Ruffled Tote

I've been wanting to sew lately. :) When I saw this ruffled tote over on Ashley's blog I knew I had to make one for my little girl. She Loves bags and needed one just her size to bring to church.

I had some leftover fabric from a different project and used an old purple shirt for the ruffles. I wish it was more ruffly though.

For the inside I had some purple duck cloth I collected years ago.

 This was a really simple sew and my daughter loves it. At church her bag was overflowing though. I guess we need to work on how many things a girl needs for just a few hours. :)

If you want to make one too head on over for the full instructions here. I'm also wanting to try to make a little boy bag like here. 

DIY Heart Wreath

I am also going to have a new segment on the blog. Tutorial Tuesdays- where I share something I have made during the week.

Remember this picture that I showed you on Saturday? I turned two old sweaters and a straw wreath into.....

This beautiful wreath!

 Here's how I did it. I cut up the sweaters along the seams in the bodice and the arms. Leaving me with two bodice pieces and two arm pieces. 

Then I started cutting circles, and cutting, and cutting. Until I had used up every bit of fabric.

Next I just folded the circle in half, then in half again and put a pin at the end and stuck it in the wreath. I wanted to have a striped effect in the pink and red but you could do any pattern.

After folding and pinning and more folding and pinning I finally finished. Phew! 

I absolutely LOVE how this turned out. It was really simple to make just time consuming. In total this project cost me about $10. I love having it up on my mantle where I can admire it during the day. 

Thrifty Saturday Finds

I thought it would be fun to share some of my thrift store finds on Saturdays. Here is what I found today.

 I love finding children's books at the thrift store. All of these are in almost perfect condition. I got all 7 books for $5.25  :)

I've had the heart straw wreath for a while now which I got for one dollar. :) I also snatched up the red and pink sweater today for 3 bucks each. I have a project for these three objects that I hope to share with you soon. 

Total: $11.25

What are some great finds you've found lately?