Sew Cute Tuesday {12.04.12} + An Announcement

Welcome to Sew Cute Tuesday,
a linky party for

SEWING PROJECTS ONLY!!

Before I share the featured projects for this week,
I have some news.

A few weeks ago, I received a new calling in my ward as the Young Women's President (the Young Women organization in my church is for girls ages 12 - 18.  You can learn more about it HERE).

As I am learning more about what my responsibilities are going to be, I realize that my priorities are going to have to change a bit.  I can't fit in everything, and to be able to serve the Young Women in my ward to the best of my ability, I've got to let some things go for now.

Although I have {loved} hosting my 'Sew Cute Tuesday' linky party each week, it takes up a lot of time.  So it's with some sadness that I'm announcing that December 18th will be my very last 'Sew Cute Tuesday' linky party.

I appreciate all of you taking the time each week to link up your projects.  I've gotten some awesome ideas from the projects you've shared, and I know others have too.  THANK YOU!!

If there's anyone who would like to take over 'Sew Cute Tuesday' on your blog, let me know!  Or if you already host a sewing only linky party, let me know that as well so I can direct my readers to your blog! 

Now.....
Here's some projects that caught my eye

 from our last linky party...

A Cup Of Tea And A Slice Of Cake
shared her adorable Christmas Table Runner!

How cute is this Fish Pencil Case
from nissaMade?! 

And I loved this Snowman Pillow
from Sewingly Along! 

Feel free to grab a 'featured' button. 

You'll find it in my menu bar!

Now, let's get this linky party started...


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Rules for linking:

**Link sewing projects only! (can be hand or machine sewn)

**Link to a specific blog post, not blog home page.

**Linky Tools will remain open until midnight on

Wednesday, December 5th.

Sew Cute Tuesday {11.27.12}

Welcome to Sew Cute Tuesday,
a linky party for

SEWING PROJECTS ONLY!!

Here's some projects that caught my eye

 from our last linky party...

Judy's Handmade Creations shared her adorable

Initialed Chapstick Holders!

How cute are these Nativity Hand Puppets

from Being Inspired?!

And I loved these Snow White Snow Flakes

from Howling at the Moon!

Feel free to grab a 'featured' button. 

You'll find it in my menu bar!

Now, let's get this linky party started...


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Rules for linking:

**Link sewing projects only! (can be hand or machine sewn)

**Link to a specific blog post, not blog home page.

**Linky Tools will remain open until midnight on

Wednesday, November 28th.

In Case You Missed it...

...here's a recap of this year's '12 Days of Christmas'.

Day 1: {For Your Mistle Toes}

Day 2: {Snowman Popcorn}

Day 3: {Nugget Trays}

Day 4: {Santa Gum Holders}

Day 5: {Tile Coasters}

Day 6: {Hot Cocoa Gift Set}

Day 7: {Snowman Poop}

Day 8: {Pencil Pouches}

Day 9: {'To Do' Lists}

Day 10: {Snowman Patty Treats}

Day 11: {Santa Gift Tags}

Day 12: {Jewelry Made By My Girls}

{Jewelry Made by my Girls}

**This year's '12 Days of Christmas' features the items that my daughters and I made for our very first craft fair**


Day 12: {Jewelry Made by my Daughters}

The whole reason why we had a booth at the craft fair was so my daughters could sell the jewelry that they make.  They are pretty crafty, and I adore their creations!

I've got 4 daughters, ages 13, 11, 10, and 7.  The older 3 made jewelry, and my youngest helped me out with all of the other crafts.  Here's the pictures of their jewelry.

Duct Tape Feather Earrings and Candy Wrapper Bracelets

Duct Tape Flower Rings & Pop Tab Bracelets...

Scrabble Tile Earrings

Here's a list of the items, who made them, and what we charged...

Duct Tape Feather Earrings- $3.00/pair (made by my 13-year-old)
Duct Tape Flower Rings- $5.00 (made by my 13-year-old)
Pop Tab Bracelets- $3.00 (made by my 13-year-old)
Scrabble Tile Earrings- $5.00/pair (made by my 11-year-old)
Candy Wrapper Bracelets- $3.00 (made by my 10-year-old)

Their jewelry didn't sell as well as they had hoped.  We sold only 3 of the Candy Wrapper Bracelets and 1 pair of the Scrabble Tile Earrings.  My girls were heartbroken!!  The Duct Tape stuff sold better, but not by much.

I talked with my girls a lot before the craft fair about not getting their expectations up too high.  It's hard to know what people will be interested in, but there's always the hope that they will buy your stuff.  My warnings didn't help their feelings OR mine!  I felt so bad that they worked so hard on their jewelry and didn't see the results that they had hoped for.

Although they didn't do as well as they would have liked, we DID have a great time.  There's nothing better than spending time with my kids, doing something that we all enjoy.

**I don't have tutorials to show how to make the jewelry.  We just googled them and found some videos and written tutorials online.

That brings us to the end of this year's '12 Days of Christmas'!  I hope you enjoyed the items featured, and found some inspiration for gifts to make for your friends and loved ones!!

{Santa Gift Tags}

**This year's '12 Days of Christmas' features the items that my daughters and I made for our very first craft fair**


Day 11: {Santa Gift Tags}

I am {in love} with these cute gift tags!!  I didn't get a picture of it, but the beard opens up for you to write a message on.  SO CUTE!!

We put 6 tags in a pack, and ended up with 6 packages to sell.  They were priced at $4.00 a pack, and we sold 3 of them.


The tutorial for these can be found HERE.