WOYWW - Mum's the Word!

Really?  It's been two weeks since my last post?  So sorry.  Life has been happening!  School started back and it has been crazy around here.  And, someone decided that it would be a good idea to make our high school homecoming the second week of school!  So, this Friday is homecoming and we had to get busy.  

For those of you in the south, you know what I'm talking about.  Mums.  Homecoming mums.  Back in the day (am I really that old that I am saying, "back in the day"?)... our mums were real.  Anyhoo, I digress.  Well, since I'm what people call "the crafty type", my daughters and I make our mums.  And don't forget the garters (which are just mums for the boys that they wear on their arms)!

So, here's what's been on my desk.  Note, this is about as messy as I can stand it.  I have to stop and reorganize every so often!

Mums for the seniors are supposed to be in all white.  Well, white and silver because just white would be dumb.  Our colors are green and white so I did sneak some green in there.  For my daughter, I added lime green and white zebra striped ribbon and lime green sequins.  Girly, but not too girly.  The fun part is adding all the sparkly goodies like footballs, bells, ribbons, etc.

For my other daughter's garter that she will give to her homecoming date, we actually put lights in the mum and it blinks.  Too cool!  He said to surprise him.  I believe he will be surprised!  They are both in band so we added lots of "band" things like musical notes and ribbon with musical notes and things that said "band".  Pretty crafty, huh?  We're smart like that.  He also got a special French horn and a track shoe.  Guess what sport he's in?

Okay.  So, I'm going to bed now!  I'll have to show you what cool little outfit I made for my four year old to wear to the football games - next post!  

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WOYWW - Oh for the love of fabric!

What's on my desk this Wednesday?  Lots and lots of fabric!  I try to limit my fabric purchases to current projects and to what fits in my hutch, but this past weekend a dear lady gave me a ton of awesome fabric AND the patterns to go with them.  Yes, GAVE!  I am still reeling!  She said, "You sew like I wish I could.  Do you want some of this?"  I replied, "Ummm, well, sure."  She pulled out this and that and more of this and that and the patterns to go with.  And it kept coming!

I literally sat on the floor that night and went through all of it, oohing and aahing, studying the new patterns, and re-folding everything.  Oh the possibilities!  After two hours on the floor and a stiff back, I put it all back in the huge paper sack to deal with the next day. I even had dreams of sewing!  Seriously.

The next day, I started to put all the new fabric in the hutch and realized I didn't have room.   "Well, I guess I better re-organize."  That led to, "I wonder if she washed these?  I don't want them to shrink later - I better do it now."  (Three loads later....)

Then ironing and folding.  I still have the last load to iron and fold.

(Now stepping into time warp and my thought processes.....)  "Whew.  Wait.  I still don't have room.  Better organize the "old" stash.  Hmmmmm.  Re-fold to fit all the same way.  Hmmmmm.  Sort by color?  By type?  Holiday?  What about the scraps?  Can't throw those out!  Good grief - that's a crime!  Ok, sort those by color.  I have boxes.  I'll label them.  Ooooh, labeling!  Where was I?  I'll start with this stack...."

Scary, huh?  Welcome to my little world.  And that's what's on my work desk today!  So here's my stash hutch.  Isn't she pretty?  Let's pull out the first stack...

As you can see, I have a bit more to do.  It's a labor of love though!

I really am excited that she shared all these goodies with me.  It was like Christmas day, except that I had actually slept the night before.  I can't wait to start on some of these great projects.  And, knowing what she intended to do with the fabrics and patterns, I am going to send a few fun things back her way for sure!

Thanks for stopping by!

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Sorry for the confusion... I'm a dingleberry!

I got a little excited the other day and joined "What's on Your Work Desk? Wednesday".  I was #134!  

However, I didn't even think about the fact that once I signed up, others would click on my little blog name to see what was on my work desk... that day.  That Wednesday.  That Wednesday that I didn't actually have a post about what was on my work desk.

Duh.

I'm sure I confused a few folks.  Sorry about that!  Although, some of you guessed (probably after scratching your forehead a few times) that my WOYWW post was about my updated blog design.  Well, you were correct.  So, in retro fashion - here is what WAS on my desk this past Wednesday...

Not only did I re-design my blog, I also made new business cards.  And, I needed hang tags for the garments I've sewn.  I was going to just hang the business cards on the garments and thought how easy it would be to just print the garment care instructions right on the back.  So, I played a little more and came up with these.

I printed them on cream cardstock, cut them with my handy-dandy paper cutter, punched a whole in the top of each card, and ran perle cotton loops through the holes.  I like the unified look of everything.  It is simple and easy to make, not to mention cost-effective.  Here they are ready and waiting!

Next week I should be on time with my WOYWW post!  Thanks for stopping by! Pin It