What have I been doing? I’m sure that’s the burning question on ALL your minds! {all two that read this 
} Well…mostly I’ve been planing. Planning my swaps, planning my friend’s trip here in two weeks, and planning my nest before my mother visits in April. As you can see, I’m an AWESOME planner. Not a very good doer.
I DID finish my labor of love. I did the betty shopper for my neice’s 18th {and 1 month, NOW} birthday. The pattern was classic amy butler. She writes like she’s telling you in first hand. However, it can be difficult to read it. I’m VERY much a picture person, so the more pictures the better. My only problem came when joining the lining and the exterior. The side seams are not pretty. I’m not sure the reason why, but it could have been that the lining had more give than the exterior. Also, it was a pain to get the handles through the gromits. I had to have the strenght of 10 men, plus 2.
ANYWAYS, here is is, with a lovely model to boot
He’s ready to go!
The inside, very pockety.
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Otherwise, it’s been pretty darn cold here. No matter what anyone says, I feel that the first winter will be the hardest winter for us because it’s nothing like we’ve ever experienced. The dog sits in front of the heater and sleeps in her coat. The other day there was ice crawling up the windows…guess it’s time to make those window snakes!
Well now that you’re well versed in ‘bag’ you can try your hand at making me one! Just kidding…well not really…. no, just kidding. Let’s go handbag ‘browsing’ when I come out! K?
No really… a bag would be nice.
That turned out really great – it looks like the pictures I’ve seen anyway. And what a nice guy to model for you. My hubby won’t hold my purse EVER. Well, no, that’s not true. He did get it out of the car for me once.
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