Fall Earrings Pumpkins & Candy Corn

Candy Corn w/ clear & amber swarovski crystal

beads & silver toned beads.

 

Candy Corn w/ clear swarovski crystal

beads & silver toned beads.

 

Candy Corn w/ clear & sapphire (lt. blue) swarovski

crystal beads & silver toned beads.

 

Pumpkins w/ amber & green swarovski crystal 

beads & silver toned beads.

 

Pumpkin w green swarovski crystal beads

& silver toned beads.

Pumpkins w/ green & amber swarovski

crystal beads & tigereye beads.

 
You can find these earrings

at  www.artfire.com/users/kathisewnsew

All of these earrings have silver plated 

over brass earwires.  I made all the candy

corn & pumpkins with polymer clay.

~ Corduroy Knotted Handle Bag ~

This one is so much prettier in person.

PinkFloral Corduroy Bag

Americana Tote

Red White & Blue

Roosters Homes Hearts

Handbags on Tri~Fold  Wristlet

Very Handy

Inside

snap pocket (cell phone?) ~ zipper pocket ~

open top pocket (large enough for a checkbook) ~ 6 card pockets

~ Sapphire Beaded Bead Earrings ~

These are not listed yet,

I wonder if they are too simple?

Well, time to get back to work.

Beads, Beads, and more Beads

ArtFire is having a special Christmas promotion and everyone can list unlimited amounts of there homemade items.  I have so much beaded jewelry I made years ago that I have decided I'm going to try and sell some of it.
http://www.artfire.com/users/kathisewnsew

 

Here are just a few pieces I listed recently.  I'll post a few more later.

Little Charmers ...

I listed these cute bags on www.artfire.com/users/kathisewnsew  Purple Passion ~ this one is made from a very pretty purple cotton fabriccovered with bright & colorful flowers,  it is lined in light purple cotton fabric it has 2 inside pockets (I used the purple floral for these). It has a removable handle & a removable purse charm.  These bags can be used for many things, use it for a wristlet to carry those things we always need with us.  Coloful Kitties ~ this one is made with a bright & colorful corduroy fabric and it is lined with a very earthy orange.  It has 2 inside pockets made out of the cute kitties corduroy fabric.  This purse also has a removable handle & removable purse charm (each purse charm is made to go with a particular purse).  These bags would also be a great cosmetic bag.Thses bags can be machine washed & dried.  Pink Camo with skull & Crossbones ~ This cute print is cotton, The lining is a cute pink print with little diamond shapes it is also cotton. This one also a removable handle & removable purse charm ( I had so much fun making these charms,  from going through my beads to see what would go well with a certain fabric , to putting it together).  These bags would make great gifts that you could fill with goodies for a special person.  I also have a ladybug one that is similar on ebay my username on ebay is kathisewnsew.   

colorful kitties

Just a quick note to post purse I'm woking on. Its co cute.

Steam, Spit, Spatter, and Burn

Over the weekend I was starting a new purse, its a cute little wristlet in a funky pattern of greens pink & yellow. As I was ironing the piece to add the zipper I hear this odd noise, kind of like sparking I look over and its steaming really bad as I pick it up it spits all over the place and my little piece of fabric is burned. Oh well, I start over and as I am ironing the new piece it just isn't getting a nice crisp line. I finish what I am doing. The next day I go to start sewing and I turn on my iron to get ready, a few minutes later I come to check it and it just doesn't seem to be pressing right. So I pick it up and put my hand about 6 - 8 inches away and I feel no heat, I slowly move my hand closer, then I tap it and nothing. I try plugging it in somewhere else still nothing.



Well, I figured out how to add pictures.....Yeaaa. This is a little bag I'm making for my daughter in law for her birthday. This little bag I designed and made, it would be great for a little wristlet to carry around, a cosmetic bag or a gift for someone filled with a few of there favorite things.
I have gone online and found a great iron at a great price. I ordered a oreck corded cordless steam iron, .......................... in PINK. How cool is that. I need to go check to see if anyone is seeing my purses and jewelry at http://www.artfire.com/users/kathisewnsew or on ebay my username is kathisewnsew . Go check out my stuff, I hope you like it. just a quick question if someone reads this, how can I tell if anyone is seeing this? Is there a counter somewhere that I am missing?

Sewing...

I know that some think it is old fashioned but I absolutely adore to sew. If I could get away with it I could sew all day. The creative process can just take me away and I lose all sense of time. I enjoy designing, making, & selling my purses. But housework is always trying to drag me away from my sewing machine. Am I the only one who feels like this (I hope not). I'm almost done getting my artfire studio the way I want it, I'll probably do a little more tweaking. Go check out my new ladybug wristlet its so cute.
http://www.artfire.com/users/kathisewnsew Well, my dog is whining to go out, so have a great day.

kathisewnsew

I'll start with a little bit about me. Although I hate talking about myself here goes. I am a wife, mother, mother-in-law, daughter, sister, seamstress & crafter put these together and you get me, Kathi. I live in a small town in Northern California and I love it here. I was born & raised in Ventura Ca., which is a town on the coast in so. cal. which is why I love the ocean. No, I'm not a surfer (although I love to watch surfing), No, I'm not blond (although I'm sure I have my blond moments). The crashing of the waves, the feel of the sand, the cool breezes, I just have a love for it. Although I don't live on the coast anymore, that is where I go to vacation and relax.

I have been married for 29 years to my wonderful husband, and we have 3 children. Our oldest son is married and a mechanic. Our daughter is in college and beginning nursing school in the spring. Our youngest son is a junior in high school. As for me I am a stay at home mom, and I have started selling my purses & jewelry which I love to do. I have started selling on artfire.com & ebay (my username is kathisewnsew on both of these sites) So this is just a little bit about who I am.