Lizard Witch Revealed

Robin has a picture of Addie in her lizard witch costume on her blog. You can see it here: http://mylifeexpose.blogspot.com/

Tag Lovie

When Joy bought the material for the camo/razorback baby tote that I made for her recently to give as a gift, she also got a remnant of camo fleece that she asked me to make small soft square that the baby could snuggle with when he got older. Now here is an instance where mother and daughter were not on the same wave length. I just couldn't visualize what she was talking about. But Robin came to the rescue this week when she was here at lunch and asked me if I had done anything with that piece of fleece. She got on my computer and found a Tag Lovie on a blog and showed it to me. I gather that a baby or toddler carries this around instead of a blankie. So I made a Tag Lovie tonight for Joy to give as a gift. And who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks!!

I embroidered the baby's name in hunter's orange and and added orange ribbon tags around the edge. I stitched two pieces of fabric right sides together and turned so it is nicely finished on the outer edged.

Luck, love and laughter,

Judy

Jury Duty

In August I received my notice for Circuit Court jury duty for a four month period beginning September 1 and ending December 31. I reported for orientation as instructed and the group summoned was divided into 3 jury pools....Tuesday jurors, Wednesday jurors and Thursday jurors. I am one of the Tuesday jurors. I have to call every Monday to see if I have to report the following day.

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Last Tuesday was the first day the Tuesday jurors had to report -- we got lucky for a few weeks. And then I had to report again today. I know that this is my civic duty but it sure has left a bad taste in my mouth .

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The first obstacle one encounters when reporting for jury duty is finding a parking place within a reasonable distance from the courthouse. Let's face it, I'm 63 years old with problems with my back and hip so walking any distance is not always the most pleasant thing for me. So make sure you allow yourself plenty of time to find a place to park.

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Then it's hurry up and wait outside in the hall when you get to your assigned courtroom. The hallway is lined with the MOST UNCOMFORTABLE WOODEN BENCHES. If you are early enough, you can find a seat while you wait to be called into the courtroom. I gather that early morning is set aside for entering pleas, etc. So while you are sitting in the hall waiting for the jury pool to be called in, there are prisoners handcuffed and shackled being taken in and out of the courtroom in front of you. What an experience!!

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Finally the door opens and the jury pool gets to enter the courtroom. The seats in the courtoom are not much of an improvement over the torture chamber benches in the hallway. The Baliff calls the roll to see who did show up.

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Last week after roll call, the judge came into the courtroom and told us that the defense attorney was sick and the trial was postponed. Now I don't wish bad health on anyone but I sure was relieved when we were excused and could leave.

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Today after the roll call we were told that the attorneys had some motions to make and we were to wait in the hall. So back out into the hall we went for some more hurry up and wait. Finally we were called back into the courtroom. As I entered the courtroom, I saw the attorneys packing up and leaving. That was a good clue that we were going to be excused for the day. The judge told us that the defense attorney had entered a motion to have the trial continued at a later date...seems his client had taken drugs and attorney felt that he had diminished capacity with regard to helping with his defense. The motion was granted. What does that say about our legal system? So once again we were excused and could leave. This is how I spent my morning.

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I am relieved that I have not yet had to go through jury selection and face the possibility of serving on a jury. Been there, done that about 12 years ago and once was more than enough for me. I am ready to go back to hearing the recording "Tuesday jurors do not have to report" when I call in on Mondays.

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Meanwhile, I am going to the chiropractor tomorrow!!!!

Judy

Pirate Shirt for Addie

I did this shirt last week for Addie using a design from a Designs by JuJu Pirate Applique Set.

After Robin gave it to her she called me and told me that Addie had a request. Please no more bows on anything for her!! Like I've said before, she is no girlie girl.

I also made her this Sponge Bob pillow. She picked out the material.

I have to report for jury duty tomorrow....I just pray that I don't get picked to serve.

Luck, love and laughter,

Judy

Tote Bags Featured on Fiskateers Blog

I am so honored to have two of my tote bags featured on the Fiskateer's blog Tuesday. Rebecca, one of the leads, is featuring sewing projects for Fiskateer's sewing week. You can check it out here: http://www.fiskateers.com/blog/2008/10/21/more-great-projects-for-fiskateer-sewing-week/

Luck, love and laughter,
Judy

Camo Diva Purse

This morning I was sitting in my craft room looking at what was left of the camo material and thought there's enough left to make Sarabeth a little purse to go with her outfit that I made yesterday. I put my thinking cap on and cut two 8 1/2 inch squares of fabric, two strips of fabric for handles, and rummaged thru my stash for lining material. Here is the finished product which goes with the outfit that I showed in my post yesterday.

I also made some things for Addie today but I'll post them during the week.

