Fabric Lables

I have been a crafting maniac right now! As you may or may not know I'm preparing for my first craft fair that will be taking place in November. Seems like forever far away, but I think it will creep up on me before I know it. It is a small show that is at The Fountain of the Sun Retirement Center. Sounds weird doing a show at a Retirement Center, but I figure they have to shop for Grandkids right? So I am selling kids stuff. Hopefully it does well.

To make me seem more legit I decided to give labels on my projects a whirl. I googled DIY fabric labels and there are tons of tutorials I'm not going to go through the process with you. Basically you just put fabric on Freezer paper and run it through your printer. 

I got one of mine wet to see if it will hold up through a wash, but really I don't think many people will be washing my products. So anyways this is how mine turned out...

Does it look familiar? That is my water mark I use on all my pictures! It's so exciting because it cost next to nothing!

And in case you are wondering what I'm making here is the final product... A car seat cooler! This is the one I made for my Niece Leah!

Want one for your self? I am pre selling them since it is HOT outside (atleast in AZ it is). If you would like one contact me craftsbycjg@gmail.com. For now it will be local orders only. Sorry.

I would LOVE feedback on this! I am going to be asking for a lot of opinions in the next several months. Between pricing, display ideas, and settling some nerves I need your help!

~CJ

Car Seat Cooler

So with my new sewing machine I was able to finish a project I cut months ago, but just never got around to sewing with my Mom-in-laws machine. I made this carseat cooler!

 I used this easy to follow tutorial from five crafty sisters and it was pretty easy. It took me about an hour to sew 2 of them. I had done the cutting earlier. Probably about 1 1/2 hours total time. (that was also me figuring out my machine)

I know it's starting to get cooler so I'm a little late for this, but my little bug still complains "hot" sometimes when we get into the car.

What is nice is the ice packs are removable. You don't have to put the whole thing in your freezer, just the ice packs!

What I also love is that the ribbon holds it up! It wont fall down! I was worried about the towel being too
 thick, but it works nicely!

~CJ


~CJ

Happy Birthday To ME!

So my Birthday isn't until Oct 7th, but because of warranty my Husband have me my present early:)

I'm so excited! I've been wanting one for awhile now, but couldn't justify buying one just for fun. I've already worked on a few projects so look for a few posts coming up. Lots more sewing to come on Crafts by CJ!

If you know of any really easy beginning sewing projects let me know! Looking for fun things to create!

~CJ