Summer Crafting Adventures!

As I mentioned a few posts ago, visiting Pinterest every day has inspired me to create, so I thought I'd share what I've made so far I've made this summer.(Not pictured are: two skirts, several pairs of earrings, 3 nest necklaces in different colors, two rings, and...I know I'm forgetting something-I really do need to take pictures of those things)

Here's one of the necklaces (I don't know why the picture is so big!). It seems sort of wintry, so I've only worn it once. I'll probably wear it more when it starts to get cold.
Here is a flower headband. That's a button in the center, and the fabric is some leftover from one of the skirts I made. This (along with the necklace below) was a gift to one of my cousins. (BTW-how pretty is that button?! I want about 100 more of them. They came in a box full of all sorts of things that mom found at a garage sale for $o.50)A Bird's Nest necklace. I am kind of obsessed with these right now. I even made a bird's nest ring using bronze wire and cobalt blue glass beads, but haven't been able to get a good picture of it yet. They are fun to make, and so pretty.


And finally, my favorite creation of the summer (possibly even year!), a messenger bag I sewed for my brother! It is leather-look vinyl, lined with cotton. I intended to make a laptop sleeve, but when I finished the sleeve part, it looked so classy that I HAD to add straps. This picture is a little deceiving because of how the bag was hanging-the flap is the same width as the rest of the bag, not bigger, so it actually lays differently (better) than what you see here. I want to keep it for myself :-p Too bad my brother likes it so much. Now I have to send it away to Texas and make myself one at another time :-) oh yeah, it took about 6 hours total (I made it in 2 days) to cut the fabric and sew this bag; the vinyl was pretty thick, it took longer to pin and sew (my machine is not heavy duty...though I'm hoping to change that before too long :-) ). And cost? Let's see..I used about half a yard of vinyl (which was on clearance $6/yd), half a yard of broadcloth (which I got for $1.79/yd), a package of D rings (about $2), and thread I had on hand. So, for all materials, that would be about $5.90. Pretty sweet, huh? :-)