"My skin is kind of sort of brownish pinkish yellowish white.
My eyes are greyish blueish green, but I'm told they look orange in the night.
My hair is reddish blondish brown, but it's silver when it's wet,
And all the colors I am inside have not been invented yet."
-Shel Silverstein

Thursday, August 19, 2010

Hooray for Pencil Pouches

I saw these adorable little pouches on someone's page and I can't for the life of me find the bookmark. I know I saved it- I even commented on the post. So if this is your idea I stole, please tell me so I can give you credit. There is a similar one on Skip to My Lou, also. Anyway, I really REALLY wanted a reason to make them because they are so cute(!) so I was excited when I saw that my son needed one for preschool! Then I needed to make one for a little girl who's pants I was hemming (always try to do a little extra something...) and for a friend of mine who is having a tough time right now. Anyway, here they are:
Complete with new little side CNYI tags I made today :)
My son's dinosaur pouch:
I asked him which dinosaur he liked best from the fabric (secretly hoping he wouldn't pick green, since it was the same color as the lining, and of course he chose green.)
My friend's:
With a bible verse I found on Skip to My Lou when I was looking for the pouch tutorial I lost.
And the one for the little girl: Okay, so this is before I had to redo the entire thing because there is an "h" in her name. I'm not completely dumb- I figured an "h" was normal, but they usually call her "Vanna" without an h so I figured it was H-less. I figured wrong. But it's fixed now.
Till next time...


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4 comments:

  1. Hi Amanda!

    Stopping by to say hi and invite you to become a fan of my fan page of inspiring messages:

    http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/Inspire/338562522284?ref=ts

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  2. oh my godddd!!! these are so cool :)

    great job! im so amazed

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  3. amanda, i made a post about your blog :)

    http://imissyouhotcakes.blogspot.com/2010/08/82-substance-over-style.html

    and gave you an award too ...

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  4. These are lovely! I especially love the personal touches on the inside!!
    Just found your blog. I love your header and the title and explanation.

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