art caddy
I sewed something! One of Oscar's buddies had a birthday party this weekend, and making a gift was just the motivation I needed to dust off the sewing machine. I made a little take-along art caddy in hopes that it will be useful in keeping a 3-year-old busy and happy.
There are lots of variations of this project floating around the internet, and I used bits and pieces of many of them. I've referenced my favorite versions at the bottom of this post. I didn't follow a specific tutorial partially because I wanted to create something unique, but mostly because I am feeling too tired to try and follow written directions. :)
Is it silly that I am proud of myself for including a zipper pocket? I have known how to sew zippers for a long time now, but for some reason I tend to shy away from them. Zippers are not scary! I need to remember that.
When you open the caddy, you find crayons and markers on the left, and a paper pad and an extra pocket for goodies like stickers on the right.
The fabrics for this project came from Riley Blake's Wheels line. For inspiration or instructions on a similar project, check out the following blogs:
Spledorfalls: composition caddy
Simply Modern Mom: kaye's sketchbook caddy
Sutton Gract: art notebook
{lbg studio}: art journal
And now, for a gratuitous cute baby photo:
Can you believe it has already been 7 weeks since Cora was born? Time really flies. While I can't say it has been super fun so far, I sure do love her.
There are lots of variations of this project floating around the internet, and I used bits and pieces of many of them. I've referenced my favorite versions at the bottom of this post. I didn't follow a specific tutorial partially because I wanted to create something unique, but mostly because I am feeling too tired to try and follow written directions. :)
Is it silly that I am proud of myself for including a zipper pocket? I have known how to sew zippers for a long time now, but for some reason I tend to shy away from them. Zippers are not scary! I need to remember that.
When you open the caddy, you find crayons and markers on the left, and a paper pad and an extra pocket for goodies like stickers on the right.
Spledorfalls: composition caddy
Simply Modern Mom: kaye's sketchbook caddy
Sutton Gract: art notebook
{lbg studio}: art journal
And now, for a gratuitous cute baby photo:
Can you believe it has already been 7 weeks since Cora was born? Time really flies. While I can't say it has been super fun so far, I sure do love her.