This Weeks Featured Shop Recycle Momma

My newest shop Recycle Momma is a true labor of love. I'd like to do something constructive for our kids and grandkids future. Saving the Environment seems like something I can accomplish in this weird world right now, one peice of clothing at a time.So I refashion old jeans, shirts, skirts, linens and things with bits and peices of new fabrics into something fresh and new. My grand parents and parents lived by the motto Make Do, Do Over or Do Without and saved back something for me so now I can do that for my grandkids. I'd like the recycled items we make to look so good the recycled bits are just part of the whole finished product and not the focus of attention.I have Also started a blog teaching about sewing and recycling as wellhttp://sweetpeaology.blogspot.com/my shop http://www.recyclemomma.etsy.com/

You can have a look at her shop by clicking the above link, and please retweet her so others can learn about her too.

Last Day To Enter This Months Giveaway

GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED NEW GIVEAWAY COMING THIS WEEK, CHECK BACK!!!!!!


Leave your comment to be entered in this months give away for a set of reusable snack bags. http://thatgirlscrafty.blogspot.com/2009/07/giveaway-month-of-august-set-of.html

The winner will be announced tomorrow on that girls crafty.

Fun Back to school Handmade Items

Wow summer vacation just flew by!! Here in Switzerland, the kids went back to school last week. In honor of this special time of year I am compiling a list of handmade items especially for back to school. Enjoy, and be sweet retweet. :)

Composition books by Fun Frieda http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=29512099
School Rocks Tshirt by my personalized tshirt http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=29938279
Key Fob wristlet by Marisas Favorites http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=29940803
Little Brown Monkey Pencil Case by Rohmer http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=29943903
School Rocks Digital collage sheet by cupcake cuties http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=29944206
Back to school teeny card set by Paper Follie http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=29876577
Girly Skull Dress by Holy Crap Clothing http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=29774563
Smart Cookie Tshirt by Oh Bananas http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=29816536
Flap Sack Book Bag by Belles Mademoiselles http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=29793739

This Weeks Featured Shop Kaur Funktion

Hello everyone! My name is Manju Dhat, otherwise known as Kreative Kaur of Kaur Funktion. I was born and raised in the lush mountains of the Fraser Valley, just outside Vancouver, Canada. Background on the word "Kaur":Kaur (sounds like "core") and in the Punjabi language means "lioness" or "princess". It is a middle name given to every female that is born to the Sikh faith. It's rather interesting seeing that Sikhs were once nomads 500 years ago and here I am, in reflection, a world traveller seeking greater insight to life complimenting my artistic pursuits.Kaur Funktion is a marketplace for the love of creative intentions. I scour the globe seeking artisans that fuse these intentions. Because of our similarities and uniqueness, Kaur Funktion is our avenue to work with our ideas in our individual specialty. My flavor being large scale oil painting. My friends and I have a saying, "Go large, or go home." Lol... this also is applicable to our journey in life, wouldn't you say?Eventually, the offerings from this website will allow me to benefit my humanitarian pursuits and further my social intentions through my own artistic and business practice. I have worked with many non-profits thus far, including UN Volunteers, explorASIAN, and my lifetime project, Dhata Foundation (http://www.dhata.org). I have a belief that has sustained me thus far, and that is "Art Saves Lives". Art can be labelled on many levels, but I think it's the act of creating that drives me to invest my time in something that contributes to the beauty and inspiration that the world has to offer. By creating a business of artistic practices with other "like" minded individuals, I hope to nurture and fuel these humanitarian pursuits.Lifelong endeavor:"Be the change you wish to see in the world" - Mahatma Gandhi

You can visit her shop by clicking here http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6355427

If you love her shop please retweet her so others can learn about her

Vote For Me!!! Or Not :)

I have entered the etsykids challenge for August. The theme was Halloween my most favorite holiday of the year. I made designer jack o lantern and ghost iron appliques. There are many many cute entries and you can have look by clicking below, and you can also vote for me or not. :)

http://etsykids.blogspot.com/2009/08/etsykids-design-challenge-vote-now.html

Girls Halter Dress with Elastic Top Tutorial Very Easy

This dress is a fun and easy project for beginner and more expierenced sewers alike. It's a great summertime piece, that can be layered for fall, and used as a shirt next year. :)





1) Start by measuring the little sweetie length wise and width wise, and cut 2 same size rectangles, always adding an inch or 2 for hemming and the casing. I usually like to make mine a little on the wider side as it will add fullness to the dress. Wider=fuller.





2) Hem the bottom of each piece.





3) Make your neck strap by cutting a 2" wide by the length you need strip of fabric. Fold with RIGHT sides together, and sew. Now turn right side out by poking a safety pin in one side and feeding it through to the other side.





4) Now put your hemmed rectangles together and sew up the sides.


5) Make your casing by folding over the top 1/2" and again about an inch. Press and sew.


6) Cut your elastic about 1" to an 1/2" smaller than needed otherwise it will be too big.


7) Feed it though your casing sew together and sew casing shut.


8) Now sew your neck strap to the front of the dress in the middle.

Voila You are Finished!!

If you want, you can get creative and can add iron on appliques, or paint directly on the dress as I did.

If You Like this Tutorial please be sweet and retweet

I was Mentioned!!!!

Well not me but my newest shop Simply Banners & Ads got a mention in an article on another handmade blog. I am honoerd. Here is the link if anyone would like to check it out. I love this blolg btw. http://bycoco.blogspot.com/2009/08/new-type-of-button-creatively-crafted.html