What a pretty day! I spent most of the morning outside with the kids. You know...they play, I pull weeds as big as Mallory in the back yard. We strolled up to the park, played in the driveway and even had lunch outside (on the driveway). B went to a friend's house and I bathed the little ones and put them down for nap. Jeff is on a golf trip and back tomorrow, so I've gotten very little work done! I did quite a bit Thursday after my successful sew-a-thon Wednesday, and did a few things yesterday, including a cute zebra print bag that I monogrammed perfectly. Or so I thought.... I left it on the machine after it was done and took the kids out to dinner. When I got back I took it off, only to realize part of the bag had gotten monogrammed that wasn't supposed to be monogrammed! And, it was a BIG monogram, so I used a fill stitch and basically had to cut the bag to even get my hoop off! (FROWN) I looked on the internet, but there isn't a single tag on this bag other than "made in China" so I have no clue where to find a replacement! I called it's owner and told her the bad news this morning. She told me where she
THOUGHT it came from and is supposed to call me back. I guess Monday I will try a few stores and hopefully find a replacement! This, my friends, is when monogramming gets so frustrating!! Hopefully I can find one, and hopefully it won't cost me $50!!
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I just took inventory of my work and here is where I stand:
Items to do before 11/24 = 53
Items lined up for after Thanksgiving = 21
Items I have to do, but no instructions yet = 19
Items for my children that I hope to do, maybe, if they are lucky = 8+
I'm about to take these little ones to early room at school - to keep them out of the kitchen and paint and maybe I can get quite a bit done this morning as I listen to the painters (there are 4 of them) talk football!! They reak (msp) of smoke so later I'll be fumigating my kitchen!!!
One more snowman patch! This one just the head of course. I like the scarf overlapping the patch! You could also skip the first 3 steps, aka patch part, and just have the snowman head - it is designed to work that way! I like these patches for the snowman in case you do it on a white shirt!
And lastly another special request ~ a Mardi Gras mask. I don't know much about Mardi Gras but evidently there aren't a ton of applique designs out there for it!?
Today I doubled up on my Starbucks and did 3 shirts, these 3 samples and 3 blankets! I also cleaned out my bathroom vanity, the puzzle cabinet and a few of the boys toys! It's amazing what cleaning out my closet has done for my OCD!! That and caffeine have kicked it in to high gear! Plus the lady who cleans for me is coming in the morning and we've secured the carpet cleaner for tomorrow night! Back to work...
Jeff took the boys to the Auburn game today and I stayed home with Mallory! I got 6 shirts done and also cleaned out my closet. When I say I cleaned out my closet, I mean I took EVERYTHING OUT except for my boxed up wedding dress on the top shelf! Other than that it was empty and I vaccuumed it and then reloaded and organized! It took me a good 3 hours! I've been putting it off for weeks so it feels GREAT to check that one off my list! I also filled up 2 trash bags for Goodwill! YIPPEEEEE!!!! I also cleaned out my drawers and got rid of A LOT of huge ugly t-shirts that I sleep in! I kept a few, but had every Wynlakes member guest t-shirt since like 2005, and too many Jim Bishop Cabinets shirts to count! It was time for them to go!
