4.13.2010

My parents have given me the eager optimism that I am capable of making anything. Everything is made by someone - why not me?
Seriously. I have come to conclude that there is nothing my parents can't make.
There may have been times I did not appreciate this. Probably somewhere between the 2000th batch of homemade jam, the never ending "you could make that!" when I saw something cute at the store, the impossibility of sewing a "hidden zipper", and the sneezing that accompanies holding up long panels of drywall.
But, although sometimes grudgingly, I've learned how. And sometimes I can't quite silence the niggling guilt I feel when I purchase something I could make myself. I tend to long for the uniqueness of my own creations. I love the feeling of a finished project.
And so, when my ipod needed a home, I made it.
All it took was some vintage fabric scraps, an old metal tape measure, and some bits of lace. Oh, and a sweet mom who is still teaching me. Teaching me how.
(This ipod pocket has a magic ingredient that makes it extra special. You cut a measuring tape and insert it into the casing at the top of the pocket. Not only does it stay closed like a magnetic clasp, but it makes the most exhilarating "snap!" sound when you open and close it!)

4 comments:

  1. You and your mother are both amazing!
    dad

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  2. This is so CUTE babe!! When I found out that it actually snaps open and closed I was thrilled and thoroughly enjoyed playing with it! Dad and Mom Davison are so incredible with there tenacity to fix or build anything and everything!
    I am forever amazed by you sweety!!!

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  3. very cool! i like that floral pattern. and i envy your ability to sew!

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  4. Honey I just had to say...I LOVE your blog so much! I am continually in awe of your brilliance. I LOVE your etsy site and successful business! I am moved by how you pursue Gods plans for your life. Not afraid of ALL the opposition! I LOVE how you LOVE me most of all! You are the dream I didnt even know I could dream for, but now have!! Thus I am forever called to stay in this place of beauty...you and me!!!!

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