Current Mood : Wiped out.
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I got to sew *early* today !
We had drawing class, and one of Beloved Hubby’s students has a birthday today.
We found out ahead of time, so we hit Hobby Lobby Monday and got him a great
gift – thanks to advice from his lovely Mom. It wasn’t until late last night
that I realized we didn’t have a scrap of wrapping paper in the whole place,
and not even gift bags or newspaper, either. Just some crumpled tissue paper.
So, I got up early and made
a neat drawstring gift bag ! I realize most folks would get up early and go buy
something, but we had to leave for class at 8:30am, and many stores around here
aren’t open that early…and the few that are usually well on their way to becoming a disaster area
at that hour. It was kind of a choice between ‘spend an hour buying something’
and ‘spend an hour making it instead’, and since I had all I needed ready to
go, I chose the ‘make’ option. Even used up some ancient thread, emptied a
bobbin, and used up all the ‘yardage’ I had of that fabric I used for Frankie
and Hutch’s Memorial Day clothes. Still have lots of scrap pieces though. Since
the birthday boy loves patriotic themes, and that fabric wasn’t especially
‘girly’ in any way, it was a natural choice. It was still in a wad beside the
Arena, too. Now he has a good, sturdy tote bag to reuse, and I’ve freed up some
space, and it became an additional gift without costing us a dime or ending up
in the trash. Even Beloved was impressed. Win-win-win !
Dearest Son was a bit too
excited to notice anything beyond going to Granny & Grandpa’s after class,
though.
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