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.
It was a frozen themed Christmas sewing of gifts.Nothing like matching qaspeq vests to bring on the new year!With each changing season the cup cozies must change too 🙂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.Like I said another Frozen themed Christmas sewing. I have one quilt left to sew!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.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.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 🙂Im playing with fun designs for new qaspeq looks and this was one of them.This was the set I Just finished last night.Another batch of bags.My name business name! I love it and cant wait to sport my clothes with this awesome logo!Another order done.I had fun making these I love pastel fun colors.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.Â
May your new year bring on happiness, good cheer, and all smiles!
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.
Hearty morning breakfast burritos.
Of course I had to add some humor to my scary meatloaf fellows. 🙂
Who doesnt love scary meatloaf?
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 😉
I whipped out this cute little qaspeq during my lunch hour. This one is going to a special little stinker.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!
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!
Boys size 10 simple qaspeqMore bags in the making! I love these colors and how well they mesh.Another one of my favorite boys size 10 qaspeq.I SAVE all my scraps and they come in handy when I whipped out these cup cozies.More kids Halloween trick or treat bags because they were a hit the first time, I had to whip them out a second time.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.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.More Halloween trick or treat bags different style
Do what makes you happy.Â
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.
These were made with love for a bride and her bridesmaidsHomemade jam, bread, and owl qaspeq for a cute little stinkerHalloween is around the corner, check out these cute halloween bags!Three reversible table runners Christmas and Halloween, with two small kids trick or treat bagsLarger trick or treat bagsI made a matching hat to go with my mittens.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.
Lets just say its been a busy few months of harvesting berries and greens, sewing like a maniac, and taking time to breathe.Â
But here is what I what I have whipped up so far. Its been a crazy few months but as winter is approaching I will be able to sit back, relax, and enjoy the fruits of my labor.Â
Me & Joe hanging with Rob Schneider in Las VegasBerry gratefulFound a nice looking patch!Qaspeq for one my dear friends 🙂A qaspeq for one of my very first friends!Love the colors of this qaspeq and trimmingTote bag heavenCute little dora qaspeqMy very first diaper bagMake up bag madnessMake up bag madness take 2Little kids qaspeqsToddler qaspeqFireweed jelly with cinnamon & all spiceFireweed jelly jalapenoThe finished product of fireweed jelly
Nothing like feeling rich with good food, friends, and family.Â
Lets just say its been a busy couple of months for me…
Cute table runner I donated to Bethel Friends of CanineFat quarter bagFat quarter bagFat quarter bagFat quarter bagScrap bagRabbit lined mittensThe school of fishAnother table runner I donated to a family friend
I am also now a proud owner of a sea otter pelt!
I have somewhat become addicted to sewing…. Its been a busy few months for me on the sewing machine, in the office, and at home dealing with home life.
My mother never fails to pop into my life when I least expect it, and when I welcome it the least. She has the worst timing. She manages to step into my life and stomp me further into the ground. Her drunken voice boils my blood. Her laughter makes me want to strangle her soul. Its amazing what one phone call can do to my well being. It brings me back to a damn spiral of anger and disgust. And in the moments what I wouldnt do to hurt her with all my might. But then I realize shes nothing to me. Shes been dead to me for years and I just need to let it go like a dead fly. Moments like those rotten phone calls remind me that I will never heal until she has left this earth for good.
Until then I just keep on kicking. Keep on breathing. Keep on moving.
BUT I was able to squeeze in a fur hat, and a new bag pattern with more techniques.
It was filled with pain, and mass amounts of anger just from ONE phone call from my mother… Its amazing how one phone call can bring you back to a bad place… Brings back awful memories where you just want to punch a hole in the wall… Scream at the top of your lungs until you cant breathe… Its ridiculous… I will have to elaborate on this at a later date.
For now, here are my awesome projects!
AND I am in the process of making a fish skin bag! Heres a sneak preview!
Peytons malaggayaqSide one of my bag (6) fat quarter bagSide two of (6) fat quarter bagStep one cut and pull of fish skin from body. Removing fins are optional. If fish is fresh fins are good for decoration.Removing the fish skin
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