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ummm, so how’s that going?

i don’t really want to talk about it.

Remember how I was going to start taking book breaks.  I was going to try to read things besides cook, crafty and showmehow books.  Things Fall Apart was top of the list with a nod to the diaspora.

So, how’s that going? Kinda, not?  I’m in recipe-ville.  I’m all about cooking and stuff.  I’ve watched a lot of telly, too.  (♥:Excuses.) Fine.  Seriously, I want/need a comfy reading chair.

Remember that denim and print tote bag.

So, how’s that going? Huh? Uhhh.  I know.  The Make:Stuff List is growing and I’ve yet to get beyond the ideas in my head.  Arrggghhh.

I’ve got to live by the writing on wall.

Nikki♥

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things handmade: the tote

tote. today. must begin.

Using the all-day tote pattern from Lotta Jansdotter’s Simple Sewing.

tote fabric small

Everything is washed and waiting to be pressed. Trying to decide which print to use for the lining.  The tie-dyed piece is already spoken for, but I just want to use it for everything.  Really, I do.

I have to keep telling myself that I stopped sewing, crocheting and making as a kid to be excited by it now.  If it frustrated me for a minute, I was on to one of the many things that I found much easier to do.  I’m back to making and getting frustrated, but working through it.  If it’s not perfect the first time or ever…ummm, so.

Nikki♥