Pansy Basket Purse

A few more do-dads and this will be complete:



I'll be away from my computer this weekend so I'll have a photo of the final piece for you on Monday.

Closing Etsy Shop

As I mentioned last week, I'll be closing my Etsy shop shortly. Everything is now on sale so please see if there's something that you would like. Think Christmas gifts!

I'm sure some of you are wondering why I'm doing this. It's really time consuming. Not just in making things to offer there but the photography, listings and uploading photos take so much time. And I really want the room in my guest room dresser to store my personal collection of purses.

I have a lot of things that I would like to make for myself too so I'm looking for more time to do that. I do feel a little bad as it was fun while it lasted. And I put a ton of time into the things I made to sell but sometimes, a person just has to know when to call it quits.

I haven't chosen a date for closing it yet. I'd like to clear out as many things as I can. If anyone wants to make me an offer on any of the wall quilts, I'm more than willing to consider them.

Pansy Purse Continued

Thank you to everyone who took the time to give me their opinion on that lace piece. I too felt it was too pastel so I painted a different piece and I think this is more suitable:



I have some pink MOP flower buttons that I can use by the leaves. I think that'll look nice. I'll stitch on this more later today and have another update for you tomorrow.

Opinions Wanted

I pulled the colors out of the pin for the SRE and they look a little bright to me. I like it and I'm sure not pulling all that out:



The painted lace looks a bit muted to me and it's not a problem to change it to something else since I haven't sewn it down yet. What do you all think? Does this work or should I paint another piece of lace in brighter colors? Please let me know your opinion!

On the baseball front, I'd like to thank everyone who sent me "happy wishes" for my Cubbies! It's been a long time for them. Game one is tonight but it starts a bit past my bedtime. It's a 9:00 game and I usually go to bed around 8:30. I'll lay down this afternoon for an hour in hopes of being able to stay awake through a few innings!

At the moment, I'm still trying to stay detached from the outcome. That's a bit challenging and I would just be in heaven if they went to the World Series and I'll admit, I'd be out of my mind if they won! But one thing at a time! First, the Playoffs!

Once baseball is completely over, I have no idea what to watch on television. I guess my DVD player will be going non-stop until April. Really, the only other thing I watch besides baseball and movies is The Food Channel. Which anyone who knows me thinks that's hysterical since I don't cook! No, I do not! But I love to watch other people cook. As long as it's not in my kitchen and I don't have a mess to clean up. I'd always rather be stitching!

Pansy Purse

I started stitching on this project yesterday afternoon:



Ok, so I didn't get real far but it's a start. It took me awhile to decide on what lace to use. I kind of spent more time playing in my lace dresser than actually deciding on something to use! I love to sit and piece by piece, refold all of my lace, look at my collection of appliqués and just plain organize it all. I just find it calming and peaceful to play with my stash and just appreciate having it!

Anyway, I'll have more stitching time later today so this piece should start getting a little more interesting.