Current Mood : Happy and proud of me !
Current Image Notes : Here 'tis - I finally used the display stand I bought last year ! The little inset is from the original pattern. Didn't do too bad, did I ?
Yaaay ! I did it ! Took an hour this afternoon to work on the box that's been bugging me since I bought the pattern last week - and next thing I knew, about three hours had passed, total, and the box was complete. That's with many, many stops and starts. Once the sewing and assembly part started, it just whipped right along, in between calls from telemarketer charities and puppy duty. Only reason it took as long as it did was due to my own fumbling, and constant second-guessing. And those darn phonecalls !
Turns out, the pattern has some ‘give' to it, and that's good, since the internal sides I cut were a bit off. But the bottom piece covers a multitude of sins, and it all worked out. Whew. The three layers of 2mm foam worked just fine, and I may well use them for the other sizes. The one I worked up was the smallest, and I can use the Dollar Tree stuff for it, and probably the medium one, too.
Further in the directions, the author does say that other items might work in place of the foam pieces, depending on the intended use. With foam and the glue gun, it's entirely washable. Otherwise, she suggests cardboard or possibly even (sigh) plastic canvas. I may write the author, tell her my solution, just for kicks.
Otherwise, it was a nice day. Beloved Hubby came home with a red velvet cake - cream cheese frosting, too ! He was in a celebratory mood, so we also had pizza for dinner. He's noticed my daily dish-washing, and wanted to do something nice for me. I like having just a couple of plates to wash at day's end ! And plenty of time to craft.
I think tomorrow, I'll test stitch that ‘Nerf' design I digitized, and make the crate cover I promised Dearest Son over the weekend. I've already had my indulgences this week, so I think I'll indulge on the crafty-cheap side at home. I may even find time to sew Triana something new... that'd be great !
