Travel plans!
Aug. 13th, 2016 03:46 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
susandennisI just booked a trip. Well, made a hotel reservation. For a big trip. To Puyallop, WA. A good 35 miles from here!
The state fairgrounds are there. I drove down one year for a day at the state fair and it was fine. A PIA to drive and walking the fair was fun but knowing I had to drive home after wasn't.
There's a massive and amazing sewing expo there every year and every year I say I'm going to go and then weasel out because of traffic and yadda yadda. NOT THIS YEAR! Well, next year. Next March. I made a hotel reservation. The expo is Thursday-Sunday. I'm going on Thursday and staying until Saturday and coming home then. Traffic on that road on Friday sucks donkey balls so while I don't really need 2 days at the expo, I don't want to drive on Friday. I may change my mind but easier to have and give back cause the rooms are selling out fast. The hotel I used had only 3 left for the expo days!
I'm such a world traveler!
But, I'm cool at least. I went down about 2 hours ago to check the mail. Too hot. But, at least it made me ever so much more grateful for my own personal cool in here.
I made 3 dolls and here is also bear #5 (out of 14). My hajib game is getting better. I have one more cut out that, I think, nails it.
The state fairgrounds are there. I drove down one year for a day at the state fair and it was fine. A PIA to drive and walking the fair was fun but knowing I had to drive home after wasn't.
There's a massive and amazing sewing expo there every year and every year I say I'm going to go and then weasel out because of traffic and yadda yadda. NOT THIS YEAR! Well, next year. Next March. I made a hotel reservation. The expo is Thursday-Sunday. I'm going on Thursday and staying until Saturday and coming home then. Traffic on that road on Friday sucks donkey balls so while I don't really need 2 days at the expo, I don't want to drive on Friday. I may change my mind but easier to have and give back cause the rooms are selling out fast. The hotel I used had only 3 left for the expo days!
I'm such a world traveler!
But, I'm cool at least. I went down about 2 hours ago to check the mail. Too hot. But, at least it made me ever so much more grateful for my own personal cool in here.
I made 3 dolls and here is also bear #5 (out of 14). My hajib game is getting better. I have one more cut out that, I think, nails it.
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Date: 2016-08-13 11:40 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2016-08-14 12:30 am (UTC)http://www.sewexpo.com/
Hi Susan
Date: 2016-08-14 12:24 am (UTC)Janine- Matthew's friend...
Re: Hi Susan
Date: 2016-08-14 12:38 am (UTC)Steal steal steal all my ideas - the more dolls in this world, the better, I say!
My dolls are an adaptation of The Black Apple Dolls that Martha Stewart had on her show. All of the pattern info and tutorials are there at that link.
My dolls have fatter arms and legs and my thumbs are up instead of down and I like my dolls more stuffed than less. Oh and I can't paint so I use felt for eyes and I draw on the smile with a selfie.
This link has a bunch more different looks to check out as well.
Feel free to pop me any questions she might have either here in my journal on in email - susandennis@gmail.com
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Date: 2016-08-14 06:02 pm (UTC)The spousebeast and I are talking about taking the train to Raleigh (it's actually cheaper than a cab!) and booking a hotel the night we go see the Joan Jett/Heart/Cheap Trick concert. We never take a vacation that doesn't involve a relative, so this would be a cool mini-vacay.
Also, sewing expo? Nifty!
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