In February I took a little break from sewing to revisit a lost love–scrapbooking!  When my daughter and granddaughters were here recently, they had so much fun trying to draw from a cute little book I have called “Doodling in French:  How to Draw with Joie de Vivre!”  Easy to follow steps lead you to create drawings of the Eiffel Tower, etc.  So for Valentine’s Day, I sent the book to Jen and the girls along with drawing pads.  But when I purchased the drawing pads they had covers that were not very attractive and rather juvenile.  I bought three, though, and for each one I completely scrapbooked over the original cover with photos that pertained to each girl, along with embellishments like ribbon, flowers, and other 3-dimensional items.  It took longer than I thought but it was really fun and now they each have a unique sketch pad for fun!  Here is a picture of each one:

Another side step from sewing in February was the opening of my new Etsy shop called, of course, It’s Sew Anny!  While I was in Austin, my daughter graciously agreed to model the bags in her beautiful backyard and that was the final step to photographing and posting my items on Etsy.  Three bags are currently listed which you will see below:

MIDNIGHT ROSE

REGAL ELEGANCE

MINK ME TONIGHT

I realize that these bags are from my winter style, but when I heard about the recent blizzard up north I decided that perhaps it wasn’t too late to offer a creation that was warm and cozy!  I did, however, manage to sew one spring time bag recently.  I call it Pretty in Pink since it’s dripping in pink beaded glamour and a precious pink peony.  Here are a few pics:

This bag will make a lady very happy since it’s fashioned from laminated cotton and is super lightweight and easy to clean.  Perfect for shopping, traveling, and everyday wear.

I may have mentioned in a previous post that we are selling our house and seeking another historical home here in the East End of Galveston Island.  Today our realtor held an open house.  What does that mean to a seamstress?  It means that my sewing room is beautifully tidy right now.  What else does that mean?  Oh yeah…  Where in the world did I stash certain items to tidy up?  The next month or so just might consist of more than a few games of hide ‘n seek with me searching for essential tools, embellishments and project items that I’ve so very neatly tucked away!   Until next time…wish me luck!!