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It would seem that I haven't been crafting since so much time has passed since my last post, however, I was crafting, just not posting. Over the Christmas break I was working on a book for school so, the second it was finished, I was like a machine, cranking out the crafts. Plus, for Christmas I got lots of new fabric and pattern and design books which inspired several of the crafts. I'll post a few pics of the things I did for Christmas, then, the crafts that follow, happened the second I finished writing for school.

1)Using paint chips as gift tags! I saw so many uses for paint chips before Christmas that I had started collecting them and had so many that I thought they'd be perfect for Christmas gifts.

2) I saw this idea in Anthropology and figured, how hard can it be? Not hard. I used a craft punch to punch circles from magazines, then I sewed them together on the sewing machine. EASY gift ribbon :)

3) Same idea: Instead of magazine pages, I used paper I could find around the house (more paint chips, magazine covers, cardstock) that was thicker than a magazine page. After I had a ton of red, white and greenish circles, I sewed them together on the sewing machine. This is still hanging in the living room because we (I) love it so much.

4) New backpack with Jessica Jones fabric. This is some of the new fabric I got for Christmas. I followed instructions out of the book Simple Sewing, by Lotta Jansdotter and whipped this up in under two hours I think.

5) I wanted a new pencil bag to go with my new work bag I made (I'll have to take a picture of it, but it's at work). This is also fabric I got for Christmas, also Jessica Jones, and I made a work bag and this pencil bag with it. I only had a purple zipper at the house so that's what I went with :)

6) Another project with Christmas fabric. AND it's in the chair I found on craigslist in Lubbock while we were at home. I added piping so it would look more finished.

7) Most recent craft: new floor pillows! I found two large pillows at an estate sale ($5/each), and a fabric remnant at Cutting Corners (2 1/2 yards for under $10) and these little tree appliques at Joann for 3 bucks a piece and this was the end result! They're tucked away in the corner right now, but they're gonna look awfully fancy the first time someone opts for the floor instead of the couch :)