September Challenge Days 5 & 6

I do not want to fall behind in my posting since I have been able to keep up with the actual crafting, so I am combining my day posts. I was at a craft show Sunday and a pool party today - fun, but exhausting. Especially since I am not feeling up to par. So, let's get on with the showing...

I made another Venus handbag...this time in the intended hard handle. I am still deciding on buttons for the handle tabs since that is what I generally put there...plus, it hides the stitches that hold them in place.


That was Day 5, Saturday. I did bring along some things to make to the craft show Sunday and was able to complete this little guy...my Day 6. He's a keychain monster squid thingy. I have a big one in progress too that I will show when I am all done.


Remember when I started this I said there will be no actual planning? Well, I guess I was wrong. I went through my notebook of tutes and made a list to fill the month. Many of the items are for personal use only so they won't be going in any shop, but I do foresee many gifts coming out of this :)

...come see Peacocks and Dragonflies' OADCC (one a day craft challenge)...she got me started on this :)

The Accessories Version of the 3 Bears

I sold a clutch in this fabric the other week and she requested some accessories to go with it. I posted previously the checkbook cover/wallet thingy, zip pouch and keychain...these are the "credit card holders with a back slot/pocket". Scratch that - I just went back looking for the link & realized I never got to it. So i posted them at the bottom here ☺

This was the first pouch made. And there really was nothing wrong with it...until I put a card in the back pocket.

Too Big

See this snap on the back pocket? I had to put it there because it was not snug enough to hold a card in safely. So what's the problem? When I went to put in the snap...only one side worked. The "inside" snap kept getting flubbed. Eventually, there was a ring of small holes where the snap should be. I am keeping this one for me, because, well, doesn't matter to me...but I'd never try to pass it off to someone else. Besides - I am now out of the fabric...which I love. This way I get to enjoy the fabric a bit myself ☺


This is the back of the 3rd pouch...the one that was so hard to do because of the zipper bulk. Actually, the one before this was too gggrrr - it got scrapped. This one just ended up too small to fit credit cards in once I tried to fix some of the bulk problems. But it made a great coin pouch.

Too Small

This next pouch was my last one. I found that making such a small zip pouch is rather frustrating. I kept having a hard time with the tininess of it...so I rearranged the zipper to go across the front. When it was at the top, the bulk was too much for such a small pouch.

Just Right

And here is the first accessory trio...no problems with any of these guys.

Monsters and Squid and Whale Oh My!

I think I'll let the title & the pics speak for themselves. Well, almost... The whale with the bird on top and the maroon one eyed monster were made for my swap partner. The whale was made from the book "softies" - it is sitting on the page from the book in the pic up there. Oh, and the orange guy is a keychain. I have 6 more (different styles) cut and ready to be assembled. My house is slowly being overrun by monsters - I love it!