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Between the ridiculous heat and our ongoing lack of funds, I’ve put m’self
into a ‘not doing anything’ rut, and I gotta break out of it ! Today I was darn
near frantically looking for small things to do, so I wouldn’t sit in the glorious air conditioning and waste
another day watching crappy cable TV and snurfling for snacks.
Found the
sample bag for the VA project and reverse-engineered it into a pattern. Since
Beloved Hubby will be gone tomorrow to finalize his school schedule – it’s
almost time for him to hit the books again ! – I hope to sew up a few. If it
works, and I can find some ribbon or cord for the drawstrings, I really want to
sew at least one a day for the rest of the year. I’m hoping to hit Hobby Lobby
soon, to check out their macramé cord. If it’ll work for the drawstrings, it’ll
be about the least expensive, best option. Durable, easy to use, and with the
40% coupon, I can get a color a week until I have ‘em all, and can make the
bags look their best. For now, though, I’ll be happy with white. Maybe on
Friday…
From there, I
checked the weather – still too humid to spray-paint Puma-dude. My eyes caught
Classroom Ghoulia, still wearing Toralei’s sold-separately fashion. The one she
can’t sit down in, ‘cause it’s too short. I’ve been meaning to lengthen it, and
there was no time like the present. My first attempt, utilizing the net bag
some fruit came in, just plain didn’t work, and looked cheaper than even I
feared it might. Then I remembered that Target sock dress I made my first Ghoulia
a couple years ago. Basically just a stretchy tube with gathered ribbon – no hemming
! – sewn to the bottom edge as a skirt.
So I dug
through the stash and found some wide black ribbon, and did the same thing to
the too-short skirt, adding some extra to the back, so it would go all the way
around. Something I forgot to do with the net-bag effort. Found an old Dollar
Tree art print and propped it up, and poof ! Today’s photo. I rather like it.
From there,
it was meals, manufactured daytime TV drama, and meals. Pool was closed again,
for some reason. I’m hoping it’ll be open tomorrow, because Dearest Son’s
getting all wired.
I love the reworked Torelai skirt! Much better!
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