Another Project for Tom

I've been working to get ahead on my scrapbooking projects this week so I can get back to the Pennsic prep next week. I still need to add the neck facings to and hem two more tunics for Tom and whip up a couple of partlets for me. I plan to make another dress, too, but might not get to it 'til the following week. While I am sewing Tom will be tackling the wood working projects. In addition to the table posted previously he will be making a pair of chests. I found instructions to make two chests from one sheet of plywood and five feet of 1x4. Here's what the chests made by Greydragon look like.

I intend to use the larger one to hold our beverage cooler and the smaller one to store the Coleman stove and cookware. Sunday I am attending Lady Ermas' class to make a fabric cover for our larger food cooler.

I am Cindy- fat & sassy!

I gave you a little peek at my page for the Get meaningful Lesson 16: Then & Now and, now that the lesson has been posted, I can reveal my layout.

I'm also participating in an All About Me page swap with some of the girls at ScrapFreak. I created my pages (12 of them) using some of my favorite scrapping products and techniques- hand cutting, inking, stamping, rhinestone bling, Thickers alphabet stickers, and my favorite color. While I didn't handwrite my journaling list I am handwriting my name, screen name, and the date on the backs of the pages.

Today's "Deep Thought"

Time for a computer break and something to eat. I just finished my sample for the next Get Meaningful lesson and I have to say that I am loving it! I am so glad that Bree asked me to do this. The lessons really make me think about my life and what is important. I think 20 years from now my grandaughter will be more interested in knowing that I was a real person than what we all got for Christmas, kwim?
I've always felt that journaling is a very important part of scrapbooking. I want the people who look at my albums to learn something about me and my life. I don't just want a pretty photo album. I like that the Get Meaningful lessons make me dig just a little deeper. Lesson 16: Then & Now will be up soon but here's a little peek.

Senior Year

My baby girl will start her senior year of high school in September and I think it's important for her to record her memories of this time in her life so I created a mini album for her using the format from the free class mentioned in my previous post. The cover will hold three wallet sized poses from her senior portraits. The inside pages are designed to showcase two 2.5"x3.5", one 3.5"x5", or one 4"x6" photo each month. Each pocket insert has three 3"x5" blocks that can each hold a photo or journaling as she choses. I used products already on hand and mixed and matched whatever red, white, and black papers I had. (You can see more images in my ScrapFreak gallery.)

Free Class

I'm really having a hard time being disciplined and continuing to work on my sewing projects when I am just itching to get started on the album for Bree's free class at ScrapFreak!

Pennsic Panic!

It dawned on me last night that I only have a month to finish all of my projects! (We will be heading down on August 1st because Tom doesn't want to use two weeks of vacation time and, more importantly, he doesn't want me to over-do it and pay the price.)
Sewing projects for myself include another Campi style dress, a couple more partlets, and some roman garb: two tunicas and a palla (I know as a married woman I should also wear a stola but the idea is to wear as little as possible when it becomes too hot to think.)
Sewing projects for Tom include finishing the last three linen tunics that are already cut out. They should go quickly because I have decided to leave out the side gores and just leave a split. He also needs something to keep his head from getting burned so I will attempt to make a couple of coifs.(Is that the right term for the hat that looks like an arming cap?)
We also need a table for meal prep and, rather than buying a mundane table, I would like to make one like this on from the Golden Lyon web site.

TGIF Challenge

You may or may not know that the last Friday of each month there is a TGIF crop at ScrapFreak. You may or may not know that Jessica Bree has asked me to be part of the design team for her Get Meaningful blog. For this months' TGIF crop I have issued a challenge that involves the GM blog. Go HERE for details and, hey, if you wanna link your finished challenge pages here that would be cool! :)