1 Hour Bag from Ric Rac.

Cat Morley (the girl is a friggin genius...) over at cut out + keep has come up with these fabulous little bags. They would make great gifts for your friends. Get started now and by Christmas, you will be laughing at the rest of us who always wait till the last minute. Honestly....these are great. I LOVE the Marilyn one. Love it.

Make your own Matryoshka Doll!

These pretty coasters can be found over at Sew,Mama, Sew!! She even gives you a free pattern and instructions on making them. What a great way to use up your scraps. They would make a great swap gift too!

This little piggy said......




Wanna make him? Click here.

Craft Pudding makes creating these fabric covered buttons look easy as pie!

Strawberry Needle Book from the Happy Zombie! I love strawberries!

This is the sweetest little mouse!! He is a pin cushion, but I don't think I could bring myself to jab the cutie with a pin. I am thinking of making him for some friends I work with, and perching him on top of their staplers or 3 hole punches. A bonus here is the blog that I found him on. Good reading. I love blogs, don't you? Too bad I have to work....

What a sweet needle case! And the pattern is free from Cinderberry Stitches. Just found her blog this morning, and I am so glad I did!

This cute sewing kit in a jar would make a great last minute gift. Martha does it again. I wonder, do you think she comes up with all of these ideas on her own, or does she have a team of thinkers?

What a cool way to reuse wrapping paper!

Tea Cozies are so "cool" right now. Here is a tutorial for an adorable tea cozy for you to make!

Check out this pretty pillowcase tote by Creative Kismet. What a brilliant idea! You can pick up pillowcase often just for change at thrift stores and goodwill shops. I grabbed 6 at my local shop for 50 cents each just today. Off to get sewing....

Got fabric scraps? Who doesn't? Here is a wonderful patchwork style pillow pattern offered by Marnie Perry, that will help you use some of them.

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Check out Wee Wonderful's awesome little pig! Soooo cute!! I HAVE to have one of these! I recommend saving her blog to favorites. I think you will want to visit it often.

For a hint of spring, whip up one of these fanciful flower pillows.

Free Stitchery Patterns!! Woooo Hooooo!!!!

I'm putting these scented hot pads on my to do list!

Well, here it is! My very first Morsbag! I am so proud. :-) My friend Pauline, who told me about Morsbags may have very well bred a monster. I think this bagging could be addicting!



What is a Morsbag? Find out here.

Making Primitive Snowballs
(by Hollyberry Corner)

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Materials:

Wax paper
Styrofoam balls
Joint compound
Glitter glass
Nutmeg or Cinnamon
Candle scent
Acrylic Paint Or colored stain

Mix the joint compound, a little candle scent (optional), a few drops of your acrylic paint, cinnamon or nutmeg to add grungy dirt flecks. Stir up the mixture. Roll your Styrofoam balls in the joint compound mixture and roll a lot for a nice coating. Now put it in a bowl of glitter glass and roll around, shake off excess easily. Lay them on a sheet of wax paper. It will take a 2-3 days for these to completely dry, so put your wax paper somewhere that will not get in your way. Turn the snowballs 1-2 times a day until they are dry, to help them dry faster.

Experiment with different colors of acrylic paints or stains. You can make them extremely primitive to really crisp white & elegant, depending your style choices. You can make small ones for the Christmas tree or large ones to give as gifts.