phone case for the beach

Another little sewing project I made for our trip to Hawaii  was a water resistant pouch for my phone.

I do not use my phone too often, but I did not want it wet during our adventures. Just like for the swimsuit bag, I used the "travel label" fabric  from Tim Holtz and vinyl. I was inspired by this post from Polkadot Chair but mostly followed this tutorial from Little Bug stitches.

I added an extra layer of vinyl inside, so that the phone is between two pieces of vinyl, it worked out well. Happy sewing!

We had a great time in Oahu, not just hanging out at the beach, but also spending an entire day at Pearl Harbor Memorial. It was very interesting, the kids and I learned quite a bit. Brick Master is taking the AP US history class/test, so it was perfect for him, if only the school could see it that way! We need to re-watch the Pearl Harbor movie (even if it is not totally accurate) now that we have visited the navy base....

Aloha!

wet swimsuit bag

Are you ready for Spring, or even better Spring break? We just had the luxury of an early Spring break in Hawaii! It was our first visit and I hope not the last one. Mon Cheri had to go there for work, so we went with him. The kids and I had a great time at the beach and visiting the island of Oahu. And just before going, I had a little time to do some sewing, so I made a vinyl bag to carry our wet swimsuits. (swim shirts were required for afternoon swim, too much sun on our winter skins!) I followed this tutorial from Negligent style, I just changed the size as I wanted it quite larger.

I had purchased this cool retro print "travel labels" from Tim Holtz 

without any project in mind, but with the picture of the surfer,

it was made for an Hawaiian project.

The bag worked well, it kept the rest of our stuff dry, but the sand had a tendency to accumulate in it, I guess we cannot have it both ways. Happy sewing! While we did not surf, we enjoyed playing in the water with a body board:

A beautiful afternoon at Kailua.

A wonderful morning at Ko Olina.

Aloha.