It seems I'm addicted to making barefoot sandals......

because we are only going to be in Hawaii for seven days, and I now have five sets of Barefoot Sandals.  They are really fun to make, even though they take a while and are fairly expensive.  I mostly use glass beads, but found some Ivory beads at JoAnn's the other day that I liked - - they looked "Hawiian".  :D  Here's the newest set - I also made some earrings and a necklace to match!  These are not totally stretchy, so I had to use other jewelry items I've had around since I made the jewelry for the cruise in 2009.

The sandals on - please pardon my dirty feet - I worked in the garden this morning and hadn't taken a shower yet.

The other set is black and off-white.  I also made earrings to match it.  I only had silver lobster claws, so need to get some gold ones to match.

Aren't they pretty sitting in my new chest?

I bought it at an Estate Sale for $10.00!!!  I haven't figured out yet what I'm going to do with it.  Tossing around the idea of painting it black, then detailing gold on it somehow.  For now it's just sitting on the floor in the office (which is getting very full!!!),

I also made one more four-section cosmetic bag.  This one turned out much better than the first!  The corners are matched up and I made the space around the zipper wider so more things will fit in it.

This one is being purchased by someone at work (who asked me to see if I could make it).  I'm going to fix the first one I made and use it myself, then I've decided I'm not making any more!  They are just too time-consuming and very aggravating trying to get everything matched up.

Enjoy the photos!!!  I still have a few more things I've been wanting to make, but Todd will be home for a few days this week (hopefully he'll be home tomorrow - he left June 11!!!)  So keep checking back for new posts!!!

Weekend Projects

Just a couple.  I did get another set of Barefoot Sandals.  I used Brown and Blue, so it matches one of the dresses I made for our cruise a few years ago.  (You can see the fabric here.)   I haven't decided if I'm going to leave it long, or maybe shorten it to either a dress or possibly just a top.  Trip's not until December, so I have time to decide.
Here is the last set:


And the three I made so far:


Love them all!!!!  I wan't planning to sell them, but someone at work asked about a set, specifically the black ones, so I may sell it and make me some more.  I can definitely see them get better the more I make.  They are VERY time consuming, though!

The other quick project I did was this:


And what to you carry in it?  Why, Dominoes, of course!!!

We have some friends who we have supper with every so often and it's fun to play Dominoes with them, so this bag will make it easy to carry the Dominoes around to and from their house.

I made a trip to JoAnn's last week and found this neat fabric.  I haven't decided what I'm going to make yet, but it will be something for the trip.  Maybe a beach cover-up???

Getting ready for the Hawaii Trip!!!!!

Christmas can't come soon enough this year!  We'll be on the beach in Hawaii to celebrate it!!!

Todd says this is a "Once in a Lifetime" trip, so we're staying on the North Shore of Oahu at the Turtle Bay Resort.  We've splurged and will spend five nights in at Beach Front Cottage.  We'll be in Hawaii for seven days, but will spend the first and last nights with Megan and her family.  SO EXCITED!!!!  The grandkids are getting so big and it will be REALLY nice to see them all again.  Carter will be walking and talking by then, I suppose.

I've been searching Pinterest and found some ideas of things to make before the trip.  One thing I found that I think are really neat are Barefoot Sandals!  Perfect for those romantic walks on the beach before bed that I'm hoping for!  lol    I've had the supplies for a while, but put them away in my sewing cabinet.  Memorial Day weekend Todd was home, but he was working outside on his compressor trailer, so I needed something to keep me busy and decided to pull out the supplies.

I found the pink/white/clear glass beads in the clearance section at WalMart a while ago.  (It's hard to take good pictures of your own feet.)








The black/white/clear beads were the first ones I purchased a long time ago at Hobby Lobby.








Looking at the pictures, I probably shouldn't have taken pictures of my right foot - it's the one with scars on it from when I was really small.  lol

I think the sandals turned out pretty good!  I still have lots of the stretchy cord left, so I may end up making a few more, but we'll see.  I'm really not planning to buy a whole lot of new clothes for the trip - I still have a bunch from when we went on the cruise a few years ago and will take most of them.  We're also going to a luau, and doing a lot of the "touristy" things.  Part of what I'm earning working part time has been going to to pay for the trip, so soon it will be paid for!  That will be nice!