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Darn Craft Warehouse! Every time I go there, I get some super idea... and end up spending too much money and sticking myself with some huge project. And this time, I even tried to talk myself out of my grand plan. No such luck.

Is this not the most gorgeous collection of fabric ever? I'm so in love. I'm going to make a duvet cover, cuz I'm wicked crazy like that. Loving the huge floral print, and the stripes all around... shams to match, a nice pair of coordinating curtains... Me and my sewing machine are going to become very good friends (or quite possibly, enemies).

Seriously. Check out the other fabrics by this designer. There are oodles of beautiful prints that I am coveting right now.

Stay tuned for a finished product!

Simple Pleasures

I love it when something simple just makes my whole day better. I went to the Craft Warehouse Christmas open house tonight with Leslie and Cindy, and finally decided to get the Making Memories paper trimmer I've been eyeing for a full year now. I used a 40% off coupon on it, which totally justified my purchase. Right? It's a spendy little trimmer, but let me tell you what... LOVE IT. Simply the best trimmer I have ever used.

Cuts straight lines with no effort, even down to a 1/16th of an inch. Self sharpening rotary blade that never needs to be replaced. Comes with a magnetic ruler that can be used as a paper block (super useful when cutting several pieces of the same size) or a scoring guide. Folds in half for small cuts and packing to crops. I've been through several trimmers since I started scrapping, I never found anything that was this easy to use and produced such perfect results. It's a little bulky, but I'll take that over wavy lines and crooked cuts.

And this small joy just made everything else in my world a little brighter.

Dear Santa...

It's that time again, and people are asking you: what do you want for Christmas? Well, here's hoping Santa puts me on the nice list this year!

Rachel Ray cookbooks: 2,4,6,8 and Just in time!

Mike Birbiglia Secret Public Journal Live cd

I will add more... can't really think of anything else i want or need :)