Snap trays in progress

More Fabric Creations

New and Upcycled Materials

I love fabric! There are so many different colors and textures out there just waiting to be made into cute and useful things. My supplies for projects are a mixture of new (cottons, polyesters and mixed fabrics, polyfil, fuzzy socks) and repurposed materials (most often upcycled mens shirts.) Remaking projects I have found personally useful has lead to a large variety of sales items in limited run or one of a kind results. All material is handled in a smoke and pet free home.

 

Sock Kitties

Soft and cuddly, these sock kitties are the purrfect present. Sock kitties are great at work (they stay in place and won't crawl onto your keyboard) or at home (no allergies with these sweeties! Each kitty has a grossgrain ribbon collar with a jingle bell. Their eyes are black plastic safety eyes and they have hand stitched noses.

 Kitty colors and patterns vary on what I can find in stores and/or what is sent to me through online purchases.  The weirder ones might be one off productions due to the randomness of bulk ordering (ie. one pair out of 100 was that design).

Examples

A purple and black striped Sock Kitty

Purple and Black Sparkles

A  white sock kitty on a pile of books

Solid White

A matching set of Sock Kitty and Mouse

Speckle Stripe

 

Upcycled Aprons

Thrifty fun and functional fashion!

These carefully selected mens dress shirts have been given a new purpose with a little creative hemming to become dressy aprons. Long ties mean they can fit a variety of body sizes and for some people they can also be tied in the front. Deep lower front pockets let you tuck away essentials like phones and notebooks, making them great for the kitchen, craft room, or even at work. Their upcycled background makes them one of a kind!

Examples

Angled front view of a shirt apron

Blue Plaid

Front view of a plaid shirt apron

Checks

Side view of a tied apron

Blue Mini Plaid

 

Donut Pincushions

A super sweet gift for any seamstress!

Each doughnut comes in its own personal pastry box and has 15 coordinating long ball pins. They are made with laser cut fleece, are hand sewn with embroidery floss, and are stuffed with either poly-fil stuffing (for a light soft donut) or crushed walnut shells (for a heavier weighted cushion). They also make a fun toy when all the pins are removed. :-)

Examples

A fabric donut pincushion with pink sprinkle frosting

Vanilla with Pink Frosting

A fabric donut pincushion with purple sprinkle frosting

Vanilla with Purple Frosting

A chocolate fabric donut pincushion with green sprinkle frosting

Chocolate with Green Frosting

 

Folding Snap Trays / Dice Trays

Keep it all contained.

These fabric snap trays are great for short term storage of small items (glasses, keys, earrings, coins, and more) or for use as dice trays.

  • Easy to snap for use
  • Lays flat for storage and travel

Eyeglass: 9"x 6" flat, 6"x 3.5"x 1.5" in use

Square: 9"x 9" flat, 6"x 6"x 1.5" in use

Examples

Yellow and blue snap tray featuring cartoon banana print

Cartoon Bananas

Square teal snap tray with cute unicorn cat and rainbows print

Unicats

Square and eyelass sized snap trays with guinea pig on grey background print

Guinea Pigs

Gnome / Gonk Shelf Sitters

Lucky guardians of home and hearth and one for all seasons!

Isn't it a gnome? Gonks (also known as Nisse or Tomtar) are the term used for the cute gnome-like creatures with the hidden eyes, big round noses, long fluffy beards, and large pointy hats.

Each gonk shelf sitter is stuffed with poly-fil as well as 2 oz of Poly Beads to give it a nice weight and keep from tipping over. Heights are approximately 8-9" tall .

Examples

Traditional red and black buffalo check print gonk with white beard

Traditional Buffalo Check

Gonk with cream color beard and brown tan plaid fabric next to a cup of coffee

Coffee

White bearded gonk with camo pattern fabric on a grass background

Camo

Scrunchies

My favorite scrap-busting craft!

My scrunchie packs come with two different sizes in them: 1 large ruffly scrunchie and 1 smaller scrunchie. Made with 100% cotton fabrics and flat braided elastic inside. 

Examples

Scrunchie with a bright tie dye pattern with  white pawprints and bones

Tie Dye Doggy

Package of scrunchies with cartoon sushi print

Sushi

Scrunchie with cute pink cartoon piggy pattern

Piggies

 

Ragrug Coasters and Lap Blankets

Each washing can improve these.

I love the fuzzy edges that the ragrug style is known for. All are hand snipped and go through at least two wash and dry cycles before sale to get their fluffy edges.

Coasters are usually available in small (cup sized) and large (mug sized) and have 4 layers of fabric to them. The top and bottom can be made of cotton or flannel and be upcycled or new while the inside two layers are flannel.

Lap blankets are made of 3 layers of fleece and the final blanket usually measures 40" by 50".

Examples

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Zip Bags and Crossbody Pouch Bags

More useful fabric creations.

I am slowly experimenting with making bags, primarily small zippered bags and small crossbody pouch bags. Zip bags are a great size for holding dice for gaming, or for tossing in your purse as assorted candy or tissue storage (the two uses I use mine for.)

My crossbody pouch bags are simple for when you need a light go-to bag. They have a little mini pouch on the inside to keep small items you may want easier access to find and also have a small KAM snap at the top center of the bag.

Examples

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Upcycled Materials

Why upcycle? There are many materials available that have barely been used for their primary purpose and can be given second chances in new forms. This helps the environment by keeping good materials out of landfills. (It is also really fun to scout out materials to work with.)

Handmade

All of my crafts are made in house by one individual (unless I have managed to get one of my kids to help with minor tasks.)  While I strive to keep a consistancy within lines of products there is an amount of tolerance that can be greater than factory made items.  Whether hand stitched, machine sewn, or laser engraved it is a craftsperson behind the operations and designs.

Support Small

Koreena's Creations is a mainly one person operation (with occasional help with minor tasks by family.) That is one person designing, executing, photographing, listing, filing paperwork, and packing each item. When you support a small business like this you are supporting someones dream!