Snowflakes & Lace Series Wrap-Up

Thanks again to all of our very talented guests this past week who made some terrific projects with lace for our Snowflakes & Lace Series!  If you missed any of the posts from my blog or Sewing Mama RaeAnna's blog, please be sure to check them out.  All the post links are below.

Crochet Racer Back Dress by Sew Like My Mom

Add Lace to a Sweater Sleeve by Kid Approved

Eyelet Lace Lillian Pintucked Dress by Welcome to the Mouse House

Refashioned Lace Tee by House of Estrela

Vintage Lace Shoe and Bag Clips by RanaMama Designs

Ruffles and Lace Skirt Tutorial by Handmade Martini

Lace and Leather Clutch by sewVery

Polkadots and Lace by Get Your Crap Together

Lace Track Suit by Paisley Roots

Three Lace Projects by the Shaffer Sisters

Ballerina Lace Dress by Ali Cat & Co

Snow Inspired Dress with Treasure Pocket by Climbing the Willow

Lace Arm Warmers by The Berry Bunch

Lace Snowflake Sweater by Sewing Mama RaeAnna

Now to announce the giveaway winners!  Thanks to our generous sponsors shown below, we have three awesome prizes to give away today.  Prize Packs 1 and 2 are for US Residents only while Prize Pack 3 is open to all entries (US and International).  Winners have been emailed and have 24 hours to respond or another winner will be selected.

Prize pack 1 (US Residents Only)- Lindsay Conner of Lindsay Sews and Craft Buds recently published a quilt book, Modern Bee.  She will send the winner a sewing kit that includes fabric, thread, and notions!

Michelle of Handmade Martini will be sending 2.5 yards of vintage lace trim!  And Heidi of Elegance & Elephants will send the winner one pdf pattern of their choice from her shop.

Prize Pack 1 Winner: Stacy

Prize pack 2 (US Residents Only)- Brianne of Ali Cat & Co. has a license to sell the Buttercup bags and has an adorable finished bag to send to the winner!

Chelsea of Get Your Crap Together has a great bundle of organization patterns for school!  And RaeAnna from Sewing Mama RaeAnna will send 1 yard of vintage lace trim and the winner's choice of either the Bumblebee Dress pdf pattern or the Cupcake Top pdf pattern!

Prize Pack 2 Winner: Carrie

Prize pack 3 - Karly of Paisley Roots will send the Saffron Twirl Dress Pattern!  And Hayley of Mouse House Creations will send a pattern of choice to the winner!

Prize Pack 3 Winner: Nicole

Thanks again!  Please be sure to let us know what you thought of the series and if you'd like to see it again in the future!

Have fun sewing!

Snowflakes & Lace with sewVery

Wow!  What an exciting week!  Co-hosting the Snowflakes & Lace Series with my friend, RaeAnna from Sewing Mama RaeAnna, has been such fun.  I've truly enjoyed seeing all the projects our guest bloggers contributed to the series, and I've discovered so many new ways to use lace from those that joined our linky party and pinned to our Pinterest board.  Thank you so much for making the series a success!

As promised, RaeAnna and I are both sharing with you today our ideas for using lace.  For me, I knew immediately what I would make for this series--a Lace & Leather Clutch!

About a year ago, I visited my local Goodwill Outlet Store where you literally rummage through bins to find treasures, and that is where I found this beautiful piece of vintage lace!  The original piece was roughly 18" long, and I found a similar green lace piece that is over a yard long with it.  I assume both pieces are vintage since they were in a pile with several old patterns and other notions from most likely the 1970's. I knew I couldn't let these beautiful pieces end up as trash, so I snagged them for mere pennies!

Months pass and I'm watching Project Runway All-Stars when I see a clutch with a hand strap used with Christopher Palu's Bonnie & Clyde look.  I thought that was such a neat idea, so when I was deciding what to make for our Snowflake & Lace Series, I knew I would sew the same style of clutch.

