flash! disater strikes pocket

The pocket was going too well I guess. I thought I had worked out the bugs in the project with the whole finding-a-wool-thread-supplier dance. Apparently not. I was adding the second little bee with an iron transfer pencil and managed to also iron a big blob of blue plastic onto the pocket as well.

It's my own stupid fault, I should never have had that thing so close with a hot iron about.

Is that thought supposed to make me feel better?

I've put the pocket in the freezer, in the hopes that I can get the majority of the plastic off the textile but I'm afraid the fabric has been stained a lovely bright blue. A half inch strip along the edge of the left side.

How could I be SO stinking STUPID!

I could just sit down and weep. It's not even finished yet and... really I could ring my own neck. *waaaaaaahhhhh*

I wonder if I could cut the pocket down so that the blob is incorporated in the seam allowance? Probably not with my luck. Meah!

Oh yes and I can't do the snail. There isn't a good place to put him. I'm bummed. And that was before the blob incident. Did I mention I have a headache, have had one of those "almost headaches" all day? Have I ever mentioned that life in general stinks? Well it does.

rohan belt news

After some brain-numbing blog surfing and silly quiz taking, I’m feeling a bit more calm about life.


Today wasn’t wholly bad. In the very earlier hours of the morning (being very hyper and not at all sleepy after all the fireworks) I finished my Rohan belt. It’s gold and pieced together and everything. It’s a bit dark compared to the gold trim but I like it.

I thought of adding some color by popping off the round black stones and filling the space with stain glass paint. I’ve seen this used as a very pretty effect on homemade jewelry. My Mom is “into” the stain glass thing so I got out her box of paints and experimented on some left over belt pieces. Can anyone say yuck? The paint did nothing for my belt, except to make it look very cheap. Oh well. I like the belt as is, really I do. :>

I also finished the hem on the Elvish dress. It’s all up to Bridget now, I’m done. She is upstairs working on it as I type. The silver trim on the neckline is looking very pretty. She is probably about half way done with it.

I just sized and printed out my stays and neckerchief patterns. I figured that was something costume related I couldn’t mess those up too badly tonight. I’m hoping I can get to those toiles this week, along with the Rohan hem. That is if I can face sewing anything after this evening's trauma. I’m going to see what a good night’s sleep (and an overnight stay in the freezer for the pocket) does for me…