Whoo-hoo ! My Luna and
Dearest Son’s Rarity are in OurCity already ! Too bad Build A Bear insists on
using that awful Fed-Ex ‘Sure Post’ – it’ll take the PO two days to get them
here. Even so, I’m excited and happy, ‘cause no matter when she gets here, I
get a Luna !
Today’s the last time I’ll
hafta wash my sling, ‘cause I quit wearing it Saturday morning – my recovery
will be over then ! Well, one more wash, before I put it away. I’d love to toss
it (the VA definitely doesn’t want it back) or make doll clothes out of it,
just to be a smart-butt, but ya never know when you’ll need a sling.
Finished the candy hearts
project at 11am this morning, after discovering the pinking rotary blade I have
goes to a larger older rotary I no longer have. Rats. So I left ‘em as you see
‘em, making the guys’ contrast felt a little smaller, ‘cause most fellas aren’t
much into hearts. If O. and M. like them at all, it’ll be for the candy and
colors I used. That one is camo print, it’s hard to see. For future reference,
two boxes of 5.5oz Mike and Ike candies fill five hearts. Well, I can’t leave
Dearest empty-handed when I’m handing out candy ! When I use nice felt prints
for these, it costs about a dollar for each one in materials – vinyl, felts,
design share, thread, ribbon, candy – and about an hour of time. Solid color
felt, about 49¢. Methinks the ones I wanna make for my VA medical teams will be
plain… ‘cause I wanna use what’s left of the fancy ones on doll shoes !
Does anyone know if those
fancy-edge scrapbooking scissors work on felt ? I still want a pair – if the
other ones I wanna make are gonna be flat colors, I at least wanna frill the
back pieces a bit.
The museum was fun, we walked around for over an hour and I
managed to keep up. Not even winded. The kids wanted to see the scar, and were impressed. S. was
happy for me that I wasn’t lugging around an oxygen tank anymore – guess I
whined about that more than I thought. Everybody liked their candy hearts, and
S. told me that her hubby M. will like the effort I made trying to find
chartreuse for him. Wish Newfound Applique made these candy pouches as
stars as well as hearts. I’m definitely gaining confidence in sewing with
vinyl.
I also got dishes done,
which is kind of a lot for me in one day. Really tired tonight, but I made a
very simple dinner, then hung out on the sofa with my guys. We’re taking turns
picking out a movie during dinner, and tonight, Dearest Son chose the fourth Harry Potter movie, the one about the
Tri-wizard Tournament. Fell asleep just before vampire-guy bought it. My last
choice was Thank God It’s Friday, and
I choose again tomorrow. Have no idea what I want to share yet !
Nope, I doubt the fancy paper scissors would work on felt. I have a hard time using them on anything but super thin paper. They're a good idea in theory, in practice they are less so.
ReplyDeleteLove the hearts! Super, super cute!
ReplyDeleteScrapbooking scissors are nigh-worthless things that you struggle to make a design that doesn't look wonky even with paper, or at least that's my experience. I wouldn't waste my time with them.
Darn. Thanks, ya'll, you just saved me a couple bucks, and I'm always appreciating that ! BTW, wanna see some photos of a Build A Bear Princess Luna ?
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