Craft My Ride Part 3

Along with my toiletries, I also keep spare clothes in the trunk. Sometimes I forget to bring my workout clothes with me in the morning, so I have a spare set in the back. I also have a spare set of heels in case I suddenly need to change, etc. I've actually used these twice already. Once I was wearing suede heels and it unexpectedly started to rain, so I ran back to my car to change. Last weekend, I broke a heel on an escalator, but I just ran to my car and changed into my emergency heels! I needed something to hold all of my extra outfits, so I made this box out of old record sleeves and duct tape! It fits in nicely next to my subwoofer. :)

I like to keep all of my car manuals, stereo paperwork, etc. together. I made this little booklet out of fused plastic bags to keep it all organized.

Lastly, speaking of my stereo...I needed something to keep my stereo faceplate from getting scratched in my purse. I thought that when you paid a lot for a stereo they gave you something, but oh well...this is cuter. I just sewed this out of a few sheets of felt, and it works great in my purse!

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Craft My Ride Part 2

This was actually supposed to be a necklace for my website, but I decided my car would like to wear jewelry too. :) I made this Our Lady of Guadalupe to hang from my rear view window. Please be sure to check out my website for the actual necklace! www.urbanconstruction.etsy.com

I like to be prepared for anything, including a bad hair day. I keep a lot of "in case of emergency" toiletries and supplies in my car (including even a mini hair dryer that fits in the palm of my hand). I needed something cute to keep all of these supplies in, so I made this little pouch. I made a collage from magazines and clear contact paper. I covered both sides in the contact paper, and then turned it into a pouch with Velcro closure. I love it, and it's so easy to use and throw back into the back seat!

I have a little mini trash can in my car, but I also needed something for my recyclables. I made this little hanging trash bag with this cute retro tattoo fabric, lined in black vinyl. That way, if I leave a few drops of soda in a can, I don't have to worry about my cute pink fabric getting ruined!

This was also part of the Stitch - n- Bitch pattern that went along with the steering wheel cover. The fuzzy dice actually hang in the back seat, off the head rest on the passenger side. Don't ask why...it's a long story involving a joke with a few of my friends and my cat.

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Craft My Ride part 1

Since sometimes I feel like I live in my car, I have to feel at home there. :) Which means my car is personalized with tons of my craft projects.

Here's a list of all of the projects I've created for my beloved car....

I am short. Very short. A little over 5'. I like to tell people I'm 5'1", but that's exaggerating slightly. When daylight savings time started, I realized I was driving home from work every day staring at the setting sun, and I am too short for the visor to be any help. So I broke down and made myself a cushion. Now the sun no longer blinds me.



I usually leave for work pretty early in the morning. This isn't so much of a problem now, but in the winter, my steering wheel was pretty cold in the morning (especially because I have to park on the street). I used the pattern in one of the Stitch -n- Bitch books, and used some faux fur eyelash yarn. I love my knitted steering wheel cover. :) It also makes it easy to spot my car in a large parking lot.

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