Etsy Love - House Shoes

I love Etsy and I spend too much time browsing through all of the things that are offered on that site. With that said, I bought the fabric for these shoes from a vendor in Boston on Etsy. I loved the unique utility of the prints but didn't know what to do with them. The other day I was catching up on one of my favorite craft blogs and they had found this pattern for mary jane slippers from take a guess...a vendor on etsy. I promptly went after the pattern and sewed these up in no time. They take 2 fat quarters with a little left over and I used 2 vintage buttons from my Aunt's stash. They are bright and fun and make me smile when I look at them. Hooray for Etsy and all the crafty people that put their ideas and goods up for sale :)

Martha, Martha, Martha

I needed a particular cable this morning and went to grab it out of the drawer but I was confronted with a tangled mass of cords. I couldn't take the mess anymore so I pulled out a Martha Stewart tutorial that I found a long time ago and took care of the problem (I loaded the pictures in the wrong order...ooops!). All you need is an extra kitchen towel and 15 or less minutes...you don't even really need to pin! Another bonus is that it's great for keeping things organized when traveling and it rolls up.

After
Stuffed with cords and cables and wires

There are 8 total pockets

Before