{ Pink Punk }
I feel like I have been on kind of a vacation. I had a couple of weeks where I only got a couple of new orders so when I caught up to that point my work slowed down. It's been kind of nice though. I have 2 older orders (less than a month, but older than the rest) that needed embroidery but one of the places I take embroidery to was pretty much destroyed in the tornado and the other one was without power for a couple days. I was able to take it in the beginning of this week so it's ready to pick up this morning. I was also waiting on a big fabric order that was delayed a day or so because of the holiday on Monday. I got it yesterday evening and I have it almost all pre-washed and ready to go. So, I will be back to my regular work today! In the meantime here is what I have been working on.
I made these fabric boxes to store all my smaller bits of fabric so I can find and use it!
I drafted and tested a pattern for a makeup brush roll...
Then I used up some of my smaller bits of fabric to make all of these Makeup Brush Rolls and I put them in my store. They are all done and ready to ship.
I know you probably know how much I love nail polish...well I needed something to put all my most used polishes in. I sketched out this bigger size fabric tray last night and whipped it up in no time out of 2 fat quarters. Isn't it pretty?!! I am going to make some smaller ones to put on my dresser for earrings and other smaller things. I may even make some to put my sewing stuff in...
{ Home Stuff }
The kids got out of school 2 weeks early because so many of the district schools were damaged or destroyed in the tornado. It's been a LONG 2 weeks and at this rate it's going to be an even longer summer. When they are all 3 together they do not get along most of the time. Pretty much any combination of 2 is good and they get along and play good, but add that 3rd one in and they are at each others throats. We are going to have to figure out something though....
We are trying to eat at home as much as we can this summer. It's getting to the point that it's just way too expensive for us to all eat out so I am cooking more and more. During the school year since they eat 2 meals at school we don't spend nearly as much on groceries, but Jake and I were eating out almost every day for lunch so really we were spending the same amount if not more! So, the kids and I sat and came up with what we wanted to eat all week, we made a list and shopped. My dishwasher is working overtime and I haven't cooked this much in a long time, but in the long run we are saving....I think!
{ Entertainment }
I started watching Stargate: Atlantis a couple weeks ago and I can't stop! I am halfway through season 4 now and there are 5 seasons so I am almost done. I think it's because I have been watching so many of them at night that I haven't really read anything for awhile. It's been almost 2 weeks since I have read anything on my Kindle. It's the longest I have gone without reading for probably 3 years! It could also be because I was in between books and I wasn't really into anything. I will get back into it though, I can't go too long without reading!
Jake and I just finished Season 2 of Justified too. We will probably start a new series this weekend, probably Shameless, we have been hanging on to that one and it won't take us too long to get through it since it's only one season. I am itching to start Deadwood though so I can get my Timothy Olyphant fix!
Well, I need to get ready to go pick up my embroidery before Jake has to leave for work at 11:30. Have a great weekend!
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