Sleep Test

Can you imagine voluntarily going in to have yourself plastered with goop and electrodes just to see if you snore? An awake partner is a better gauge and much cheaper.

Well I just went through a sleep study that was supposed to track my breathing during sleep. There were no frantic wake ups because I stopped breathing and only one rushed disconnect related to a bathroom break.

But even though I passed I am told my Dr. could still opt to have me use a CPAP machine. Either you need one or you don't. 

Depression sucks

Here it is nearly the end of July and I have hardly produced anything creative. Why? It seems I caught depression somewhere. Seriously you cannot catch it and there is no easy cure but there are ways of battling it. It is like clawing your way out of a deep muddy hole.

I am still working on getting back to "normal" and hope to begin creating pretties soon. Until then I will just keep clawing.

And the Valentines continue

I seem to be compensating for the gloomy days we are having. It is lovely to have a cheery card to brighten up things. So I made some more using an envelope, a pocket I folded like my Christmas cards and a little matchbook full of paper.

Pretty pocket to add to a journal or just enjoy.

For some reason I could not get the three tags to photograph true color. They are actually cream as in the 1st photo with pink images.

Envelope pocket without the tags.

Once again the origami pocket has proved useful. 

When opened the small matchbook (about the size of real matchbooks) reveals a pad of paper to use. They are perforated to make removal easier

More New Creations

I made another with the other bag I saved. It only had 2 tags and no tuck spot. I like the red and black.

Starting the New Year off with New Creations

I ate at Golden Coral to celebrate the new year and picked up a couple of cute bags they use to hold the silverware and thought, "What can I do with these?"

The original bag

became a Valentine stuffie with 2 pockets and a tuck spot.

Tuck spot and mint handmade.

Center of the little booklet inside with tags.

Nearly a New Year

Here it is almost 2019 and my little blog sits here almost ignored. It serves as a depository of past projects and memory nudges but little else. Mainly because I am unwilling to add advertisements and other superfluous adornments.

I may up my game in 2019 and then I may just stick to the status quo.

In the mean time here is another form of that pocket/card I made for Christmas.

Creating more and more these days.

I made this cute Xmas card in less than 30 minutes.

Card consists of a pocket with a small tag and card tucked into it's folds.

I used the same yarn stitched to the spine of the card and as the tags tassel.

Here is how I made the pocket.

Score down the center of a standard sheet of copy paper.
Turn the paper and score at 4¼ and 8½.
Make your folds then open paper out flat.

Fold each corner into your score line.

Fold the two sides together like this.

Tuck the short end into the long end. and you have your pocket.

I added the paper doily to the back to close the opening there.