I have decided that a flea market is not the best place to sell handmade bags. If you have quality items that have been carefully made, flea market attendees are not appreciative of all that hard work. They are looking for packages of socks and outdated cough syrup. Most of the items at the flea [...]
You know you are getting older when you start saying, “they don’t make them like that anymore.” Well, in the case of good movies, that is how I feel. I loved watching the movies in the 80′s. I drooled over Mel Gibson in the Lethal Weapon movies. Oh yeah. He was a hunk back then [...]
I am thrilled! I have finally found someone else who hates the game, Marco Polo, as much as I do. Kim who blogs at Farvel Cargo, hit the nail on the head in her post Marco Freakin Polo. I am laughing even now. Information at the Answer Bag says: The historical significance of this game [...]
Do you have trouble reading the small print on your cross-stitch pattern? Well, don’t feel too bad, even Dara Torres, the olympic swimmer has trouble seeing like she used to. It might be time for you to give in and get a pair of glasses. Zennioptical.com can save you money when you go to pick [...]
When I took the class to learn what feature my sewing machine has, I learned that I have a foot to embellish with embroidery thread. The foot has a ridge with three bumps. Each bump holds a strand of thread. I couldn’t believe how easy and pretty it looked when I sewed three different colors [...]
You would have thought that with a 3-day weekend, I would have gotten more bags finished. I guess I spent too much time washing siding and laundry. I did make this bag and am getting ready to start a purple one. What do you think? Did I use too many patterns together?
In our business we install beautiful ceramic tile in shower areas and around bath tubs. We used to install towel bars in the shower area but have discouraged that practice. So many people were using them as grab bars to get in and out of the shower. They are not made to be pulled on [...]
Can you imagine seeing this much lavender in one place? Sonoma Lavender is a grower and manufacturer of more than 300 fragrant products and is not normally open to the public. But for one weekend every summer, the public is invited to experience a five-acre lavender farm in full bloom.
I planned to sew today but it is too doggone hot in the room where I sew. I have some custom blinds on my windows to keep out the sun but I think I waited too long to pull them down and block the sun. I didn’t have the air conditioner on either. The Indiana [...]
