7.2.11 ... how to salvage your watchband

here is one of my fabric strips, strings and ribbons collections. i salvage these from our worn out clothes. if you look closely you can spy my watch nestled in there. and if you look further...

... you will see that one of the little strap bands is gone and the other one bit the dust this week. now i have to get serious. so i am going to remedy this by myself. why? because how boring are watch bands? and who wants to go out looking for one in 102* temperatures on a holiday weekend? and who wants to pay for one anyway? the band is still fine. i just went through replacing the former one with this one less than 2 years ago. so i will fix this one and jazz it up - which will personalize it and give it much needed character.

here you can see one new 'strap' has been formed and is glued and clasped tightly to set overnight. that one was formed without a guide. the second one is getting its YES! paste applied before being clasped and temporarily trimmed (the rough cut) to be left overnight. i applied this one over the broken one you saw above.

this whole escapade didn't take me 10 minutes, tops.

tomorrow i will take off the clamps and trim the straps closer and voila' - a spiffy repaired watchband. i bet these straps will last for years. how's your holiday weekend coming along? ours is pretty darn nice. we went for a little swim this afternoon. scout made dinner - teriyaki grilled chicken, sticky rice and a lovely salad with a new dressing - a lemon oregano vinaigrette i clipped out of a magazine years ago and had not tried yet. it's from a chicago restaurant. it's fantastic. now we're going to work on a puzzle. 

did any of you see craig last night? that man is hilarious every night, but last night was beyond hilarious. just love him.

sweet dreams, everyone. thanks for stopping by. until tomorrow. happiness to you. from me. with heart. ox joon

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Scissor Case & TeXaS Applique Mend

Recently I stumbled upon this fabulous handmade work apron. I have been planning to make one for myself. Once again, procrastination pays off. This is beautifully constructed and has been loved and lovingly cared for ~ and all for 1.99. Irresistible. So now I tool around the house with my pony {iphone} in one pocket, my pen and paper in one and my trusty scissors in the center. I don't want the scissors to stress the fabric so I made this little slip case for them. It's made from hand dyed viscose I purchased from my Etsy friend { www.sassalynne.etsy.com } Scout was my model {above}. Today we received a goodie package from our friend, Stacy, in Hawaii. She included that gorgeous bracelet for Scout who is thrilled. It's perfect for her. {Stacy is beautiful and so are her creations found HERE at stacysdesigns88 }

I also did some mending today. This is my favorite. It's our bedspread which is pretty heavy weight and was a real bear to accomplish. Just finished it this evening { I did laundry for 8 hours today. } so I could only grab this picture below the lamp. I adore this fabric and this patch will always remind us of our time here in Austin. Sweet dreams... until tomorrow... It's a great day for America, everybody. Yes it is.

ps. Craig is performing here this weekend. Wish we could see his show. But alas, that is not in the budget. :)

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It's a Great Day in Progress

As any of you who have looked at my posts have guessed, we are huge Craig Ferguson fans. I have something to send him, which I will include in my finished post. This is the envelope. Recycled. And from England ~ that tickles my funny bone. And I think it might give Craig a chuckle, too. Since I am re-using the envelope I am decorating it with one of my collages to cover the address. OK, I would do all this anyway, even if it didn't need it. The reverse side ~ the new front ~ also has this building/NYC/America theme, but, as you see, this is still in the working stage and none of this is set in place. So no photo of that side yet. This side will have a few changes and needs a couple of additions, but for the most part I am pretty happy with it. It is so cold, dreary and just plan wintry here today. It's actually snowing here in Austin. I guess that's quite a big deal. We moved here from New England so what do we know? :) Anyway, the weather convinced Scout and me that another batch of pretzels was in order. They came out just as lovely as the first batch. She has a picture of them on her TaD post: HERE along with a link to a little video we made spontaneously yesterday afternoon using my pony (iphone). It's here on my sidebar as well. She's singing One Song Glory from RENT. I hope you are all warm and dry and enjoying your evening. Until tomorrow....

:)

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