For Kevin : :

For today's post I've partnered with JORD at woodwatches.com to share another Garden Dreamer reusable quilted gift bag, with a little gift-giving inspiration for all of the wonderful fellas in our lives!



My new collection Garden Dreamer is full of sweet & pretty floral prints, but these two plaids are definitely a perfect gender neutral blender!



To make a gift bag that would pair perfectly with the Zebrawood & Maple watch I picked to give Kevin, I chose Garden Dreamer Terra Firma in Sunlit with two AGF Denims for the bag exterior and Twinklestar Blu to use for the lining. This combination must become a pillowcase soon, I love it so much! It made the perfect bag for gifting this beautiful watch!









When JORD Wood Watches reached out to offer a watch for me to share here on the blog with a special discount to offer my readers, it was just too good to pass up! This style of watch is absolutely perfect for my plaid-wearing outdoorsman. I gave it to him early so I could send the gift bag off to Art Gallery Fabrics to be included in my LookBook photoshoot and he's been happily wearing it ever since.



I snapped this photo yesterday while we were outside enjoying all of the beautiful snow we've gotten this weekend! It's not often that there's a perk in this sewing & blogging gig for my husband, so I have to tell you he is pretty thrilled!



You're all invited to enjoy a $25 instant e-gift code when you use this link at woodwatches.com:  https://www.woodwatches.com/g/maureencracknellhandmade now thru December 18th!

Be sure to let me know if you've been inspired to make any gift bags of your own. I have a few gifts left to make and then I'm going to see how many more gift bags I can make to go with them!



Happy sewing & shopping!  ♡ Maureen  

This post is sponsored by: JORD

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Reusable Gift Bags in Garden Dreamer : :

When I started making drawstring bags over the Summer, inspired by this tutorial by Svetlana of s.o.t.a.k. handmade, I decided right away they'd be my go-to bag for gift-giving. After all, it takes less time to make one than it does to run out to the store to purchase one. Plus, they just look so special and can be used again and again and again, I love that! So when Garden Dreamer arrived I decided to whip up a couple to both highlight a few prints in this new collection to share here on the blog, and to use for packaging up a couple of Haila's smaller gifts for her birthday next week! I like to quilt my bags, making use of all my batting scraps and so they're guaranteed to last for years to come.

First up is a combo of Garden Dreamer Bumble Beez and Twinklestar Berry to fill with new nail polishes, one of my girl's most favorite things!





These new nail polishes were included in my last month's PINCHme Box, a monthly subscription for receiving product samples to try out. It's a great way to discover new, amazing beauty products and these nail polish colors just happened to go perfectly with these Garden Dreamer prints!







The second bag is a little larger, made to fit a new pair of pretty earrings from Applepear Handcrafted Jewelry! Haila's going to love these Rain Stud Earrings and their pretty packaging inspired this selection of Garden Dreamer prints -- Flower Dance + Terra Firma Humid paired with a little AGF Linen & Denim!







I really fell in love with making these bags and the options are endless! I'm excited to grow a collection of them and I know they'll be lovely to give. I'll be back soon to share one more addition to the Garden Dreamer gift-bag stash!

♡ Maureen