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I made this cute baby blanket for a friend. It was really easy. I actually just used my method from handmade napkins but used larger pieces of fabric.  I sewed with fleece for the first (and hopefully last) time. That was an adventure! Fuzzies everywhere.  I almost poked my eye out finishing this thing too! My needle busted in half on the very last few stitches, flying up in the air and BARELY missing my eyeball. I should maybe think about wearing safety goggles?

Anyway, here it is! One side is fleece and the other side is cotton. She’s having a girl.  I know she likes pinks and teals together so I picked a fabric that I thought she would like.  It seems like something she would wear on a bag, scarf or another accessory.  I hope she loves it!

Hey all!

I’m going to be moving soon, and would like to move my inventory from my todiyfor etsy store. SO, I’ve decided to have a crazy sale!  If you mention this blog post or my tweet in a convo, I’ll even give you free shipping.

Here’s all the items I have on sale …

Off the Shoulder Korn Shirt — $10

Murderdolls Tiered Ruffle Skirt — $10

Music As a Weapon Off Shoulder Shirt — $10

Slipknot Iowa Zippered Lace Shirt — $25

Michael Jackson Beat It Necklace — $10

Deconstructed Heavy Metal Punk Quilt — $40

I’m pretty excited about this sale!

Check out my Cyber Monday sales on Etsy:

Birdies and Coffee Cup

Flower Fiesta Bowl (Gold)

Butterflies in Wonderland Baby or Lap Quilt

OBEY Andre the Giant Men’s Winter Set

Mention the code mrfidgets and receive FREE SHIPPING on any order until December 15.

A while back a co-worker of mine introduced me to sewzinski’s handmade embroidered leather wallets. He had ordered one for his wife and was so excited when it was finished that he brought it in to show me.

I was blown away. How much time went into this little piece of art? More than I have patience for, that’s for sure. I immediately searched her out on twitter, flickr and etsy.

sewzinski mainly focuses on custom made items. each of her creations is unique and different.  She rescues discarded leather items and renews them into beautiful little usable pieces of art.  The name “sewzinski” is in honor of her mother who loved to sew and taught her how to cross stitch and do some embroidery.

I pulled out some of my favorites just to show some of her beautiful work, but in no way does this represent all her creative capabilities. For that, you’ll have to check out her flickr photos (and that, I am sure, does not even represent her full artistic breadth).

I absolutely love this little gray wallet with the flowers. Beautiful. I’m a sucker for pretty things, and this hits the spot.

it’s like buttah.

I actually “oohed” and “ahhed” when I came across this large wallet image. The waves on the back are oh-so-glorious. I love the attention to detail and the fact that she scalloped the edges on this one to match the shapes found in the waves.

She picks fun fabrics for the inside of her wallet that coordinate nicely. It’s just a lovely surprise added to these creations.

Beautiful sugar skull wallet. Love all the colors and patterns on this one.

I saved my favorite for last!  I’m also a HUGE sucker for anything punk … and in fuschia or pink or purple. Check out this awesome small wallet  — with zebra print.  Yes. I’m a sucker for animal print too!

LOVE it. You absolutely have to check out the rest of her work. It’s just amazing!

I’ve been up since 4:30 and I’ve got a few things I still need to do in preparation for Market Day.

I decided last Sunday to make some clutches.  And by some, I mean 18.  And I managed to forget to sew on a closure to 3 of them. Unlike some things I make, the closure has to be sewn as part of an earlier step in the process on these.  I decided to use a frog closure on the ones I forgot to sew the original closure on, but I couldn’t find 2 small white closures for the last 2 bags, so I’ll be finishing those later.

Here’s my bounty of clutches/wallets/envelope purses:

and last-minute yesterday, I decided to finally mark my fabric scraps that I don’t want. I realized I didn’t want people unfolding them and such (would be utter chaos) so I used scraps of another fabric to wrap them. Most of the fabrics I’m selling don’t go with the scrap fabric I use to wrap them with, but these two looked pretty cute wrapped.

awwwww. adorable.  I’m putting those on the top of the pile.

Anywho, gotta do those last-minute things and shower and get ready to head out. Want to get there by 7 AM.