Holiday Preparation!

My Family is taking a little holiday! and in preparation for this trip i have been busy!! here are the tutorials that i followed to create goodies... 

Many of you will remember my upcycle challenge piece - Vaishali's skirt. Here she is wearing it with the gorgeous little top that i purchased from Alex&Grace Designs - https://www.facebook.com/pages/AlexGrace-Designs/178540368840754

this is a loose translation of the tutorial that i used for this skirt...

http://sewingin-nomansland.blogspot.com/2010/08/taking-notes-skirt-tutorial.html

A travel car mat was a necessity for 'quiet time'!
http://punkinpattern.blogspot.com/2010/07/car-roll-and-mat-with-riley-blake.html

And this is my take on the magnetic fishing game...

http://leafytreetopspot.blogspot.com/2011/03/featured-on-made-fishing-hole-roll.html

Sew... i need a bag, right? The lovely Salome from Retrocentricity (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Retrocentricity/113798922044813)  sent me this awesome fabric and i made this bag and document wallet (no tutorial on document wallet - i winged it!)

http://artsycraftybabe.typepad.com/tutorials/pleated_tote_pattern.pdf

My Hubby is a little vertically challenged, and for years i'd just pin up his jeans, but i came across this tutorial for taking up jeans and thought - too easy! i can do that - and i did!!

http://narioka.blogspot.com/2010/02/tutorial-taking-up-jeans-and-retaining.html

My hubby is also a retired chef and on our Holiday he is taking his knives to be sharpened - hence the knife roll 

 (no tutorial - winged this one too...)

The final (at this time, i still have 5 sleeps till we go...) item i through together for quiet play on our holiday is a travel art buddy
http://www.cookcleancraft.com/2011/09/travel-drawing-kit.html

i'd also love to mention that a couple of these pieces from Wee Tackers  (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Wee-Tackers/16465892690760) are also packed to go!