Friday, September 16, 2011

Aqua Bubble Purse

This is a sweet purse with an aqua color on the front and strap that sparkles. The belt is in the same color with rainbow grommet holes! Nice blue jeans with lots of pockets on the inside!!

Here you are looking at an awesome purse made from a nice strong pleather. The belt has tons of motorcycles on it! On the inside of the purse is nice white jeans with lots of pockets. The belt is sewn into this purse for the lake of belt loops on the pants, this purse isn’t reversible!! VroOom!

Monday, September 12, 2011

Animal Print ~ Blue/Brown Suede

Here is a very nice purse with an animal print beaded belt. This purse has a nice long strap, and a beautiful dark blue color with a brown suede over it. On the inside has the same blue, not covered. Just one awesome purse all together!!

Thursday, September 1, 2011

The Little Black Purse

As I was thrifting this morning I came across this awesome little black purse, I could not help myself, I had to purchase it!! It is on the smaller side. The purse is made of velvet, and gold embellishments, and soft pleather animal print pockets on the side. The inside is lined with a shiny gold lining and a magnet button to keep it closed! An awesome find!!

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

My Sweetheart Purse

Here is a very nice homemade sweetheart purse. The purse is made with a black stretchy jeans embroidered with flowers all over it, the inside of the purse is a soft lightweight pink jean pants with lots of pockets inside. There is a nice long strap and a sweet flower that is removable. The purse is reversible….

Monday, August 29, 2011

More Homemade Purses.....

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Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Alligator Clips + Live in the Liberty of God

As I was sitting here thinking about how to keep a seam together, and getting frustrated with how the tips of my fingers were starting to feel with being poked all the time while sending the seams through my sewing machine or ironing. I thought to myself, how can I do this and keep my sanity and the pain away? I don’t know why it came to me but why not alligator clips that go in you hair? They hold a bow perfectly in for hair for a good amount of time… They won’t snag your fabric and it will hold a thicknesses of fabric well depending on the strength of the clip. I always seem to have an abundance of these type thing hanging around from leftover projects. So here is a new use for a hair bow clip!! Use them to keep your seams together while crafting!!! Looking forward to using this technique tomorrow!!

Live in the Liberty of God

by Joyce Meyer - posted August 24, 2011

Therefore let us not judge one another anymore, but rather resolve this, not to put a stumbling block or a cause to fall in our brother's way.
—Romans 14:13 NKJV

There are many things you cannot do, but there are also numerous things you can do, and do well. You don't have to compare yourself or your abilities and accomplishments with those of others. You are free to follow the God-given plan for your life.

Each of us must have the liberty to be led of God. We even have the right to make our own mistakes and learn from them.

If you allow other people to become a law to you, thinking you must be like them, it steals your freedom, and it's no one's fault but your own. Likewise you must not judge others or expect them to be like you.

Determine now that you will enjoy the liberty of living in God's will . . . and allow others to live in liberty as well.

Monday, August 22, 2011

Southwestern Style Purse

This is a sweet on the smaller side purse, colors are in the pink and blues. This purse has a blue jean outside and a pink corduroyed inside. This purse is completely reversible so the pink can be on the outside if you wish! The strap is wide and on the shorter side. Very comfortable on the shoulder! The belt is in the southwestern style and can come off to wear or to transfer to the other side. All together just one awesome purse!!

All Purses are $30.00

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

How to Make a Quilt Videos + Appreciate Correction

How to make a quilt {Part 1}

Appreciate Correction ~Scroll Down~

How to make a quilt {Part 2}

How to make a quilt {Part 3}

How to make a quilt {Part 4}

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Appreciate Correction

by Joyce Meyer - posted August 16, 2011

Happy (blessed, fortunate, enviable) is the man who finds skillful and godly Wisdom, and the man who gets understanding [drawing it forth from God's Word and life's experiences], for the gaining of it is better than the gaining of silver, and the profit of it better than fine gold.
—Proberbs 3:13-14

Ask God to reveal areas in which you need to apply self-control. You can even enjoy the journey to becoming all that He has in mind for you to be, if you learn to appreciate godly correction from others. Remember, God loves you just the way you are, but He corrects those He loves (see Proverbs 3:12).

Only mature Christians enjoy the meat of God's Word, and He has much to share with His grown-up sons and daughters. There will always be more to learn, so don't make excuses for your weak points.

