New Phone Cozy

Things are slowing down here for the blog as my craft work time is increasing for the holiday gifts i'm making. One other outcome of this is that the dining room table has become craft-making central and i rarely get to see the actual table these days. I finished one (1) project today, so that cleared up some room! Only about 10 more things to make (she says with a sigh).

The snow has come down hard, and i heard that it's going to be a record cold winter this year for us. Coincidently, the cable we cancelled almost 2 years ago was finally cut this weekend, so i guess these two things will factor in nicely for my creative side.Speaking of which, my old cell phone cozy was getting a bit of wear and tear in it so i decided it was time for a new one, and something a bit more 'fun' to match my bright pink phone. Since i bought this fantastic fabric for some baby gifts, i thought i could splurge on some for me. So, here's my brand new cozy!

Until next time...

My New Phone Cozy

As you can see from my sidebar 'works in progress', i have a non-ending list of 'restructured items' to make. I have so many things that i want to make - leg warmers, new tees, a skirt, you name it! One of my recent finished projects was my new phone cozy that i made from an old sweater. I looked at various phone holders out there and then created my own. I bought a new bright pink Razr phone that i just adore and i needed a holder that was just as cool.

I think this is it.
Unfortunately, i don't have pictures of my method, but here's the idea: I measured the phone and made a lining from light pink felt. I made it with 2 sides, a front and a back panel, as well as a bottom so that i could create a safe little pocket to hold it securely. I then measured out the sweater with just the front and back panels so that the phone was a snug and cozy (hence the creation of that word i guess?) as possible. I also made a flap that i lined and added a snap to close it.

Pretty easy stuff.I also plan to use the sweater to make new leg warmers (from the sleeves) as well as a mini-sweater from the top of it. What a great little sweater - it is offering me so much. I promised J i would make him a laptop sleeve (aka cozy) so that's my next restructured project: i'll be using his old pants and sweatshirt to make it!