It's been a while.

It's been a week since I last blogged & I apologize for my absence. School started this past Tuesday and so far, so good. I only had 2 classes so far but both teachers are real great. This coming Monday, I have 2 more classes and I'm getting impatient to see how they go. So, that's the reason I haven't posted all week but I'll get you up to date. :)

Thursday night was craft nights at my friend, Dome's house. We decided we're going to do it every Thursday and we'll do a different craft each week. It's fun because Project Runway is on Thursday nights too. This week, I made myself a pair of tights (My first pair! They turned out awesome. I love them!) and I showed Dome how to use her sewing machine. Her first project is to make plush bats to hang from her ceiling. They're going to be so cute when they're finished but she ended up getting frustrated with her sewing machine... haha. Dottie made a very sparkly bag that turned out cute too. This week, we're going to work on pouches and we're going to start brain-storming our painting projects. I'm real excited for Dome to show me how to paint. She's such an amazing artist! I'll have to take pictures of her paintings while I'm there so I can show you guys.

Yesterday was AMAZING. Me and a bunch of friends who I used to hang out with every day in highschool went to our friend's bar for his birthday. I haven't seen him in like 3 years so that was awesome. It was just so great to have mostly everyone (about 20 of us) in the same room again. In highschool, we used to all meet up in our friend's basement every weekend. We used to all go to the beach, we'd go to Chicago for shows, take the train all together, and have wonderful times. Me and the girls danced until 5am. I can't even explain how amazing it was... it made me so happy and gets me so excited for 2010.

Tonight, my friend is taking me out to the movies but I'm not sure which one we're going to see. It should be fun! I really want to see the new Michael Cera movie but I doubt he'll want to see that, haha.

Anyway, here's some eye candy!


Here's a custom order trifold wallet that I just finished for one of my customers. She's giving it to her boyfriend for Valentines day. :) She asked me to embroider The Beatles lyrics on the inside and also the clear pocket for a special coin that her boyfriend has (his grandpa gave it to him).


Yesterday I got my happy mail package from Cynthia! She sent me this awesome sewing machine pendant, 3 necklace chains, mexico stickers!, and a cute little scrap booking sticker. I instantly put my necklace together and wore it to my friend's birthday party. I LOVE it! Thanks Cynthia! PS. Cynthia, comment on my blog because I don't know who you are and I want to thank you!


I finally stuffed my pillow! I love how it looks. It sits behind me while I sew. :) I've got a few friends who are having me make them custom order ones. Leave me a comment if you want one!


My new magnet that I purchased from a dainty little store in Geneva. This store was so cute. It's an old house that was transformed. There were tons of handmade items, home items, bags, jewelry, and a bunch of other adorable things. I wanted everything!


Me, my mom, and my mom's cousin went to this great little place in Geneva called Nosh. I had this wonderful eggs benedict dish. It was so, so, so good.


Here's the adorable tea presentation they had. The tea bags inside are the same shape and you put it in your tea and the little stem pokes out of the top of the cup. So fricken' adorable. I couldn't stop taking pictures of them hahah... I'm sure everyone thought I was a freak.


Here's our yummy appetizer that we shared. I forgot what it was called but those are pears, goat cheese, and I'm not sure what the other yummy thing was called but it was deliiiiicious.

Thanks for reading! & hi to my new blog friends!