Tolentreasures

You will need: Lightweight cardboard Pen Scissors Thread Old Jeans 10 squares of contrasting material. Sewing Machine. Start with a circle pattern around 7 inches in diameter.  I used one of my small plates and it worked fine. Cut a cardboard pattern or just trace around the plate.   You will need 10 of these for the runner. Trace the circles on the wrong sides of the jeans and cut out. Hint:  I trace a bunch, cut them into smaller pieces and cut them out in the evenings in front of the TV. Now this part is a little tricky. You might need some of your high school geometry skills. You need a pattern for a square that fits inside of your circle and touches all four corners. I used my ruler for my rotary cutter and laid it down on my circle pattern and marked the circle pattern. Mine worked out to five inches. This is the end of the math, I promise. If you have a simple graphics program on your computer, you should be able to make a pattern from that also.  and i...

Well, actually not here yet, and not  stainless steel.  We ordered this in black.  When do you get it, you ask? Delivery date is  December 30th.  AFTER A party at my house for 30 + people next Saturday night.  AFTER All the Christmas baking (which is really no big deal, I don't bake much anyway) and  AFTER  Christmas dinner at my house for a family of 19.  You might say, Why Cathy, how are you going to do all that with no stove? I have answers.  1. Electric Roasters 2. Electric skillets 3. Crock Pots 4. Microwave 5. Grill 6. Jenn's stove next door 7. Cold dips 8. Kids that do have stoves and do bake 9. The local bakery and  10. Fox's Pizza. I think we have the holidays covered.  And  What prepares us for all of this?  A brief story.  One time, about six years ago,  we organized a mission trip. 1. Bought the tickets, 2. Arranged for lodging, 3. Hired a cook.  The cook never materialized. JWS and I ...

Just like cramming for a test, I have been cramming to get things done for the Open House. I work at it all year... why do I do this every year? Sewing and painting and more painting, and more sewing. And this was my big oops this week. I painted this then got the idea to put a handle on it. Found an old leather belt and promptly attached it... completely CROOKED! I then had to sand it down and repaint the face. Dumb, Yes!