Sunday, December 19, 2010

Getting Crafty With My Bad Self!

So do you remember how i mentioned i wanted to make Flynn a Santa sack for Xmas? Yea, well - i've done it! I'm finished! Now bearing in mind that a) i dont own a sewing machine so i had to pain-stakingly hand sew everything, and b) i havent done that much hand-sewing since Yr 12 of high school ( which will be 10 years ago next year....crap, where has the time gone?! ) ... well, knowing all that, i think i've done a pretty good job. Judge for yourself:
There it is, the finished product. Not everything is perfectly straight, and if you had a look on the inside the stitching is pretty shithouse wonky, but hey, you know what ? I'm pretty damn proud of myself! I set myself a goal, i did something that i havent done in ages and never anything as tricky as this, and all without a sewing machine or even a pattern. Go crafty me go!

Only thing is, Mick wants one for himself now and with only 5 more sleeps til Xmas its just not going to happen. He'll just have to wait til next year!

9 comments:

  1. Well done you! It looks really good and I'm impressed it's all hand sewn! Flynn will love it :-)

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  2. Looks like you did a great job. I have a sewing machine. I've been trying to teach myself to sew for awhile. It's a slow learning process.

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  3. Wow looks fantastic. I can't even sew on a button let alone sew something fab like that!!

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  4. That looks fantastic!! Who cares about not having a sewing machine it looks beaut and I bet Flynn will LOVE it. I think it's funny that Mick wants one too...oh well easy present for next year ;)

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  5. That looks fantastic!! Who cares about not having a sewing machine it looks beaut and I bet Flynn will LOVE it. I think it's funny that Mick wants one too...oh well easy present for next year ;)

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  6. Oh my goodness, you had to hand sew this!!!? WOW!! What a fantastic job!!

    Well done Amy!

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  7. Lurvely, crafty Amy!! I am so sucky at that stuff.

    I don't have your email, to get your addy, to send you your Bakers Delight voucher- email me?

    lori_rae_is@live.com

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  8. And no sewing machine?! Well done! I wouldn't have had the patience to attempt that without a sewing machine. Flynn will treasure that for years to come.

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  9. Its fabulous - well done. I had the same idea for my boys - and decided to start at 3pm on Christmas eve....lets just say I have a project for 2011!!

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