Saturday Crafting

In between watching LOTR movies, I cut out the pieces for 2 new handbags:And since I wasn't sure if I was ready to completely fuss with the expensive Belgium linen Winter Foxes fabric, I decided to make the butterflies my prototype bag using the Manhattan Handbag pattern I bought a few months ago and haven't gotten around to using yet.

I think it turned out super cute. I'm surprised by how big it is, the pieces seemed small when I was cutting them. I used Stiffy, the really bad Timtex substitute, but at the time I bought it, Timtex was no where to be found...and I wasn't really wanting any of the other substitute items. And you know what - it's worked out okay so far. Granted, the bag hasn't been washed, so I don't know what's going to happen there. I'm hoping this butterfly bag is already spoken for...cuz otherwise I might keep it for myself (it coordinates with my owly backpack tote). For my Winter Foxes bag, the lining and side/bottom pieces are going to be a gray micro-cord. I'm excited to make the bag - the 1st went together VERY quickly once I got all of the pieces cut out (and fleece/decor bond ironed).

And in a completely random ending to this post, this is the shirt I got today when Steve & I went to Disneyland (actually the shirt was bought in California Adventure, but whatever):

We're on a mission to find a "I'm with Dopey" shirt for him to wear - they had one, but it was women's shirt, so that wasn't going to work. The other alternative is to find him a "I'm Grumpy" shirt, to go along with his Grumpy hat (and my "I Heart Grumpy Guys" hat). Supposedly, the shirt exists, but we didn't find it.