Handmade Christmas

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Sarah Markos

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Okay, so I've been meaning for a while to start this little blog to show and keep track of all that I make. Thank you Liz for the little push I needed to actually do it. Here are some of the presents I made for my family this year. As I'm looking through my files I realize I didn't get pictures of half of what I made. Aaaah!!

Appliqued flower t-shirt. I got this flower idea from Stitch magazine
Jewelry/necklace organizer for my mom.
I thrifted the frame and added wire garden mesh to the back. It is super sturdy and you can hang earrings on it or necklaces using s-hooks.

Earring organizer using screening. It has small enough holes so that you can hang earrings with backs on it.

A wood bead ribbon necklace. I got the idea from V&Co and almost kept it for myself. And then I made a bunch of zipper pouches for cousins and brothers, here are a few of them. The army one I stuffed with Army guys, and I thought the brown on needed a little something so I monogrammed it with fabric paint.

This little zipper pouch I gave to my friend and free fabric remnant supplier Sarah. I added a black beaded zipper pull (not shown) which made it look pretty fancy.


Super kid t-shirts. I got this idea from Liz...thank you. The one on the right is appliqued felt. The other two are painted with fabric paint and dye, using a kit my mom gave me for my birthday.

Embellished kitchen towels. I think I mde 6 or so sets of these. They are supposed to be patchwork but I went for the single fabric option for speed. I did a couple of sets out of some other fabrics as well. They are so fast, about 20 minutes a pieces once you get the hang of it. I again got this idea from Liz.


Some other things I made I dont have pic of like the polar fleece shawls, an apron, the car caddies, and the very cool Mermaid tail (thanks to Annee for the last minute inspiration.)

About Sarah Markos

Hi, my name is Sarah Markos and I love to sew! Mostly things out of fabric. I'm a little addicted to buying and looking at fabric. Especially vibrant, colorful fabric. I love to make things like Halloween Costumes, Pillows, Clothes, Quilts, but most especially Handbags.

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