November 19 ~ Passion for Technology
| Protect all of those new tech devices with today’s tutorials. These can be easily adapted to fit any brand (just look up dimensions online if you’re making it for someone else). Have fun! |  |
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iPad Cover Make a pretty iPad Cover with Amber at One Shabby Chick. |
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Circle Zip Earbud Pouch Erin thinks these would make great gifts for teenagers! Learn how to make this Circle Zip Earbud Pouch at Dog Under My Desk. |
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iPhone Pouch Amy fussy cut fabric for the front of this iPhone Pouch at During Quiet Time. |
Bag a Day
There are so many beautiful bags to love out there… We’re sharing one bag tutorial every day this month for you to sew and give.
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Travel Tidy Cosmetics & Toiletries Case This Cosmetics & Toiletries Case from Sew 4 Home would be perfect for cosmetics and toiletries, yes, but also for organizing tech gear on the road! Use it for chargers, extra batteries and more so you have everything handy when you need it. |
Related tutorials you might just love: Laptop Bag, Laptop Sleeve, Gifts for Audiophiles, Gifts to Rock, Sew Spoiled Cosmetic Case (organize tech gear!), Season Pass Holder (great for runners with portable music players)
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The Wind in the Willows Vintage Book Charging Dock The charging docks from Rich Neeley Designs are fantastic! We love The Wind in the Willows Vintage Book Charging Dock for iPods and iPhones. Here’s a product description:
To learn more about Rich Neeley Designs visit their Etsy profile. |
Here are just a few fabrics perfect for some of today’s projects. Click on the fabric images to visit the Sew,Mama,Sew! shop:
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Cranberry, White Chip & Oatmeal Cookies Regina at Cardigans and Kids says these Cranberry, White Chip & Oatmeal Cookies are a winter favorite in her house. She writes, “As soon as I start seeing cranberries at the store I begin to anticipate the aroma these make while baking. They are so worth taking the time to grate an orange and chop up a bunch of cranberries!” |
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Pillow Boxes These Pillow Boxes from Jan at Daisy Janie feature Crazy Canes and Maxie Ornament designs. |
Win It
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The Bust DIY Guide to Life: Making Your Way Through Every Day
Authors: Debbie Stoller and Laurie Henzel
Publisher: Abrams, STC Craft
Whether it’s sewing clothes, making cheese, or growing a garden, the modern appeal of “do-it-yourself” projects has a broader reach than ever.
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In The BUST DIY Guide to Life, magazine founders Debbie Stoller (of Stitch ’n Bitch fame) and Laurie Henzel have culled more than 250 of the best DIY and craft projects from its 15-year history.
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Publisher: Martingale & Co.
Decorate your living space with warmth and charm! From Sew News–the trusted sewing source–discover 24 inspiring projects that can be easily adapted to suit any decor. Create everything from cozy pillows, place mats, and pot holders to clever curtains and lampshades.
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Vicki writes, “My Loopy Lulu Bags were designed primarily for knitters to use as a work-in-progress bag, but people tell me they use their bags to tote library books, their kids’ gizmos, and all manner of thingamajigs. I hope you will enjoy this figment (I mean ‘product’) of my imagination!… As a lifelong sewist/knitter/crafter/feltmaker, I am deeply immersed in color and texture. My tastes are eclectic– I’ve always been inspired by vintage and ethnic textiles, but am equally smitten with cutting-edge contemporary design. From the whimsical and amusing to the ‘sensible and clever,’ I love combining new and repurposed materials in new (and quite possibly eccentric) ways!” Visit Vicki on her blog and the That Clever Clementine shop.
Author: Erin Zamrzla
Publisher: Roost Books
The handmade books presented here offer creative ways for you to explore your personal styles and interests: Create a record of this year’s garden with a book made out of seed packets. Collect your favorite recipes under the protective cover of a plastic cutting mat. Make simple memo pads out of recycle bin scraps. In this collection of twenty-eight Japanese bookbinding projects, traditional techniques meet contemporary style, from easy-to-fold accordion books to the intricate and interesting Japanese stab-stitch bindings.
