Welcome to the life of Sew Yupik

Its been a busy busy few months since I last blogged! But I have been a crafting fool!

Its been bags, bags, and more bags. I have been the crazy bag lady and it has been FUN! Some of these have been spoken for but some are ready to go to new homes!

scraps6 — Tote Bag available $75 + shipping

scraps5 — Tote Bag available $75+shipping

scraps3 — Side 1 of tote bag $85 + shipping

taken — These two have been spoken for and are hanging out in their new homes 🙂

scraps to good use — When in doubt use scraps to make a diaper bag 🙂

scrap use — I dont like wasting any scraps so I whipped out these fun bags to put in the diaper bag

more bagzzz — Blue & Gold tote bags $75 +shipping the one in the front is taken the rest are available

fun bagz — This was my first time “quilting” and I had alot of fun with this! This one has been spoken for already.

bagzz — The one on the left is available (looking at screen). I ended up keeping the one on the right because it had minor mistake that I didnt want to fix or sell it the way it was 🙂

bagz in the making — What I am currently working on smaller tote bags for $65

December 30, 2014

Its been a busy December

Lets just say it was a busy busy December with sewing, sewing and more sewing!

Because homemade gifts are the best it was a busy sewing month. Frozen quilts. Christmas qaspeq vests. And just call me the crazy bag lady it was a busy month of bag making.

I have decided to move forward and start my own sewing business. Coming up with the business name was tough but I nailed it down to Sew Yup’ik.

another frozen quilt — It was a frozen themed Christmas sewing of gifts.

christmas vests — Nothing like matching qaspeq vests to bring on the new year!

With each changing season the cup cozies must change too 🙂

finished order — These were two orders matching qaspeq set for two lucky girls, and bags for a happy customer.

I wanted to have fancy fun colors for the new set of fish bags.

frozen quilt — Like I said another Frozen themed Christmas sewing. I have one quilt left to sew!

moose slippers — These were created for a special someone who I hold close to my heart. Yes, one slipper says Dick they are for the great Dick Newton of Takotna.

more progress — Because I work full time and am a full time student along with step mother, and wife its a busy life for me so an assembly line is how I work.

out with cold in with new — My husband suggested I sport a new bag since I am a walking advertisement anyway so I had to upgrade my look. 🙂

Step by step I make progress and am working with new designs and new bag layouts for fun!

This was a wall hanging that I worked out with the help of a few ladies. This was not easy but it turned out awesome because I love bright colors and it had to be an old school skandic or elan snogo 🙂

fancy qaspeq — Im playing with fun designs for new qaspeq looks and this was one of them.

Bags — This was the set I Just finished last night.

sewyupik with antlers — My name business name! I love it and cant wait to sport my clothes with this awesome logo!

Slipper tops — My poor husband has been so patient with me this is one of his slipper tops. I have finally finished the other side and will add the beaver on this evening! I will have an updated set to load hopefully in my next post!

Lets just say its been a busy month. With the new year approaching I am so thankful for my amazing supportive family and my obsessive personality to never sit down and rest and to always keep busy.

May your new year bring on happiness, good cheer, and all smiles!

November 13, 2014

Holy HUT damn.

Lets just holy, frigging canolly.

Lets just say I was a sewing mean machine and no one was getting in my way.

You ready…

back side of snowskirt — My first upcycled snow skirt from an existing snow skirt.

bubbles up — The bubbles were placed in a very strange place, but I love it! The bubbles are going up, not down 😉

love it — My lovely teacher Jeanne! Shes amazing!

owl organizer owl rice pad — Owl organizer, and owl heating pad.

pink snow skirt — Showing off the hot pink waistband!

sewing galore — My weekend of sewing action. This is no distractions, and just a sewing fool. Sweater skirt with the arms for leggings, recycled carhart pants that didnt fit my step son, 2 snow skirts from one with hot new designs, ipad cover, owl organizer, owl heating pad, and many many bags!

snow skirt in action — Hot pink in action!

teacher — My mentor, adopted mother, friend! Couldnt have done this without her!

This was one weekend of some serious sewing! I joined a sewing guild here in my hometown and I think it has released a beast in me! But I love it!

I cant wait to whip out more things! The owl heating pads are going to make great gifts, and those owl organizers are great for sewers!

BUT!

How the heck can one get excited for Christmas when its 40 degrees and raining?! UGH! Small world problems, I guess I should just be grateful, right….

Anyways! Enjoy! Its November 13th and we are nearing to a new year, a new leaf, and a new sewing machine maybe! 🙂

Happy Thirsty Thursday for those of YOU that celebrate 😉

November 7, 2014

Healthy start to Movember

November is off to a great start!

Halloween was a hit! We had a great halloween gathering with our friends and it was ahhhhmazing!

We had costume winners! We had scary treats! Bobbing for beer! Nothing better than to start November off to a BANG!

Had to whip out this quick qaspeq vest for a welcome to Bethel gift. But it didnt fit so its up for grabs its about a size small for $65.

Quick homemade gift. Qaspeq vest & fireweed jalapeno jelly!

