Fun Burlap Potato Sack Valance
Hello there…. 
Well, the laundry-room has been begging for my attention for some time,
And today was his {her…? Its….} lucky day…..
I finally hung a very stylish Idaho-Style valance featuring TWO potato sacks….
And the very best news….:
No sewing was involved….
Does it get any better than that…??????
I am very happy with them…. What do you think..???
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{and see more pictures…!!!}
Cute Little Selvage Purse with Flower
Good Morning!
How is everything gong in bloggy land?
Just thought I’d give you a preview of the smaller version of the Danaye handbag….
This time it was made out of a collection of selvage edges….
So much fun!
I just love being able to reuse these edges from the fabric and come up with something new and unique….
Danaye Famous Potato Purse Soon to be a Pattern For Everyone to Enjoy
Good Morning World!
It is a beautiful sunshiny day here in Eastern Idaho!
Just thought I'd share with you that I am working on a pattern for the Danaye Handbag. It is such and easy to make purse, and it is so simple yet elegant!
Hope you will love it!
Keep posted and I'll let you know when it is finished!
Aloha!
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Very Cute Little Potato Sack Purse
Hello there, cyberspace friends,
This here little baggy is so sweet! Cute potato sack prints, Cute colors, Cute ric-rac.... What else would a girl want....?
How to Sew with a Burlap Potato Sack
It took me about a year of extensive sewing and experimenting before I discovered some ways to sew with a potato sack and MAKE IT LAST……!!!
I started out trying to sew true vintage potato sacks into modern-day purses…..
Wow! That was a great disappointment, because the “old” jute fivers were just not strong enough to withstand the attention….. 
I was sooo sad! I thought I had to give up my idea of making potato sack purse. Then it hit me: I should use “new” potato sacks that had not yet been used, or had been used very little….!!!
That made a big difference! The handbags I made were just CUTE and FUN and so different!
Unfortunatley, after some use, they started not holding up…. {Well, it isn’t like a leather purse so I was expecting some of that} The individual fibers of the the burlap would get snagged easily, and the purse would loose some of its appeal after just a few months of use. Again, I was very disappointed, especially for some of the people who had already purchased these bags!
After extensive experimenting and trial and error, I came up with some methods that make these fibers stand up to everyday wear and tear. The tips are all included in a PDF e-book that is available through the EtsyBoutique.I encourage you to follow these instructions as I wouldn’t want you to be disappointed with your final product not holding up after you have put so much time and effort into making it so cute and creative….
The tips and tricks document comes free with the purchase of a potato sack through the Potato Boutique Etsy shop….
Have a great potato sack sewing day!
Crystelle
Read MoreTwo Famous Potato Sack Purses at Lighthouse Montessori School Auction
The two Famous Potato Purses pictured will go up for a fund-raising auction at Lighthouse Montessori School in Idaho Falls, Idaho.
Melissa Handbag with Rosettes
July 16, 2010, a fun golf tournament will take place before the famed night of great food and dancing under the stars at the Luau Dinner & Auction held at the Hilton Garden Inn Idaho Falls. The evening’s entertainment will be provided by Affection Collection sponsored by Bryan Landon Construction, Inc.
Famous Potato Purse Rachel Handbag
My personal opinion…? I think the rosettes are to die for!!! And the Rachel Handbag has been a best seller since its conception…….
Sewing patterns for the Melissa and Rachel Handbags are available at the Etsy Boutique, where you can also find potato sacks for you next creative Idaho burlap project.
Have a very great potato day! Happy Bidding!
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Coming Soon: Pattern for a Child’s Tankini Swimsuit
A tankini is so much more convenient to wear swimming, because you can still go to the bathroom while you’re out swimming and playing.
This particular tankini I designed is a bit longer to keep my daughter’s belly covered.
Sewing swimsuits is NOT HARD! The hardest part of sewing swimsuits is finding cute material. It is important to use true swimsuit fabric, because other fabrics stretch out in the water {and might just fall down when you get out….!!! } The fabric stores around here only carry solid-colored swimsuit fabric. So when you see some fabric that has a cute print, snatch it up!
I am working on designing the additional child sizes. So stay posted!
Read MoreFriday Feature: Megan Pyrah with Brassy Apple
We are happy to introduce to you Megan Pyrah from Brassy Apple.
Megan is a fun and energetic mom with a lot of creative talent.
Designer Background Summary:
Megan was born and raised in Idaho but recently transplanted to the beautiful state of Utah! She got started when her first daughter was very young. Although she loved being a full time mother she had lost the time and energy and do anything outside of that. That quickly changed! Seh began painting again, tuning up her sewing skills and dabbling in many different projects and offering them for sale at local shows and online. Once she narrowed it down to what she really loved to do and found my niche Brassy Apple was created! It’s my creative outlet for all the ideas swimming in my head!
Make Your Own Covered Bulletin Board
This feed sack framed cork board is such a fun way to display a rustic rural potato farm theme!
I love the artistic way this memo corkboard will display all you important reminders. My daughter and I whipped this cork bulletin board out yesterday and had a lot of fun together.
A potato sack cork bulletin board would enhance any interior! It certainly would look good in your house!
Make your own covered cork board:
The directions for this covered potato sack cork board are very detailed and simple to follow:
Create Your Own Swimsuit Pattern for Free
Now, I haven't don this for a while, but I used to do this ALL the time,
back when we were poor...{when my husband was still going to school....}
make our own swimsuit patterns for me and our young daughter….!!!!
It was wonderful! We did not have the finances to buy a “new” swimsuit, and in the college town we lived in, there were very few resources for inexpensive clothing. So my dear friend Teresa {who was in the same boat} showed me how to make swimsuits myself: How to make the patterns and fashion the swimwear. We were savvy shoppers and knew where to find inexpensive fabric scraps, big enough for swimsuits. {Really it is ridiculous how much swimsuits sell for considering it only takes a little bit of fabric…..} We got together several times to make swimsuits for our cute little daughters together. Good good memories!
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