I requested, and received, tomorrow off.* Yay! I can stay up late tonight finishing the checkbook covers (3 of the 4 will be completed in time).

Checklist:

• make SAMPLE tags for, well, samples, things not for sale
• price things that are for sale for the right price, read VERY HIGH price (hat, tunic, faery jacket, faery purse)
• finish checkbook covers
• make those two pairs of earrings I keep putting off
• hangers
• table cloths and display cloths
• business cards and tray
• bags for purchased pouches
• bags for purchased earrings
• banners
• pouches
• earrings
• samples (hat, robe, shirt, tunic, goblet bag, jean jacket, faery jacket, faery purse)
• rain boots for boggy stone circle
• sunscreen (forecast says sun breaks and 63 Yay!)
• chair
• lunch and cooler
• water and soda
• warm coat for after dusk
• sketch book, pencil, pen
• project (get some pillows started)
• protection powder
• charm to make my bags and earrings irresistible *wink*
• a NAP
• pack it all into the rolling suitcase

Goodness I hope I don’t forget anything.

*All boss says is “Do you have time accrued?” Duh. Would I ask for time off if I didn’t have time accrued? Anyway…

I suffer from the dilemma of thinking that each topic should have it’s own post. I could write one post per day, big and long and scattered. Or write several posts that are focused and organized by category. And since this is for me to refer back to as well as to be interesting, I’ve decided that is the way it must be. The good news for you who can’t keep up is that I never write on the weekends as I don’t have computer access on those days. And sometimes these are really organizational notes to self.

So…

I keep brainstorming things I can make that would be fun for people to buy and enjoy. I am going through my house every evening pulling things I can display as samples and for ideas for things to make and commissions I can do.

This wool bag, lined with vintage linen, and embroidered with silk ribbon, perl cotton, and wool applique, was made to hold two silver plated goblets I have. I am saving the goblets for the day when I have a partner who will hold sabbats and esbats with me… (and before you think that’s nuts, let me just say I consider that to be part of the visualization, I have red toothbrush waiting for him too. *wink*)

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This will be at the Beltaine event too. Marked as a sample (all things not a pouch or earrings will be marked sample, goodness I need to make those tags too).

The applique on this jacket was originally part of a purse. After stitching up most of it, it just sat. It’s inner purseness was not calling me. I was asked to bring stuff to work to show off and someone said “this would be cool on a jean jacket.” And she was right. The motif from the back of the purse is tacked on my wall until I hear what it is supposed to do. Maybe just live in a shadow box or frame. I seem to have lost the photo of the entire jacket.

See if you can find the not so obvious symbolism in the first image.  *wink*

Jean Jacket

Lonely Motif