DS Carrying Case & Boho Bag

I've been so inspired to sew and make things for others. I am a part of a great group of crafty moms over at Cafe Mom who support eachother and inspire eachother to create. I just wanted to say thank you to all the ladies over in our Craft Cafe board for all of your support and inspiration. I have sewn more in these last few months than I have over the last few years because you inspire me to do so!

My 8 year old turns 9 this weekend, my youngest daughter of my 3 girls. She'll be getting a DS Lite and a couple of new games for it, so I thought I would make her a little carrying case to keep everything in. I did a basic zipper pouch and then added ribbon handles to the outside so she could carry her pouch easily.

I hope she makes good use of this! It should help her keep everything together so nothing gets lost!

I've joined in on a swap over at my craft cafe forums. My swap partner was wanting a boho style sling bag and in return she's making me a painting of a girl with her sewing machine (see logo above) for my craft wall! I am so excited I cant wait to see the finished painting. I finished up her boho bag this evening and love love love how it turned out! I know I'll have to make more of these sometime in the near future!

I like the fabric I picked out for this bag, Im hoping my swap partner likes it also! For my next bag I may go bigger print and see how that looks. I added a magnetic snap closure to the inside, I just like the idea of being able to close a bag so nothing falls out too easily, and for my next bag I may add a couple of pockets.

But until then, I still have a knit scarf to work up, a custom heart pillow hanging, and a scrap strip carrying case for my mother in law for her ds lite!