Just a lazy day.

Another lazy weekend in the leadup to Christmas...kinda. We went over to SIL's so DH could help set up for their outdoor movie-night tonight. Tomorrow I teach Sunday school and then over to friend's house for makeup and hair trial. But can laze this arvo when I have my materials for tomorrow morning prepared.

Progress report

I think I ended up cutting out three tees and 3 singlets, all in the white except for a striped singlet. I have been making appliques to make them different, but I like them plain too as I pair them with overalls.


This is a couple of the other appliques that I have started/finished but have to make up the tees/singlets. I feel very productive sewing wise today, and it is still early.

Friday the 13th?

Last night we ended up going out to the shops, dressed in our around the house gear. We only had to pick up a couple of things (plastic dinner mat, Windex) and ended up purchasing Jalisa’s Christmas presents and a couple of books and this.


I have never had place to stow all of my sewing gear, apart from an old cosmetics case - I just hadn’t bothered to look around for something cheaper than the “sewing boxes” covered in *not my style* fabric prints. I saw some really cute pink boxes but they were way too big. I ended up picking out a large, flat food continer but then we saw these tackle boxes. Yes, it's a kids fishing tackle box!


It is big enough to hold my rotary cutter and scissors but small enough to fit in the space where I like to have my stuff. And it’s pink, my favourite colour.

Today I am planning to do lots of sewing for Jalisa...she needs some tees and singlets so I hope I don't get side-tracked.

On another note, I am so proud of Jalisa - she found this puzzle in all my teaching stuff and it obsessed with it and she knows where all the pieces go. So proud.

Vintage patterns

These are the patterns I picked up in Toowoomba. Someone must have been cleaning out their pattern stash as there was a bunch there for 20c each. I did not realise the price otherwise I would not have been so restrained!

I met up with an old friend who I haven't seen in forever, and we had a good catch up. Thanks Wendy.

Meet penelope the elephant

Penelope arrived yesterday in the post - I had totally forgotten what might be coming and was clueless to what might be in the package. Jalisa loves her, as you can see.

Aquaberry is open

Mark Skaife is out of Bathurst for 2006 back the good news is Aquaberry is now open. There is free postage for the rest of the month of October.

Wayne has challenged me to look at stocking more boys clothing so I will look at that soon. I have to draft up patterns for shirts but I am thinking of making a jumpsuit type outfit, kinda like work overalls. Takes me so long to do those patterns.

Also if you have your own store, I will happily link it to the store.

I love batik

I think it looks so summery. I took this picture last week but I always forget to add pictures to my blog (btw I am so ashamed I used to upload huge files and it took forever so I am relieved I figured out how to reduce the size).

Thank you for all your encouraging comments on my shop - makes my day.

Bathurst widow

Dh will be watching Bathurst all weekend, which is fine if I didn't want him to take some pics for me. Maybe I can squeeze it out of him. I would like to have the store open on Monday but I need the photos for that.

And I am still waiting for my labels. What is the deal when a company is quick to charge the cc but slow to post the item. Hopefully they are not lost in the system.

On a non sewing note, it is one of my neiece's birthdays again tonight...I will have to print up some cards today at some stage to take along...totally forgot for my neice last week.

Preview

Aquaberry is *not* officially open but here are a couple of things that will be for sale from Aquaberry.

I felt extremely clever when I figured out last night why the pictures were not uploading (fle too big) and how to reduce the photos (picture manager).

When open, there will be free postage on all in stock when it does open (i.e when I finish taking the photos and load them up).

Me

Here is a picture of me, taken a few months ago. I rarely have my picture taken...we usually forget to take the camera with us! My hair is a shade or two darker now.

Busy trying to get my act together with Aquaberry - so much hard work is going into this, it is exciting to see the results thus far. Not ready to launch yet - there are no pics up!