Ommmm, stay calmmmmmm

Are you getting a case of holiday anxiety yet?  It's trying to creep up on me but I'm fighting it back.

I took yesterday off so that I could finish a few projects and I'm trying to find some cookie recipes to make cookies for gifts for my office staff.  I still need to get the Christmas tree down from the attic. 

I'm dreading that, remember how Gracie trashed the tree 3 or 4 times last year?   She is bouncing off the walls because it's too cold for her to stay outside for very long.  You should see her nail station... she's shredded it!  Her newest obsession is hanging off the back of the recliner by her toenails and swinging back and forth as the recliner rocks.  She's practicing her "devil kitty dance", that one where she points her ears back like horns and arches her back and walks sideways towards me.  She waits until I leave the room and then gnaws my yarn in two.  Just like a jealous child trying to get your attention. 

So, yesterday while I was off I did a lot of sewing I don't like sewing as much as I used to.

I have this on going problem.  Even without a cat in the sewing machine, I'm already sewing in a walk-in linen closet, with yarn stacked to the ceiling, an ironing board on my back and a vacuum cleaner under my right arm.  Then she insists on being on the sewing machine cabinet!

Any way, I managed to make these: 

A few more sets of Sandwich Rapz & Bagz. 

Pretty cool huh?

That was the inside of one, now for the outside...

I haven't made the bag to match this wrap yet.  I am wondering if they would sell on Etsy.

I may have to check with some of my blog buddies who have Etsy accounts.  

I would have to ask $10 for a set because the cost of that plastic coating is unbelievable, like $6 a yard and it's not a square yard... 17"x 36".  I can get 2 sets out of a yard.  For these I used quilting fat quarters.  I could probably cut costs by not using pre-cut fabric and just using yardage.  Then you have the Wonder-under and the binding.  Before you know it you've spent $10 on it... oh yeah, you have to have a button and elastic cording to close it with and what about the original Baggie who gave it's life for this project?  I rounded up some 'already been used' (ABU) for them this time, but what about when I no longer have the need to by Baggies because I have a gazillion of these laying around?  Oh the dilemma of going into business.  

I'll just stick to my knitting and make these on the fly when someone wants a set.  I'll just tell them flat out "I'll need 10 bucks to buy your stuff to make them."  See what they say to that.  Probably the same thing Jody said... "I'll just stick to Baggies, thanks." 

Oh well, time to get to my list.

• finish laundry
• buy firewood
• grocery store
• make cookies
• get the decorations out
• put up the tree
• clean the bathrooms
• mop the kitchen floor before the health department shows up
• knit
• sew
• knit some more Jolea said that she would like to have a Irish Fisherman's sweater.... not this year sweetheart.
• make a cake AND a pie for Jody to take to his work party.
• watch Christmas Vacation (the honest to goodness story of Jody's family gatherings at Christmas) again.

Next blog I'll regale you with stories about Starbucks, I promise.  Have a great week.

Wow, I just remembered, we are out of school for Winter Break (2 weeks) starting next weekend.