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So since I messed up my sisters glasses so bad I decided to make her a mug as an I’m sorry I failed at paint. I made her a cute coffee mug with her family on it and a cute little saying. Now if she only asked me to make mugs haha.
So my sisters getting married and I, of course, offered to help her with the crafts part of it. She wanted to do these cute painted glasses. I have never done painted glass before but I figured how hard good it be. We got glass paint and I made the stencils. The paint went on…
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I found some fun printed flannel and decided to make an adorably cute bag. I find that flannel isn’t as stiff as some of the other fabrics I’ve used so I had to use a light weight interface to help keep it’s shape.
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Ok ok so I acquired some snaps and decided to try my hand at front snap pockets. I also found some fun polka dotted lining to make the bag pop. I have never worked with snaps before and it took me a bit to figure out how to install them. My husband was also confused…
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So the problem I have found with working with jean fabric is most of them aren’t pre-washed. I found that out the hard way making these bags. Nothing like having blue hands by the end of the day. I have now learned to prewash all fabric before working beginning your projects.
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I found this fabric with big purple lips on them. And to be honest I fell in love with it. The only problem is it isn’t as sturdy as canvas or jean. So in comes the magical world of interfacing. Interface is this magical material that gives stiffness to fabric. I got the iron on…
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