Amy Butler Everyday Shopper Bag!

I was really close to getting this bag done in February. So close in fact that I am thinking about calling March 1 an honorary day in February.....

Month 2 of the Amy Butler Sew Along was the Everday Shopper bag, which my friend Jonel put her name on. She picked out her own fabric and I must say it was lovely fabric! She spared no expense!

Talked to y'all earlier about it here

Are you bursting at the seams (Sewing Joke! My first one!) to see what I managed to make? Good, here it is:

I'm trying to decide if this was just a simpler bag to make or if I learned so much during the January Cosmo Bag process that this one just seemed simpler. It felt like a breezy summer afternoon compared to getting the Cosmo Bag put together. 

I'm really please with it and my girlfriend, who had no idea it was finished and coming her way today, was tickled pink when she saw it in my office this morning. The only thing she asked for was something I could attach to the bag that said "Made By RockStar Crafter". Aaawww... She's so sweet!

30 Days of Lists Starts Today!

Last night I came home and was prepared to make myself a journal for this project, but was so inspired I made TWO! One for me and another for a friend and co-worker. When I told her about the project she said "Wow, I would really like to do something like that!" So, now she is!


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I posted about finding the 30 Days of Lists project here and you can find the project details at the 30 Days of Lists Website. There is also a flickr group so you can see not only my lovely pictures and lists, but a whole slew of other participants as well!!

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I used a two pack of moleskine journals and some of my scrap booking stash. 

Mine is this pretty grey journal. 

I used a punch to create about 10 tabs and spaced them out in the journal. 

The paper pack came with some super cute punch outs!

The gift journal is a simple black. 

On both journals I cut pretty paper to size and adhered them to blank pages in the journal. 

In this journal I inserted actual journaling pages from my stash for a little something extra. 

The first list prompt was "A few things about yourself" At first I was a little dumbfounded, but once I got started it was good to see that I am not just one thing. I may not even make sense in the things that I am, constantly contradicting myself the way I do. More importantly, I was reminded that I am all of these things to so many people. My friends and family that I love so much all look to me for something different and they all love me just as much. *sigh* Life is good today.

Cosmo Bag

Here are some pictures I snapped of the Cosmo Bag I made for my girlfriend in the Amy Butler Sew Along.

It's the first thing I've sewed by myself from start to finish! I learned a lot and am excited to finish the February bag (which I'm obviously not finishing in February). It's far from perfect, hence the reason there are only two not-so-great photos, but I'm still excited about. More importantly, I was happy to brighten my friends day!