Don’t miss our Handmade Holidays photo pool, and check out our 2010 Handmade Holidays list for more fabulous ideas.
18 ~ Passion for Photography
17 ~ Passion for Color
16 ~ Passion for Reading
15 ~ Passion for Imagination
14 ~ Passion for Growing
13 ~ Passion for Decorating
12 ~ Passion for Jewelry
11 ~ Passion for Art
10 ~ Passion for Travel
9 ~ Passion for Cooking + Baking
8 ~ Passion for Exploration + Adventure
7 ~ Passion for Teaching + Learning
6 ~ Passion for Sewing
5 ~ Passion for Organization
4 ~ Passion for Relaxation
3 ~ Passion for Clothes
2 ~ Passion for Play
1 ~ Passion for Accessories
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316 Responses to “November 19 ~ Passion for Technology”
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I like that Wind in the Willows charging dock.
The circle ear bud pouch is adorable!
So many cute ideas here I don’t know where to start! I especially love the repurposing of a book with a nice vintage cover. Lovely.
Love the printable pillow pockets. And the earbud & iPod cases would make great stocking stuffers!
Oh I love the earphone bag!
I like the zippy bag for the earphones; great idea!
My favorite post! Thank you.
So many great ideas! Thanks for all the round ups!
The book on handmade books sounds intriguing!
Love these blog posts! Can’t wait to get crafty!
Love the iPhone pouch. And the cookies……. oh yummm!!
11 more days of wonderful tutorials……I am going to miss this as I do every end of November….: )
great grouping again guys
That dock is just precious.
That earbud pouch is adorable! I think I might have several sisters who would like something like that.
I have The Bust DIY Guide to Life: Making Your Way Through Every Day on my wishlist at Amazon, so it would be totally fun to win this! Pick me, pick me!
Cool stuff today, thank you!
I have a teenage scout troop. I think eleven of those earbud pouches are now on y to do list.
Love the fabric on that iPhone pouch!
That zip bag is fabulous!
Can’t wait to make the iPad case! Gotta get an iPad first…:-P
I love the fussy cutting on the iphone pouch! Just perfect!
Great gift ideas for the techies in my life. Love the charging dock.
I so want to make some zipper pouches for my technology items. Will have to check out these tuts!
neat stuff!
Love the ear bud pouch — perfect stocking stuffer!
Yay! I’m going to make cosmetics bags for everyone I know!
the pillow box look so fun
Sweetly geeky! Love it!
Sew Decorative looks like a great book!
Oooh, the DIY and Sew decorative books look amazing!!
The little projects that use just a bit of fabric are so fun! Time to use up some scraps!
Books as charging docks… wow! Also I love the fabric with the girl on the swing, it is so whimsical.
ooh, those cookies sound delicious!
yes please!
I’ll have to check out that earphone bag.
I want the cosmetics case for me!
Love the pillow box printable, too.
I need an ipad cover.
Love the Circle Zip Earbud Pouch, very cute, I should make a couple of them!
Thanks bunches for the Daisy Janie link. I just downloaded loads of awesome box and tag designs. Don’t know how I missed her! Love the bag giveaway and I never heard of the BUST book, looks cool.
Thanks so much for this! I am definitely going to sew the iphone case for my daughter’s ipod!
Fun fun fun
Love At Home with Handmade Books! Thanks for the chance to win!
We are definitely tech people in this house. I would love to marry my love of sewing and tech in these ways!
I love the earbud pouch and the ipad case! Thanks for the links!
Love those pillow boxes !!!
There are some great projects here! Thanks so much for sharing the links!
Love all the ideas! Thanks!
That Loopy Lulu bag is amazing! I am so making the ear bud key chain too. ;0)
These are all so great, love the ipad cover and the cosmetics travel case especially!
That handmade books book just keeps calling to me, and I’ve never been much of one for paper crafts. It just looks so intriguing.
Love the iPhone cover!
Thank you for the ipad cover tute. I actually need to make one of those for my Mom.
