while they play…

Category: bag

  • TUTORIAL: LINING A CROCHETED BAG…

    I’ve searched high and low and Googled myself silly but have not been able to find a tutorial on attaching a lining to a crocheted bag. I have formulated one that works well for me and the Cables and Bobbles “Belle” clutch I designed. I’ve included photos with each step and I am hoping it […]

  • sharing pieces of myself and giving one away…

    it’s been a long time coming. I was actually beginning to think it would never happen. my new shop is finally up! while they play‘s World Premiere!I am so giddy right now, it’s just not even funny. I am brimming, head to toe! when I finally finished setting up shop (literally!), I sat back and […]

  • sunday snippets~crafting behind closed doors…

    “while they play Etsy shop opening soon!” pssst…..here’s a sneaky peaky of some items….

  • it’s in the bag…

    yay!!! it’s finally done and I love it! I’m so glad I passed on the contrast stitching. don’t you agree? this even holds it’s head high up against my “real” leather coat! can barely tell this is faux leather. well,….I think so, anyway.I did opt to make new straps though. by the time I would’ve […]

  • change in plans…

    okay, so I slept on it and decided I didn’t like the contrast stitching after all. nor did I want the lining sewn in before I assemble the bag. thank goodness for rotary blades and self healing mats! it didn’t take too long to trim all my thread off, and the bag and lining went […]

  • a third W.I.P…

    okay, so I haven’t yet finished either one of the afghans I started. (what? I didn’t mention I started a second afghan?) a sewing bug bit me the other day and I just had to act!I’ve been wanting a messenger bag for a long time and I bought chocolate leatherette about a month ago for […]

  • asleep when he should be awake… my very first attempt of working with leatherette. let’s just say that I now have ALOT of leatherette scrap! I tried machine stitching it first but the fabric lining on the underside of the leatherette reared it’s tempermental head. It proved IMPOSSIBLE! and I don’t normally use “that” word […]