DIY for Christmas: Simple Purse

I have been talking about Christmas because I am just so excited about the season!  One of the things that I love about Christmas is how people are so excited to give out gifts.  Christmas has always been the season of giving! 

Speaking of gifts -- for me the best gift that you can give is something that you created on your own.  If it's personalized, the sincerity of gift giving is nothing compared against buying from the stalls.

You know how I am very fond of DIY and during Christmas season I can think of a lot.  Let me start with my love for sewing. 

Last year, Sweets' Christmas gift to me was a mini sewing machine. 
I used it I think twice and then after that it stayed in the shelves.  I got busy :(



But now IM NO LONGER BUSY!!!! 
Because it's Christmas I have my reason to be reunited with my sewing machine and my first project is this!!!

Let me start with my trusty mini sewing machine! 



















Now on to my materials: 

1. 2 pcs Exterior cloth, 10cm x 15cm - zebra print
2. 2 pcs Interior cloth, 10cm x 15cm - canvass
3. Foam same size with your cloth
4. Colored zipper same size with cloth
5. Scissors
6. Push pins
7. Thread - color depends on you 

I was guided by this video! 
Very awesome tutorial for a dummy sewer like me! :D




And of course I just followed everything that was mentioned in the tutorial 
(Ako na masunurin!)  Here is what happened next: 

Then the finish product is... Tadah!!! 

It's not perfect but in practice I can make it near perfect!

I asked Sweets to use this pouch because it matched his phone -- tumingin lang siya sa akin ng "tiger look"

Til my next DIY! 

Xoxo

My 2014 Hobby!

You know how crafty I am, I have a lot of DIYs, some samples are:

1. When I did my own Gloves
2. Love for our wall Part I & Love for our wall Part II
3. My own Arm Candy Holder

I so love crafting and DIYing and I am always excited to learn new things about anything that has something to do with crafting.  My ideas came from Pinterest.

Last christmas, one of the sweetest gift I got was from (of course) my dear husband!  He knows that I love crafting so much and he is very supportive of it.  Thus he gave me this!  A portable sewing machine!

Even before he went back to the Philippines, I knew he already bought it and I was very excited to open it (like a kid!).  I never touched a sewing machine before and thus I had to study it first!

Well I watched some Sewing 101 from YouTube and it just made me familiar with the sewing machine parts.  The actual sewing happened just last night.

I am a newby, I know, but I was confident that I already want to repair my Chambray top.  It was big so I wasn't able to use it and so I think this is the perfect opportunity for me to test my sewing skills.

I was lucky to have Papa (Nestor) help me out in my conquest to sewing.  One really need to learn hands on!

Now here is what I did!

If you will notice the one on the left, the sewing line was crooked. 
On the right side, it is more straight and I got so proud!

I know I need more practice and I am excited to take each sewing day at a time!  I have a lot of clothes that I want to redo and accessorize, that I am so excited!

Here is my chambray! It fits me well now!
Not perfect but it's something that I can be proud of!

Till my next sewing adventure! Yey!

Xoxo