Accepting the truth will set you free (see John 8:32), and God will give you strength to overcome in those areas in which you are weak.

Meghan’s New Purse!!

Meghan came to a while ago and asked if she could have a smaller purse… She said her shoulder is hurting her so badly!! LOL!! I said, I know how that feels, and had her hold mine. The words out of her mouth was so cute!! “OH MY”!! So today, I decided to make myself sit down and putout a purse for her and here it is!!

Saturday, July 2, 2011

How to Make Nurse's Scrubs + Find a Happy Medium

How to Make Nurse's Scrubs

Find a Happy Medium

by Joyce Meyer

Be well balanced (temperate, sober of mind), be vigilant and cautious at all times; for that enemy of yours, the devil, roams around like a lion roaring [in ﬁerce hunger], seeking someone to seize upon and devour.
—1 Peter 5:8

I remember sitting in my home looking up the word gentle in Strong's concordance and saying, "Lord, You've got to help me!" I thought I could never be gentle. Finally, the Lord began to do a work in me in the area of gentleness. The only problem was that, like so many other people in the body of Christ, I was such an extremist that I couldn't "strike a happy medium." Once I saw that I was overbalanced in one area, I thought I had to go totally in the other direction. I "adjusted" and "adapted" far too much. I became so "gentle" and "kind" and "patient" that I wouldn't exercise any discipline over my youngest son, who was born after my other chil¬dren were grown. I also went overboard in my relationship with others. I let things get out of hand in my marriage, my home, and my ministry. I learned from my experiences that one extreme is just as bad as the other. What we must learn in all this is balance.

On one hand, we must not be harsh and hard. But on the other hand, we must not be weak and excessively soft. We must not be irritable and impatient, ﬂying off the handle and acting out of emotion. On the other hand, we must not be so mild mannered that we become doormats and whipping posts for those who will take advantage of us if we give them a chance. There is a time to be patient and forbearing, and there is a time to be ﬁrm and decisive. There is a time to "not be angry," and there is a time to display righteous indignation. It is wisdom to know when to do which.

Thursday, June 9, 2011

Doll Outfit + Think First

How to make Doll Outfit A Round Dress

Think First

by Joyce Meyer - posted June 09, 2011

You ought to be quiet (keep yourselves in check) and to do nothing rashly.
—Acts 19:36

Committing to do something without asking God about it and waiting for Him to speak to us is not wise; nor is it wise to jump into things without thinking first about what we are getting ready to do. We often obligate ourselves to too many things and end up weary and worn out. God certainly strengthens us through His Spirit, but He doesn't strengthen us to do things that are outside of His will for us. He won't strengthen us to be foolish! Once we commit to do something, God expects us to keep our word and be people of integrity, so His advice to us in the verse for today is to "think before we speak." In our thinking, we ought to ask God what He thinks about the matter we have under consideration.

This is certainly a lesson I have had to learn. I used to allow enthusiasm to get the best of me and say yes to things without asking for God's advice and then end up complaining about my schedule. God had to let me know that if I had sought Him first and followed His guidance, I could have avoided being frustrated and stressed.

I am sure you have many opportunities to get involved in things you would enjoy or consider important. I simply encourage you today not to commit to anything without giving it serious thought and without seeking God's guidance concerning whether or not He would have you do these things.

God's word for you today: Think before you speak!

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Sew a dog shirt + The Power of Rejoicing

How to sew a dog shirt from old clothes

The Power of Rejoicing

by Joyce Meyer - posted June 08, 2011

About midnight, as Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns of praise to God ...Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the very foundations of the prison were shaken; and at once all the doors were opened and everyone's shackles were unfastened.
—Acts 16:25-26

Throughout the Bible, God instructs His people to be ﬁlled with joy and to rejoice. For example, Philippians 4:4 says: "Rejoice in the Lord always [delight, gladden yourselves in Him]; again I say, Rejoice!"

Any time the Lord tells us twice to do something—the Philippians were told twice in this verse to rejoice—we need to pay careful attention to what He is saying. Many times people see or hear the word rejoice and think, That sounds nice, but how do I do that? They would like to rejoice but don't know how!

