stitch

A few weeks ago this amazing little fabric/yarn/embroidery shop opened up in the East Village called Stitch. I went on their opening day and bought some amazing bamboo knitting needles and some embroidery supplies, but was surprised that there weren't that many people there. Little did I know, they were going to have a grand opening the following week. I was happy to see a huge turnout and I hope this shop thrives, because I love it! They have a selection of interesting printed fabrics, hundreds of colors of embroidery floss, shelves of quality yarn, as well as other supplies you might need, like knitting needles, embroidery hoops, embroidery needles, rotary cutters, etc.etc. They will soon be offering different classes, and have some couches and coffee if you just want to bring your project in there to work on. They also have a few sewing machines set up for you to use if you want to try sewing but don't have a machine. I can't wait to sign up for some of the classes and get my craft on!

Had to show off my new wedge sneakers from Nasty Gal's Shoe Cult. Love them. 

neon triangles: a hipster's dream

This week I embarked upon a little crafting project. It wasn't too difficult, but I'm happy with the outcome! I went to Hobby Lobby and bought a plain tote bag, some fabric paint, fabric, and some other odds and ends. 

This pile of stuff cost $30.

The first thing I did was sew a fabric pocket onto the inside of the bag.

The sewing isn't perfect (it's ~couture~, done with my own 2 hands), but the pocket is done to my specifications. A separate pocket for pens/pencils and a little pocket for my chapstick. 

After the sewing was done, I turned it back right side out and painted some triangles.

I let the triangles dry overnight, then filled them in and added the bottom line. 

After the 2nd application of paint dried, I cut & sewed extensions on the handles. They were ridiculously short to begin with.

The final product! I may add more rows of triangles, but I haven't decided yet.

crafty

I love to craft. Well, I love the idea of crafting. Most of the time I can't afford to buy the supplies to do said crafting, or I do buy the supplies, start a project, but never quite finish it. Here are some projects I've saved from Pinterest that I plan to do. Someday.

industrial record cabinet

nail & string wrapped letters

*Got this picture from Pinterest, but it had no original link. Sorry :/ 

fabric decoupage dresser

 

easy to make custom artwork

If any of you decide to take on these projects, please let me know how they turn out! Because more likely than not, I'll still be just thinking about starting them.

old lady hobbies

One hobby I've recently taken up (and by recently, I mean Christmas '10, for about a month, and then not again until this past holiday season). I'm not amazing at it, but I can do the basic stitches. One problem I have, though, is that I get impatient. Since I started knitting, I've completed 2 scarves, a pouch for my iPod, and a pouch for my headphones. I also have 3 other scarves and a headband that are incomplete. I start one, get bored with it, start another scarf, run out of yarn, start another project, get bored with it, etc.etc. Here are those half-finished projects:

This is my #1 project right now. It's a stockinette stitch & it will be a lovely cowl if I ever finish it.

This will be a headband like this one.

Easy garter stitch scarf. Ran out of yarn, went to the store to buy more but they were out too. So I bought the red yarn and started a new project (the cowl).

Garter stitch scarf I started for my mom around Christmas. It was supposed to be something she could wear to my siblings' basketball games, but by the time I finish, it will probably be baseball season :/ 

Hopefully I'll be able to post pictures of the finished products someday soon!