Just Sew It!

I’ve had a personal-sized Cricut cutting system for a number of months now and I’m loving it. No scrapbooker or cardmaker should be without. It has brought my scrapbooking to a whole new level. I made a cover for it but now I’d like to make a bag for it as I will sometimes take along with me to my friends house or to a retreat we go to sometimes. I found a “Cricut bag” specially made by a gal on the Cricut message boards but since I love to sew I feel I should be the one to make mine. Plus, if I were to order it from her it would cost a lot after exchange and shipping.

I’m going to post a tutorial shortly on the construction of this bag. I bought some fabric today. While I really like the fabric I cannot understand why I did not go to a quilting store instead. But Fabricland happened to be closer. By the way, I hate the land of Fabric because they sell garbage. They do sell nice fabric for special occasions but other than that it is slim pickings as far as regular fashion. When it comes to fabric, I wish I lived in New York City.

I am patiently waiting for a window treatment pattern I order from Pate-Meadows out of Birmingham, Alabama. When they shipped my order they probably thought, “where the hell is Edmonton, Alberta???” “Anyways, they have show home quality window treatment patterns. Expensive but worth it in my opinion. I can’t wait. When that pattern arrives I’m heading to Chintz and Company for fabric. They have a beautiful selection of textiles.

If you own a Cricut and/or any other die cut machine, you will love this blog. Enfys loves to scrapbook and cardmaking. She does wonderful work. I like some inspiration when doing my own work so finding this blog is definitely a good find.

GOING BUGGY

I recently purchased a heat embosser and some powders to go along with it. When was that popular? Probably two years ago. But I finally decided to give it a try. I also have a Cricut which is a must have for all scrapbookers. I have up to seven cartridges now. Anyways, I will be giving a tutorial on heat embossing. That will come soon.

I’m done. Finished with my day home. For five years I took care of kids so I could stay at home with my own kids. Now my son will be in Grade one so I will be returning to work part-time. I’m glad. Both my kids and I are tired of the intrusion. It’s hard to take care of other people’s kids for ten hours a day. My son is especially tired of kids being in our home day after day. So, I’ve closed my doors. Only my family and close friends understand how I feel and are happy for me. I do get odd reactions from other people though. I get the feeling they are surprised that I’m happy to move on. Like I should be sad or something. After all, when taking care of a pack of kids all day one should be patient and loving at all times. Right. What kind of person am I for not loving children to stay in the business. These same people who give me that “stare” when I tell them of my new life they will tell me that they could never do what I did. Then why do they expect me to do this? I never intended to make child care my career. I did go to college after all.

For the summer, I’ve been working at Michaels Arts and Crafts part-time in the evenings and weekends. At this moment, I do not have a permanent job in my field. The only type of job that I could find that works off-set my husbands hours are retail. Let me tell you that retail sucks. First of all, the pay stinks. I might as well pay them to work there. Second, the hours stink. I HATE working Saturdays and Sundays. Hate it. Also, I’m on my feet constantly and walking around the store a lot. It keeps my body slim but my feet hurt. I could not work on my feet all day unless I was being paid very well for it. Make it worth my while. But, it is fun to see all the new products come in.

I’ve been scrapbooking all year since January. I have been working on heritage scrapbooks which will be given to my brothers and my parents for Christmas. That is a lot of work boy. As soon as the summer is over I’m getting back to it. I’m also making a baby book for my nephew’s first birthday which is in December. I’ve put my sewing on hold for this year. I’m going to finish my coat that I started late last year. But, for now I’m enjoying the beautiful weather and my summer holidays.