Refillable Desk Jotter

Had Chicago screw posts left over from a previous leather craft project and decided to use them to make this handy refillable desk jotter. There are 80 perforated sheets that measure 4 x 5 inches when torn from the pad and are lined front and back. Below are the materials I used to make this desk jotter.

- Chipboard covered with 'Peaceful Meadows' (PunchStudio)  textured cardstock 

 - Lined Note Paper measuring 4 x 6 inches

 - Chicago bronze screw posts 5mm x 15mm

- Crop-A-Dile Big Bite to punch holes 

- eCraft 4-in1 Paper Trimmer (also perforates!) & HFS Heavy Duty Guillotine Paper Cutter 

- Double-sided tape, ELMER"S  craftbond quick dry glue

Dirty Cabbage Puff Pastry

Dirty Cabbage Puff Pastry ~ Delectable!

 

                   Simple to make with leftover Dirty Cabbage and Puff Pastry! Tasty treat!
 

Mini Japanese Rice Bag

I sewed another Japanese Rice Bag (Komebukuro) using Japanese cotton fabric for the lining and a variety of cotton fabrics from my stash for the outside of the bag which I pieced together boro style.

For the tie closure I used black leather cording and attached moss green ceramic beads on the ends.

The bag has a 4 inch base and stands approximately 6 inches tall.

I used the same technique that I used in a previous bag that I made and posted on September 14. I reduced the size of my pattern and cut my fabric slightly smaller to create the 4 inch base.
 

Dirty Spaghetti

Tried another recipe from OneStopChop.

Did a little tweaking; omitted the Cajun seasoning and beef Lipton soup packet. Used beef bouillon cubes to prepare my beef broth. Substituted the red pepper with crushed can tomatoes.

Used all the other ingredients mentioned; ground Italian sausage, ground beef, tomato paste, flour, chopped green pepper, yellow onion, Worcestershire  sauce, minced garlic, Natures Seasoning, Italian seasoning and parsley. Cooked the pasta separate and added some of the pasta water as he suggested. Delicious!

Bowl Cozies

No pattern needed to make these simple to sew bowl cozies. Only need 2 pieces of 10 inch square fabric and 2 pieces of  9 inch square fusible fleece. These are NOT microwaveable but great to keep your hands comfortable when handling a hot bowl of soup or a cold bowl of ice cream. I used 100% cotton fabric to sew these.

If you wanted to make these cozies microwavable you would need to use Pellon-Wrap-N-Zap 100 % Natural Cotton Batting.

 These are simple to sew and no pattern is needed. You can find an easy to follow tutorial over at Little Hill Craft Co.

And they're reversible!

Sweater Weather

 

Mini Button Pouches

These cute little lined mini pouches measure 4" x 5". One is sewn to fold over and can conveniently hold your teabags. The other is just a top button closure that can still securely hold a mini notebook and some teabags. Or they may be used to hold other small items.

I used small (0.394") coconut shell buttons and faux suede cording for the loop and button closure.

These were a simple project to make using only two pieces of fabric and creating box corners.

Here is a video sewing a similar pouch that is slightly larger if you'd like to sew your own.