Some things take time

Some projects require more time than others. For some, however, the person creating the project need a good swift kick in the butt to get moving.
I bought some material about a year ago with intentions of making pillow covers for the man cave. The material was perfect. When I spotted this in Joann it had man cave written all over it.

Now when it comes to fabric, I have all kinds of visions of wonderful projects in my head. I buy the fabric with good intentions of making things. When I get the fabric home the problem begins. My fears kick in. I have this ridiculous fear of screwing up when I cut into the material. I would hate to waste perfectly good fabric by screwing it up so instead I let it sit there where it will be safe and unused, therefore retaining it's status of perfection.

I finally convinced myself that it was time to cut and although I don't have a picture of the finished pillows they are completed and they look pretty darn good.

I wish I could convince myself that the world will not come to an end if I cut fabric wrong and screw it up. It's a shame that all this great material just sits there because of a silly fear. I think I may spend the day cutting fabric. Some I may cut right and some maybe not but it's high time I use some of it.

Happy Thanksgiving

I wish all my friends all over the world a Happy Thanksgiving because no matter where you are, whether you are dining on turkey or bologna sandwiches, we all have things that we are thankful for. 

image courtesy of graphics fairy.

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Bundle up

The winds blowing and the snow is flying so it's a good thing I finished these.

It's hard to tell from the picture but this is a crocheted cowl. It's one continuous loop and it's about 4 inches wide. Not real bulky but enough to keep your neck warm.

This one is 8 inches wide and 30 inches long. It has 2 buttons so that it can be worn as a cowl also. With the buttons it makes it quite versatile in how you can wear it

This last one is a 4 inch wide scarf that is 49 inches long. It also has buttons on and can be wrapped around your neck a couple of times and then buttoned up. I did two of these and have been wearing the other one.

and I thought snail mail was slow

So my daughter reads on my blog that the picture she texted me of Duke is lost somewhere between my phone and my computer. I tried twice to send the picture of Duke's freshly groomed cuteness and it never showed up in my in box. That was Friday evening. Saturday afternoon she sends the picture to my email from her phone and believe it or not, not only did I get the copy from her but the two I sent myself finally showed up.
I suppose it all worked out for the best though because that gives all of you a second dose of Duke