Since the cream lace I had rescued at Goodwill was wide, it was a natural choice to use it to embellish the hand strap on the clutch.  The clutch itself is just a basic zipper pouch made from wool suiting material I had on hand.  I topstitched leather to the bottom corners of the clutch to add even more texture and color to the bag and then sewed the lace to a strap that is attached across the front of the bag.

The inside is lined with a neutral duck cloth and the wool fabric is fused with Pellon Shape Flex 101 for added structure.

This bag took me about an hour to make, and I just love it!  I have enough of all the materials to make one more identical bag which would make a perfect gift.

Front

Back

Since we started this series, I have had lace on the brain and am beginning to use some of your ideas to incorporate it into my sewing more.  I hope you found some inspiration too!

Please be sure to visit RaeAnna to see the adorable Lace Snowflake Top she made her sweet little girl. Her project makes we want to crank up the embroidery machine again!

Also, you have just a few more hours to enter our giveaway.  We have three awesome prizes up for grabs!  Enter below.  Winners will be selected and announced in our wrap-up post on Sunday!

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Thanks again to you and all our guests!  Have fun sewing!

Snowflakes & Lace Series

Tomorrow is the big day!  The start of the Snowflakes & Lace series that I am co-hosting with my good friend, RaeAnna, of Sewing Mama RaeAnna!  This is going to be so much fun!

Adding just a little lace to a project--whether it be a piece of clothing, home decor, or even a craft--can take it from good to great with minimal effort.  Plus, I love the feminine, delicate touch lace gives an item.

Each day this week, RaeAnna and I will be introducing you to the fabulous bloggers listed above as well as linking you to their projects using lace.  We have some super serious talent here, so expect total awesomeness!  RaeAnna and I will finish up the series on Saturday when we post our own lace inspired creations.

We also want to see what you can do with lace!  RaeAnna has set up a linky party for you to share your blog post link and picture.

We also have a Pinterest Board called Snowflakes & Lace where we are repinning projects you find and tag with #SnowLaceSew.

 

I've already seen a lot of projects with lace on the Pinterest board that I now want to try.

Want even more fun?!  We've also put together a giveaway for the series that includes 3 prize packs!

Prize pack 1 (US Residents Only)- Lindsay Conner of Lindsay Sews and Craft Buds recently published a quilt book, Modern Bee.  She will send the winner a sewing kit that includes fabric, thread, and notions!

Michelle of Handmade Martini will be sending 2.5 yards of vintage lace trim!  And Heidi of Elegance & Elephants will send the winner one pdf pattern of their choice from her shop.

Prize pack 2 (US Residents Only)- Brianne of Ali Cat & Co. has a license to sell the Buttercup bags and has an adorable finished bag to send to the winner!

Chelsea of Get Your Crap Together has a great bundle of organization patterns for school!  And RaeAnna from Sewing Mama RaeAnna will send 1 yard of vintage lace trim and the winner's choice of either the Bumblebee Dress pdf pattern or the Cupcake Top pdf pattern!

Prize pack 3 - Karly of Paisley Roots will send the Saffron Twirl Dress Pattern!  And Hayley of Mouse House Creations will send a pattern of choice to the winner!

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So please be sure to come back tomorrow to meet our first guest bloggers and check out how they have incorporated lace into their sewing or craft project.  Sewing Mama RaeAnna will also be introducing a guest blogger on her blog, so be sure to visit her as well.

Until tomorrow...have fun sewing!

Nap Time Crafters Dressing Up Dolly Series

Next Thursday, I'll be guest posting over at Nap Time Crafters as part of Amy's Dressing Up Dolly Series!

 

Throughout February, some of your favorite sewing and crafting bloggers will be sharing with you great ideas, patterns, and tutorials for making doll clothes and accessories.

Here's a little sneak peak at part of what I'll be sharing with you next week.

It all starts today at Nap Time Crafters!  Don't miss it!