No Spend February :: FAIL February 4, 2009

I thought this sounded like a good idea and I am was am on board.  I have already allowed that second hand does not count, let’s not go CRAZY.  But today I blew it with one very cool purchase!  I embarrassed myself, and probably all of you as well, while paying for it at the counter.  I said, and I cringe, “All my blogger friends are going to be so jealous!”.  I said it OUT LOUD.  To another human.  I completely dorked out and maybe secretly I wanted the very hip cashier lady to say, “Oh, you blog?”  thus thinking me immensely more interesting and cool than she previously had summed me up to be.  Moving on.

You really are going to be jealous though.  Is this not the COOLEST fabric ever?  I paid more than I usually do for fabric  but come on!  The aforementioned cool cashier lady said it was made in South Africa.  I bought it here.

Here it is all packaged up.  It’s a little over 2 yards, is my guess.

I like this bit and hope to use it to make a stencil.  I’ve been wanting to do some etched pint glasses.  It’s on the list.

Cool selvedge which I thought was called salvage until this amazing  crafter.

Now some would have ironed prior to taking these shots.

I bet I could beat 90 % of them at arm wrestling.  100% at air hockey.  That last one is a FACT.

I do not know how I am going to cut into this.  But cut I must as my 6 year old (who was with me for his dental appointment) has requested a pillow for rest time at school with Obama’s face in the center.

I have a project for me in mind as well.  Will share when it comes to fruition.

Hope you are having a hopeful day!  (and that you are a twinge jealous)

GOBAMA! January 20, 2009

Maybe I’ll be better able to reflect on this magnificent day later.  So for now I offer you silliness and celebration.

x

Have you tried your hand at making an Obamicon over at Paste Magazine yet?  Bet you can’t make just one!

Oh Happy Day November 5, 2008

I’m just going to keep adding today as the spirit moves me.

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I woke up with this happy sight greeting me in my inbox this morning!

And as I took down the haunted house and the rest of the Halloween display this morning, I was inspired to put these up in the window.  Maybe there is a metaphor in there somewhere…

And another thing, if you haven’t checked out the incredibly creative, witty and slightly twisted mind and photos of Ms. Eartha Kitsch on Flickr you really should.  Her wedding set is pure perfection, her house set makes me ooze jealousy and her “son” jack set scares the bejeezus out of me.  Late last night she posted this collage and she’s given me permission to post it.

She says, “Right now I feel about as euphoric as a young and beautiful, perfectly proportioned, highly paid 1950’s era Jantzen swimsuit model being showered in Hershey’s kisses while being serenaded by beautiful chalkware birds! I want to buy the whole world a Coke right now. Or a sweet tea. Yes, that’s it – sweet tea for everybody!”

What she said!