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retro mama: Home for the Holidays
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Home for the Holidays. I know. It's not even Halloween yet and this is looking very Christmassy. What can I say, Christmas is my favorite holiday, and when we're all coming down from our candy buzzes in a few days, it will be time to kick into all-out holiday crafting mode, so why not get a head start? Don't you love a cute house ornament? I made a little fabric house last year, but it bugged me that the door and embroidery disappeared into the bottom of the house ( Exhibit A. Scissors, rotary cutter/qui...
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Sweet Floweret: Tutorial: Boy Messenger Bag
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Sunday, February 20, 2011. Tutorial: Boy Messenger Bag. I searched the internet, high and low for a tutorial on a cool boy messenger bag. Alas, there weren't any that fit what I wanted. A cool, medium sized bag, to house my boy's Bible and binder that he brings to church each week. Here is a picture of what he WAS using. And here is what I ended up with after this fun project. I think that if you buy 3/4 a yard of each outer fabric, inner fabric, and lining, you'll have more than enough. To make the base...