Wednesday crafting???

Yesterday, while all my fellow WOYWWers were leaving lovely comments of concern for Bleubeard, I was busy in my craft room and no where near my computer. I made a big dent in my to-do list, but mostly it was things I can't show.

First, I spent an insane amount of time playing around with glue and confetti.


I can't show the finished project, but suffice it to say, my craft room floor was already filling up.


Next, I tackled my Teal Dreams cover with the help of a little gift my dear friend Jackie Smith sent me.


Somehow it never occurred to me to use a triangle on the corners until I opened the box and the "flap" solution hit me in the face! No need for a pattern when I had the perfect template in front of me. Thankfully, the person who this is for doesn't read my blog, so I don't have to worry there.

Next, I cut the angles, then sewed the flap, remembering to enclose the strap inside, too. What progress! Now I just have to sew in the signatures. That is on my list today. I had to sew the cover so I would have room for the deli papers


that I have hidden under the sheet music I used under the papers. Again, I can't show any of this. Makes for a boring post, but I got a LOT accomplished. And, I even stamped, yep you read correctly, stamped some ribbon, cut out some images (there's something to say for die cuts, which I'm sure would have been faster, but unfortunately I don't have any dies), and colored said images.


And on the Bleubeard front, I don't think he feels as bad as he looks in this very out of focus shot I took shortly after midnight, but the good news is, I only cleaned up after him once yesterday. I truly hope and believe that's a big improvement.

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