Beary Special

I've been sewing.

I love that little bear!

Inventory must go!

Wow, it's been a bit since I've posted.  It's been a busy month with getting the kids ready for school.  Not much has been going on in the craft room.  I did manage to get an order for some custom golf towels of which I forgot to take pictures of.

I do however have a few things in my inventory that I really must move.  Fall is coming and I must make some room in my cramped house for some new things to sell.

This large tote is $25.00.  It has a zippered closure, outside pocket and an interior zippered pocket. The approximate measurements are 16 wide by 12 high at the highest point.  This would make an excellent diaper bag.

 All of my wristlets measure approximately 5 x 7.  These are great for running errands, make-up bag or even a change purse!  All of my wristlets are on clearance for $5.00 each.

This small tote bag measures approximately 10 inches wide and 14 inches high.  It's denim with a yellow floral print band at the top.  It has a magnetic closure and two interior pockets.  $9.00

My table runners would be great for a kitchen table.  They are approximately 30 inches long and 12 1/2 inches wide.  $7.50  The first one is a fall leaf pattern.

Country/Farm House pattern with animals!

Blue and Yellow small floral print.

Country Patch work pattern.

If you see anything you like, please leave me a comment.  Shipping is free in the USA!

Fall sports will be here soon!

My son was in t-ball this past spring.  It was so much fun watching the little ones running around looking like bobble-heads with the huge helmets on.  It was so cold watching the practices and games.  I wish I would have had this then.

I personalized each corner of the blanket.  I think I need to make a few more of these to give as gifts!

Slowing down to breathe

I get so many different projects in my head that I just absolutely make myself crazy inside.  The planning, the analyzing...makes my head spin.

Does this happen to you?

Crafting Heaven

I was in a funk and now I'm not.  These were so easy and I just love them.  I'm thinking of putting some sort of ribbon around each block, or not.   Total cost $0.  Just needed to get the hubby to cut the blocks for me.

On garbage day, my son and I went junkin'.  The boy is hooked and wants to go again.  We scored some shutters and this is what I made with one of them.

It's going on the wall in the master bedroom as soon as I start painting and scraping and maybe even do a little  swearing.  Total cost on this one $4.58.

My First Dress

This was so fun to make.

It takes very little fabric.

Every girl deserves to own at least one pretty dress!

I love lurking around craft blogs and seeing what others are up to.  I found this blog and it has completely moved me.  You can see what I'm talking about right here at Sew Delightful.

I saw that image of that poor child wearing clothing that would have been dumped in the rag heap long before it looked like that.

I'm cutting out my first dress as soon as I hit post.

This is why I sew too.

Things I love to make

Personalized baby blankets

 Big purses

Little purses

Crafting for Sanity

The title of this post says it all.  I craft for sanity.   It helps keep me sane or at least somewhat centered and grounded.  My goal  is to share a little of what I do; the good, the bad and the ugly.

My most recent adventure was making "Pies in a Jar".

   Aren't these stinking cute!

They are so easy to make and even better to eat!  I made cherry and apple.  Here is how I made them.

4oz Ball "freezer safe" jars

2 packages of ready made pie crust

pie filling of your choice

butter/margarine 

Sugar

Preheat your oven and a rimmed baking tray to 400.  Liberally butter the inside of the jars.  Using the rim of one jar cut out 12 circles of pie crust and place them on the bottoms of each jar.  

Using a pizza cutter, I started cutting out strips to make the sides of the pie and filled in areas with pieces of pie crust as needed.  Sorry but I forgot to take pictures of the process.

When I was placing the strips into the jar, I made sure that there was some overhang at the top for crimping. Now the fun part.  Fill each jar with approximately 4 tablespoons of your favorite pie filling.

Using the band that comes with each jar, cut out tops for your pie.  

Crimp the pie top and sides using your fingers or fork.  Cut four slits into the top of each pie.  Sprinkle with a little sugar.  I did a mix of cinnamon and sugar on the apple pies.

Place all your jars onto your preheated rimmed baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes.  When the 20 minutes are up, reduce the heat to 350 and carefully turn the rimmed baking sheet.  Bake for another 10-15 minutes until light golden brown and the filling is bubbly.

The beauty of these little gems is that you can make these up and freeze them prior to baking.  All you need to do is place the lid and band on the jar and pop them into your freezer.  When baking from frozen, increase the baking time to 35-40 minutes when you reduce the temperature to 350.

Enjoy!