T Stands For a Day With Kathy

My shopaholic friend Kathy came to visit on Saturday.   Before I knew she was coming,

I made potato soup, thanks to our T participant Kathy at Hummingbird Woodland Studio.   I had just cooked the potatoes and onions, then added dill from my indoor herb garden, along with milk and butter which seems to have disappeared already.  She made me SO hungry for potato soup last week, I simply had to make some for myself.
 
Of course, Kathy came bearing gifts.  My gifts to her were in a bag just to the left of the photo.    I gave her three bars of my handmade soap, and a small snippet bar to place in her unmentionables drawer.  I also gave her some earrings and a set of beads and bangles I found for her to make her own necklace or bracelet.  The peppermint is strong as ever.  Note the cup of coffee in front of Kathy.  That's my drink reference today.  My Wichita State mug was out of sight, along with my gift to her.

I told her she had to smile to be invited to T!  When I pushed back the tissue paper, I jumped and shouted with glee.

Isn't this adorable?  I'd never seen wind chimes like that before.  I was over the moon with happiness.  Now I just have to find a place for them, because they don't really fit in my white, copper, and cobalt blue kitchen.

Even the rocking horse, with its enclosed area for a rider was unique.

But that wasn't all.  Here is a lovely pin cushion she has made for me and she filled it with Valentine things, too.

She cut my hair, then we headed out to eat.  Finally it was off to shop at JoAnn's, a big box craft store that sells in the U.S. and Canada. 

Even though I took my camera to both the Chinese restaurant and into JoAnn's, I didn't take a single photo.  We were too busy talking and catching up on our lives, news, and gossip.   We both talked about how Planners had taken over everywhere and everything.

I may have saved $16.15, but I spent a LOT more than that.

Part of the reason I spent so much was because Kathy insisted the TH paper dolls we both bought the last time we were there, were different from these.  She got so insistent they were different, I bought a set for her and a set for me.  I also bought her a set of those TH ephemera packs, as well as a set for myself.  Additionally, I paid for some really expensive ribbon for one of Kathy's newest projects, which is a fabric book on Elephants.

Kathy also wanted some washi tape so we each bought a different set and traded for the ones we each liked.   I bought a fat quarter of fabric and some variegated thread in hopes of jump starting my desire (or lack of it) to get back to making sewn art.

The hearts were on deep clearance and the lobster clips were so I can make some fobs like Kathy has on her purse. I realized I needed a fine liner brush, so bit the bullet and got it.    

I was actually shocked at how expensive these two rubber stamps were.  But I'm just not comfortable stamping without the wood backing.   My yearly craft allowance has not changed.  It is still $60.00 (USD) and I spent $21.66 not counting what I paid for Kathy's goodies.  I won't be spending time in craft stores again any time soon, that's for sure.

Now it's your turn to share a drink related post.  It can be photos, a place you visited, movies, postcards, books, sketches, mixed media, drawings, paintings, tags, teabags, teapots, cups and saucers, mugs, scrapbooking, or any other art that is digital, hybrid, or traditional, as long as it in some way relates back to a drink, any drink. Regardless, please share below and Bleubeard and I, along with the rest of the T gang will be by to visit.  Old photos are acceptable because they may be taken any time.