Welcome to the Holiday Hightlight, where I will be highlighting a giftable item in my shop each week until Christmas! This week we are starting with the Just What You Need Wristlet, an item that has gotten too little attention from me in recent posts. The Just What You Need Wristlet comes in a variety...
My stash of Innocent Crush seems to just keep getting bigger. I’m pretty excited about that. I’ve waited so long to buy fabric for personal use, and now I’m getting it at a great price from different shops. My latest additions are some of Anna Maria’s velveteens and home decor fabric. The velveteens are to...
I love the name Mildred. I was just saying that to my mom the other day. I noted that I’ve never met a young person with that name, and she said the old people with that name were young once. Hmm.. Well the one lady I’ve known with that name was very classy, as I...
I’ve been working on cutting out the custom bags for Boca Grande Outfitters. Today I’m trying to get the stabilizing and pleating done on half of them. The pleating is really quite time consuming so I fully expect for that part to take two days between the two bag sizes. I’m really trying to come...
What do you think of my latest attempt at a custom bag for a local shop? I’m fairly sure this is the one and it comes in two sizes. I got my Lark fabric in today, and I’m taking the fabric and these bags into Boca Grande Outfitters tomorrow to see if they love it! Then hopefully I will...
Welcome to Olivia Jane Handcrafted! I'm Meredith and this is my creative journal. Here you'll find loads of inspiration for a handmade wardrobe, home decor, bags, and quilts. I even have plenty of projects and tutorials to get you started or help you along the way.