We started with Cornerstone Church this morning and listened to Matthew preach a fabulous sermon on the Power of God. He just gets better and better. What a blessing he is.
Then I finished my new Sure-fit Designs red blouse that goes with the necklace I made last week.
Here is a video for you because I could not get a decent picture:
Jerry has his birthday boat back from Bass Pro, and he wanted to take it out for a few hours to break it in some more. I went with him, and we had a really nice time. He let me drive for awhile, and I was able to figure out the new throttle. The motor on this boat is SO QUIET, Jerry and I can't figure out if it is ON or OFF. We are both really loving that!
I want to thank you, Diana, for all your great advice. I am a person who can take advice, so keep it coming. Your eyebrow tips are WONDERFUL, and I tried what you said. The WET brush makes a huge difference. But, no, I did NOT wet it with my tongue. I'm feeling so much better about my brows.
And to Connie Ruth. Yes, I was afraid Glenda might not appreciate my comments to the beginner seamstress. I do, however, feel that SFD would be difficult for a beginner. There is a whole lot more to it than just following the dots. You STILL have to know how to tweak it for all the various issues. I have been VERY, VERY complimentary about SFD because I LOVE it! Lots of people have bought SFD because of my blog. I wasn't in any way saying that SFD isn't amazing and wonderful and awesome. I just don't think it is for a beginner. I will do a video clarifying. I'm wearing my latest SFD blouse in the video above. I learned P&P BEFORE I bought SFD. Both are great products.
And to Debbie who guessed that I was watching videos on how to do the Two-Step: Your surprise will be in the mail tomorrow. I'm wondering if you dance, Debbie. Actually, she guessed the videos were about dancing. I called that "close enough".
Time to go.
God bless you all, and have a wonderful week!
Hugs Joy
Hi Joy,
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, I LOVE your red top. The buttons and necklace really dress it up and make it look like a suit. No wonder Jerry likes it. The gadget you may want to consider is a dust buster. The dust bin part looks like a coffee filter and if you use it solely for this type of thing it should stay fairly clean so you could salvage your beads. I purchased Sure Fit designs because of your videos (which caused me to look at Glenda's as well). I have only tried to make the dress one so far and I'm having fit problems so I put it aside for awhile and I haven't contacted Glenda for help yet. Maybe I'll try again this week. Oddly, I can't get my arms into the armholes yet the body of it is more than big enough around and I haven't even tried to put sleeves in it yet. The skirt part fits me really well.
Can you tell me what kind of camera you use to film your videos---I'm thinking of buying one and your picture quality seems really good.
I enjoy your videos very much and look forward to the next one.
Thanks,
Barbara
Dustbusters are great for small jobs like getting beads. For a bigger job hands-free a Roomba robot is wonderful. While it vacuums, you can sew, quilt, or more beading. A wonderful thing to have. Love your creations both in fabrics and beads.
ReplyDeleteHi Joy, I love your videos and the instructional comments that you provide make all projects so much easier and enjoyable. I have followed you since the beginning of your blog and always find them very entertaining and informative.....DO NOT CHANGE....Vicky.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful blouse and necklace combination. You are inspiring.
ReplyDeleteI know you have indicated that you are not entirely happy about your well-earned wrinkles. They are evidence of living. They are ok.
I have a story for you about wrinkles. I got tongue cancer and lost all sorts of weight, leaving me with two wattles on my neck. I liked losing the weight but what a price! My baby granddaughter used to play with them, flop, flop, so they were good for something. Then the cancer came back and during surgery, one wattle disappeared. Well, now I have inadvertantly had a half-a-chin-tuck. Bad enough? Cancer came back and the next surgery, though it left me with a stump of a tongue and replaced half my jaw with a bone from my leg, got rid of the other wattle. So my neck actually looks really good, But I have trouble talking and eating.
This story is told with humor on my part. I am not vane, and I manage just fine. You can be happy in adversity if you have the right attitude. Don't let an insignificant detail like a few soft wrinkles spoil one moment of your day. You are beautiful. As I said to a friend who was debating plastic surgery, 'That's nothing that a smile won't fix." If you can smile your problems are already half-fixed. And you do have a beautiful smile.