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Did I get a chance to catch up on owl pillow production?
You betcha!
Halloween? Check.
Curtain for window? Well... not a lot of time left for that... I'll get to it... I'll get to it...
I did happen to find this totally cool squirrel necklace... so, that kinda makes up for not making a curtain... right?
Funny you should ask... First of all, the Owlsley pillow has become quite popular since I posted it at the shop... 
I'll be making a few more of these this weekend - couple special orders, couple for the record store...
Also need to make a curtain for the window in my sewing room 
with this fabric 
doesn't look like much now, but just you wait!!
... and it's finally time for Halloween!
Here in Texas, you have to wait till the last possible moment to do your pumpkins and decorating - for fear that it will all melt in the hot late October Texas sun... not even kidding...
This stuff can finally come out of the closet... 
...and this beauty will be the main part of my costume... 
... why yes... that is a matching cape...
Sometimes, everything goes according to plan and you accomplish everything you set out to accomplish in the time frame that you have. This weekend was one of those glorious types of situations.
I set out to make bags to have for sale at the record shop that I work at - just to have a second location for my stuff to be available and also to see if people are more interested in them when they can see them in person, touch them, etc.
I was hoping that I could make at least 2 or 3 bags in a couple of days, and miracle of miracles - I completed 4 for the store and one for myself - thought I should carry my own merchandise around...
Here they are up close...
and one for me...
Up next... owl pillows... stay tuned!!!
This is Zachary Taylor, the neighborhood bird that, for some reason, hangs out under the eave of our front porch.
My husband and I find this odd, as we have tons of trees in our front yard (and back yard for that matter) - that are always filled with birds.
He's been hanging out for a while now - only at night - he's always gone by the morning.
We decided to name him Zachary Taylor after the 12th President of the United States... thanks to the Daily Show's salute to Presidents...
Speaking of birds - two new items for the shop this week...
The Birdy Bag:
...and the Owlsley Tote:
Phase I of my sewing room redo is now complete. I completely stole the idea from one Ms. Christy Proctor - of Trading Spaces fame. This is pretty much what we did to Megan and John's living room. I loved how it came out so much and really wanted something close to it in my own house... so...
Here it is:
...and a cut away shot - true TS style... 
In other news, I just finished up my latest creation for the shop...
It's the Sakura mini tote - check it out! Clickity click on the photo... 
Hope everyone has a good weekend!
I am very pleased to announce that my Etsy shop - LuckyKitty is now open!
I only have three items listed so far, but there are many more in the works.
Click the pics for more info:
Disco Pouch - floral
Disco Pouch - sushi
Disco Pouch - lucky kitty
The floral and lucky kitty fabrics literally came from a fabric store in Okinawa Japan called the "House of 66 Cents"... nothing actually cost 66 cents there... imagine how much fabric I would have purchased if it was all 66 cents... ah... perfect world...
Here's a pic of myself and my mother-in-law Claire at the House of 66 Cents:
Oh, Lucky Kitty has a MySpace page now too - check out Lucky Kitty On MySpace to be my friend!
Yay Lucky Kitty!
So, I just started teaching myself how to knit.
It's a little slow going.
I'm having some trouble with the basic garter stitch - which doesn't bode well for me ever turning the page to the Purl stitch.
It's just that the knitting book that I purchased, while very informative, does not include hands on showing and telling - age old tricks that have been past down from generations before, that kind of stuff.
I think I need to kidnap somebody's Grandma for a day or two and make her help me.
I'll be nice.
She will be fed and watered and I'll even allow her to watch Judge Judy at 3 if she wants...
This is my sewing room. It's about to go through some major changes, so, I thought I would document the transformation. I'm pretty darn lucky to have a whole room dedicated to me making stuff, but the room itself still just isn't quite right... the walls are white, everything is just kinda put somewhere - wherever there's room... Stay tuned for the metamorphosis to begin...
Oh, my sewing room closet got a major re-do over the weekend. I wish I had a "before" picture - this was the "closet that you had to push everything into while you were closing the door - or it would all fall out" - kind of closet. You know - you probably have one too. Well, here it is all neat and clean: 
I was tempted to bust out the label maker and label all the boxes, but then realized that all the boxes are clear, I can see what's inside, so, no reason to label them...
