Boxy!
Today was a good day. I had good food, did a good deed, and got creative. If all those were combined into one thing it would be epic. Alas, it was not an epic day.
My mom and I went to the Portland Farmer's market. Oh, food. That's what I should have taken pictures of. The vegan blackberry cheesecake, the bread, the peaches, the golden raspberries, the strawberries, the blueberries, the blackberries, the flowers, and the purple-and-orange carrots that looked all tie-dyed when bitten. Ah! So delicious.
I also took a coworker's shift today 'cause it was her birthday. Yep. I only get one day off this week. Yaaay. But it was a full work day, so that's good.
Before I went to work, however, I got got creative. See, on Thursday my mom and I had taken some shoes to the shoe repair place so they could get repaired. We picked them up today and my shoes are beautiful once more. Including three pairs of my boots. When I get home, I see a small wooden crate that I recently purchased at the Goodwill Outlets and thought, "I should put my boots in there!" but I didn't want the rough crate to scratch my boots. So I lined the box with fabric! The process took about an hour, but it was simple. I chose the fabric out of my obese fabric box and ironed it twice--cotton should be ironed on high steam. Then, I made newspaper patterns, cut out the fabric, and used an upholstery stapler to adhere it to the inside of the box. I love using those things; they have a lot of power.
Voila! I finished lining my box. Then I decided it was too small for my boots, but that it was perfect for my copious amounts of yarn.
Oh, and I did break for cookies--instead of eggs I used tofu, and they were delicious.
My mom and I went to the Portland Farmer's market. Oh, food. That's what I should have taken pictures of. The vegan blackberry cheesecake, the bread, the peaches, the golden raspberries, the strawberries, the blueberries, the blackberries, the flowers, and the purple-and-orange carrots that looked all tie-dyed when bitten. Ah! So delicious.
I also took a coworker's shift today 'cause it was her birthday. Yep. I only get one day off this week. Yaaay. But it was a full work day, so that's good.
Before I went to work, however, I got got creative. See, on Thursday my mom and I had taken some shoes to the shoe repair place so they could get repaired. We picked them up today and my shoes are beautiful once more. Including three pairs of my boots. When I get home, I see a small wooden crate that I recently purchased at the Goodwill Outlets and thought, "I should put my boots in there!" but I didn't want the rough crate to scratch my boots. So I lined the box with fabric! The process took about an hour, but it was simple. I chose the fabric out of my obese fabric box and ironed it twice--cotton should be ironed on high steam. Then, I made newspaper patterns, cut out the fabric, and used an upholstery stapler to adhere it to the inside of the box. I love using those things; they have a lot of power.
Voila! I finished lining my box. Then I decided it was too small for my boots, but that it was perfect for my copious amounts of yarn.
Oh, and I did break for cookies--instead of eggs I used tofu, and they were delicious.
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