Busy As A Bee
For the past couple nights as soon as I get home from work, I've been stitching and sewing like a wild woman. Maggie's going to be in town this weekend for a craft sale and she's hired me to help out. Of course the invitation came with a box full or ornaments to help finish. She's smart though, I can stitch the ornaments but when it comes to sewing them right from scratch she knows I'm a rank amateur. So instead she sent them half done and all I have to do is stuff them with fibrefill and sew the openings close, then add some last minute decorations like ribbon and buttons and stuff. Now that's just my speed.
It also gives me a chance to clean out my drawer of finished projects. I love to cross stitch new designs but when it comes to figuring out what to do with them once they're done, I pretty much lose interest. Not like Maggie, she has a plan with whatever she does throughout the year. She also comes up with her own designs so she's definitely got one up on me.
But I like going to the shows with her, its fun to sit there and people watch. And its fun to hear people's reaction to Maggie's stitching. A lot of times she sells half her stock to the other crafters before the doors even open. They're lined up to look at everything as we're taking them out of the boxes and bags to put out on the table.
I also love to walk around and see what everyone else is offering too. Over the years I've picked up some pretty cute decorations; its always amazing to see how creative these people are. There's usually jewellry and wall hangings and baked goods and handmade clothes.
Phillip, ever the smart alec, phoned me tonight to suggest maybe I could find a husband for sale there too. Now there's an interesting idea. He might be on to something!
