Swamped....

When Christmas rolls around, I seem to get a lot of custom orders with sewing…. a bit too much. This morning, while I was ripping out a seam (GAH!!!) my eyes crossed by themselves and blanked out for a tiny second, strange.... So I decided not to sew today; let my poor eyes rest a bit. That is why I have time to post a blog update. :)

The dress I was working on this morning is a "Made-To-Match" doll dress. A friend showed me a pink dress she bought for her little girl and she gave me a t-shirt that matched and asked if I could turn the t-shirt into a matching dress. It is quite a simple dress and I almost finished it in ONE afternoon! Then...I had to take a seam out 'cause the dress was too long. Ah man.....

I am also working on lengthening a coat's sleeves for a man from church. He's VERY tall and the coat is very nice so he asked if I could fix it for him. It is all hand sewing, (my poor tired hands) and I am almost done with it though! Just two more seams, each about six inches long!

After I finish with all my commissions, I get to make a few Christmas presents. Fun things like working with wood and leather. :)

Cold weather (possibly snow), not enough sleep, and selling things at a Christmas marketplaces

The weather is finally turning cold! I think it is a bit late (it's already December).

1) Something I love about December? Making money

2) Something I don't like about December? Spending money

3) Something I'm excited about during December? Chec conference is coming! (Just six months away!) (Hey, it's closer than it was yesterday! :D)

4) Something totally abused and taken for granted? Christmas

5) Something I am really grateful for today? Chocolate from my "Aunt" from far away. :)

6) My brain is wandering and I can't think of anything else? Yep

And there you have it folks! My six items of random facts about December.

Keep Lean'n on Jesus as he leads you along!

~Glory

On Christmas Recital Preparations

Recently, I was trying to write an accompaniment to my brother's recital song he's going to sing to. This was quite difficult because it's in D flat.

"Okay, treat it like C sharp and things will go better."

It didn't go better.

Just about an hour later, I had put in all the chords, and was trying VERY hard to play them. It just wasn't working. So, I decided to transpose it half a step lower to C. MUCH better. :)

Now I have to remember that every time I play a note, it is one note lower than written. Brain hurts.....

Oh well, once I practice it enough it should come pretty easily.

Now, I am going to rummage in the refrigerators and see what we have that I can serve for lunch to my ravenously hungry siblings. :D

Eleven Questions, not Twenty

Okay Shoshanna, I'm doing it. :)

1) Did your dream last night involve alligators in Peru? Not that I remember, I think it was something about a long car trip and a church potluck.

2) You’re stuck in an elf world and you discover you have the ability to mind read. What do you do? I'd walk around asking the elf’s funny questions and reading their thoughtful reactions.

3) What was the first book you ever read? Probably Dr. Seuss’s ABCs, I loved that book so much I ate it up literally. :)

4) What is the most visited website on your computer? Probably my email, I check it about fifteen times a day. :D

5) Are you technically inclined? Depends... If it has something to do with a sewing machine then, yes. When it comes to computers, let's just say, I can help my grandma's out but that's all.

6) Were you involved in NaNoWriMo this year? I wrote during the month, my book now has 11,752 words, but I didn't start it in November so it doesn't count.

7) What is your favorite thing to bake? Cookies, defiantly.

8) What would you do if you were being pursued by alligators in Peru who were licking pork chops on a plate which they held on their tail? I'd climb a tree because everyone knows that alligators can't climb trees especially with a plate on their tail.

9) Do you play an instrument? I play piano and absolutely LOVE it. I also sing harmony with my family, I'm a soprano and lov'n it. :D

10) What was your favorite Anne of Green Gables series book… if you've read any? I've only read the first one, so I guess that would be my favorite. :P

11) What time did you wake up this morning? Well... the alarm went off at 7:00, but that doesn't mean I got up then. :)

Now I get to think up eleven new questions, hmmmmm......

1) What is the most exciting thing you're doing today?

2) What does your family mean to you?

3) Are you looking forward to Christmas?

4) Do you like classical music?

5) Do you like the cold weather or do you prefer summer?

6) What's your favorite bible verse?

7) Do you like flower arrangements?

8) Have you ever been to Washington D.C. or New York?

9) What color socks are you wearing right now?

10) What's your favorite band or artist?

11) What's the best book are you reading right now?

Now you can:

~Answer my eleven questions

~Create eleven new questions

~"Tag" as many blogs that you can think of

~Comment of those blogs, letting you know you've tagged them.

Part of our table display 

  

  My doll clothes Christmas marketplace sale was last Saturday. I feel like I am on top of the world. Now I am not sewing every free second.

  I'm am not sure what I am  going to be doing with all that free time. I will probably be practicing piano or writing books or cooking for my family. 

  Speaking of cooking, I need to get working on lunch! :D