The circle earbud pouch is worth learning how to sew zipper! It’s adorable and could be used for other items too! Can’t wait yo make those cookies – ingredients are on the shopping list”
I must make a circle earbud holder for myself and my husband, my best friend, my mom…
Ooh – an Ipad cover for hubby for Xmas – woohoo!
Thank you
Marilize
{marilize.paulsen@gmail.com}
Great tutorials! I have a few gifts like this that I need to make. Thanks!
That earbud pounch looks so cute and practical! I can’t tell you how often I lose my earbuds just when I’m ready to head to the gym!
Fun ideas.
Thanks for sharing them!
Love the earbud pouch – great idea!
the traveling cosmetic case is a great tutorial–I especially like the idea of using laminated fabric inside–obvious choice but sometimes you don’t think of it until someone says it!
The ear bud case would make a cute keychain/coin purse too.
I’m just preparing this cookies!
Love the earbud pouch!
That earbud pouch would make great stocking stuffers!
The pillow boxes are fun!
Oh my, that ipod doc is amazing!
I need an iPad cover but it will probably have to wait until after the holidays. I know I’ll be coming back to these posts throughout the year. I’m really going to miss them come the end of the month.
We could definitely use an ipad cover.
Such cute ideas!
The book charging dock is awesome!
Yeah for teenager homemade gifts! I am having such a hard time making things for my tweens this year.
LOVE that earbud pouch!!!! I’m going to have to make some of those.
basil
What a nice selection of project today!
Love that bust DIY book!
Cute circle pouch!
The earbud pouch is so cute, perfect for that little gift.
wow, that book looks awesome! Wish I needed an iPad cover. I’m sure my husband wishes the same thing.
The ear bud pouch and the ipod cover are things I should make for myself!
The little earbud case is the cutest thing, what a great gift idea!
The charging dock is such a neat idea! Love that book!
I was just looking for a pattern for an ipod case. Thanks for reading my mind. Also I am coveting that BUST DIY guide. I drolled all over it in the book store the other day.
I love the iPhone cover – so cute!
My stepdad just bought an ipad- thanks for the link to the tutorial! He’s one of those people who are impossible to buy for!
Cranberry white chip oatmeal cookies….yum!
Ooh my teenage brother-in-laws are so getting earbud cases!
I have to make those cookies for my husband!
lovely cases!
What a cute Ipod case! Love the use of sherbet pips.
Like the ipod case
The earbud pouch is PERFECT for the tweens on my gift list!
I need an ipad so I can make myself the cover!
I do love the little boxy bag, so perfect for qifts, maybe it could be the gift wrap!
Wow! More great ideas!
I love all the crafty projects!! Here’s to handmade!
The best part of this series is discovering new blogs!
Off to make a kindle cover using amber’s ipad case tutorial. thanks!
Xmas is arriving too fast, I won’t have time to do all those wonderful things
That book charging dock is totally blowing my mind right now… awesome.
that iphone pouch is adorable! (I want that fabric! – do you know what it is?)
Love the earbud case – gotta go make some!
Cookies – they sound scrumptious!!! Love the ear bud pouch.
Love the toiletries and cosmetic case! Perfect!
I like the quilted iPad case. And I must make the travel toiletries bag!
I love all these printables. Those boxes are super cute, they’ll pack flat and I can assemble them when I get back home for Christmas. It’s a win-win!
So many good ideas! The cosmetic case is so much fun!
I had see the earbud pouch on pinterest and it’s definitely being made for the holidays! I love how professional the sewing is on it.
Love the earbuds case!!!
The cases are great!
Great ideas…keep up the good work!
The Wind in the Willows charging dock is awesome!
The Earbud pouch is perfect! I love that it has a key ring.
Love the fabric on the iphone pouch!
The Cranberry, White Chip & Oatmeal Cookies are a must try! And I love the look of the Loopy Lulu Bag.
I love the earbud case. The kids would love them. Maybe they wouldn’t lose them so often.
