- Sunny skies are here again!
We have such beautiful sunshine here today. The temperature is still cold, but the sun was amazing. It reminds me that all things change, even the seasons. They may seem slow, but it won’t be long before spring is really here….for a while lol. Here is a photo I took so you can see. Isn’t it gorgeous!
Even though I’ve been a very bad blogger, I have been busy nonetheless. I’ve been doing some crochet, sewing, reading, a very little bit of knitting, and a bit of spring cleaning. There’s also the dreaded income taxes, which I do for just about all of my immediate family. Then I had the even deadlier partial year resident taxes for Indiana, which I had to do cause we lived in Indiana for all of five months last year. Everybody wants part of your money, which doesn’t leave anything for Diet Pepsi & pizza!
One of the things I just finished (actually two, but same idea) are some iPod Touch cases for my DH and youngest DD. He wanted his to hold the plastic case that the iPod comes in. That way he could put all in his stuff in that and carry it in the case. Kaitlin wanted her’ to fit her Touch and have a pocket on the inside. They both had to have a clip on the back so they could carry it. I confess, I did get some material to make me one also but I haven’t done it yet. John’s was so frustrating, Kaitlin’s went a little better, but I’ve just not had the drive to make mine yet. Here is what their’s look like.
This is John’s. I made it from plain black broadcloth. Please excuse the color. I used his fishing camera to take the photo’s, and since it’s not fish I guess it didn’t feel like it had to do a good job with the color lol. I am really pleased with how they turned out. You can’t tell from the photo’s, but the case really IS very black. I hopefully will be getting a new camera of my very own soon. I can’t wait. I’ve been looking at some and I think I’m going to get a Canon. Once I go shopping though I may see something I like better.
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This is Kaitlin’s case. She chose a Batik print for her case, with a butterfly print for the inside. We are not ones who feel that the outside has to always coordinate with the inside, lol. People are like that, so why not other stuff? She is very happy with this case and so am I. It worked up much easier than the first one. I am also going to make her a strap with a metal ring on the end so she can carry it like a little bag instead of clipped to a belt loop or pocket.
I got the idea to make this mainly from two tutorials. I did some experimenting with what worked best for me. I did use a thin lining for these for added protection. I also used swear words, which of course are optional. 
The tutorials I looked at were great. The first is at Sew, Mama, Sew! and was an iPod/Camera Cozy Tutorial. I love this site. I’ve gotten quite a few ideas from there to add to my overwhelming “To Make” list. I will have to live to be older than Methuselah to get it all done lol. The second was at Made by Petchy and was an iPod Nano tutorial. She also has some awesome stuff on her blog, and her photo’s are so great. I did look at several other tutorials, but these were the two main ones I used.
Okay, time to go make some supper (or dinner depending on where you live) for my hungry hoarde (can two be a hoarde?????). Yes, I added an “e” to hoard, which I think makes it look so much better, plus scarier and more fantasy bookish somehow……maybe I think that because I’ve been writing some for my book that I’m writing for my daughter. Who knows, it could be just because I’m a Tennessee Hillbillie!
Have a great day and happy crafting!
Sherry