Paul and Silas, who had been beaten and thrown into prison and had their feet put in stocks, rejoiced by simply singing praises to God. We don't often realize the "rejoicing" that can release so much power can be just as simple as smiling and laughing, having a good time, and enjoying ourselves. And doing that in itself often makes the problem go away!

If you have a personal relationship with the Lord—if you are saved— the Holy Spirit dwells within you (see John 14:16-17 and 1 Corinthians 12:3). If joy is a fruit of the Spirit, and the Spirit is in you, joy is in you. You're not trying to get joy or manufacture it—it is already there, just as are the ability to love and the other fruit of the Spirit—because the Spirit is there.

It is very important to understand that we as believers are not to try to get joy—we have joy. Joy is in our spirit. What we need to do is learn how to release it.

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Hair Wefts + Don't Be Boxed In

How to make hair wefts on your sewing machine

Don't Be Boxed In

At Joppa there was a certain disciple named Dorcas. This woman was full of good works and charitable deeds which she did. And all the widows stood by him weeping, showing the tunics and garments which Dorcas had made while she was with them.
—Acts 9:36, 39 NKJV

Don't try to put God in a box by thinking that everyone has to do the same thing. Not everyone who serves God in ministry went to seminary or Bible school. Not everyone who is the president or CEO of a major corporation went to college. Some people get on-the-job training. They are simply not book people and learn much more quickly by the hands-on method. However we learn, we can be assured that God will prepare us in His own way.

Microsoft czar Bill Gates dropped out of Harvard in his junior year. Instead of going to college, Truett Cathy started a chicken restaurant with strong biblically-based business principles and Chick-fil-A is now the second largest quick service chicken restaurant chain in the country. Our youngest son did not go to college; he is the CEO of our U.S. office and does a fantastic job. God equips some people with very strong natural skills and a lot of common sense. It is amazing what we learn in life that we don't even realize we are learning until we need to put it into practice.

Lord, I don't want to copy others because I'm unsure of myself. I want to follow You and be trained and used by You in the way You have for me. Amen.

Monday, April 11, 2011

Plastic Bag Crochet + The Power of the Blood

Plastic Bag Crochet

The Power of the Blood

All her household are doubly clothed in scarlet. Her clothing is of purple [such as that of which the clothing of the priests and the hallowed cloths of the temple were made].
—Proverbs 31:21-22

The woman in Proverbs was well aware of the power of blood within the Jewish sacrificial system. Under the law almost everything was purified by blood for the release of sin, guilt, and punishment due. Therefore she covered her family in scarlet garments that may have well represented the blood of the coming Messiah to her.

One of the things you can do as a confident woman is apply the blood of Jesus Christ by faith to your household. I do this regularly. I apply it to my own life, my mind, emotions, will, body, conscience, spirit, finances, relationships, my walk with God, my husband, children and their families, co-workers, and all the partners of our ministry.

Regularly repenting for sin in my life and keeping my conscience covered with the blood of Jesus helps me be more confident before God, in my prayers and daily life. Guilty people don't function well. You don't have to be guilty and condemned; you can admit your sins, and ask God to forgive you and to cleanse you in the blood of Jesus. As you place confidence in His Word, your own confidence will increase.

Lord, search my heart and show me any sins that I have not confessed to You. Cleanse me by Your blood and free me from guilt and condemnation. Amen.

Monday, April 4, 2011

Sewing Shortcuts to Save You Sewing Time! + Keep It Simple

Sewing tips to help organize your next sewing project, reduce frustration and save you time.

By Sarah J Doyle

For part one and part two of this series, see Choosing the Right Sewing Thread and Choosing the Right Needle

When a deadline is near, shortcuts can mean the difference between it being wise or foolish for an expert or novice to undertake a sewing project. For those home sewers who dislike detail, or those whose temperaments demand that a project must go quickly, shortcuts can mean the difference between continued interest or giving up sewing completely.

Quality must not be sacrificed, and it needn't be if the entire project is viewed with shortcuts in mind. Consider some of the following shortcut suggestions.

Rely on easy-to-sew patterns. Easy patterns have fewer pieces, fewer seams and fewer hard to follow details.

Utilize items which are already available. A favorite chain or leather belt or scarf can eliminate the need for making a belt or collar.

