Thursday, May 7, 2009

bag and birthday recap

The gifts for our precious mothers are still in the works (meaning I haven't figured that part out yet.) But at least I sewed the gift bags together...
At one of my recent ventures I picked up a little felt bag for Avery with some goodies in it and was excited to recreate my own for presents. I love it because you can reuse them but they don't look like they've been reused. My sisters and I are always giving each other presents back in the same bags-makes me laugh.
If anyone is interested I will put together a tutorial... It was pretty easy, so let me know.
Corduroy Flowers, buttons & large flower are from the Scarlet Lime May kit.
Speaking of which, the winner of the Scarlet Lime May Kit is:
{VICKI} said...
Welcome to GA! I live in Alto, GA--wish I could be attending with you:(These colors would go with just about anything-- love them So I would just scrap what ever photos was next on my list!
The winner of Christy's Eye for Design class is:
kreativeimagination Yay!! You won! Send me your info via email.

Thanks for all your birthday wishes and sweet comments! Big hugs to you for making my day even more special!
Turned out to be a great day! Lunch with Collin at Cafe Rio blasting Adele in the car. Later we all met for a mad game of kickball/baseball, ate pizza, opened presents. Our fam-love them!
Can you believe my birthday blog card? haha! Yes, Collin is hilarious! Yes, he has me laughing all the time and I'm glad you get an idea of the kind of craziness he brings to our home. Yes, I am going to make him live up to his giveaway promise-speedo and all. :) Nope, he doesn't have a blog. (Not sure if the blog world is ready for that;) but he has a photoblog here and follow him on twitter for some more laughs (PixelPop is his username).

50 comments:

Jules D said...

Your family looks like so much fun! Glad you had a good birthday.

April E. :) said...

Oh I would LOVE to see a tutorial on that sweet bag!! Thanks!!!

Julie said...

Glad you had a great birthday - I love a tut on the bag, it's darling! (Although I'm sure we could figure it out if we tried!) :)

Amy Hummel said...

Cute bag! Maybe I'll have to make one! I didn't know you guys had a photography biz! Is this something new?

Deborah said...

CUTE bag!

Lindsay Bateman said...

Those bags are ADORABLE!!! A tutorial would be FANTASTIC!! Thank you so much for being so willing to share.

andrea said...

Wellll... THAT explains a lot! I was wondering how it is that you have so many great pictures of yourself. I am the photographer in the family and I have to search through months and months of pics to find one of myself. It's inevitably taken by my daughter and my head is cut off. Haha!
Love the Pixel pop blog. Your man is v. funny. :)

Amanda Profumo said...

I love that felt bag! Holy cute! Where do you get your darling headbands? Love 'em!

Anonymous said...

I love that bag! Can't make it for my mom because I would have to use her sewing machine :)!!!
Would love a tutorial!!!
aimers

angie worthington said...

that bag is fabulous!!!...i really must learn how to sew!...

glad that you had a great b-day...awesome pics!...

Amanda Bynum Photography said...

OMYGAAWWSSHHHHHHH....

I just checked out your photography blog & love it. I always wondered how you always got such great pics of yourself--duh, because Collin loves photog as much as you do!

You two have some excellent skills and always seem so happy. You have a truly blessed family!

Nicole Howell said...

Yes, please post a tutorial I would love to try my hand at that bag.
Nicole

Kelsey S said...

A tutorial would be great! Fun!

Melissa said...

Love the bag! I got a gift in one like that and I've used it again for a neice! She loved it, and still uses it! Would love to see a how-to!

Carla said...

I'd love a tutorial on the little bag...so cute! Perfect for little girl birthday party loot bags...

Kelsey M. said...

I would LOVE to see how to make that adorable bag. Happy late bday!

Maritza said...

Such a cute bag. Yes, a tutorial would be great. Thanks.

Angie... by the said...

Yes Lizzy! Please do a tutorial! As usual, everything you touch turns beautiful... :)
Hugs!

Chelsea Van Tol said...

I'd love a tutorial :)

traceyjb said...

Love that bag! How creative :) I would love to see a tutorial. It looks as though you had a wonderful birthday. I had to laugh and playing baseball w/ a kickball. Sounds like something me and my silly siblings would do!

