Monday, June 16, 2008

Have You Ever?!!

Have you ever been so close to the end of a project that you can literally imagine it in a frame and hanging on your wall, but you just can't seem to finish it? That's the point where I am right now with Tradewinds. You wouldn't believe how close I am to a finish and yet I just... can't... get on with it. It's the first time in a while that I truly feel like I've lost steam on this project. I'd share a photo, but I'm singularly unmotivated today and don't feel like fooling around with the technology.

In the meantime, I got a BIG shipment of candle supplies today. Up to this point, I've only played at making candles. I've been getting a lot of requests for them, though, and have decided to try my hand at making some for sale. So, there is a giant box of soy wax sitting in my den, along with new fragrances, piles of wicks and oodles of containers for the candles.

Little Miss Sadie Mae had a "doggie spa day" this morning. She badly needed a bath, and I didn't really want to do it myself. I did that once, and it was a lot of trouble. My tub is set up for people, not animals, which means lots of bending and stooping, plus a ton of clean-up afterward to make the room fit for human use again. So off we went to the groomer this morning for a bath and assorted aromatherapy treatments. She loves to be fussed over, so I'm sure she was delighed with all of the pampering. I heard that she especially enjoyed the blueberry facial. LOL

I promise some pictures with my next post. I've got several FUFOs that I'm working on, plus a few other things to share. Stay tuned!

3 comments:

Daffycat said...

LOL The last time I gave my dog a bath (2 years ago) we clogged up the drain with Border Collie fur. There is a new doggie wash in town I've been meaning to try...

Aussie Stitcher said...

We will all cheer you on to get motivated with Trade Winds. Come on, you can do it!!

Gina E. said...

Oh yes, I can relate to your feelings about Trade Winds. It took me 20 (yes twenty) years to finish my American Indian Chief. I got sick of my husband nagging me to finish it, so I deliberately put it at the back of my craft cupboard and ignored it for most of that time! I'm glad I finally did finish it though - probably the best thing I've done, and it gets lots of comments from visitors who don't know anything about stitching.