That circle zip earbud pouch is just plain brilliant. I know a bunch of people who could use those. I should make a few for myself, because right now I have a few pairs of earbuds tangled up in my drawer…
Ooo, that vintage book charging dock looks fabulous!
I’m making the ear bud pouch for myself!
wonderful!
love the idea of the charging supplies bag!
nice prizes today…and. of course I need coordinating covers for my electronics and sunglasses
Awesome ideas!
The iphone pouch is very cute! Great use of that nice fabric
Great ideas!
Love the little earbud pouch!
BUST is fantastic
Some very nifty ideas!
The earbud pouch is going directly onto my ‘to sew’ list. So is the Travel Tidy pouch. Have I mentioned how much I love November?
Love all these projects!
The earbud pouch is brilliant!
Looks great!
intrigued by the charging dock!
I love the earbud pouch. I’m always getting those things tangled in everything!
I’ve already made the earbud pouch–great instructions! Those cookies look incredibly yummy too!
I’m going to be making the circle ear bud pouch for sure! so cute! And the loop bags are awesome.
I love the book binding book. Also – the ear bud pouch!! I just made a pouch for my ipod yesterday – I guess i know what I’m doing today!
The bookbinding book looks great.
good ideas!
The little pouch for earbuds is great, love it!
What great items and ideas! Thanks for sharing.
I like the charging dock/book.
We have a lot of technology in our house, so I’m going to get very busy…
Ear bud pouch! Great idea! Those cookies look so yummy too!
Genevieve
Yum, those cookies look delicious!
All of the tutorials are too too cute!
Those Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies look delicious. Let the holidays begin!
Great ideas. Love the bag of the day!
So many wonderful ideas!
Thank you for sharing.
Kind regards from Germany
Claudia
I have to try the cookie recipe–I love oatmeal cookies (and cranberries & chocolate).
Great ideas!
Awesome!! I’m going to make all of those now!!
Ooh, how I love these tutorials!
I’ve made the earbud case for my daughter who was always stuffing them into her pocket. These clip to her backpack and have caused her to save money because she is not replacing her earphones as often.
iPhone pouches are now on my list to make for gifts!
All of the projects are sweet! Love the loopy bag too! thanks!
The earbud case is cute! thanks for the inspiration and giveaways!
I think everyone should have homemade cases for their electronics! Great ideas!
This reminds me that I still need to cover husband’s mousepad for Christmas one year… it’s utterly disgusting..
He’s the biggest tech nerd in my life 
I plan on making a nook cover for my daughter. Love the circle earbud pound too.
Thank you for great tutorials!
How cute is that earbud pouch?!
Cute ideas.
So many good projects today!
This whole entry was great. I love the craft projects, the recipe and the print it. Sew Mama Sew is just the best website.
Those cookies are now on my “to do list”! Thanks for sharing.
Another great day of tutorials! Thank you!
I really like the iphone cover.
The “bag of the day” is really cute. I’ll be making some!
Ooh, fun! I love the iPad cozy! I might have to modify that one for my Nook.
I love all the ideas! I love this series too! Just found it, but now I have so many great ideas for gifts!
I love the earbud pouch idea. Perfect for the gym.
I think the Sew Decorative book looks interesting. I love the Wind in the Willows dock.
Those cookies look great for lunch boxes. Yum.
Great ideas again!
These are awesome projects!
Love the earbud pouch. That could used for many things too!
The earphone case is adorable!
Great bunch of tutorials today.
Such fun ideas! Love the iphone pouch!
Everything is so amazing my to do list is getting longer every day with such great projects.
I’ve never thought of using a toiletry bag for chargers. What a great idea!
I’m looking to make A Nintendo DS pouch for Christmas present gadget peeps!
Great projects!
Oh man, I’d love to win the Bust book!
Love the iphone pouch!
Great tutorials! I Pinned the earbud pouch and iPhone pouch. Too cute!
Great cosmetics bag!
What great craft ideas! I have my eye on that earbud circle zip pouch!
I am loving your tutorials. Could you do them year round, please?
Need to cut one of these to size to make a kindle cover. Thanks!
I think I will have to make the i-pad cover for my mom…super cute!!
