Lots of crafting

 The nice thing about not working is that I've had plenty of time to be creative. 

When Presley comes over she loves to draw. The bad part is that she makes one tiny mark on the page and then goes to a clean page. I bought her a sketch book of her own and personalized it for her. 

I finally got around to finishing some cards that I started quite some time ago using some of my Procreate art that I printed.

I also made a birthday card for my son. Then since I also send cards to both of Wade's sons I made more of the same card. I did a total of 4 of these, 3 to send and one I put on my Facebook page.

Amanda had sent me a couple sewing ideas and said that her sunglasses were always getting scratched so she could use a case for them.

Last but not least is the ladybug shadowbox and book mark. I thought this design was so cute. I got this from Nicetocut.com. These two were also put on my Facebook page.

Week 46 drawings.

 Yet another weeks worth of drawings.

Procreate dump

 It's been a while since I've posted any Procreate art. I actually don't have much because I tend to delete a lot of things. This is the latest

Only got as far as making a background and then moved on to something else.

March 30th, the power went out and I was bored so I did this.

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will

 I don't always get it right the first time. Sometimes no matter how much I try I never get it right. That's all part of life. 

To show I'm not perfect I'm going to put my mistakes out there for all the world to see.

First mistake was when I had decided to use iron on vinyl on wood. I had never done it before but not a problem. I looked for the time and temp needed. I painted my wood piece and added a sealer. Let me just say here that lack of patience is my own worst enemy. I failed to let this dry long enough. My mind told me that it was dry to the touch so that was good enough. I found out otherwise

Not only did the vinyl not stick but it made a terrible mess of the paint and sealer. I had to toss the whole thing and start from scratch.

The second mistake was when I made a cell phone bag for myself. I had already done 7 of these and could get through them without constantly checking the directions. I don't have a picture of the error just the finished bag.

Thankfully my mistake is not noticeable. There are two inner pieces and when I put them together to sew I had one panel facing the wrong direction. That means that you can see the backside of one of those panels instead of the front. It only shows on the inside middle pocket and the sides. Thankfully I did not make this mistake on the bags I did for orders. The worst part about this mistake is that when I was pinning the two panels together I questioned if I had it right or not but then decided I did instead of going to check the direction. Live and learn.

Out to lunch

 Since I have been off work I have been out to lunch more times than I have in the past 5 years put together. 

Tuesday April 8th I met up with two of the girls that I worked with. We went to a new place that just opened up across the street from the store where we worked. The food was good but the service was horrible. They really need to step up their game in that area. I had fries and a chicken parm sub. The fries had to be sent back because they were cold and they came way before my sub did. The sub was supposed to be a half and it was a whole. It was good though.

Two days later I had lunch with an old friend at Sparky's in Conneaut Ohio. It's a bar but they serve the most delicious food.

I forgot to take a picture of my food but I got a Rueben and onion rings. We met for lunch because she was bringing me fabric that she wanted me to use to make her four cell phone bags. 

A walk in the park

 Monday April 14th was a beautiful day with temps in the high 60's. It may have even reached 70 but I'm not sure. Then of course in true Northwestern Pa fashion, the next day was in the 40's and rain.

I took advantage of the nice day and took a short walk around the local park

It may be slow to arrive but spring is definitely showing signs.

While I sew

 I've said it before but I'm going to say it again, I've been spending a lot of time sewing. While I'm busy at the sewing machine

Gibbs curls up on the blanket and naps.

Week 45 drawings.

 Another week of drawings.

I did a thing

 If you follow me on Facebook you probably already know that I started a new Facebook page for my handmade items. I figured that I may as well post things on there and offer them for sale. So far I've only posted a couple things but I've been busy working on an order for 4 cell phone bags that a friend wanted.

I did post some hair ties and another cell phone bag that I made though.

This is only one but I posted a picture with a few different fabrics.

And this is the cell phone bag that I've shown here before.

I just discovered today a message on the page from someone asking for a price. Of course the price is in the listing but she apparently didn't see it. I need to find a better way of having people contact me. Even the comments they leave aren't always a guarantee that I'm going to see them. 

Any way, the page is called Handmade with love by Ann. I tried to do a screenshot of the page and insert it here but it's giving me problems and I'm not in the mood to figure it out. If you're on Facebook and want to follow by all means head on over there. Maybe this link will work https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61574947143757

Dapper dog

 Gibbs is getting up there in age and isn't as restless as he used to be when he was a pup. He's still a dapper dog even if he is a little sleepy sometimes.

I made him a new bandana and he's looking quite handsome.