{How To} Holiday Ornaments- Vintage Style

Vintage Christmas Ornaments - The Sewing Loft

Guest Post #2  No Ugly Ornaments Challenge This past weekend my daughter and I went to the Metrolina Expo- which is like a small compressed version of the 127 sale and I LOVED it!! So many good finds to uncover!! (honestly, I could do an entire post on that. We took so many pictures and had a blast!!) Throughout the sea of vendors I kept finding the old vintage ornaments like these. This … [Read more...]

{How To} Holiday Ornaments- Mini Trees

Christmas Ornaments Mini Trees - The Sewing Loft

With Halloween behind us, it is now time to start gearing up for the holidays. I am so flattered that my friend Erin from My Very Educated Mother has asked me to join in on her No Ugly Ornaments Challenge. Each Week on Thursday, during the month of November, I will share a very simple "how to" for creating a fun holiday ornament. Here is my 1st one. This project is for sewers of … [Read more...]

{How To} No Ugly Ornament Challenge

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No Ugly Ornaments Challenge With the holiday count down ticking it is time to get the ball rolling with decorations.  So, my friend Erin at My Very Educated Mother is hosting this super fun No Ugly Ornaments Challenge and I decided to play along! Yesterday, she made these Wine Cork Tassel Ornaments. Click here for the easy how to instructions. (She is all fancy and has a video!) I … [Read more...]

{How To} Plarn Flowers

While at The Creative Connection Event, I had the chance to craft with a wonderful group of women on Friday night.  It was so relaxed, almost effortless in fact, the way we all just chatting about life.  Not really focusing on why we were at the event or even talking about business.  It was so refreshing and reminded me of my sewing group in New Jersey.  The Clifton Clippers- wow, do I miss … [Read more...]

{How To} Ruffle Tote Bag

Let's face it, these ruffle totes are all over the place right now.  And honestly, my girls love them!! (secretly, I do too) My tote bag is on the small side so, I am going to use it as a gift bag when finished. So, last night I dipped into the fabric stash and created this super cute tote bag in a snap. Really, it is super simple. It took me less that 1/2hr from start to finish. That includes … [Read more...]