a bit o crafting

I took advantage of the quiet time tonight and was able to finish a project I started before Christmas. I bought the rice, and we're still eating it, because, well, ten pounds is a lot of rice. But after staring at the empty rice bag for a while, I knew I could turn it into something, so why not a totebag of sorts? I think it's big enough to hold a water bottle, a notebook and a library book. I lined the zipper part as well (the original opening on the bag), so I can put my drivers license and cell phone in there, not worrying about them getting lost.













My first piece of upcycled/recycled art.


I'll see how it holds up, and how crazy people think I am.

serious crafting going on

I'm taking a bit of a break today from a serious crafting session. I don't know what has gotten into me, other than the cold I feel coming on, so I highly doubt it's that, but I am on a serious roll. In the last twenty four hours, I have finished;

two pillows for the living room sofa
two baby blankets
a rice bag for my father in law for Christmas

Yes, it doesn't sound like much, but if you also factor in six hours of sleep and the three hours of company/cook dinner/entertain, I've gotten quite a bit done, for me anyway.

I'm hoping to get a start on curtains for the spare bedroom tonight too ... that would be sweet.

Aah ... it feels good to get something done and have something to show for it.

can you be too green?

Okay, so my green-ness may be getting away from me. I don't even know what posessed me to do this, it just sort of popped into my head.

I have just cut up my grandma's old living room shears and turned them into five reusable produce bags for the grocery store.

The shears were in the fabric bin already, and there was no intense emotional connection to them - it was just pretty, lightweight fabric that I figured I'd use one day. Well, today was the day.

I also weighed a plastic bag with three peaches and my fabric bag with three peaches, and the weight difference was only 0.4 ounces. It's not a huge difference at all. Even if I use all five bags in one shopping trip, it will only be a two ounce difference. Not enough to notice for me.

I wonder how many goofy looks I'll get when I go to the grocery store in two weeks? Reactions from the cashiers?