Have a great week,

Judy

Sarabeth's Halloween Costume

Sarabeth wants to be Hannah Montana for Halloween. Here is the outfit that I made for her to wear for Halloween.

I found the iron on crystal transfer on eBay and applied it to a black tee shirt. There was enough black material left over from the trick or treat bags that I made for the girls to make a skirt. I did decorative stitching on the skirt to match the colors in the the transfer and added some hot fix crystals between the rows of stitching. Joy is supposed to get her a Hannah Montana wig and she will wear her black boots. I'm sure she will be wearing this outfit a lot.

There was enough camo material left over from the camo baby tote bag that I made recently for Joy for a baby gift to make a skirt for Sarabeth. Her daddy and big brothers are really into hunting and Sarabeth loves to wear camo. Joy found a brown tee shirt and I came up with this outfit for Sarabeth.

I did a decorative stitch on the skirt in brown to match the shirt and used some metallic thread to give a little shine and glitz to the embroidery on the shirt.

Now I just have to make the tail for Addie's "Lizard Witch" costume. The cape is finished and Robin has already taken it to Addie. I wish Addie would wear skirts -- I would love to make her some of these cute outfits but she won't have any thing to do with anything girly girly. So I've got to find some tee shirts to embroidery for her with monsters, pirates, etc.

Luck, love and laughter,
Judy

Lizard Witch Costume Update

We've come up with a solution to Addie's request for a "Lizard Witch" costume for Halloween. For the lizard, she is going to be dressed in camo pants and top and I am going to make her a tail out of camo material. Robin and Addie went shopping over the weekend for the rest of the costume. Addie picked out an orange hat and material for a cape. The material is black with yellow half moons and stars. So tonight I have been playing around sketching out a pattern for the cape.

Sarabeth's costume is easy. She wants to be Hannah Montana. I found a Hannah Montana iron on crystal design on ebay that I bought. That is going to go on a black tee shirt and tonight I cut out a black skirt for her. I'll glitz up the skirt with some decorative stitching and maybe some hit fix crystals. Joy is getting her a Hannah Montana wig and she already has black boots.

Today was a wild day at work. The phone went absolutely crazy this morning....I decided we must have a full moon 'cause "the natives sure were restless".

Luck, love and laughter,
Judy

Halloween Blog Candy Alert

Wow, check out Lisa's blog candy at http://lisafalduto.blogspot.com/2008/10/giveaway-fun.html. Once she gets 150 comments, she is giving away an awesome Heidi Grace Halloween stamp set. So be sure to check it out.

Today's Sewing Project

Joy told me that Sarabeth is really getting into wearing skirts and that she wanted to get some for her. She can wear them with tights or leggings and her boots when the weather gets cold.

I came up with a very simple a-line skirt pattern and made this denim skirt for her. I dressed it up with an embroidery design and did a matching embroidery on a tee shirt to go with it.

Hope everybody has a great week.

Judy

Trick or Treat Bags

I had lots of fun making these Trick or Treat Bags for Addie and Sarabeth. I used a different embroidery design on each bag and topped each off with some decorative stitching. Then lined them with the same cute Halloween print.

Robin and I are still open to suggestions for a "Lizard Witch" costume for Addie. That child has some kind of imagination!

Luck, love and laughter,

Judy

Lizard Witch

Addie told her Mommy that Nanny would make a "Lizard Witch" costume for her for Halloween. My friends, I am open to any and all suggestions as to what a lizard witch might look like and how to acomplish this feat.

Luck, love and laughter,
Judy

Blog Candy Alert

Deb is giving away some neat blog candy. Be sure and check out her site...she's a really neat lady.

Judy

Halloween Cards

I spent most of the day Saturday sewing but I did manage to make a couple of quick Halloween cards since it was World Card Making Day. I used K & Company demensional stickers on both cards and ribbon that I got at Hancocks. The first card was based on a Page Plans sketch.

Luck, love, and laughter,

Judy

Baby Gift

My daughter Joy asked me to make a tote for her to give as a baby gift. She found that a lot of times it was good to have something smaller than a diaper bag to stick things in for Sarabeth when just making a quick trip. She shopped for material and this is what she brought me to use for the tote.

Barrett's daddy does a lot of hunting and his mommy and daddy are both big Arkansas Razorback fans. So he has a camo tote bag lined with Arkansas Razorback fabric. How's that for personalization!!

Luck, love and laughter,

Judy

Saturday Sewing Projects

I decided Saturday to treat myself to some new things. I had a black tee shirt just waiting for embroidery and I decided to do the pumpkin design on the shirt instead of on a tote. I think it really pops on the black shirt.

Then I started on a new purse/tote for myself. I went through my Autumn embroidery machine designs and decided on this one. I raided my fabric stash for lining material and my ribbon stash for trim.

Luck, love and laughter,

Judy