My First Sewing Project!

Hi everyone! Wow, I can't believe I haven't blogged for the month of May yet! Now that I have less DT commitments I have been trying other crafts, mostly sewing! My hubby actually pulled my 10 year old sewing machine out from under my desk and cleaned it up and even learned how to thread it to teach me how to use it. And then I was excited to make these ribbon key fobs that I've been seeing a lot. I ordered some supplies through Etsy and decided to make a whole bunch for the kids in my 2 boys' classes. But besides all these keychains I've also been planning parties for my boys' classes and helping with lei making for May Day. It's been a busy month of May. Just a few more days of school until summer.

Here's a photo of all the ones I've made so far. In total, I've made 51 key fobs! There is a mix of Hello Kitty, Frozen, Minions and Pokemon. But even with my limited sewing experience, these were quick to make. I know some tutorials don't even call for sewing to make these, just some heat bonding to adhere the ribbon to the webbing but sewing them together makes them a lot sturdier.

Here is a close up of them. Hope the kids like these. I thought it would be cute for them to hang on their backpacks.

I'm planning to make a few more for teachers so I'll share those in a few days. I'll be back with some Sister Stamps projects later this month too so hopefully my blog won't be too neglected.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

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