Making it mine

My friend commissioned a box bag.  I emailed her some fabric choices and she told me what she liked but to surprise her with the final selection.

So I experimented with a two-tone bag.

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I like to coordinate the lining with the outer prints and didn’t want to run to the fabric store (only to be disappointed).

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So I printed my own.

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With a star rubber stamp and Sharpie “Stained” fabric marker.

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Random stars on plain fabric.

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I love how it turned out.

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Added a little bling and a care tag.

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A quick, little knit

I needed a quick gift.

So I whipped this up one afternoon.

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It started out as plain red then I got bored so added the blue.

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Firecracker heather and Midnight heather (a deep blue).

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Kind of reminds me of The Cat in the Hat.

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Perfect to catch those nasty drips on the wine bottle.

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To-Do list revisited

As I said in my earlier post, the to-do list changed as the day went on.003-List-3

Before I starting on the “real” work, I had to make a phone call and take bread dough out of the freezer.

Then I tackled the list.

Flower pots – clean and put away.

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Tomato cages and hardware cloth/mesh – gone but not forgotten.

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I want to staple/nail the hardware cloth to the lattice around the base of the deck and a few inches underground then paint it black.  Small furry creatures like chipmunks and rabbits live under the deck and I want them to move.

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Heartless?  Maybe.  But those little furry things ate through the wiring for our deck lights and repairing that was a bit costly.

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And it might keep snakes out of there, too.

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After Mr. Aitch weed whacked, I raked up all the debris and clippings.

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Waffle mix.  Done.

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I also moved a planter box that was between our cars in the garage to another place along the side wall. 023-Planter

And picked some grape tomatoes to share with our neighbor, Peggy.

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It might be cheating but I add things to my to-do list after I do them just so I can cross them off.  It gives me a sense of accomplishment and proof that I did something.  Do you do that, too?

Painting the wall above the shower and sewing the box bag didn’t make the cut.  tomorrow-ia-another-day