Another Tunic

I bet you thought I took some fabulous vacation, I have been away so long! No such luck!

I have been busy sewing on some projects. I finished another tunic. I really like this fabric.

It is from the same pattern, just like the other tunic I made. I also did some refashioning of a shirt, and a t-shirt that I am not totally satisfied with. I am still trying to salvage them. It seems I am in a black and white rut. Everything I have been making is that color. I guess it is the saying black makes you look slimmer!

In other news, this little dog has been keeping me busy.


His name is Patrick. To make a long story short, he was a lost dog in our neighborhood. He was wandering around for four days. We finally caught him and called the owner. Her Dad answered the phone, said she was out of town, he would come pick him up that night. He would call to get directions after he ran an errand. The daughter is around 40 and I am not sure is totally capable of taking care of a dog. They never came to pick him up! I don't think he wants him! I refuse to call again!

I also have discovered the series Army Wives and Drop Dead Diva! I am hooked on both. Sunday nights are great!

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Did You Know.......

You can't put Crocs in the dryer? They shrink and become stiff in odd positions and can never be worn again!

Don't ask how I know, just take this advice to heart!

I wonder if they have this warning on the tag nobody ever reads!

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WIP, This and That

I have been so busy this week! Ask me what I have been doing? Recuperating from our vacation! I have been exhausted this week!

I did want to show you my dollar tree find that I love!

These microfiber chamois cloths are fantastic! I have a problem with most microfiber cloths......they give me the willies! The feel of them is awful. My hands seem to stick to them and I have a hard time getting them off my hand. It is like I have really rough hands and I don't!

Anyhow run to your dollar tree and pick up a couple of these. I use them for dusting........perfect! I use them to dry pots and pans............Perfect! I use them to dry plastic bowls .....................Perfect! They are wonderful, for drying!

I want to show you something my sister Lisa bought for me. She bought them a year, maybe two years ago and left them at her Mother-in-Laws. She brought them to the Fourth of July. These are doilies made from fishing line! They are really soft and flexible, surprisingly!


I love them! Lisa bought me four, but I gave one to Mom. She bought them somewhere in Missouri. I couldn't believe they were made from fishing line.

I am making another tunic, with the fabric I bought at my last Joann's trip.

I am making a few adjustments.

My daughter said I could have at least smiled in the pictures I took of the tunic. I was too focused on how the heck to take a picture of myself in a mirror to smile! I will try to do better next time!

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Dress is now a Tunic

The dress I was working on before we left for Fourth of July is now a tunic. I like it much better than a dress. I used the gingham bias tape on the bottom and tied it with ribbon. I love that it has pockets in the side.




Please excuse the bad photos. Taking pictures of yourself in a mirror is hard. I wish you could see the fabric better. I really like it. I may even make another tunic like this. They are good with leggins.

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Why is it.................

you come back from vacation, needing a vacation? We had a blast at my sister and brother-in-laws in Alabama. Too much fun!

Friday night was Pirate night. It was a success! I think everyone enjoyed it. We did have some rebels that didn't get into the dressing like a pirate like the rest of us. But the were quickly adorned with some of the supplies I made. We even had a treasure hunt!

My daughter Jessie (on the left) and my granddaughter Katie (on the right). Aren't they the cutest pirates?

My Mom and all my sister's and me. (My brother wasn't able to come.)

A group photo of all the Pirates.

Fourth of July we had a busy schedule

Sack races. One for the kids and one for the adults.

Egg toss.

Balloon sling.

Horseshoes.

Great entertainment right before the fantastic fireworks! It lasted so long my neck hurt looking up!

I also got a prize from the prize box! This is the first year I have ever gotten anything! (my Mom was in charge of the prize box and she decided I deserved one for trying) Thanks Mom!

Well, that was just the first two days of my vacation, do you see why I am tired?

My sister and her husband do such a great job every year! Can't wait for next year!

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In Progress

I went to the thrift store today. The thrift stores just aren't on my path when I am not taking Jessie to school and her activities, so I don't go a lot during the summer.

This Goodwill is near a client's office that I was visiting today, so I made a quick stop. Is all I found was this milk glass vase. 49 cents. I do have several of these already, but I love these to hold all kinds of items, pens, pencils, scissors, hairbrushes, they are so useful. I don't know what I will use this one for, but I am sure I will come up with something!


I have been sewing this dress this week. I can't decide if I like it. It would probably look better on someone a size or two smaller than I am. I wanted something a little fuller. I love the square neckline though.



When I look at the picture here, I am thinking it looks like a nightgown. What do you think?

I am trying to decide how to hem it. I like this gingham bias tape, I just haven't made a decision.


Bias tape, No bias tape? Can't decide. That's how I work. I like to take my time and think about things.

I don't know if I should add the belt either. I am pretty much indecisive on this dress.


I think I like the belt and the bias tape looking at the pictures. Sometimes seeing pictures helps me decide.

I am getting ready to go to my sister Gail's in Alabama for the Fourth of July weekend. I may take the dress and have someone skinnier than me try it on.

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Wardrobe Refashion

Son #2 left a Christmas gift here after Christmas break (see above). He said he would never wear it - and I never managed to return it.

One day I decided it would be great for bumming around the house in. It was too late to return it, so it became mine.

This week I decided to do some refashioning to it. I saw a shirt on Anthropologie that gave me the inspiration. I decided to add bias tape around the neck and at the bottom though.



Because my Pirate belt was sitting on my cutting table I decided to try it on with the shirt. Looks pretty cute! Hubby thought I should add the pocket back on.

It actually looks better on the dress form than on me. I wish my waist was that small!! I won't be wearing this with the belt!

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Life STINKS for me!!

Life STINKS for me!!! Just got over the skunk smell and guess what Max did today?

He decided to roll around in cow manure!!! He knew he was in trouble when he came home 5 minutes after I let him out!

Living in the country has so many advantages!! What is his problem?

Thrift Store Finds

Last week when I was out shopping for Pirate costumes at Goodwill, I found these two baskets. They still had their tags attached. I think they may have been from Target. I thought they may be good for reorganizing Jessie's closet. I cut the tags off and set them on the stairs to take up next time I went up to feed the turtles. (Jessie is visiting with family in Michigan until the big 4th of July party.)




Aren't they cute?

Well, when I was cleaning up in the house this weekend, every time I found something of Jessie's, I would throw it in the basket.

I had no idea the girl had so many earrings! I am sure she didn't either since they were everywhere except her dressing table!

So now I have decided these baskets need to stay on the stairs for filling with Jessie's WAYWARD items! I just need to make some different liners to go with the living room. (That is not happening anytime soon!)


Yep, I like this idea! (Oh and I did edit that picture so you wouldn't see the dust bunny sitting on the stairs. Never noticed it till I was putting the picture on the blog)

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My Day Off

I took today and Friday off to do some house cleaning. Well, this morning I decided that I had a lot of errands that needed to be run also. I decided today would be my errand day. I bought some essentials and did some "Pirate Day" shopping at the thrift stores, for our costumes. I will show my thrift store finds in another post.

This evening I worked on the eye patches and some of the scarves I had made that needed to be sewn shut.



I wasn't sure about the stamp on the patches, but I decided to just roll with it! It made my trip to Hobby Lobby worth the effort!

I also found some more Skunk Odor remover and am doing a repeat from earlier this week. Laundry, spraying, more laundry, etc. I hope this house smells normal by this weekend, unless Max decides to meet up with the "Skunk" again!!!

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