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:: November 17, 2005 Back-Tack Deux and Birthday
My Back-Tack II package arrived from Zhinka Dinka Doo Amanda! Umm, circa November 1. I am SO sorry I haven't posted about it till now. My lateness has only to do with my own inertia: daylight savings time change = never home during daylight for decent shots, + weekends away. Amanda answered not one but two of my craft longings, spinning and polymer clay. The bag is incredible. I love the shape (round-bottom -- how do you do that?) and the fabrics. The solid is nice and velour-y. Above it's adding some brightness to the decaying fall garden (along with the garden gnome I painted at Gnome Gnight a while ago!)
Here is the whole haul: instruction books, roving, a drop spindle, another little bag with a variety pack of Fimo. There was also a box of Godiva chocolates, which is not pictured here for some reason.
I am excited to sit down with the books and start spinning and be a My Paper Crane poser. Nor can I wait to start on the road to Amyville poser-dom with the polymer clay. This round of Back-Tack was just perfect. Hooray for Amanda! (And profuse apologies again.) Hooray for Nicole and Alison!
But-wait-there's-more ... It was my 33rd birthday yesterday! In the morning, Bryan presented me with this ...
! EEEEEEEE! I dropped hints about a Print Gocco but he went one better. In the evening we went to Madras Pavillion for the best Indian feasting around, then I watched my stories on the TV, sated on coconut rice and palak paneer. So now I have three new endeavors. Where do you start? posted by in _____-Alongs
Comments What a haul! And happy birthday! I can't wait to hear how your spinning goes. I just bought some roving at the Kid 'n Ewe & Llamas Too festival and I don't even know where to begin. Posted by Susan on November 18, 2005 9:13 AM Happy belated birthday! Excellent presents! I really like the shape of that bag, too. And I like your new background. Posted by rose on November 18, 2005 11:29 AM gnome gnight? why do you not call me and tell me about these things? DAMMIT! oh, and happy birthday! i should treat you to a meal. if i can forgive you for your gnome gnight oversight... Posted by boxing octopus on November 18, 2005 12:09 PM how bout... pick a # between 1 and 33...then i'll tell you which to start with :) great stuff.... quite exciting! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!! Posted by lisa s on November 18, 2005 10:05 PM I'm so glad you liked everything! Your gnome and garden make everything look so much better than they looked in my dimly lit bedroom. Happy birthday too! And if it were me, I'd start with the screenprinting kit--how exciting! Posted by Amanda on November 18, 2005 11:03 PM Yahoo!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, a tad late. Have fun with your great presents. Posted by Mariko on November 19, 2005 5:46 PM I'm very late, but happy belated birthday! Posted by dixie on November 26, 2005 11:06 AM What a fabulous bag! I love the fabric. I learned how to make a round-bottom bag from Amy Butler's Ditty bag pattern. It was fun, and I learned something new - namely, make sure to measure everything correctly 'cuz if you don't, sewing on a circular bottom won't come out right! Posted by linda on December 9, 2005 3:35 PM |
