Fabric, Wonderful Fabric

Anyone that knows me knows I have a fabric addiction. I used to laugh at hearing about others that have the same affliction...I laugh no more. In my last post I had mentioned that there was going to be an interview, well, it's been posted! Have a look here to read. If you ever need fabric I highly recommend FabricLovers, Sabra there is THE best! I'm anxiously awaiting her new shipment of fabric from Africa.

I had a good week with local sales and at my Esty shop last week - while this is GREAT, it also means I need to bind in double speed to replace the books sold to take to the Avant-Garde Art & Craft Show on the 11th! Here are a few in the works and/or finished. The celestial themed ones are minis (6"x6") and are crazy colorful and will be super thick. Love 'em!

I got the one below bound this morning. I love almost anything with olive green, these blues, pinks and purples pop on this one

In keeping with the celestial theme and things I love

Standin' in the sun darlin'.........at the Shores

Button, Belgian, Ribbon...Oh My!

I am on my way to my goal of 12 new books for my Etsy shop and I aim to have them done by months end. I did all 3 in different binding techniques: The earthy batik is buttonhole bound, the blue/purple is ribbon bound and the type writer fabric is Belgian bound:

I have a bunch of new fabrics that I am itching to get onto book covers:

  

The themes are all over the board but I suppose that matches what goes on inside my head at any given moment anyway!

I've had quite the start of the new year, New Years day we had a bit of an accident here - I'll just say it involved my husband, a head split open in two places, an ambulance and 2 EMT's, I've just gotten over the horror of that whole scene. 

Last weekend we were in upstate New York for a few days - WAY upstate (60 miles south of Montreal, Canada) what beautiful country it is up there to be sure. I added up the time I've been in the passenger seat of the SUV since Thanksgiving and it totals 78 hours. I sure hope that's it for awhile!  

From the passenger seat as you are driving me home....to the Shores

Sooo Sari....

The hubs, dog and I just got back from another road trip to Georgia - that drive just beats the snot outta me even though all I do is sit in the passenger seat (I'd love to have a turn at driving but noooOOOooo, that just wouldn't do for hubby). It was really nice at any rate once we got there - mom was really with it this Christmas, she was bound and determined that most of the food and ALL of the gifts would be prepared and wrapped and what a fine job she did! It is always so awesome to be with the family at Christmas. My trips are never long enough though, it would have been nice to pop in on a friend or two or maybe see an old friend that was playing at the Foxes Lair but alas..just couldn't squeeze it in, maybe next time.

So I got home to find a bag full of amazing color in my mailbox - I'd ordered some sari silk scraps from India off Etsy, they are just eyepopping, the colors, embroidery and embellishments are really amazing..do take a look (yes, crappy pic taken from the Blackberry again):

Yummmmmm! No idea what I will do with them yet but whatever it is it will be good to be sure!

Another first for me was I painted a goat. I've never painted a critter before but I was in a WTA (winner takes all) and the winner picks the theme of the ATC, it was:

~GOATS~

Well, I was a bit horrified at the thought - I mean animals are just not what I paint but after finding a photo I liked I set to work, I blasted Christmas music (the fun kind like Elvis, Aretha and the like) I sang and smiled through the whole process and here you see my sweet goat:

IS THIS THE CUTEST EVER?!?!?!

It was another one of those pieces that I was heartbroken to part with and the only reason I did was because the person who won would appreciate it and take care of my lil guy without a doubt.

So now I am missing my goat.........................at the Shores