A Snowy day in Freddy Beach

I feel like I've used this title before. Yes, it is snowing again... Blizzarding, I should say. Yesterday was so nice. It was clear and sunny. The sidewalks were 95% clear, so guess what I did. I put on my lipsil and went for my run outside. OMG, that felt so good. I didn't run as far as I normally do. I ran a loop that I know is to be about 3km and it was all sidewalk - no trail. I was sweaty and happy when I got home. Oh, I hope I can run outside again this month. It was enough to purk my spirits.. for a day or 2 anyway.

I'm making a tea cozy for my friend Julie. She was whining today that her green tea, gets cold while she's waiting for it to steep. So I said I'd make her cozy. I asked her if she wanted frilly... and she said, you know that's not my style... So here's the cozy I made for her using a pattern off of Mary Engbright's free craft patterns website. It's called the Bloomin Tea Cozy. I didn't put the flowers etc, as I was looking for a quick project. I looked through my stash and found this fish fabric. I think it's fabulous and it has 2 focused scenes... I did free motion around the pink eninimi and the crazy prickly fish. and all the other fish too.. It's cute and functional. I think her kids will love it...I'll give it to her on Thursday when we go out for lunch. She's buying.

I need to take a break from making quilts for a day or two. I love making little projects. So I'm also making her and the other 2 girls I work with my original MP3 bags. It's a little pattern I made for myself to solve a problem of tangled earphones in my purse. Because of my juicebag fame and the Canadian Living article coming up, Julie now teases me and wants to know if I'm going to contact Canadian Living with my mp3 bag. I'll just post a pic of the 3 bags tomorrow when they are done. I just have the initial embroidered on them right now. Actually I might make one for CL and send it, who knows... I could use the money!

A storm day in Freddy Beach

Well, the weather man predicted right. We had about 18 - 20 inches of snow in our driveway this morning when we got up. It took Mert almost an hour to clean out the driveway. Heavy, deep snow. It's so white. Look at how deep it is.. it's up to his knees.


Well I got an exciting phone call this afternoon. Canadian Living magazine called me and want post the Juicebag story in their April 2008 issue. It's their "Green" issue. They love the juicebag, but love the direct message it sends to kids regarding repurposing our resources. A lot of the products we use today are made from recycled products, and the quality is so good, that you'd never know it was recycled. Napkins, grocery bags etc. Kids understand the idea of recycling when they see the totebags. So, I'm sending a few bags to the magazine in Toronto to be photographed. In the article, they will put a reference in to contact me if anyone wants to buy them. Now, I'm on a mission to see if I can find somebody who will sew them and manage the sales part. I learned my lesson after the Sept. Daily Gleaner article. I had orders for more than a dozen bags. I got them done, but I felt pressure... I think it would make a nice home based business project for the right person.

It's exciting just the same.