If you have a more-than-one size figure, it may be easier for you to purchase separate sizes in patterns for the top and bottom of a garment, just as when buying ready to wear. Or buy patterns styled for your easiest fit that have a minimum of "fitting" requirements.

Avoid difficult fabrics - ravelly ones, or those that do not feed easily, or the one-way naps. Shun fabric designs that require careful matching such as one-way stripes, plaids or large designs.

Cut the fabric with right-sides together; the wrong side will then be exposed for quick marking.

Sew the center seams right after removing the pattern from the fabric.

When you reach the end of a seam, and before fastening off, check to see if there is another seam that can be fed into the machine; this will make fewer starts and stops, and clipping of loose threads.

When you don't have a second seam to feed into the machine, always clip the threads "as you go" to eliminate the need for finding and clipping all loose threads when finished with the project.

Substitute basting tape or basting-adhesive glue stick for basting stitches whenever practical, even for holding zippers in place. This will eliminate the need to spend time on removal of basting stitches.

With fusible webbing, fuse pockets in position for top-stitching; fuse hems instead of hand sewing them; fuse facings. (Of course the use of this shortcut would be determined by the type of fabric being used).

When practical, sew in sleeves before sewing the side seams and sleeve seams. If done in this manner, you can make one "side seam" stitching from the cuff to the waist or to the hem of the garment.

Keep It Simple

I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
—2 Corinthians 11:3 NKJV

God really wants our relationships and communication with Him to be simple, but the devil has twisted our thinking about prayer because he not only knows how powerful it is, he also knows how easy it should be for us.

Just ask yourself, Why would God create us for communication and fellowship with Him and then complicate it? God has not complicated anything; He has made a simple and enjoyable way for us to pray and enjoy spending time with Him. Satan wants us to believe that prayer has to take a long time and that we must follow a specific formula. He surrounds prayer with rules and regulations and steals the creativity and freedom God desires us to enjoy as we pray. He tries to keep us from having faith and to convince us that we really are not worthy enough to be talking to God anyway and that we cannot hear God's voice.

When we do pray the devil always tries to condemn us by telling us that we do not pray enough or the right way, and that our prayers do not make a difference. He also attempts to distract us when we are praying. For these reasons, people often feel that prayer is so difficult and unfruitful that they rarely do it.

In general, many people seem to be frustrated and dissatisfied with their prayer lives, but that can change. We can pray simple, heartfelt prayers in faith and be assured that God hears and answers.

God's word for you today: A "kiss" for you: Keep It Simple, Sister (or Brother)!

Friday, April 1, 2011

Electrical Wire as Cording to Make Stiff Piping + Honor Him First

A Great Tip from Brenda Scofield While Sewing in Hong Kong

I'd never heard of maxi piping and certainly it wouldn't be available in Hong Kong (few people sew for themselves here!) so I thought about what might do the job. I went to an electrical shop and just felt the various wires (cables). One for computers seemed to have the right thickness and bend-ability so that's what I bought. They thought it was very funny that it was for sewing!

I just cut strips to make the piping from the bag material (sadly I didn't have enough to cut it on the bias as I should have but it worked OK) and covered the wire using the adjustable zipper foot to the right in to the wire.. Because I'd chosen quite thick wire I had to pull some of it out before making and sewing the top of the bag but that wasn't too much trouble. I'd used a good quality canvas so it was pretty thick.

Using this thickness of piping means that you can't use a serger for construction but I used a good jeans needle on my regular machine.

Here are some pics to show you the effect. I remembered handling bags which have very thick piping so that's what I was aiming for. I might get around to sewing a lining and a money pocket but we'll see!

Choose the cording that you want to cover. Cording is available in a variety of sizes.

Using a tape measure

Lay the cording on the tape measure at the amount of seam allowance you will be using on what you are attaching the piping to.
Wrap the tape measure around the cording and back to the end of the tape measure.
Where the end overlays the tape measure is the width of the fabric you will need to cover the coring.

The length of the cording will be the measurement from the area you want to insert the piping. Add a few inches to be sure you will have enough.

Cut Bias Strips

Cut bias strips wide enough to wrap around the cording with the seam allowance.

It is important that this fabric is cut on the bias. Bias will cover the cording smoothly and allows the piping to bend smoothly around corners.

Join the Bias Strips

Match the ends of the bias strips as shown in the photo, using a 1/4" seam allowance, match the long edges of the strip where the 1/4" seam allowance will be sewn.

