The Fanny Pack Is Back....

Does anybody remember when fanny packs were the must have accessory back in the day. We thought we were the coolest kids on the block due to a small little pouch that strapped around our waist. We would carry virtually everything in the house in that fanny pack and didn't need at least 90% of it. Then the day you saw your grandparents in matching ones headed to the family picnic was the day the fanny pack died. At least that's how it all went down for me. Well the Fanny Pack has reemerged with new life and I'm loving the new style and playfulness of the revamped fanny pack. Now if you know me, you know I am in the process of making one of my very own. These new fanny packs have inspired a new look for my morning hikes.

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Fun At The Fair..... Reneagade Craft fair

It’s kind of late in the week, but that’s ok I’ve been working hard this week on a mobile home project. I still want to re-cap about the Renegade Craft Fair. This past Saturday I took the family out for a day of fun filled crafts at the 3^rd Annual Renegade Craft Fair, and we enjoyed every minute of it. So many great vendors at the fair, there was so much to choose from. I have a love like no other for hand made items. They seem to have more love and creativity in each piece. We are all students in life, and there’s always something new to learn. I learned a lot about crafting ,and picked up a few projects to try at home myself at this fair. It was very family friendly, my son and I enjoyed creating a few crafts of our own to take home. There was inspiration in the air I could just smell it. I learned so much, saw plenty, and picked up a few items that were simply must haves. Over all if you have a love for good quaintly crafts check out Renegade for the links to the vendor that participated in the fair. 

Renegade Craft Fair.....

I have been dying to go to a Craft Fair, and I just found out there is one here in LA at the Los Angeles State Historic Park next weekend. This will be the 3rd annual Renegade Craft fair, and it's sure to be packed with tons of crafts with 200 artist on hand. The fair is free to attend for all ages to enjoy. Attendees are invited to join in on the crafting experience with interactive workshops, and hands on crafting activities. For more information on the fair check out Renegade Craft Fair for all the Details. Hope to see you all there. Happy Crafting!

DIY Fun..... Recycle, and Reuse.... Felt Purse

I made this little Felt purse for my mother for Valentines day. I stuffed it with all kinds of goodies from Bath and Body works. She loved it and the goodies. It was the simplest thing to make and took under an hour to do. As adults we don't tend to grow out of our clothes as fast as children do, so plenty of my sons winter sweater get recycled into something fun. This purse was made from a wool felt sweater that was way too small for him, and I just could not give it to good will the fabric was way to nice so I held onto it until it found it's purpose. Below I explain how it was made and it's all done in just a few simple steps. 

Start by making sure the sweater is clean. Washing a wool sweater helps make the fabric easy to work with.

Next you want to cut off the sleeves of the sweater.

The neck line of the sweater is the next to go. This will makes the straps of the purse. Make sure you measure evenly on both side as to how wide you would like the straps.

Most sweaters have a ribbed bottom, cut that off and it will act as the bottom of the purse. 

Cut it to fit the bottom of the sweater and pin it in place in order to be sewn together. Be sure the bag is sewn inside out. You may be thinking well DUH Myisha, but Trust me I've had to redo plenty of things due to this small mistake. 

Once you are done sewing flip the bag right side out. You should come out with something like this.

I used the left over fabric to add some flowers and embellish the bag a little it. 

Happy Crafting!