I got it bad now.

Hoo boy, with the beautiful spring weather and an energizing morning at the gym (and inspiring visit to the remnant box at The Cotton Ball I've got a really bad case of projectitis today.
Here's the deal, the shop I work at part time requested of me that I create more cards! Also, they wondered if I could transfer my stamp images to things like shirts and aprons. Well, that got me on a roll with ideas, so I went to the Cotton Ball to look for embellishments and any fabrics that have an orchid motif on them (it's an orchid shop). That's when I got distracted by the remnant box and decided I didn't need orchid motifs, and I would make purses. I bought a lot of remnants. Let's just say, I bought more than enough, considering I already have several storage bins full of fabric. But I did get really inspired, and got some pretty amazing fabric pieces.
So what's the status of these projects? Well, I cut out one little wristlette (I bought this pattern YEARS ago, and finally am going to make the darn things) so that if I screw up, it won't be wasting tons of fabric. It's going to be a fuzzy animal print and black velvet combo. Very sexy. By the way, I just discovered the pattern can be purchased online from the artist's site: http://www.radbags.com/
I've bought several patterns from her, and the graphic designer in me wants her to stop hand-writing and illustrating the directions, there's another part of me that finds it absolutely charming. Also, every single thing I've seen from her is delightful, clever, charming ...pick an adjective, she's got all the good ones.

And for the cards I've drawn an orchid image onto the carving material. But this is the last of my carving material, so I'll need to buy more. I'm a bit trepidacious about carving this one, with all those fine lines. But I'll just have to TRY to be patient and slow.

Also, I need to buy additional materials for the "couture clutches" ... that's what I get for jumping into a project without thinking it through. I decided *not* to drive into town for the materials I need today. I already was in town earlier today, and will just have to wait until tomorrow to get little magnets and the extra-heavy stabilizer to make the little guys keep their shape.. Ooh! But I did already sew the lining together and made my very first boxed corner! I may sound totally lame right now but -- OH it's MAGIC!