Toiletries Pouches

Well new baby is born and I'm trying to get back into crafting things when I get the time.  To start with I thought I'd share some items I made for Christmas that I didn't get round to adding before.  First here are some sewn pouches I made for Christmas presents for the girls in the family.  They are similar to the smaller ones I made before but I made them big enough to put a few mini toiletries in.

Disney Princess Canvas

Bethany has decided that Disney Princesses are her favourite theme at the moment and was asking for a picture for her wall.  As most things are very expensive, I decided to make her a new canvas for her wall.  I used a smaller canvas this time and added some Princess wallpaper to it.  As the images were too far apart, I cut two of them out and added them to the canvas afterwards. It's not amazing, but my daughter loves it!

Baby Grab Bags

I made these bags for my brother-in-law and sister-in-law for their new baby.  I saw the original idea on Pinterest and decided to make them as a gift. I made 5 little drawstring bags and filled them with baby essentials.

 

 

I called them Baby Grab Bags and added a tag to them explaining that each of them contains a vest, nappies, wipes, and nappy sacks. The idea is that parents can just grab a bag on their way out of the door and it already has everything they need.  Just got to make myself some for when my next is due!

My first skirt!

I made a skirt!  I made my first piece of clothing today, which I am very proud of.  I have been meaning to try it for ages and have only just have the courage to try it.  I used a tutorial from www.sewmamasew.com and adapted it for my daughter.  The next one needs to be a bit longer, but I am definitely going to try again.

Tissue Holder

Whilst looking for something new to make, I came across a pattern for making a holder for pocket tissue packs.  I decided I wanted to make a bigger one to hold a full size pack of tissues so I worked out some new dimensions and then went with it.  It was such a simple thing to make but very effective.  Am very pleased with them!

Drawstring bag

I found a lovely idea for a present for new mums but I needed to be able to make a drawstring bag for it to work so I needed to learn how to do one!  With a bit of help from my husband and my dad, we managed to create a prototype which I am very pleased with.  Just got to make a full set before I show the final outcome.

 

And I'm back!

Back after a long break after being ill with morning sickness and not in the mood for crafting!  I have just finished a project for my brother-in-law making 7 little pouches for him to add a gift to.  I have used the same style I have used several times before and just changed the sizes as necessary.

They have taken a while to complete and I found it quite boring to do the same thing over and over again!  Looking forward to trying something new now.