All of the women in my family are crazy about jelly beans. In fact, our husbands have been known to say "step away from the jelly beans, honey" on more than one Easter day. We're incapable of having just a few! My daughter has inherited the jelly bean gene.

This Easter I decided it was time to cut back on the sugar and up the fun factor. Felt jelly bean bags in a rainbow of colors were the answer! My daughter is my in-house focus group and these were an instant hit with her. "More, mommy, more" she would say as she created piles like a squirrel collecting nuts for winter. Lucky for her, just like the real thing, I couldn't get enough either. Every time I thought I had sewn my last one, I would decide to do just one more using the vast spectrum of colors we have in our wool felt.

When the pile started to get a bit out of control, I realized it was time to make a cheerful drawstring bag to hold them. I used upholstery weight Seven Island Tulip damask in a sunny yellow. I couldn't resist using the alphabet brocaded ribbons in my daughter's initials for the drawstring. Voila, it's a keepsake! If you'd like to put a smile on a jelly bean lover's face this Easter, visit my Bag of Beans Project Journal.  If you'd like to make the drawstring bag, whether it's for holding your knitting projects, wrapping a gift or a cute travel pouch visit my Easy Drawstring Bag Project Journal.

Happy Easter! --Page