SLIGHTLY LARGER

 Right.  Today I'm going to work on making my first 'over the shoulder' bag.

Using larger snap closers.

I've got two on order, so they will hopefully get done today.

Plus a little 'manly' coin purse.

Once those three things are done, my orders will be finished.

After they are done, I would like to start a flower runner, similar to the one I showed you yesterday.

But my spin on it of course.

ABOVE:  Brrrrr, it is damn cold this morning.  I am going to ask Stew to turn the heating on before he leaves for work, so it won't be freezing when I get up.

Which won't be for a while yet.  

I finished the first shoulder bag.  I'm not happy with how the strap works.  So might have to do some unpicking and adjustments.

Right now I'm doing this:  

ABOVE:  Making a start on that 'flower runner'.  Cos when I make a stuff up (the strap), I need to walk away from it for a while.  It helps my stress levels calm down.

And the crabbiness.

OH THE CRABBINESS.  It's a real thing.  😂😅😉

ABOVE:  It's coming along.... but there's masses to do yet.

It's going to be a very large runner.  Probably end up being my most expensive one too.   So many of those fabrics were $32 a metre, or more!

4.35 pm:   Crickey what an afternoon.  It was just so nice after lunch, I decided to sit out in the sun in shorts and singlet.  Soooo lovely.

Then Bex and the boys stopped in to give me more snap closers.

I then went back into the sewing room to work on the flower runner.  DANG!  No white fabric.

So off I went to Spotlight, at the worst time of the day!

Every man and his dog was out on the roads.

So it took way longer than anticipated.  I just got home ... it took me almost an hour.

At least I can start working on that runner again,  first thing tomorrow morning.

The dogs have been itching like CRAZY, and I really think it is some sort of seasonal allergy.  BUT just to cover the bases, I bought some Frontline while out.

Let's see if that helps.  Probably not knowing my luck.

Stew went down to his local to have a few beers with his mates this evening.   I decided to join him once his mates had left, for a burger and chips for our dinner.

ABOVE:  It was a very nice burger, just like a home made one.  And the people who run the pub are lovely too.

We have decided to probably make it a regular 'thing' on a Thursday, or every second Thursday.

Now that we are home, the heater is on, so is the blankie, and my hot water bottle is heating up too.

This house is COLD.  While it's not an old home, it does not have double glazing, and yeah, that makes a huge difference.

Retrospective double glazing is horribly expensive, so we won't be doing that sadly.

At least, not in the short term.  Might be something to consider in a few years time.

Getting older means you do feel the cold more, I'm sure of it.  Like me Mum, I hate being cold more than anything else.  

Right, time to stop waffling and do something else.  Like feet up, telly on.  Then later, bed.

Catch ya tomorrow.

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