Busy Becca

I have had a busy week, crafty week that is. I have been super busy doing the Let's Scrap Blog Hop and I have also finished my friends birthday present, as well as looking for new yummy recipes. I have also got myself involved in a new challenge.

I went into town today and got the press stud to finally finish the Phoebe Bag. I am really pleased with the end result. Yes my Mum did help me (a little), but who needs to know that.

My material is leftovers from my bedroom curtains, it is lovely & thick so hopefully it will be strong.

I downloaded the pattern, then cut it out. Here is the main piece of the pattern pinned to the material. The material is folded in half, so that I get a whole piece.

Here are my four main pieces of the bag. The two top pieces are for the lining. To give the bag shape you dart the bottom corners.

Here is the bags flap, I have sewn on a press stud & a button.

 The finished bag! I made the strap longer than on the pattern as I know my friend likes to carry her bag across her body, but it is not too long that you can't put it over your shoulder. I am really pleased with the end results and I am now on the look out for some material so that I can make myself one for the summer.

I will update you on my blog hop challenges tomorrow, as I have forgotten to make a note of which ones I have completed. I can tell you about the new challenge "TO COMPLETE 100 PAGES/LAYOUTS IN 2011". When I first read this challenge I thought "no way" but it is only for fun & the blog hop is helping a lot. As I type I have completed sixteen, yes SIXTEEN pages. Two are not Let's Scrap sketches, but that doesn't matter they all count. The lovely ladies at Let's Scrap have provided a link so that you can add a counter on your blog, but as yet I haven't figured out how to get it on here. So I will say bye for now, as I need to go play and see if I can figure it out.

One step forward, two steps back

January is not going well, I seem to be constantly ill and if that is not bad enough I now am spreading my germs to my daughter. Yesterday I had arranged with my Mum a sewing day, I have found some fabric at home for the Phoebe Bag project. Unfortunately my little girl was off school ill, so no sewing day for me. Hopefully this bag will get made as I haven't got long.

I may not of done any sewing on the bag, but I have managed to do some sewing on a scrapbook layout. Let's Scrap are doing a blog hop, they have put together fifteen resolutions/challenges. I have done two!

This first photo is for Resolution 5, Carolina's challenge was to "Make a layout or card using a Let's Scrap sketch and you can't open anything new."
The papers on my layout, I used for my Daughter's 2nd birthday invites, she is now 6! So the pack of papers has been open for a while.

                                       

The photo below is my take on Resolution 11, Wendy's challenge was to "Use a Let's Scrap sketch to make a layout or card in the colours Blue, White And Silver."  

Nearly Happy New Year

Christmas is nearly over, unfortunately for me it has passed in a haze of the flu. I have coughed, spluttered, sneezed and slept through most of it. Needless to say I have not been very merry or crafty. Santa did see fit to ignore my grumpiness and I received lots of crafting goodies. As yet I have been unable to use as I have had to move back in with my lovely Mum & Dad because my boiler has decided to stop working again so we have no heating or hot water! Great way to start the new year.

Oh well, being poorly has given me a chance to read lots of blogs & come up with a great idea for my friends birthday. I can write about it on here as she is a very busy lady & I know that she doesn't get a spare five minutes. My friend is an amazing lady & I am very lucky to have her as a friend, so for this years birthday I am going to make her a bag. I have pouring through my Mum's books looking for ideas but as always it looks like the internet is going to be successful. I found a blog http://www.creativequiltgirl.com/2009/11/new-bag-is-done/ that directed me to a free bag pattern
http://artsycraftybabe.typepad.com/tutorials/phoebe_bag.pdf

I think that this is a great bag pattern & will leave me lots of scope to decorate the bag.  So I have a new crafty project for the new year. Just need to start feeling better so I can go out shopping for fabric.