~CHALLENGE 34 - LET US INSPIRE YOU IN THE NEW YEAR~

   
I hope everyone had Happy Holidays and a very Happy New Year!! Everyone here at Craft Us Crazy hopes the 2013 brings you great health, prosperous bank accounts, and a happy home life!!

Sorry for the lateness of our challenge posting. This week with my husband being off for the holidays, has thrown me off track. Was thinking it was Monday all day lol

Our challenge theme we have for you is SOMETHING NEW and/or WORK WITH OUR INSPIRATION PHOTO BELOW!!
Use this photo to inspire your project in anyway that inspires YOU!! It can be one of the many images in the photo, the colors, the theme..whatever YOU feel!!!

For this challenge, we have a brand new sponsor. A dear friend of mine who is a wizard on the sewing machine!!!

Who is this wizard on the sewing machine?? Lets see!!!

GINGER BLOSSOM DESIGNS

 Hi!! I'm Jessica Skibicki, owner/seamstress at Ginger Blossom Designs! I make custom and unique handmade items for many occasions and reasons. From bags to baby items and in between! Please check out my Etsy store and see what I can make for you today, or maybe I've already got a special something that's waiting to be mailed out to you!!!

Please check out my sewing tutorial site - http://www.sewcrafted.com

Not only are we drawing inspiration from the picture above, but our prize for you this week is made with the fabric in the picture!!!! Below is a SAMPLE ONLY of the tote bag you will receive if you're the lucky winner!!



It measures 14" across and 16" top to bottom ( not including handles)
It is fully lined ( No Raw Edges)
Stabilized with a soft padded feel to help protect your items.
tote bag handles. ( Not fabric to make it even more durable)
Top stitching to secure the tote bag handles in place and to give the tote a finished look

Now lets take a look at the beautiful projects our design team created for you this challenge!! I hope they inspire you to get crafty and join us! Don't forget that every crafter or hobbyist is welcome here! If it fits the challenge, we'd love to see your handmade creation!!

~JEANETTE~

~LORI~

~SAM~

~VALENTINA~

~CANDY~

~JERI~ 

~KYM~

for more awesome pics, check out Kym's blog!