On Tuesday, my sister-in-law Beccie, who is also an avid "crafter," and I went on a trek up to the Urban Craft Center in Santa Monica. I picked her up at her house (on the way), we got our coffee and tea, and were ready to go. The UCC did not disappoint! Although we went up there with lofty ideas of it being actually bigger than it was (the store portion, in particular--hey, a girl can dream, right?), we were still in glorious crafty heaven wandering around the store.
While we saw a lot of crafting items that she and I both had "mastered" the art of creating (quilting for her, scrapbooking for me), there were still some new techniques and items that she and I are both dying to learn. Felted animals (BIRDS for me, MUSHROOMS and WOODLAND CREATURES for her), new t-shirt screenprinting techniques, how to machine quilt on a sewing machine, as well as some hip and modern shrinky-dink jewelry...so much to learn! We were so enthralled with what we saw, that we are going back on Friday for a free demonstration that they are having, and bringing my brother along with us.
On a side note, MOST of the house I live in is now painted! Woo hoo! I'm still putting the "finishing touches" on things with the help of my decorating-maven friend Sharon, but pictures will soon be available! During the rest of the summer, other home renovations will be happening where I live (new slider, new flooring, new downstairs bathroom) but they will take more time to complete. So, in the meantime, Beccie and I are focusing on some summer projects at her house, mostly pillows, curtains, and furniture re-arranging--all VERY fun! I am teaching Beccie how to sew cording in pillows (the easiest thing EVER), and Beccie is teaching me how to quilt with leftover scraps that I have from making pillows at my place (no-cost, low-risk if I mess up!). So my few blog readers will have a peek into some other projects later in the summer as well.
Stay tuned for further updates on my "CRAFTY" summer!
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