  I can only stand the clutter so long and then I have to straighten it up again.  I love having a pretty place to create!

This is a filing cabinet that I covered. It has velcro at the sides and holds my Christmas supplies.

Scrapbook area and day bed

Got this at Hobby Lobby, holds fabric

Cutting table

Bookshelf for my buttons

Fabric closet and a vinyl shoe rack that I store trims in.

Just getting started

Hello ,
So I have decided to start a blog! I am just getting started, so please bear with me. I will be posting sewing projects, card making, scrapbooking, thrifted and repurposed items. I also have an Etsy shop at www.sewbusy.etsy.com. Please stay tuned!