Gnomes, Cozies, Unbelievable But True

I'm all over the place with subject matter today, huh? Sorry. Life just happens that way sometimes.

See those adorable, cutie Gnomes over there? For those who don't recognize them, I'll clue you in. Those Gnomes belong to one of the Holy Grails of the fabric world. Now, you can still get some of Heather Ross' Gnomes in other colors. But not the sage green.

I had grand dreams of creating the most precious gnome-filled bedroom for Mason. He likes gnomes. I mean, who doesn't?! But before I bought 10 yds I probably should have asked him if he likes green. Because apparently he doesn't.

And enough time has passed now that he prefers robots to gnomes. I resigned myself to the fact that the gnome room was a no-go a while ago. But I couldn't part with the fabric. It seems I love it.

Just this week I decided that even if I do love it, I don't need 10 yds. So the gnomes and I headed to ebay (link in sidebar, if you're curious!). I had more listed but that ended with the buy-it-now (in a matter of minutes!!).

One of these days I will get brave enough to actually use it (what's left). I'm thinking I'd look mighty cute in a gnome skirt.



On another note, I've been doing a bit of sewing. I finished a couple of tea cozies for the old Etsy shop. I've also been working on embroidering the little quilt I pieced a couple weeks ago. I'm nearly finished with the embroidery. I've got a few more quilty projects floating around my brain. I think I'm becoming addicted.

And now for the "unbelievable but true"! I stopped by Hobby Lobby today. I generally can't be trusted near that store but I've been making an effort to stick to a budget lately. I really did need 2 skeins of embroidery floss so I had to go in.

Just a few steps from the embroidery floss is the clearance bin. I had to peek. And, boy oh boy, did I ever find a deal in there!! Two bolts of dmc aida cross stitch fabric, one white and one ecru, for $4.50 each!!! I know, you're thinking, "they must have made a mistake!". I agree. I almost didn't bother putting them in the cart because I knew it couldn't play out that way at the checkout. But when I checked out the cashier asked other employees and they all agreed that it must be right. So I walked ran out of there with 2 bolts, which look to be holding 10yds each, of 14ct aida for $9 total. Anyone up for a cross stitch party?

Well, I have more I could blab about, and I've been tagged for a "seven random things about me" thing, but it's getting late and I'm tired. So maybe I'll blab a bit more tomorrow.

Sweet dreams~