Napkins for a kindergartner

Nephew needed more napkins for his lunch box and it was kismet, I found exactly enough fabric remaining from Ernest's table leaf bags (made from a tablecloth). Yay, fabric from Trixie!

Cut the scraps into 4 and stitched Nephew's initial to each.

Easy, fast and cheap - just like you.

Trixie gives me stuff!

Fabric, men's neckties and yoyos

Lots o' ribbon

Ya wanna know something strange?

The more ribbon I get, the more I hoard it.

Before wrapping a gift, I consider whether the recipient is "ribbon worthy".

Stuff I Didn't Even Photograph

Ernest has been ON MY ASS to stitch up 2 table leaf storage bags since February and I had no problem promising him I would do it but there was always something else calling to me from the SkitzoLeezra Studio. After sending his first spawn a box full of baby stuff, he reminded me AGAIN about the bags. Well, even if I had 6 months to make them and I procrastinated the entire time, I hate feeling rushed and under pressure. I envisioned 2 matching lined sturdy bags with nice closures and perhaps a carrying strap. CANCEL

Instead I pirooted through my fabric stash and found I had enough denim to make one bag and not enough (appropriately heavy) fabric for the other. Trixie to the rescue! She gave me (people give me stuff!) a heavy weight tablecloth with a slight stain and ~~ahhh~~ it was the perfect size! 2 super long bags with boxed bottom corners and I was finished! A buttonhole was stitched to top so a fold-over flap would be formed. The table leaf storage bags were packaged with the second baby loot box and shipped to Connecticut. And guess what? Ernest loved them! I was kinda ashamed of the simplicity but he was happy to have them. Eileen tells me that he liked the simple bags more than the baby stuff. MORE than the things that took me weeks to make.

Necktie eyeglass holder

Looka what Trixie gave me!

It's a neato eyeglass holder made from a man's silk necktie!

And check out the button detail, it is the same stacked button/bead thingie I did on my purse swap a couple months back. The buttons even look the same.

Are Trixie and I psychic?

Did we think of the same thing?

Or did we both see it somewhere else and store in our little tin foil lined brains?

Thanks Trixie!

Shiny Stuff of the Week 8

in Trixie's craft room/office.

When she looks up from typing and is searching for just-the-perfect word, she can gaze upon this display of shiny goodness.

Trixie's toys

My good buddy Trixie is trying her hand at making toys. She mentioned the need of a dog recipient so am guessing her kitty cats are indifferent to a knitted bear or a crocheted penguin. Horrified that a dog would tear up her handiwork, I suggested the toys as a baby gift. Trixie told me that "the teddy bear would be okay but the penguin really has problems. The eyes aren't the safe, swallowable kind, one of the feet has stuffing popping out and one of the wings came undone from the body during washing."

Now looking at toy eyes
and wondering which are the safe, swallowable kind,
I am,
SkitzoLeezra

Origami boxes

Looks like a kitty catcher to me.

My buddy Trixie avoids the devil's workshop by using her nimble fingers to fold these numerous origami boxes. She tells me that "Cat Sadie took off one of the boxes but Cat Mojo, bless his heart, isn't smart enough to be curious about much other than what's in his food bowl. I'm his mama so I can say things like that."

Love the origami installation, Trixie!

People give me stuff

My good buddy Trixie keeps up with my crafting capers right here on the Skitzo Leezra Studio blog and joined the ranks of "People Give Me Stuff" by sending me a prize box of goodies! She tells me that some is from her grandmother's stash and I hope make the lady proud with future craft projects.

Fabric scraps, perfect for small wallets or headbands. The light blue and red floral prints are larger and will probably appear in the future as a handbag linings.

Look at this stuff! This is my favorite kind, just a smorgasborg of ribbons, craft paint, jewelry, trims, braid, fringe, eyelet, yarn, thread, yarn, oh my! And looka, something shiny! Silver earrings and a keychain. A hunk of stuff that any crafter or mama bird would love, I tell ya!

Thanks Trixie! You should change your name to Treatie!