Weekend Recap

 What have I been up to this weekend? Mostly relaxing and getting ready for the 5 day week coming up. I have my last volleyball game on Monday so then I'll have more time to craft and blog!

Today I made a few bows...

I planned on only making a couple

but then I saw some really cute prints!

I also started painting some frames. I am planning on hanging them up in my room once I get new bedding and the walls painted. The colors are so beachy and fresh!

 P.S.I used my hair bow tutorial.

Perfect Pencil Pouch: a Tutorial

Here is a tutorial one of my favorite pencil pouch! I use it every day at school to carry my pencils, pens, and calculator from class to class. It would be great for stashing things in your purse to keep them organized.

Materials:

denim
striped fabric
a zipper

To start determine how big you want the pouch to be. I suggest 6"x8" for a standard pouch. This will fit a calculator, pens, and pencils. You can switch up the sizes for fitting different things.

 Cut out the pieces: 2 of each.

Pin them wrong sides together and make sure the sides match up.

 Sew lines down the stripes. Make sure to be careful to go straight--the stripes can be kind of an optical illusion after a whiel! I suggest about 5 seams to hold it in place. Repeat with the other set of denim and fabric.

 Pin the zipper on upside down to the striped fabric. Sew a 1/8 inch seam. This is to hold it in place for the next step.

 Flip it over and pin the panel up onto the zipper. Sew along the zipper on the fabric.

 This picture shows the nice piping effect you get from sewing the zipper on this way.

 Turn it inside out and pin. Make sure to open the zipper up 1/2 way so you can flip the bag inside out when we're finished. The bottom seams should match up so you can sew a 1/4 inch seam along the bottom.

  Next pin it so the zipper and bottom seam match up. Sew the short sides.

 Flip it inside out, trim any extra strings and there you have it, a perfect pencil pouch!

Do you know your ABC's?

Here are the ABC's of me :) Most of them are favorites but a few are facts about me.

Age: 16

Breakfast: Baked Oatmeal (I'll have to share the delish recipe sometime!)

Color: Turquoise, white, gray, and coral

Dessert: ice cream! (cookie dough to be exact)

Essential Clothing Item: a simple necklace

Food: Ham and tapioca pudding...not together of course

Gold or Silver: Silver

Height: 5'11"

Ice Cream Flavor: Cookie Dough

Job: babysitter and uh blogger if that counts :)


Knick-Knack: A glass seahorse we got on vacation


Least Favorite Chore: Dusting...it isn't very rewarding


Movie: Food, Inc.


Name: Abby (no, my real name isn't Abigail. it's just abby)


Overnight Hospital Stay: The answer is no and let's hope it stays that way.


Pop: Don't drink pop. I like water though!


Quote: 

Righty or Lefty: Righty


Siblings: One sister and one brother, both younger







Time you wake up: weekdays 6:20 weekends around 8:00


Under your bed: An extra leaf for our dining room table. 


Veggie you like: Beets and asparagus are my favorite


Why do you run late?: I usually don't. I go by the FFA motto: "Early is on time and on time is late"

 
X-Rays: Just for dental stuff

Yummy food I make: Tapioca pudding and chocolate chip cookies :)


Zoo Animal: Giraffe


Please do this tag too! Let me know if you do it because I would love to read yours.

tutorial tuesday: my favorite coaster tutorials

 I was looking around the purl bee blog when I stumbled across these adorable citrus coasters! Although they remind me of springtime I still think they are adorable.  I think these are going on my crafty to-do list :)

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 I also saw these fruit inspired apple coasters. They would be perfect with a glass of warm cider on a crisp fall day!

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These coasters would be perfect for all year round. You can change the paper to match the style of your house or the colors of a certain room.

 

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Which of these tutorials are you going to try?

i---am busy!

So what have I been up to? Quite a bit, actually! I am going to walk you through what a day in my life is like. 

6:15 am - Wake up and get ready

7:30 - FFA Parlimentary Procedure practice at school

8:30-3:30 - School

4-6 pm - Volleyball practice

6-6:15 - Drive home

6:15-6:30 Eat Supper

6:30-8:30 Homework

8:30-9:00 free time!

9:00-9:20 mandatory reading for english

9:20-9:30 Get ready for bed

9:30- Go to bed

As you can see I am quite busy during the school year. Not to mention every Friday night I take statistics for our HS football team. I am in no way complaining because I love being busy -- to an extent. Just last night I sewed a zippered bag and I realized how much I have missed sewing. It was the first sewing project I have done since school started!  I think I have been going too fast so I am going to slow down and enjoy life--after all isn't that what we're supposed to do?

I haven't taken the time to blog but I think it is time for me to get back in the swing of things now that I've been in school for about a month and have a schedule established. My goal is to publish one blog post a week.