Scrapin' Bag

I made these 12x12 squares from my collection of selvages last summer,

 but haven't been able to decide what to do with them. 

 Then I had an ah-ha moment.

I was trying to think of something pretty and unique to make for an upcoming special day for somebody and I thought to myself, "self, why not make a cute bag out of those selvage squares."

So I did.

The whole bag is made of scraps of fabric.

I used flannel from thrifted sheets to sew the selvages to and then a piece of interfacing that my neighbor gave me that was going to get thrown out to add a little extra stiffness to the bag.

I used the rest of the pillowcase from the 2 pillowcase dresses that I made on my previous post for the drawstring part of the bag.

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The flower is my first attempt at making a fabric rose.  I used a yo-yo from my stash of yo-yo's to put behind the rose for a little extra pop of color and I also added a pin backing so the flower can be removed.

I really LOVED this bag and hope that the someone

 special that I'm giving it to likes it as much as I do! 

Rag Rugs and Plastic Rugs

I finished 4 rugs last week in the hopes of clearing out some of my craft stuff...

and then Earl and I went to the thrift store.

I got some more beautiful sheets to fill my drawers with until I get to crocheting another rug.

I think my craft stuff is like doing dishes or laundry.....

it's never ending....

But,

definitely more fun!!

Sorry for the poor picture quality, It's been cloudy here and the lighting is terrible for photos.

This is a rug out of sheets. 

This pretty blue rug is also out of sheets and I fringed the sides with strips of sheets.

 This bag is made out of white plastic Wal-Mart, Target, Dollar Tree, etc...... bags.

It takes several hundred bags to make one rug, but a great way to use my neighbors bags who don't use cloth shopping bags.  So after I bum bags off my neighbors I cut the bags into strips, connect them together and roll the plastic strips into balls.

I crochet the strips of bags with cotton crochet thread

for extra color and strength.

I made this rug for our bathroom floor.  It is out of Hannaford bags and the blue cotton thread.

It really looks so much prettier than I thought it would and works great for standing on when we get out of the shower.

FlowerFairies and LadyBugs

I thought I'd share a few of the things I've made over the last couple of months.  I've kept really busy making things and it has actually been nice.  The computer is so addictive.

 I made these little Flower Fairy dresses for my friend Melinda.

They are made of paper and embellished with all kinds of goodies.

 I also made a couple of Flower Fairy matchbox ornaments for Melinda.

 and a Flower Fairy Ornament out of flowers, a bottle cap and a photo.

 I bought this little Lady Bug basket at the thrift store.

  It was all green and kind of plain,

so.........

 I spray painted it black and added some ribbon.  I think it looks much better now! 

A very quick and easy transformation of a simple thrift store item. 

 I hope Jill liked it!

I also made Jill some Lady Bug cards and a couple of matchbox ornaments and I crocheted her a tawashi.

I've got so many other pretty things that I made and received to share. 

Till tomorrow......