Crafty Loops

 Mini Tim Burton Character backpack - Penelope backpack pattern from All Sew Petite Whatabout ye folks, it's Lee here.  Long time no see!  I am sharing a cute little make with you today from a pattern made by Monika at All Sew Petite called the Penelope backpack .  This is such a cute wee bag and was very easy to make, especially since Monika kindly shows you step by step in her video tutorial for it.  And as a visual learner, the videos are definitely my preferred method of making patterns.   Now, my poor wee Janome QXL605 sewing machine did struggle a wee bit with the top stitching at the very end (why is it always  at the end when the struggles begin??)......but she still managed it ok with a bit of hand cranking from me.  But that wasn't the patterns fault, it was more to do with the fabrics and interfacing I used.  I'm eagerly awaiting the day that I have saved up the funds to get myself the Janome HD9........someday HD9....you wi...

 2nd Ebay sale - craft room clear out  Here we go again.  Sorry it took a while, but it's taking time sifting through EVERYTHING and getting everything grouped, photographed and listed.  So, once again, here is everything that is up for grabs in this sale.  If you like mixed media, stamps, embellishments, Tim Holtz configuration boxes and beautiful vintage laces and trims, this is the sale for you.  As per usual, it's UK bidders only and I combine postage on multiple purchased items.  PLUS.....I add a freebie to each and every order, so a nice little thank you for your purchase. Click HERE for my Ebay page. 032   A lovely bundle of Crafty Individual stamps & more.  Most are brand new & new used 008 Another lovely bundle of stamps, including funny LOL sentiment stamps, DoCrafts & More.  Most are new with the flourish stamp being lightly used and like new 012 Finnabair & more wooden stamps.  Some lightly used some ne...

 Handmade Laptop Bag - Lupin Laptop from Blue Calla Patterns Whatabout ye folks, it's Lee here.  I am back again with another Blue Calla Pattern Bag.  This time I thought I would try my hand at making a laptop bag.  Early last Summer, my brother, Jamie (or Miwadi, as I affectionately call him) asked me could I make him a laptop bag for work. Being pretty new to bag making (and this is still the case today, teehee), I wasn't terribly confident about this request as I just didn't know where to begin or if there was even a pattern available on the world wide web for this type of bag.  However, at that stage, he did say that if I wanted to forget about the laptop bag and make his son, Alfie, a Buzz Lightyear Backpack , he'd go with that instead.  So, of course I made Alfie the backpack  as I had already made a few of those in the past.  But, I felt kinda bad that I didn't make Miwadi the laptop bag all because I wasn't confident enough to try to...