Ill have to make the earbuds case for myself!
Love, love, love the earbud pouch. Mine are always tangled! Thanks!
ipad cover,yay!
More great ideas that wouldn’t take much time to make. Thanks for sharing!
I can almost smell the cookies…
I need to work on my zipper skills. I love the earbud pouch! so cute!
What great ideas!
Love the circle ear bud pouch. I was already planning on making a pouch for my brothers iPod so I’m sure the iPhone one will be perfect:)
The cosmetics case is neat. I think I now have gift ideas for everyone in the extended family!
Great ideas for all these wizz bang devices!
Great bag today!
I have to make that ipad bag for my school ipad. thanks.
That ear bud pouch is brilliant. Mine are always at the bottom of my carry on somewhere.
That Circle Zip Earbud Pouch is definitely going to come in handy this Christmas – great for a stocking gift! Thank you.
Love that earbud pouch.
These are cute yet always hone in on the food – cranberry cookies! I like the pillow boxes as well.
Love the earbud pouch, and the cosmetic bag!
Ack! I’m supposed to be finding great gift ideas via handmade holidays, but instead I keep seeing things I want to make for ME! I want the earbud and iphone pouches.
I would love to make an iPad case, but first Ineed an iPad. Ha.
Love the earbud bag! That’ll make great gifts for the teen/pre-teen girls that I need to make something for. And I think there will be one for me, too
Thanks!
Love the charging dock!
Would love to check out that DIY guide to life too.
Love the charging dock!
I’m making an ipad cover for my husband for Christmas, so that is perfect. (um, those cookies look delish by the way)
i love the handmade paper book, and the case for earplugs and the material you used.
Those cookies sound delicious!
i need a diy guide to life
I think my daughters would love the earbud pouch.
one can never have too many DIY books, and these are really interesting! thanks for the chance to win.
very intrigued by the BUST book…
Wow, I love lots of things on this page; the cosmetics bag for sure (I hope I can find time to make some of those!), the cute cute pillow boxes, and those cookies look amazing.
Great Ideas. The Earbud pouch would be really useful.
That i phone punch is pretty neat.
I made the circle earbud pouch the other day! So fun!
Yummy looking cookies.
I’m going to have to try to make an ipad cover
This blog is definitely making me want to make bags.
Love the ipad cover. Really pretty fabric.
The cookies look yummy!
I’d already pinned the Circle Zip Earbud Pouch on Pinterest recently. My daughter, a college student, told me “needs” it. This project floated to the top of my “to do” list!
I need a new cosmetics case! The cookies look yummy.
Great ideas!
The earbud pouch is on my todo list. It is great, in fact all the projects are great.
Ohhh,
I loved this Circle Zip Earbud Pouch.
It’s a great idea.
Those cookies look yummy!
The earbud pouch is super cute! I am definitly going to have to make some of them!
I’m going to be making the earbud pouch
People’s creativity never ceases to amaze me. What great ideas!
The charging dock is so clever, and I love the iPhone and earbud cases!
I love the book charger. And I really love all the different pouches, it’s akin to my tote bag obsession!
Forget making the circle ear bud pouch for gifts – I think I need one for myself!
I finally got an iPhone — I’m a luddite, but now I can be a luddite with a cool case I’ve sewn!
Handmade books look like a lovely way to cherish my children’s best work.
Those cookies look really really yummy!
I love the printable pillow pockets!
I think I needed that iPhone case tutorial a looooong time ago.
Oh my goodness, that key chain ear bud case is EXACTLY what I need.
Love the earphone pouch. Fun idea!
May I take an oath here? I am going to start making some of those cute earbud bags in January. By next Christmas I’ll have fun little presents for all the teens on my list, as well as for the business travelers and one for me, too!
That docking station rocks!
love the circle earbud pouch! Want one for me!
Cute !!
Some nice ideas.
Those cookies look delicious!
I don’t really use cosmetic cases that often, but that tutorial looks like it makes a great case! I would love to check out the Bust DIY book a bit more too!
