and you should too

I have to work from 7am to 7:30pm on Tuesday, which makes voting that day kind of difficult, so I trekked out into downtown today to vote "absentee in person." I don't want to make a huge deal about it, but I do want to say I'm supporting Obama. I feel like he is the candidate who honestly will try to make the "change" that everyone is stumping about actually happen. He has new eyes, and I hope he has not yet been jaded or influenced by the powers in Washington. So anyways, even if you don't support him, go out and vote on Tuesday (or before)... You'll get a rockin' sticker, and have your voice heard!

In other news... Shhhh! don't tell Eric, I got him a waffle iron for Valentine's day. Very romantic, I know. No, seriously, he's been on this kick about wanting good waffles, so I'm going to try to surprise him with a batch tonight. Wish me luck... I've never made waffles from scratch before.

Ever been to Fun World?

Well, we have. Those lights you see there are the spokes of a FULL size indoor ferris wheel! We skipped the wheel, but did the indoor 18 hole mini-golf and played many, many arcade games. And ate pizza. All in all a very "fun" Fun World time. (by the way, I kicked Eric's ass at mini-golf!)

As a side note here, you may notice the snow scattered about on this picture... Right. It snowed another inch or two last night to add to the 17 inches we got the other day. Nice. I just wanted to mention the fact that my car has not been moved out of the underground parking spot it lives in since Tuesday except to confirm that it was stuck on Thursday morning by driving halfway up the driveway repeatedly and only spinning its wheels. At least I have a lovely boyfriend who has 4 wheel drive and is willing to drive me to work, huh? Ah, Spring, when will you arrive??

could this be any cooler??

I think not. It matches my Martha stuff like they were made for each other... A match made in heaven of course! Now I must make cake! Lots and lots of cake!

yum

I was running errands today and it struck me... Why not go to the Mexican grocery store? Hence the homemade guacamole and El Rey's tamales. Yum. Not to mention Jarritos in a plastic bottle.
Fantastic.

In other news... I think I'm going to try to start on the next sewing project today. I'm going to do the checkbook clutch from Amy Butler's In Stitches. Here's a good example of the finished clutch. I'm doing mine in black and white fabric. I think it will be a good size to take on short jaunts or for running errands. No need for a big bag, but it holds all kinds of cards, checkbook, etc. So I'll keep you updated. Hopefully I won't break my sewing machine on this Amy Butler project!

bag = love

mmmmm.... I'm in love....

With my new bag! I used this pattern with a few modifications. I added an inside pocket and I didn't do the handles with the flattened-out bottom parts. But gosh do I looooooove it!

Exterior fabrics are home dec from Hancock's, so it's a nice stiff bag. I interfaced it too, so I think it'll hold up well. Lining is Alexander Henry from JoAnn's. It's a perfect size for everyday stuff. I actually made the handles a little long too so I can carry it up on my shoulder. I hate bags that you can't get on your shoulder if you're wearing a coat or whatever. It's a little Spring-ish, but I'm going to wear it anyway! Hooray for new bags!

what's new?

Well, not too much...

I'm waiting for this fabric to come in the mail to make a new purse. Yay!






I'm bidding on this kick-ass vintage cake carrier on e-bay to carry every future cake I make. Yum.






I'm coveting this new fabric from Amy Butler, but it doesn't come out until April. Sigh.



And that's about it.

project one...

I am a wizard. Yes, Literally a wizard. Here's my robe to prove it...

I made it from an old flannel sheet, but I didn't think of how wizard-ish it would look until it was all finished. And it's too big (see agreeing sewer Stacy here). So the moral of the story is, I need to make another one. I guess I shouldn't technically cross one 2008 project off. But anyways, lesson learned about big things sewn from starry fabric. Now I just need to find a hat...

In other news... There's a bee in our apartment. Right. A bee. And yes. It is still January. And yes, there's about a foot of snow outside. So where did it come from you may ask? Well, the air conditioner of course. Apparently he has been sleeping in there. He flew out for about 2 minutes today, around the living room just long enough to freak me out, then back inside the air conditioner. I'm not quite sure what to do about it, but maybe we'll have honey soon... Nice.