It's about 1:35 am here at the Lasso house, and I cannot get to sleep! So I thought I'd let you in on some of the things that have been going on around here.
This is a project I've had under wraps for a couple weeks. I haven't sent it to its new owner yet, so I'll just share a peek or two:
It has a handle.
And a cell-phone pocket. Any guesses?
My crafting style is a bit all-over-the-place. Figuratively and literally. Ahem. Anyway, I like to have something simple and mindless to work on while I give my brain a break from a detailed project like this one. Sometimes the simple project is dishes, but not if I can help it. This time it was these:
These are little poppy pins that I'm adding to the shop as another Susan G. Komen fundraiser. I get that not everyone can throw down $20 for a pin cushion, so this is for everyone else. They are $6 apiece, and I'm donating a whopping $5 from each to the cause. Wouldn't this make a sweet gift for Mom this mother's day? I think so.
Now before I give sleep another try, I have to share this gift I got recently.
My friend Amy moved into a new house with every original retro detail still intact, including the crazy-cool shelf paper. I told her to save me a little piece if she replaced it, but she did me one way better. She found an entire roll of it in her garage! With the original price tag still on! Part of me really wanted to cherish the packaging and keep it in its perfect roll, but that part of me lost.
I love 60s graphic design! They hadn't started putting adhesive backing on in the 60's yet, so this paper makes great gift wrap.
Thank you, Amy! What a delicious surprise!
And in case you have hung around through this never-ending post (I hope you have!) I thought I'd let you know that since it is March, I have officially begun my annual month of no spending. I love how this challenge seems to reboot my system and remind me to use what I have. You can read more about past challenges here and here.
Goodnight! ~Anna
