I received a new sewing machine a month ago and haven't been the same since. I have a plethora of pillows, my pants are all hemmed, and now my windows are all treated. The sad part is that for all the time I spent sewing my new bedroom window valancces, Joe said he didn't like them. Well I was thinking that I would use them anyway, afterall 1)I did make them, 2) I used up all my material, 3)I also used our table skirts to sew them, so I really had nothing left to put on the windows (I didn't necessarily like them either, it was all too orange for me). Last week, as we showed our house to another perspective buyer, when we got to the bedroom tour, I was embarrassed, the treatments were so ugly. There's one jab against sewing your own stuff (I even sketched the valances out, but they still came out ugly, I guess I didn't plan for the orange overload).
This weekend as I shopped Lowe's for some bathroom accesseries, what did I find, the perfect window treatments! And for only $36, and 5 minutes to put them up on the actual windows of choice, I can make my windows complete! That was the 2nd jab againts sewing! As Shammai would say "what the heck" I feel cheated! Yes my windows are beautiful, and they tie the room together so well, yes they make the master bedroom a tour show quality! Yes the colors all coordinate without making it too overwhelming, Yes I want to take pictures and show off the finished look to all my peeps! But it took $40 of sewing material and one full Saturday to figure out that Lowe's can meet all my window treatment needs. HUMPH!
So much for being domestic... I think I'll go back to making jewlery, oh wait Macy's is having their clearance sale and can out price my jewlery with less overhead! Forget it, I'm just going back to drinking coffee... To bad exercise isn't the slightest of temptation for a new hobbie, I think I would get great reseults.
4 comments:
You look so pretty!
Nice photo work. As far as sewing......That what sweat shops were invented for.
My gosh lasha, you are hot. You really are beautiful.
I too experienced the frustrations of sewing, more times than I remember. This was before China. They make things too cheap, if sewing wasn't a hobby it would be extinct. Go Macy's Go Lowes. Let the Chinese do it and let's go jogging.
Um, I'm going to stick up for sewing, since I've been using my mom's machine to redecorate our family room. If you know exactly what you want, it's easier to make it yourself and save the gas money driving all over trying to find a store that's read your mind! However, I'm not above buying the "perfect" item - ask my husband!
Another tactic we like - buy unfinished furniture. It's better quality and you can make it match anything!:)
You do look hot, by the way...I know you'd be disappointed if I didn't mention it SOMEWHERE in this domestic rant of mine!:)
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