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Business Card Holders

March 20, 2013 By Taylor 2 Comments

If you are reading this on Thursday Morning, I am already well on my way to Blissdom :) I’m excited/nervous/sad to leave my boys/happy to be with girls; but mainly excited.

A few weeks ago I signed up for a little craft swap with “newbies” that will be at Blissdom. My partner said she loves, tea, yoga, blank notebooks and neutral colors with greens and blues. I got her a few things that I bought. For the handmade part I decided on a business card holder for the conference (and of course had to make one for me too). I found a great tutorial HERE. Mine matches my new tote in coral.

Hopefully these will be busting the seems next time you hear from me.

Until next week, wish me luck! When I come back I will have a million pictures, stories and new friends to share, xoxo.

the taylor tote

March 17, 2013 By Taylor 15 Comments

Meet my new favorite thing; The Taylor Tote. I am headed to Blissdom this week (eeek!). I should be planning what I am going to wear or packing or doing laundry. But instead I prepared by making a tote bag, And I love it.

I wanted black and white stripes, hot pink trim and brown leather… but after a late night JoAnn’s visit that involved all the boys, a toddler meltdown and one throwing up – this is what I came home with (yes one really did throw up at JoAnn’s)

From what I hear, I will need to carry around a lot of stuff. There are 3 classes the first day and 2 on the second day. I’m going to bring my DSLR and I need space for all the i’s- so made an iPad and an iPhone pouch.

I also made extra wide handles, which are a definite must so I can load my bag full of stuff from the handmade market :)

Apparently everyone loves the new tote, including a red wasp who tried to be a part of my photo session.
Random fact- last summer I was attacked my a ball of red wasps that my son was trying to grab, he was un-phased and I couldn’t walk for days. Now I call them tracker jackers.

Speaking of packing, if you have been to a blog conference pretty please give me some tips!! What does everyone wear on the dress up night? How fancy do people get for the classes? And what do I need to bring besides the “regular stuff”? And if you are going to Blissdom in Dallas this week then leave your info!!

Envelope Clutch

February 27, 2013 By Taylor 7 Comments

Last week Kate from See Kate Sew announced a new Sew-Along. And I never miss a See Kate Sew Sew-Along :) She has the free pattern HERE if you want to jump on in. It was super easy to follow, I whipped mine up from start to finish in less than an hour!

I originally wanted a gold button but I vowed to make this only from things I already had in my craft room, and this button was the perfect shade of green. Also, I love anchors. Does anyone else have issues cutting into their own hoarded fabric?

I am in LOVE with the lining!!

I wanted to make it look like a real envelope so I added an “address and stamp”.

Thanks Kate for another fun sew-along!

Silhouette Cameo Dust Cover (with pattern)

September 24, 2012 By Taylor 42 Comments

Remember last Thanksgiving when I WON a Silhouette Cameo? It was an exciting moment in my blogs life. I used to own a regular ole Silhouette and I was totally fine with it. I even made it a Dust Cover HERE. But when I won my new one, it went naked for a while. This has been on my to do list for about a year. Better late than never :)

You will need a piece of fabric that is 22 1/2″ x 13″. Then you need to print out the Edge PATTERN PIECE HERE. Made sure your edge pieces are facing opposite directions, you can cut on the fold too. Disclaimer: I used a serger to finish my edges, however if you want to add a hem, you might want to add a 1/2″ to these measurements.