i have a very dear friend, Kelly, who i roped into being my friend in high school. we had some pretty fun times together, including, but not limited to: ska shows, cruisin’ goose creek in her pickup truck, boating with her dad, stealing drivers licenses from her older sister, etc. i even had the honor of being in her wedding…which also gave me an excuse to go to LA (that would be los angeles, not louisiana). tough life.
anyway, i have to admit i’m a smidge jealous of right her right now. she’s gone and purchased a sewing machine and in just a short time she’s opened her own etsy shop! i’m so impressed with her determination and dedication to this project. i too own a sewing machine and i can confidently say it has had less thread pass through its needle in over two years than kelly’s has in 4 months. however, there is hope in this story. last week i purchased a half yard of fabric, off of etsy:
ok, so i’m not going to sew with it. i’ve been trying to find cost-effective (aka cheap) ways to decorate. not only do i have a bedroom to decorate, but now i have an office. a girl can only take so many “man, this place looks like a cave” comments. granted, the fact that it has no windows might be part of the problem (we’re talking about the office, here). but at least i can strive to have a well-decorated cave. and after moving approx 10 times in 3 years i haven’t accumulated too much decor for my house. thus launches the “decorate jenn’s life for under $___ (price TBA)” project. i think i’m actually going to frame this fabric in several smaller frames and mount it on a wall interspersed with some framed B&W photos i took/developed in college. so it’s gonna be a collage-type wall in my office. i’m thinking for the walls at home i’m going to start with some fabric-covered foam-board panels of different sizes and then go from there. i’ll let you know how it goes (unless it looks horrible. assume no news is bad news). i know you’ll be waiting on pins and needles until then.
also, tonight, i have big plans to make some sort of soup involving chicken (it was on sale at bi-lo). i’m debating between something mexican or something southwestern chili-ish. hellllllllo fall!
such a scandalous photo! haha! Thanks for the tribute, and I wouldn’t calling it “roping me in”…especially considing I could have pushed you out the door and mercilessly left you on the side of the road without hesitation. BUT as a tribute to our enduring friendship, I have never (and will never) do such a thing!
Can’t wait to see pictures of your new pictures!