Organized Sewing

If you know me, I LOVE organizing...bits, bobbles, clothes, shoes, pantry items, toys, washi tape, etc. There are certain areas that get pushed aside until I just can't take it anymore. Sewing is a newer hobby of mine but I should really preface that with, I sew PAPER, not clothing. This bag of stuff slowly accumulated and I needed a better solution, so off to the store I went.

You can find this ArtBin Sew-lutions box pretty much anywhere sewing supplies are sold, I think I picked mine up from Michael's, isn't the name catchy? Sew-lutions. Genius!

I color coordinated my bobbins and added all the little bits to the clear lidded box and now my sewing stuff is much easier to untangle. My large spools of thread are still in their zip lock baggie, until I find a new solution but at least my bobbins are enjoying their color coordinated home.

Link your sewing organizational tips and posts in the comments below, I'd love to check them out!

DIY Felt Valentine Decor

I usually stick to paper projects, because, well...

I know paper. Sewing. Not so much. But I do

always have felt lying around, not sure why. 

I seriously should've been a school teacher with 

all the variety of craft supplies we have holed up

in our home.

More Valentine Decor was in order, so I whipped 

out my stash of felt, cut a few hearts and started 

stitching them together with bakers twine. Don't 

look too closely, there are a TON of mistakes but at

least the stuffing isn't coming out! 

My 7 year old son was quite interested in the new

little heart pillows on our coffee table and wanted

to try his hand at sewing too. 4 tiny handsewn pillows

later, I think I've found a new 'busy' project for him.

I hot glued the white center hearts on first before

sewing the red pieces together, leaving a little slot

to poke the stuffing into and then finished up the

hearts...with wine, of course!