Felt Passport Pocket

I am forever at a loss of finding things in my big overloaded purse. If I have to find my lipstick I have to take out everything (and I do mean EVERYTHING ie. feminine products) for the world to see before I can retrieve what it was I was looking for in the first place! So I absolutely LOVED this when I saw it! It is a felt passport pocket. It is bright and vibrant enough that I can see it in my avalanche of a bag and I won't have to take everything else out! What is also cool about this is you can customize the passport pocket to have your name on it (up to six letters)! The seller also has other pockets for other things in the shop. If you need one for a pocket mirror (and what girl doesn't?), they have that! Also another really cute one is the atm/debit card pockets. There are many different styles to chose from. I particularly love the one's with buttons on them. If you have been following my blog and peeking into my Etsy shop here you all know how much I love buttons! I couldn't help but imagine my wobbly chipboard epoxy buttons on these adorable little pockets. Anyhow if you plan on traveling soon and want to purchase one of these, why not head over to Jeynreyn's shop on Etsy found here and pick up one. They also make really cute gifts.

DIY Spring Bouquet of Flowers

I love any craft that uses up my scrapbooking supplies and has another use for it other than scrapbooking. Every scrapbooker usually has the staples like some type of flowers (felt or Prima brands!), buttons, and ribbons. And if you are not an avid scrapbooker like me with these things lying around, no big deal, they are cheap and inexpensive to purchase at any craft store (do I hear you saying Michaels out loud to yourself right now?!). Find the instructions here to make this lovely spring bouquet of flowers. Love this tutorial? Please let me know by commenting!

Shooby Boo Loves Spring

Who is this little guy hiding behind his floral tree you might ask? Well its none other than Shooby Boo! He's a colorful sock monster who belongs to the "Kapooshie Monster Family." Shooby Boo is sewn from one sock, embellished with Fimo-Soft clay buttons and he holds a stem of felt flowers. He comes with personal id as well. But thats not the best part! He wears a little necklace around his neck that can double as a bracelet for you!!!! He likes to share....how cool is that?!!!! If you want to adopt this lovable monster (oh he doesn't bite....did I mention that?!) than just click on the title to be taken to where he currently resides along with many others of his kind. I hope he finds a good home. Will you be the one to take him in? Let us know!

Felt Cupcake/Pencil Topper Tutorial

I love things that you can get multiple use out of. Take for example these cute little felt pencil toppers which were originally used as felt cupcake toppers! These would make such a good present for the other kids in your child's class. You can make these in just about any design your imagination can think of. There is a step by step tutorial you can find by clicking on the title above. I especially like the little pink felt cupcakes that were made as toppers! In the tutorials she uses a sewing machine to stitch things together for some of the toppers. Since I don't have a sewing machine and am too lazy to sew in the first place I thought of making these without the machine. All it requires is a little bit of good ol' glue and embroidery floss and you're good to go! I would love to hear your feedback on this tutorial if any of you make this. Feel free to post pictures on flickr and link to it here in the comment section.

Cupcake Applique Felt Zippered Pouch Tutorial

Felt is another one of the MANY mediums I love love love! What I really like about felt is anything that uses it INSTANTLY has that "girly" feel to it that I love so much! I've seen people make brooches out of felt, handbags, embellishments for scrapbooks, wrist cuffs and more. Another reason I enjoy this material so much is because of the variety of colors. I feel like a kid in a candy shop! The pinks and light blues remind me of cotton candy! Sarah from www.paper-and-string.blogspot.com has done a tutorial on how to make these little felt zippered pouches with a cupcake applique. She even has her own Flickr group for people who have used her template and made their own pouches to display. You can find the tutorial by clicking the above title. Enjoy!