Busy Bag Exchange

I am so excited to finally have a second to post about what I am doing now!  I have joined a group called Busy Bag Exchange.  The group makes busy bags, kind of obvious, but there are 6 people in a group.  Each person in that group makes 6 of the same activity (that costs $1 or less per act.) & mails it out to the other 5 in the group.  Soon you will have a 6 activities for your child to play with!  There are 5 different age groups.  (NB-18mo) (18mo-3yrs) (3-5yrs) (6-8yrs) & (9-12yrs) This is limited to the US & Canada due to shipping costs. if you want in on this awesomeness visit this site.  On a separate note, if you are LDS and are interested in doing a church busy bag please let me know.

T-Shirt Hat

I am always looking for new projects to work on.  I came across this blog posting at second street & instantly fell in love.  I have been on the look out for shirts to make one, so I ran to a local thrift store.  I found this super cute shirt for $2.  My sizes were the similar as the one posted on Second Street's except I didn't use such a big circle.  I made my circle about 3/4 inch smaller in diameter.  I thought the brim was way to big for my daughter so I cut about 1 inch off.

If you use an adult size L or Larger then you can cut the band off the bottom & not off the side like I had to do here.  I wanted the Fox in Socks to be on the top so I didn't try to conserve any fabric.

Cute Fox in Socks on top

I put buttons on this one because I thought they were cute.

I loved this project so much.  I am still on the lookout for a cute patterned shirt for T's hat.  They took me less than an hour to complete.  They are so easy!  Perfect for a beginner sewer!  Good luck!  If you don't want to make your own check out the few on my Etsy page.

Doing what I love!

 One of the things I love to sew are purses/bags.  I think it is fun to add your own personal spin to something most ladies own.  I have sewn a few styles of purses but this is one of my favorites.  It is called the Buttercup purse.  I love houndstooth & I love bright colors!  Together this is a match made in heaven!  (at least my heaven) I will have listings on my Esty store once I get it up & running.

Large Buttercup Purse with a sash ($30)
(14" X 9" with 12" handle drop)

Small Buttercup with flower ($20)
(11.5" X 7" with 8" drop in the handle)

Welcome to my chaos!

Have you noticed the popularity of blogs jumping in the last few years?  Who are those who are creating those blogs?  They are people a lot like me.  Usually a SAHM (stay at home mom) who feels like she needs a little validation, connection with the outside world or basically some way to share her creative side.  I am no different. 

Hello, my name is Paige.  There are a few labels that I choose to have & they are: I am the wife of a HOT soldier, the mom of 4 bicycle motors (ages 2-8) & I love creating things.  Life around here can be very crazy!  But part of staying sane in my chaos is having a creative outlet.  I love to sew, paint, make hair bows, etc.  I hope by reading this blog you can learn to laugh at your mistakes as I do mine, not take life so serious & get some fun ideas along the way.