Houndstooth and Bright Blue barrettes...

80mm Houndstooth printed pinwheel barrette.

This weekend I've worked on an order placed before I wend on vacation at the beginning of the month.  It was for a friend at work that ordered two barrettes for her granddaughter.  I have them ready to go, but I haven't been back to work since I've finished them.  Monday I hope she'll be at work so I can give them to her: in a proper bag, and a business card in the bag with the barrettes.

80mm Bright blue leaf print bow barrette.

I have a lot of prints I bought earlier this year that I've really wanted to make some bows and pinwheels with.  The houndstooth and this fun bright blue print are two of my favorites.  I've had the houndstooth for a while, I think I got it for free at art school to be honest.  I have so many plastic tubs around my house just filled with scrap fabric.  So many started projects that I just forget about.

I have this tote bag I started over a year ago.  I stopped the project because I needed to take in the sides a quarter inch and I was just so pissed off about it.  I don't know if anyone would buy it, but it doesn't hurt to finish and try to sell.  Hopefully I'll get up the gumption to finish that this week.  It's so close!

My work area is getting so cluttered and is driving me nuts!  I really need to build a book shelf for all my photo boxes and supplies.  I want to bring my sewing desk down to my work area and put it next to my computer desk so I have a nice corner to work in.  I really have way too much stuff.  I need to downsize really.  I have plastic bins with grade school paints that I'll probably never use again that I really need to donate to the recreation program in our town or to an after school program or something.  My cousin works for the recreation for the town now so maybe I'll ask her if they could use some of the art supplies I have.

I made another barrette too, but you've already seen the print before.  When I take more pictures tomorrow maybe I'll post again.  I take better pictures in natural light, I like the look of natural light better than studio anyway.  Until tomorrow... Goodnight!

North Carolina and returning to the job I hate...

My family's cottage for the week in Ocean Isle Beach, NC.

My Grandma on my Dad's side of the family died in January of this year.  Instead of everyone trying to go down for a funeral in January our family decided we would have a memorial service for her this June in Raleigh, NC.  And they also wanted all the family to come down to the beach the brothers used to summer at (Ocean Isle Beach) for the week after the memorial.  It was to be a celebration of Grandma and all she loved.  We used to get together every so often and have family reunions on that side.  Grandma and Grandaddy loved seeing everyone all together and enjoy the summer time.  Grandma loved to swim.  Up until 2 years before she died she would get in the water every summer.

One night while hanging out at my uncle's condo, there was a double rainbow!  Pretty cool =0)

It was a wonderful week, for the most part.  Kevin got sunburned one day, we swam in the ocean three times, ate seafood, sat outside in the ocean air every morning and evening, and best thing of all we got to see family every day!  Having said that, there were some pretty big stressers for me, but I made it through.  I learned a lot about my Dad's side of the family that week.  

Right to Left: Chrissy, Kevin, Mom and Dad at The Pharmacy Restaurant in Southport, NC.

Left to Right: Uncle Don, Aunt Ann, Uncle Jim, Cheryl, Dad, Mom, and all the kiddies!

The friday before Kevin and I flew home, we were going to go see my Mother and her husband Gregory while we were in the area.  So Kevin and I made the drive to Smithfield to check in to our hotel.  We didn't sleep very well at the cottage in Ocean Isle beach due to the air conditioning not working, Tropical storm Andrea, and just being uncomfortable I guess.  So we sort of slept better that night in Smithfield.  Although I found out that our elefant upstairs neighbors kept Kevin up all night.  They were pacing the floor with their heavy feet all night.  And the floor creaked in a certain spot too.  We were just cursed to not get sleep on our vacation.  

Creech Pharmacy in Selma, NC.  We met a real soda jerk!!  We got lemonades and orangeades!

This is the pharmacy where we got the drinks from in Selma, NC.  Such a cute town with a million antique stores!

This is my mother!  She showed Kevin and I this nice park in Raleigh, NC.  It's got this big lake at the center and this nice paved path going around it.  It was a really nice walk.  We got to see a turtle and a nute!

My mother's husband raises pigs, well he calls them hogs!  He showed us a few of the piglets, they were so adorable!

This is my mother's husband with one of his piglets.  I love this picture, it came out so good!

 The day we left my mother's husband's sow gave birth to 9 piglets!  Kevin and I were sad he couldn't come with us for the afternoon, but I'm glad he was there to help the mamma pig give birth.  Kevin and I had a great time, but we were so glad to be going home by the end of the week.   We missed our own bed, but most of all, we missed our kitties Rocks and Ashe.  Rocks didn't leave our side for the first few days we were home.

This is the same piglet.  I love his tail!  So glad we got to see the piglets while we were there visiting.

It's been okay going back to work, but today I've looked at my schedule from work and compared it to my appointment book and it is not going well.  I threw my book on the floor earlier because I was so angry.  I am almost positive that I put in for my Remicade appointment and for Kevin's best friend's 30th birthday party... Well if I did, I wasn't approved to have the days off.  I am working both days in the times I specified I couldn't work.  So angry STILL!!!  Now I have to see if I can switch with another supervisor for both days or just for one at least.  I might just have to take a point and come in late on the Remicade appointment day.  I can't wait to quit my job someday in the distant future.  I hate the schedule that retail has... Which means you don't really have a set schedule at all, you work something different every week.  I hate it so much!  If I work my butt off and promote myself more this year maybe I'll start making enough money to not have to work at Kohl's once Kevin and I get married.  That would be awesome.  But I have a lot more promoting to do in order to do that.  I really need to get out of this uninspired slump.  Until next time everyone, have a great weekend!