Sewing & Bowling for the Cure

Hello Friends:

I have been a busy creative bee the last few weeks and have some more finished projects I couldn't wait to show you all. My cross-stitching has taken a back seat to other projects these last few weeks but for good reason. Of course, one of the projects was the scarf that I showed in my last post. It turns out that the charity event (which happened on Saturday) that I made that scarf for had too many prizes. My stepmother decided to keep it for another event she is coordinating for in November. I was fine with that. My honey and I still went to the other casino night charity event on Saturday. We had a great time and ended up winning a 2 night stay at a nice resort on Ft. Lauderdale Beach. Nice way to end the evening don't ya think? I'm not complaining! :-D

Any hoo....So last month I was elected as Director to the Board of Directors of the Greater Miami Bowling Association here in Miami. One of our biggest bowling events that we hold in October is called "Bowl for the Cure". It is a tournament open to all of our bowling members where they can come, compete and help us raise money for Breast Cancer awareness. Our goal for this event is to raise $6,000 to donate to the Susan G. Komen Foundation. 

Believe it or not, our bowling association board has never had someone amongst them who could sew. Believe that?! So I volunteered to make some one of a kind hand-made items to add to the items for sale at the tournament. 

Here are the first two items that I made. I will be making a few more of each.

First: An IPAD/10" Tablet Device Sleeve.

It is perfectly padded inside with a heavyweight stabilizer. There are two pockets in the front for accessories. Plus check out the inside. It is completely lined. Isn't it awesome?!

I found this wonderful pattern on Etsy.com. The designer is a UK designer called SusieDDesigns. https://www.etsy.com/transaction/151728626?ref=fb2_tnx_title. 

I am so proud of how this came out. The pattern was clear and easy to follow. I keep looking at it and find myself in amazement that I actually made it. My sewing machine got a good workout with this project.

The second little project I made is an IPod Holder. 

Back View: It has a pocket for earbuds.

I found this easy to sew pattern on Etsy as well. It is by Jody'sCraftCreations. https://www.etsy.com/transaction/149205122?ref=fb2_tnx_title

I just bought another pattern from SusieDDesigns to make a smaller sleeve for Kindles and Nooks. I'll make sure to pop by and post a pic when I finish one of these.

Thanks so much for stopping by and visiting. I hope you all have a wonderful week and enjoy some cooler weather in your near future. Unfortunately, Miami has one temperature...HOT! 

**Hugs from Miami**

     Jen

My Finished Scarf!

Happy Sunday!

I finished my knitted scarf project today. I love how it turned out. What do you think?

This yarn I used was so nice to knit with. The yarn was actually a mix of wool and acrylic yarn woven together. This is what gave the scarf its mix of really thick rows of stitches with rows that look really open and lacey. Of course my silly self ignored the cardinal rule of knitting which was to make a swatch example first to see how many stitches made up an inch. I was about half way through the project when I realized the scarf looked way too wide. I was also worried about not having enough yarn to finish the entire thing. With that, I just decided to unravel what I did and started it again. I'm glad I did. I just barely had enough yarn for the whole thing. I managed to scrap together some yarn to add a little bit of fringe on each edge.

This scarf is being donated as a prize for a charity event my stepmom is putting together to raise money for the American Cancer Society. I hope whoever wins it loves it as much I do. It is very cozy and warm around the neck. A perfect accessory for the cold winter weather (that we hardly get in Miami LOL). I will be attending the event and you bet I will be putting in tickets to try and get this back! If not, I guess I will just have to knit another one. ;-)

I hope you all are having a wonderful Sunday. I have some sewing projects to start for another charity event that my bowling association is doing to raise money for breast cancer awareness. I can't wait to show you those projects. Thank you for stopping by!

**Hugs from Sunny Miami**
Jen

A Quick Birthday Card

Happy Sunday Everyone:

I hope you all have had a wonderful weekend.

We were invited to a birthday party yesterday for two of our good bowling friends. It was loads of fun filled with good food, games, dancing, karaoki, and laughing. My son entertained the other kids, played in the pool and on the slip and slide. Thank goodness the weather was perfect as well. Not a drop of rain at all. Today was a different story though. It stormed with a vengeance earlier today.

This is the quickie birthday card I made yesterday before the party. I used paper and embellishments from a CupCards to Go kit. I tried not to over do the embellishments. I let the papers be the focal points. I decided to leave off the Stickles glitter glue since I was pressed for time. I didn't want to risk the glue not drying in time before we had to leave. Anyways, the green part of the paper that looks like grass was actually glittered paper. Just perfect enough. I love the bow don't you? It makes the middle look like a birthday present.

Today has been a lazy Sunday. I will now get back to working on the scarf I showed in my previous post. Truth be told, I actually unraveled what I started and started again. The scarf was actually too wide so I decided to start again. You craft and you learn right? Right...

Thanks for visiting me today. I'll be back soon. :-)

**Hugs from Rainy Miami**
             Jen