Hemp Gadget Pouch

My diy 5x4 burlap gadget pouch :)

I got so busy last night making my first gadget pouch bag out of my favourite craft materials: burlap, decorative buttons & jute twines. I hand sewn it since I do not have any electric sewing machine as of yet and even if I do I don’t know how to use one lol. 

My mom owns a manual sewing machine which she bought for her sewing hobby many years ago (she practically sew all of our curtains) sitting around the house, however, I converted it into my Dad’s desk. My mom taught me how to use it when I was so much younger but I did not absorb much of what she taught me probably because I know how to sew using my hands so learning how to use a manual sewing machine did not appeal to me that much. Going back, I thought of creating my very own pouch because I want it to perfectly fit my recently bought external hard drive. I will be calling it my hemp gadget pouch. 

I think he's a happy camper :D

I hand sewn a small handkerchief to cushion the insides (or any cloth will do) and at the same time to make it easier for me to sew the burlap together. Burlap isn’t easy to sew by the way because of the gaps and it frays easily so you have to use any cloth to sort of hold it together. I iron pressed the finished product afterwards so the little burlap threads won’t protrude. I usually polish the burlap by letting fire from a candle lick it just to rim the edges pretty much. Be careful when you do this as you don't want your project to cause fire (it's optional anyways). I'm just a little disturbed by the protruding threads that's why. 

So here it is! I’m looking to put up my very own craft store someday and maybe I’m gonna try out a few ones for sale one of these days teehee. This burlap pouch is 5 inches long and 4 inches wide by the way. 

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Be Etsy

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Things got pretty busy lately due to Pope St. Francis' arrival few days back.

It's been ages since the last Papal visit which was way back 1995, I was in Junior High then. It's just really touching to see how unwavering our faith is despite all the calamities that marred our country over the past years. Our faith is strong no matter what and we can afford to smile and face another day even if our hearts are bleeding after the loss of loved ones due to those havoc.

Moving on, I am pretty busy lately with my diy projects. I have been browsing Pinterest a lot thus I was inspired to come up with my own projects at home during my days off from work.

I started off with my chalkboard label project using improvised stuff like this black cartolina and real dusty chalks.

I created labels for kitchen spices first then I got bored because It's really hard using chalk as you're supposed to use a chalkboard marker especially made for chalkboard labels because you can't erase them as opposed to chalk of course.

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So, I moved on to washi tapes! I started washifying everything around from mobile phone chargers, tin cans, keys, my company ID to Instax mini photos.

I was really ecstatic when I saw the finished products. They looked awesome. I bought my washi tapes by the way from SM--school supplies section (gift/scrapbook supplies area). I went gaga over washi tapes when I found them, it's like finding a gem after rummaging through tons of whatever. I know I may be overacting a bit but seriously here where I am based, there's very limited choices to almost everything that's why I would normally suit myself doing some online shopping. I felt so stuck until I saw they have quite a wide array of choices when it comes to washi tape designs although not as much online of course.

I am so into DIY etsy projects lately to kill time and boredom. When the weather gets this cold my oh my keep yourself moving or you'll end up sleeping the day away, binging and yes gain weight.

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I am obsessed with being productive because I only have two days off from work so might as well make the most of it.

I am planning to collect these washi tape babies then next would be DIY projects involving jute twine, mason jar photo frames, doillies. I am looking forward to payday 'cuz my sissy and I are both into purchasing cozies for our salad mason jars! I'll blog about it once accomplished. So happy.

Let those creative juice flow...

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