Press the seam allowance to one side.

If you are using very heavy fabric grade the seam allowance to prevent a bulge caused by the seam allowance.

Join enough strips for the length of the cording you need.

How to Cover Cording to Create Your Own Piping

Set up your sewing machine with your zipper foot.
Place the cording in the center of the bias strip.
Wrap the bias strip around the cording matching the edges.
Align the zipper foot so the edge of it is against the cording. Sew the seam allowances together to enclose the cording.
Allow the machine to feed the fabric under the needle so that you maintain a true bias grain around the cording.

Sew the Piping to the Item

Check that you have the correct seam allowance on the piping for the items seam allowance. Trim or compensate for the seam allowance if necessary.

Using the zipper foot, place the coding on the seam allowance of the item and sew the piping to the item.

Always sew the piping to one layer before joining the layers that will enclose the piping.

Clip where necessary to turn corners.

Ending Continuous Piping

Continuous piping is piping that does not end, as in the edge of a pillow or a cushion cover. There are two methods which are equally acceptable.

Heavy Piping

Sew the piping to the item stopping about a half inch before where you started.
Trim the piping allowing enough fabric to turn under and enclose the beginning of the piping.
Trim the ends of the cording so that they but up to each other.
Fold under the fabric to enclose the beginning of the piping and sew in place.

Narrow Piping

Sew the beginning of the piping with the end of the piping dipping into the seam allowance.
Continue to sew joining the piping to the fabric.
As you approach the starting point, place the ending of the piping over the starting point and dip it into the seam allowance. Allow for a continuous visual line of piping on the outside of the seam allowance.

Ending Piping in a Seam Allowance

When the end of piping will be enclosed in a seam allowance, as in edging a collar, continue sewing the piping to the entire edge. Trim the piping from the seam allowance after all sewing of that area is done to prevent trimming the piping too short.

Enclosing Piping in a Seam

Place the next piece of fabric under the piping, aligning the edges. Use the stitching that is holding the piping on to the first layer as a guide to sew the second layer of fabric. Be sure you sew exactly on the stitching which is holding the piping in place or just beyond the stitching so that the stitching will not be seen from the right side of the item.

Tips and Tricks

A finished pillow with piping.

Pat emailed a great tip: "Sandwich cord inside fabric and place stitch witchery inside close to cord. Iron up to cord as close as possible (on outside of fabric) This will eliminate a row of stitching when applying to project. Hope you like this tid-bit." Thanks for sharing Pat!

Experiment on your scraps to get the "feel." If you are having difficulty getting the "feel" of the piping through all the layers, buy a yard of large cording at the upholstery section of your local fabric store and practice with it.

Trim a little girls jumper with a contrasting piping at the arm holes, neckline, and pocket edges. Use a straight cut scrap to make a matching "scrunchie".

Compliment your Ruffled Pillows with corded pillows. Use the same dimensions listed, substituting cording for the ruffle.

Compliment your throw pillows with alternate trims. For example: If you make a denim pillow with bandanna trim, make bandanna pillow with denim trim.

Be creative with your scraps. Use them to make your own cording and "jazz" up a plain outfit by adding small piping at arm holes, neckline, and pocket edges.

Use piping in the seams of backpacks and pocketbooks to compliment an outfit.

Debbie Colgrove, www.About.com

Honor Him First

But as for you, the anointing (the sacred
appointment, the unction) which you received from Him abides [permanently] in you; [so] then you have no need that anyone should instruct you.
— 1 John 2:27

This verse isn’t suggesting you don’t need anyone to teach you the Word. Otherwise God wouldn’t appoint some to teach in the body of Christ. But it does say if you are in Christ you have an anointing that abides on the inside of you to guide and direct your life.

Sometimes you give more consideration to what people tell you than to what God has said.You might occasionally ask somebody for their wisdom, but if you hear from God and then start asking everybody else what they think, you are honoring people’s opinions above the Word of God. You need to say, “God, no matter what anybody else says, no matter what my own plan is, if You say something to me, I am going to honor You above anything else.”

From the book Ending Your Day Right: Devotions for Each Evening of the Year by Joyce Meyer. Copyright © 2004 by Joyce Meyer. Published by FaithWords. All rights reserved.

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