I really like the Circle Zip Earbud Pouch, it is so adorable!
there are just not enough hours in the day for all of these great projects!
Great ideas for day 19 Thanks
Another day with many great ideas – I just can’t wait to see what will come for the next days. Every time I read your blog it feels like christmas… Thank you so much.
The circle zip earbud pouch is awesome!
The iPhone pouch is PERFECT with the fussy cut fabric!
Gorgeous things – love the little girl swinging on During Quiet Time’s iphone pouch
that earbud pouch is genius. I need one for myself!
That earbud case is super cute!
More books I’ve never seen before! You come up with the most unique stuff. Love the circular I-buds case and the Loopy Lulu bag. Thanks for the great links and the chance to win.
That iphone pouch is too cute!
It seems like technology pouches would make an excellent go-to gift for people you don’t know too well. Quick to make, easy to figure out the size, 80 bazillion style choices.
the circle earbud pouch would make a great stocking stuffer!
Love the diy book and the loopy bag is very cute. The book charger is adorable!
Love all the tutorials.
That book dock is cool!
My coworker requested an iphone case for the holidays – I like the looks of the one above
Yummy fresh cranberry cookies. I can’t wait to try the recipe.
I love the iphone case and that book charging dock is adorable!
love the circle zip earbud pouch, those things always get tangled!
I love the keyring on the earbud case, and the makeup kit is a nice size for all sorts of travel.
those cookies look seriously delicious.
That I-phone pouch is so cute.
love the earbud pouch
OMGoodness, this post is full of crazy goodness. i don’t know what I’d choose first, maybe the cookies for the cookie echange coming up
What an excellent idea this Circle Zip Earbud Pouch!!
The toiletries case is so pretty! Thanks for sharing!
I love the iphone pouch!
Once again so many great ideas and so little time. Thank you for sharing
Yum!! Another awesome cookie receipe. Loving the ear buds and iPhone cases. Thanks for another great day of ideas.
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As a mother and grandmother of techie offspring these tutorials will come in very handy for making useful gifts.
The earbud case! What a great idea!
I’m drooling over the cookies.
The earbud pouch is cute, but I am really loving is that Vintage Book iPod charging station!
I love that little circle pouch – it would make a great little change pouch too!
That circle zip earbud pouch is genius!
Circle Zip Earbud Pouch – definitely need one of these. Those cookies look DELICIOUS!
The earbud pouch is so cute!
the earphones pouch is really cute !
that earbuds pouch is just a fantastic idea, brilliant!
The iPad cover and Circle Zip Earbud Pouch are calling my name! My earbud pouch broke this week so this is perfect timing. Thanks!
Ear bud case would be great for my husband!
Definitely have to make those cookies.
That earbud pouch is so fun!
I’m going to make those circle keychains for Christmas presents!
I can not WAIT to make those cookies- I think I’ll make some to send home with everyone after Thanksgiving dinner…
Thanks!!
very cute. I am a total sucker for small bags and pouches…
I love looking at handmade book books… even though I never seem to get around to making any!
Ooh, I’ve been looking forward to the Bust DIY guide!
Earbud pouches for my tween niece. Perfect!
Love the earbud pouch! I may just have to make one for myself!
The book docking station is so original. Love it and have a person on my list who would as well!
Just made an ipad cover using the tutorial!
The iphone pouch is so cute! And yay for the Bust DIY guide!
That cosmetics bag is EXACTLY what I’m looking for for my teen niece!!
i dont do mac products, i wonder though if i could reconfigure that ipad cover for a sony e-reader.
Oh i have teens who need the earbud pouches so their little brother doesn’t eat their headphones!
This post has so many amazing ideas!
lots of ideas I would like to try.
The earbud pouch is a definite necessity! Wonderful selection of books!
Yummy cookies!
That Wind in the Willows dock is AWESOME!
The iphone book dock is waaay too cool looking. I also really like the little earbud case. Cute!
I want the Bust DIY Guide to Life book so bad!
I love the earbud pouch! I’m always losing and breaking those things. That pouch would help!
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