Why it's expensive for me to be at home for the summer...

You see, I have all these "projects". I start making the list in late April or early May, a list that chronicles all the things I want to accomplish while I am off work. This year the list revolves mainly around decorative/crafty type things: about 5 sewing projects, 3 painting projects (one of which I will post pics of later), some curtain related projects, etc. etc.

By the way, here are some pics of some things I have sewn this summer.

No, I didn't do the T on the shirt, a friend did! I just did the skirt!

And a couple of new beach related items for the summer - a towel and cover-up for Turner!

As you can imagine, the list was already pretty long...and then Tuesday rolled around and I attended a hairbow making class at a local sewing center. And the list just got a little longer.

I had the BEST time learning to make bows! Now, you must understand that many years ago (approximately 26 to be exact) my mom and cousin made custom hairbows. They painted the ends with my initials, glued special buttons to them to match specific outfits, and even mass produced these to sell at local craft festivals such as the Rattlesnake Rodeo and the Patchwork Derby. (For all you hometown folks you know what I mean. For those who don't, the Rattlesnake Rodeo is a whole other post in and of itself.) So, I grew up watching this process, but I knew that hairbow creation had evolved through the years and there were some pretty fancy new styles out there. And I also learned, after having a daughter, that hairbows are quite the expense if you love them like I do! Naturally, I wanted to try my hand at this....and it has quickly become an addiction.

Here's a pic of the three bows I made in the class.
So when I came home, this ribbon...
...became this bow!And this ribbon...became this bow!And all this ribbon is just WAITING to be coordinated, tied, and finished! This was actually round one of ribbon...we've gone back for more and Mom and I are planning some serious bow creation while we are at the beach!I did take the chance to go ahead and experiment with my favorite zebra ribbon, as well as make a smaller red/white/blue pinwheel bow out of my scraps from the class. And the white bow was priority #1 and a main reason I took the class - we can't keep those white bows clean!

Can you see why Mark is certain that it's not good for me to be home for long periods of time??