Oops, I shopped - the store

Today was fun, today was shopping day. Aunt Joan, Shari, Morgane and myself piled up in Joan's van and headed to Harrisburg, PA to go to a fabric discounter Joan spotted a couple of weeks ago. The day she spotted the store she said it was GREAT and that I HAD to go back to the store with her and no hubby or kids in tow. Boy was she right... It was heaven and pretty much everything was bargain priced.

You enter and this is what you see:

A whole wall of zippers of all colors and sizes

Broadcloth and satin

Bolts and bolts of fleece

And trim heaven

Ribbons and laces in all colors

Suiting fabrics

Upholstery supplies and fabrics

$1 and $2 a yard bargains

A selection of calicos for under $4 a yard

And buttons galore

This is us, all shopped out, at a local dinner

I was shopping for trims and I did get quite a bit of that, and also buttons and notions, and some fabrics for a friend's Halloween costume. And stayed under budget...  YAY!  Pictures of the loot coming up tomorrow. What an awesome day :)

Not here today

I'm not here because I'm visiting my friend Amie and her sweet blog with a guest post :




Come and see me there to find out how to make one of these pretty pumpkins

Snazzy slippers

We've had a fantastic week weather-wise, it felt like summer all over again, but dry. However, the week before was pretty miserable, which reminded me I needed new slippers. Ikea has those simple black slippers for $2 a pair. Serviceable but really not pretty. 

A bit of fabric was all that was needed to turn blah into tada...

Check out my new snazzy slippers

Yep I made two pairs ... 

I think that counts as upcycling, right ??

I'm still not ready for cold weather but my feet will stay warm