Quick DIY: Lavender Satchel

I had this idea (ha!) and now I find myself with a huge bag of lavender (purchased on amazon – here’s an affiliate link) and a lot of satchels to make. Here’s the great news: this is a project with a LOT of variations and you can totally make any size/shape you like to add a nice scent to your closet, drawer, etc!

I wanted a hanging one to put in my closet and I decided to start with a circle pattern and some Wonder Woman fabric.

To begin with, you’ll want fabric, a pen, and you can either machine or hand stitch. I drew a circle on the back side of the fabric – FYI this is a folded piece of fabric “inside out” so that when stitched and turned I will have a circle shaped pouch.

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What to do when you don’t know what to make. A crafty mystery!

What do you do when you don’t know what to do? For me this can be a HUGE problem if I’m facing deadlines or otherwise ‘must create’ – what if I am stuck? There are a lot of strategies I use, the one you will NOT ever see me advocate or recommend is ‘just wait for inspiration’. In my experience sitting around waiting does nothing but make the creative block worse, even permanent until you get to doing and making!

So today in this article I will walk you through a struggle with creative block as well as showing you this necklace I made while working it out.

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looking ahead: autumn project planning

As I type this article I’m juggling moving one college freshman into her dorm (my sweet niece, who will be attending college near me!), as well as my own two girls starting new school years and having all kinds of projects for me to do. So I’m taking a moment to breathe, put away the summer, and prepare for my favorite season: Autumn!

From apple picking to pumpkins, and beads to felt – I have crafty visions floating in my autumn loving head!

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Eye see a new tote bag with ScanNCut

What do you make for a teen headed to college? I went looking around the studio and found a super sturdy tote bag and thought… let’s customize it! In this post I will share my how-to as well as some suggestions for customizing your own tote bags. it’s so fun!

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