In A Clutch Cosmetic Case

 I had a third week of November deadline for these to be done and I’m so pleased I finished them in time. They are the In A Clutch Cosmetic Case from Straight Stitch Society. Three different styles (I sewed one of each) that are fun and were a quick and easy sew.

The gold dot one was inspired by this pin. I bought the gold dot fabric at JoAnn Fabrics.

 The blue one was inspired by this color palette. I believe I bought all three of the fabrics from Crafty Planet. The three different fabrics are: a gray Kona cotton, Blue butterflies, and the lining is Pearl bracelets (a lighter shade of this).

 The pink one my girl picked out the fabrics and style she wanted, so that one was custom made for her. The hot pink is cotton sateen and the other one is white with hot pink dots, both of those fabrics I purchased as SR Harris.

 The gold dot and blue ones are gifts that were put in two different Christmas shoe boxes for a girl 10-14 years old. I put sewing supplies like sewing kits and thread inside them and also included sewing supplies like scissors, fabrics, and buttons in the boxes. I hope the recipients enjoy sewing!

Nordic Christmas 2014

 I visited the American Swedish Institute’s Christmas rooms recently and this year’s theme is “Christmas By Design.”  They have a separate room for each of the 5 Scandinavian countries: Iceland, Finland, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Enjoy this photo tour and if you’d like to visit a couple from previous years go here: 2012 and 2011.

 All of these toys were adorable! Does anyone know where I can buy those stuffed Lucia buns?

Happy Scandinavian Christmas!

Nordic Inspired, American Made

 Nordic Inspired, American Made is an exhibit that is currently going on until January 11, 2015 at the American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis in the kitchen of the early 1900 Turnblad mansion. Nordic Ware invented the bundt pan in 1950, you can visit their factory store in St Louis Park. Enjoy this little photo tour.

Do you own a bundt pan? I have used my bundt pan many times, you can see here, here, and here.