I've done a little more sewing......

and finally took some pictures.  The previous post had a reusable shopping bag that I made out of an old curtain we brought home from Todd's grandma's house, and I used the same fabric for these.  The first thing I made was a travel jewelry holder.  Last month Todd and I went to Nebraska for a week, so I needed something to put my jewelry in.  This one is much larger than the others I've made and works great to just throw in my luggage.

Here it is closed:


Open:


The other thing I made was a tea wallet!  It will be nice to carry around this winter!!!!


Open:

It holds 12 teabags!!!

I'll probably have more time to sew now that Todd has gone back to being a truck driver.  He's been dreaming of owning his own truck since he was 18 and finally bought his own truck.  So while he's on the road, I'm at home looking for a job.  I haven't been working since the end of March when the owner of the insurance agency I was working at decided to close it completely.  Yesterday we went to get Todd's truck (again - see my post here to read about what happened) and he's on his way to his dad's, then will be in Sabetha, Kansas Monday morning to get things ready for his first load.  It will be quiet around here again, just me and Brute.  When Todd was driving before we still had Buddy.  But I'm looking forward to finding a new job and have more time to sew, knit and crochet.  Oh, and spend time with the grandkids!!!!

Finally - something else to post on my blog!

I took a quick trip to Nebraska last week, and found some more knit fabric to make another dress for the cruise!  I just used the same pattern, but made two straps instead of tying it.

Here it is:


And since I made jewelry to go with the first one, I thought I better make some to match this one.  lol
Hobby Lobby had lots of their beads on clearance today.  It took some hunting, but I found some that will work.
I've done earrings and a necklace, but the necklace isn't finished - I can't decide if I like it or not.  Plus, I don't know if it will hang too low.  Here is a picture with the fabric:


I also had to change the carry-on bag I made.  It was too tall, so I just took the top off and re-attached it a little lower.  It was less than an inch too tall, but I didn't want to take the chance.

We're down to 24 days!!!!!!

Dress and Jewelry for Cruise

I've been trying to figure out what to wear for the formal nights on our cruise (there are two).  I found this pattern at Wal-Mart:

I thought it was pretty, and WalMart also had this fabric:



It's a light knit, which means the dress won't have to be pressed or anything!  I made the dress and it turned out very well. (Todd won't see it on my until we're on the cruise.)

Since the Red Poppy Festival a couple of weekends ago, I've been contemplating trying to make my own jewelry.  When I was at Hobby Lobby recently I found some glass beads that were on sale, and they matched the dress quite well, so of course I had to buy them.   I made a necklace, bracelet and earrings:


The necklace is made with memory wire, which is kind of hard to work with,  but I think it turned out pretty well.  The bad part is now it won't fit in my jewelry holder.  Maybe I'll have to make another one!!! lol

Todd's making our reservation for a hotel in Dallas the night before we leave for San Juan, so that will be done. Only 31 days!!!  :D