I have a weakness....
A gloriously sinful obsession...
And, it doesn't involve anything I could ever get in trouble for.
My love... my passion... is DIY (do-it-yourself for all you non-acronym knowing people).
The more my husband and I buckle down and actually stick to a budget, the more I want to make everything myself. I used to be a buyer. You know, I'd yearn for all the outfits on display at every single seducing, evil store. Now, I'm not saying that I don't go out and leap back into the arms of consumerism. Because let's face it, it's hard to say no to a dress that fits every single curve perfectly making me feel like the person that designed this marvelous creation obviously must of had me in mind.
And, then, it occurred to me: the designer CAN have me in mind. She can create a divine little number that slips over my shoulders and transports me into Jessica Alba's body. Yes, I just said that. So?
I'm sure you're smart enough to put it together now. My little dirty craft secret's out. I've become bewitched with "doing-it-myself". It all started with StumbleUpon. If you haven't discovered this little treasure, do it. Do it. Do it. Do it. It's possibly the most awesome thing invented for those you like to "surf the great-wide web". There's no shortage of amazing, awesomeness in everything you can discover when you "stumble".
Anyway, I chose to spend my time looking up things to make around the house. I've discovered a million and a half things I've added to my "to-do-within the next 10 years" list. And, that's what led me to fabric.com. This sight has entranced me with malicious little green eyes and drawn me in with $2.99 yd. jersey knits and $5.99/white canvas and a whole section devoted to $1.95/yd fabrics. It is crafter heaven. Seriously. And there's so, so, so much more than just fabrics. There's yarn and crafting supplies, trim.. you get the idea. It's like taking a bite out of fresh blueberry muffin that's loaded with butter (yes, I did say butter. I'm from Wisconsin and we like dairy). It's that satisfying feeling when you know you just scored an awesome deal and saved some money. Sweet.
So this little entry is devoted to the amazingly soft feeling of jersey knits. The smell of canvas. The satisfaction of picking up a simple piece of fabric and making it into something beautiful. Something you created yourself.
So now I have a trillion projects I want to get done right this very second. But here's a few I really am going to start: The Swimsuit Cover-up... cannot resist it. I'm totally going to do my own thing... but, Elle Apparel is pretty much amazing and I love her blog. Plus, she also posted the tutorial for this: My Beach Bag. Which I'm totally making for our trip to Florida.
Alright, I've shared my craft obsession and my need to feed this "DIY-ing" hunger I suddenly have. Hopefully I'll be tackling my projects soon! I just bought all the fabric I need for them from fabric.com. So, I'll be starting them shortly!
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