Im trying this whole meal planning and hopefull it will kick me off to a great start. SO far so good, although it might be TOO much food. who would have thunk that.

Lunch:

I roasted all the vegetables at 425 degrees with a little bit of oil, salt and pepper.

Asparagus, broccoli, sweet potatoes, and cauliflower.

I cooked up some brown rice in the rice cooker and put a cup in each dish.

For the chicken I cooked them on stovetop and seasoned with cumin, paprika, garlic salt, and pepper. They are delicious!

And of course hard boiled eggs for a snack here and there, great protein!

Im trying this healthy meal planning out and so far so good.

These breakfast burritos are very hearty and filling! Probably should have kept them light.

Breakfast burritos:

Eggs

Potatoes

Peppers

Spinach

Chesee

Voila!

Let them freeze and then wrap then in foil. When you are ready to heat up wrap in a wet paper towel for about 2 minutes.

Of course I had to add some humor to my scary meatloaf fellows. 🙂

I was googling couples costumes and found this great idea to be crown and coke! These took me about an hour and they turned out awesome! I cant wait to start brewing up ideas for next year!

My quick impromptu halloween whipped out costumes for the hubby and me. 🙂

Here are the few decorations we decided to put up last minute. We scared many kids and adults and had children crying even before getting to the door. We were also blasting scary music in the entryway which freaked me out a little.

The few decorations that scared the crap of out some kids.

Nothing scarier than xtra tuffs stuffed under a old boiler 😉

October 31, 2014

Happy Halloween!

My first attempt at a qaspeq vest! I think it turned out pretty darn sweet! Will definitely be making more of these!

boys waspeq — Another boys qaspeq! I loved how this one turned out with the trimming and ric rac!

Happy Halloween!

Here are more to top off the end of the month! BUT I will be rushing home at lunch to whip out my husbands costumes we are going to be Coke and Rum! And they will be homemade costumes so I will be posting photos tomorrow after I have them made! I decorated the outside of the house last night and just need to add more spooky things and spooky tunes!

Stay tuned!

Happy Halloween! Be safe! & Eat lots of candy!

October 29, 2014

October, its not over yet…

Halloween qaspeq — I whipped out this cute little qaspeq during my lunch hour. This one is going to a special little stinker.

Halloween boys qaspeq — This one is a boys size 7-8 qaspeq for a friends little boy.

Just a few more days to whip out more products for the month of October!

Whew!

So nuts! A month filled of crafting, political antics, classes, traveling to the villages, and school, oh and I forgot to mention HOME life which all together can be stressful.

This evening is dedicated to halloween bag, qaspeqs, and class. OH and decorating my small porch for Halloween so the kids can have a little scare before they get their jumbo size candy bars!

Will post photos later!

For the meantime ENJOY!

October 24, 2014

October as a busy bee

Another busy bee.

Who says 13 credits, full time job, part time job, teenager, husband, pupper-do and sewing wasnt possible?

I guess you can say I like to stay busy as a bee, and do a very good job of that.

We are half-way thru October, which is insane! Where has summer gone? Where has fall gone?

As winter nears I get excited but sad because of how quickly time passes us, and sometimes I dont stop to enjoy the moments.

I enjoy what I do.

I enjoy my full time job.

My part time job working with the political frenzy is coming to an end. Only 12 more days and then the big boom of rush to the polls. So vote early, and just flat right vote.

And I love sewing. I love when winter nears because that means it times to bust out the fur and get fuzzy.

If I could just sew and go to school I dont know if that would be busy enough for me hence the two other jobs and all the other hats at home.

BUT enough rambling.

Heres the latest and greatest and I should have more projects to share before the end of the year!

Enjoy!

another boys qaspeq — Boys size 10 simple qaspeq

More bags in the making! I love these colors and how well they mesh.

boys qaspeq — Another one of my favorite boys size 10 qaspeq.

halloween bags — More kids Halloween trick or treat bags because they were a hit the first time, I had to whip them out a second time.

grass basket collecting — Lets hope that these make some amazing grass baskets. I dont know how to make them yet but I am willing to learn and this is the first step collecting and drying it. I will post a proper photo of how to dry them because there is a specific way.

moose tops — My latest and greatest project moose beaded slipper tops. Beading isnt one of my strong areas but I am hoping to get better as I continue to bead.

Halloween Trick or Treat Bags — More Halloween trick or treat bags different style

Do what makes you happy.

Do it often and with joy because life is all about being happy and finding joy in the little things such as sewing or beading.

October 14, 2014

October= Sew busy

bridal set of make up bags — These were made with love for a bride and her bridesmaids

homemade is best — Homemade jam, bread, and owl qaspeq for a cute little stinker

yet again more trick or treat — Halloween is around the corner, check out these cute halloween bags!

Three reversible table runners Christmas and Halloween, with two small kids trick or treat bags

more trick or treat — Larger trick or treat bags

matching hat and glove set — I made a matching hat to go with my mittens.

living in the moment — Live in the moment.

October is half way thru and I feel like a sewing machine! I love the holidays and making stuff for the kids so I whipped out a ton of halloween trick or treat bags, and some table runners for those festive mamas.

August 28, 2014