A few craft things, and some other bits of nonsense.
Jan 16, 2007 I've forced myself, over the past few days, to sit down and actually do some things that I've been meaning to do for awhile. I didn't get all of them done, but some.
I had a package (well, stack, really) of books to send to Marissa's godmother, and I thought that I'd throw a few things in there for good measure. She gave me a really cool beading book for Christmas (to see it, click the "nightstand" link in my sidebar. Yes, I could link it here. Yes, I'm too lazy to do it.) Anyway, seeing the pictures inspired me to get out my bead box.
As a funny little aside (hee, hee, ho, ho) when I say "bead box," I don't mean a cute, fancy little crafting box. I don't even mean a tacklebox with compartments. I mean an actual box. Like, from U-Haul. And now that I've admitted that, feel free to hush about it.
Anywho, I inherited some junk jewelry from my Grandpa Joe's house (thanks for all the crap, dad!) and most of it was pretty, um, hideous. I did keep it though because a) that's what we do in my family, and b) I had the brilliant idea of taking it apart and salvaging the beads. Well, so, that's what I did. I made her a bracelet, 90% of which is from salvaged beads from the costume jewelry, and 10% stuff I already had. In my big ass box.
Then I dyed a tank top, and let Marissa decorate it up. I think she did a pretty fly job, no? As you can tell, by looking at the pictures with your eyeballs, the godmother has a love of the color purple. I took full advantage of this knowledge. Exploited it, if you will. I know. High-five to me.
Charlotte has tons of clothes lately (Phoebe's leftovers), but, due to the girth of her booty, was in need of some pants. Hence, the pants. Miss T's shirt was the inspiration for the matching flower applique.
Phoebe needs more long-sleeved shirts, and my serger is on the fritz, and I don't want to sew knits on my machine. So, I used the Kimono-style wrap shirt pattern, and some delicious Alexander Henry material, and omitted the ties and used snaps instead. I love it. She hates it. Yes, she's smiling in the picture. She likes to be happy for the internet. It's not for the shirt, it's for the camera.
And now for the other bits. I woke up this morning, and was hit with a longing for Southern California. I have no idea why, but it was so strong, and it made me want to curl up in a ball and cry. I don't want to go back -- that's not it. I just miss it. I miss the familiarity. I miss the noise, and the traffic, and the things to see and do. I miss Starbucks, I miss friends dropping by whenever. I miss the bright blue sky, and the long drives up the 5 freeway. I know. I'm totally mental.
The feeling kept me up, and I couldn't go back to sleep. I think I need friends. I'm going to miss our room mate when she goes back home. I'm going to miss having a girlfriend to chat about things with, and to hang out with me while we go shopping (even if it's just for a loaf of bread). I miss having people that know me, and want to spend time with me, and drink too much coffee at inappropriate hours.
Yeah, I know. It's all about me. I'm kind of selfish like that.
Reader Comments (5)
And no, you aren't selfish. I believe that is what they call "completely normal".
Sorry you are feeling lonesome, that's not fun. Hope you make some local friends soon!
The clothes you made are adorable, as usual! Would you mind sharing what pattern you used on the kimono top? I would love to make some for Pearl.
Or something.
Eenyway. My point... I miss it sometimes. But then I go home an visit for a few days, cry the whole way home, and everything's fine again.
On a different note, I loooove the kimono top you made for Pheebs. Since she doesn't like it, do you think it would fit me? ;)