Buttons and Bobs

 Simple to make and they use up scraps. LOTS of YouTube tutorials to take a pick from! Options include boxed corners, sealed seams inside or overlocked ...   I'm not a fan of tissue holders  - the plastic packing will do for me - but some people are so they are ideal for selling on craft stalls as cheap Christmas stocking fillers. I have made 20 with sealed seams for sale for charity funds. Keeping my fingers crossed that they will sell at £1.50 each

  Several made but I didn't photograph them all before they left town with my little relatives. This dress was the favourite ... but the other items were appreciated too. Thanks again to Happy Bankky Mom's Youtube tutorials and free patterns.

Using up the scraps.  Holders for mobile phones. Lined, interfaced and with padding! These holders have a front pocket. I referred to several YouTube tutorials. The quality and speed of sewing has gradually got better now that I have made several. One new owner has suggested that next time I make a holder a sewn-in trap with a clasp at the other end would be useful so that the holder could be attached inside her shopping bag or handbag.

 A simple well explained  purse tutorial by Lizzie Curtis . Ideal for small amounts of money but I have been making them for purse accessories such as medicines, cosmetics etc when travelling. The first ones I made were snapped up by family and friends before I found time to photograph them. I am going to make more in Christmas fabric as wrapping for money Christmas gifts for very young relatives.

 Tote-ally simple. I used Debbie Shore's YouTube tutorial.

 I  sort through all my sewing scraps and put them in bundles according to colour. Following  YouTube searches I make ruffle scrunchies, purses and bunting. So far the ruffle scrunchies have been the best sellers. I don't do the selling. I hand over my makes to others who are manning stalls loaded with contributions from several sewers. The proceeds go to a variety of charities. Prices are purposefully kept low so that most of the stock disappears at each event.