My mom's birthday presents!

Since I've been into more crafts lately, she asked that I make her something. Here are the results!

I made this bowl out of an old record I had. I am definitely planning on getting some more from the thrift store just for this purpose.

More pics after the jump!



I also made her a tote bag (my first try) out of an old shirt she had sent Scott that was funny. I forgot to take a picture of the inside, but it is fully lined and has a pocket:





Not bad for a first go. I really hope she likes them!

My first shirt reconstruction

I've been getting into sewing lately, in particular reconstructing old items like t-shirts that I already have. I just got my first sewing machine, and here is my very first t-shirt surgery:

Before:

And after! Please ignore my weird pose and facial expression; it's harder than you think to get a decent mirror shot of clothes. :P



Today I made Aiden a ninja set out of scraps:





And finally, my darling new sewing machine:



More craft posts to come!