(Untitled)

[dragonfly1867]

p>I really liked the idea about putting together a basket of sewing stuff for Ivy and was trying to think of what to fill it with. Inspired by these Decole sewing boxes I made one using a plain wooden box from the craft store, painted white and adorned with some of my precious decals from my only issue of Cotton and Paint. Only I liked it so much

Comments

[ivyblogs]

I love, love, love those sewing boxes! I've decided to make more of M.E.'s Christmas presents this year, and a pretty sewing box like that would be a perfect gift. I have a Cotton Time that came with these cute little pics, but I don't remember decals. It also had art to download, and I was really pleased with myself for figuring out how to do it!

You are the first person I've heard say they were bothered by the exact same things that bothered me about the last HP book. That battle felt like she was writing with the final movie in mind- Hermione and Ron dramatically finally kissing and throwing that "bitch" in there from Mrs. Weasley. Though I was impressed that she kept us wondering about Snape until the very last, but I also desperately wished he'd had at least a moment of knowing that everyone realized he'd been working with Dumbledore all along and had been brave and smart enough to trick Voldeemort. I tend to read books more than once so I know I'll be reading this one again. I'm guessing on second read it will be my least favorite of the series.