Klutz!

I love to sip my latte in the morning while checking my email or surfing the web. Not anymore--or maybe just put the cup down further away from the keyboard! Of all the things I had to spill it had to be a cup of hot coffee topped with whipped cream and drizzled with cinnamon. I might have turned too sharply to the right. I scrambled to get paper towels hoping I did not do enough damage as the hot liquid go spilled directly on it--talk about bullseye. I feverishly rummaged through the toolbox and didn't even know which kind I needed, painstakingly unscrewed everything hoping I can lift the top portion off so I can clean underneath the keyboards. Guess what--you can't! It is attached securely to the top part and you can only get to the wires. It was a mess inside but let me tell you it did smell wonderful. To cut the story short I got it all cleaned up but this one had to be laid to rest. I love this keyboard-- it so comfortable to use but hard to find. Fortunately my brother had an extra lying around somewhere and I had it hooked up in no time.

New Style--New Products

I haven't posted in awhile. It's been crazy lately---good crazy, that is. I have been doing background removal on the images and I am almost done. It is quite tedious but it's worth it. I have added some new stuff since my last post. I have added fabric belts Beth and Sally named after my two cousins and a bangle wristlet, Tory, named after my niece's daughter. Finally I finished the Laurie bag I talked about last month. Actually I add New Items all the time. I don't like to launch my collection for the season and then wait until the next season. I like to keep it fresh--release a little at a time--so when somebody checks my site she sees new things all the time. It keeps me on my toes and I like to do different bags/fabrics since it takes out the humdrum of cutting, sewing and pressing seams! I don't stock up on a lot yardage of the same fabric either--there's too many fabulous fabrics out there and I don't want to keep using the same fabrics over and over again. When a fabric is sold out I seldom reorder unless I really really love it or a lot of customers are asking for it.

Okay I have to go--I smell Chinese food---I didn't have time to cook so we just ordered!

Drafting a Clutch Pattern

Well I spoke too soon in my last post about our non existent cold front. A few days after that we did have a rather lengthy and much awaited cold weather. Now it is back to the upper 70s but we are supposed to get another one over the weekend.

I have been asked a couple of times to design a clutch with flap. So I have been busy drafting and finally came up with the look I wanted after several prototypes. It reminds of one of my mom's clutches that I used to play dress up with. Hmmm--who should I name it after?

Just in case you didn't notice my poor cutting mat needs to be retired. I have been trying to work on the edges where it is still intact but it can be bothersome and counterproductive as I am cutting the fabric a little at a time and constantly moving in over to the good side. I saw a cutting mat in lavender--that would be lovely!

Brrrrr?

It is a beautiful Sunday morning. We are supposed to have a cold front--in the 50s? Well to us South Floridians that is COLD! It's more like low 70s with gusty winds. Most of us turn on the heater when the temperature drops even for a few degrees. I don't. For one thing our heater isn't hooked up yet and I like it cold as long as my knees don't start hurting. That's when I know it is too cold inside the house. We haven't really had a lot of cold fronts for the last couple of years but Hurricanes, well that's another story. My daughter spent the night with a friend so I can have some time to relax, sit back and catch up on my reading with a cup of cappuccino. I hardly drink regular coffee--I am a latte/cappuccino kind of gal. I have two books that I started reading simultaneously--Feng Shui Your Life by Jayme Barret and Feng Shui Revealed by R.D. Chin. This is my favorite spot until it gets too hot in late Spring, that is. The view is great as I get to see sunrise and sunset, hear the soothing sound of the water, chirping birds, scurrying squirrels and nosy family of ducks that share the space with me. I am waiting for one unusual creature that I haven't seen in awhile. It has a body of a dog but it has a snout like a pig's! If I see it I will try and take a picture and post it here maybe somebody knows what it is.