Sara Ancich said...

random...what is the paint color on the wall behind the super cute bag? I love it.

KiwiMich said...

Cute bag - come on you know you want to do a tutorial! ;)

Hayley said...

Yes..a tutorial please! It's too cute!! Looks like you had a fabulous birthday with your family!!! :)

Hayley

krazgrl said...

Who wouldn't love a tutorial on the adorable bag? Please....tutorial away! :) thanks for sharing, I love keeping up with you and the antics of your family. LOL

Pam K said...

Yes, a tutorial on the bag construction would be great! Thanks!

{VICKI} said...

OMG!!! Can't believe I won! thanks you sooooooooo much!

Loved your blog card--hope you had a great one!

kreativeimagination said...

Wow! Thank you!!! Jumping with joy!
Can't beleive I won.

Thank you so much
syeda_lubabah@hotmail.com

Rhonda said...

what an adorable bag!!!...it would be really nice of you if you could do a tutorial for us...i would love to make one with my dd...so would just love it!!!

Linda said...

I would love for you to do a tutorial on that cute bag! I would definitely make some! Thanks for all your great ideas!

Elisa said...

happy birthday!!! I´m happy you had a great day with your family...
thanks for the tuto on the cute bag :)

Kim said...

Just wanted to say-- love all you do. :)

p.s. your playlist is THE best.

Tifany said...

Adorable bag!

Britt said...

Liz,

The bag turned out so cute! :)

Now, I need a sewing lesson, so I can make one too, lol.

Anonymous said...

Show us how it's done, girl! Happy Mother's Day!

Kristi said...

Love it lizzie!!! My vote is yes on the tutorial. Such a sweet bag. very different than the norm.

Heidi said...

Glad you had a great birthday and have such a fun family. Question: Did Collin also dye his hair dark brown? C'mon, you can tell me...You guys are twins again, right?

Diana said...

I just learned you're the June guest designer for Studio Calico! The news made my day. I was lobbying for you (not that that had anything to do with it, as I started lobbying way after when you would have been asked to do it.)
I'm a huge Studio Calico fan (I've been getting their kits since November) and I can't wait to see what you do with their kit. I'll probably order all the add-ons for the kit so I can have everything to do some major scraplifting of your pages.
I'm really looking forward to the reveal now!

bethchien said...

fun pics, cuuuuute bags!!
B

gimmegodiva said...

Elizabeth--This is Carol from the Scrap Etc. event (the TA with you when you turned out the lights!)and I just found the bottle of glimmer mist in my bag-- you know, the one I was going to give back to you at the slumber party?? Email me your address and I will mail it back to you! Sorry about that!
gimmegodiva@bham.rr.com

Carol

gimmegodiva said...

Oh-- your bag is too cute!! :-)

Canyon Girl said...

I would love to see a tutorial on that darling bag too!!!

I'm glad you had a great birthday and I wish you a happy Mother's Day too.

Shannon

Anonymous said...

Happy belated birthday!! You have a beautiful family. Your husbands blog post was hysterical!
The instructions on the felt bag would be so great! thanks for sharing.

Rene'
Kansas City

EmmaJ said...

That bag is TOOOO CUTE!

Erin said...

I have a quick question for you...where do you find your cute felty colors? I have looked all over and am having a hard time finding non-primary-ish colors. Thanks!!!

jamie said...

sweet, sweet bag!!
tutorial=good!

amydc said...

The bag is too cute.
Please give us a tutorial!!!!

saner4 said...

The bag is adorable!! I don't know if I have the skills to make it, but I'd like to try. Please share your how-to guide. Thanks

Sheri said...

Yes! Tutorial on the bag please. :) Too cute! Thank you .

Anonymous said...

Dear Lizzy,
It would be really fun to read a tutorial for the cute felt bags. My 8 year old had starting sewing and sells many projects for mission. She's itching for something new. Please share! :0)
Sewing in Ohio

Michelle said...

I just discovered your blog and love the pictures and tutorials. This felt bag is adorable! Did you make a tutorial for it? These would make great gift bags for the upcoming holidays.