Not Much To Say!

I know you are thinking, really? She has NOTHING to say? Alas, not much on the brain needing to come out right now! I have been in the meditative, contemplative state lately! Mostly thinking about ways to make my community better by giving to others in need! Presents for needy kids, presents for folks at one of the local nursing homes, portraits for people who cannot afford it! These are just some of the areas that have presented themselves that I have acted on but I feel the need to do more!

I know that I am NO superwoman and I cannot do it all even if I wanted to! There is just this huge, empty void that I am feeling right now and I am trying to fill it by doing! It could be just the winter blues or it could be my lack of family to share the holidays with or a combination of the two! I don't really know! This just seems to be a lonely time of year! It is made even harder by the fact the my hubby is not family oriented! By that I mean, he would rather it just be the four of us during the holidays and that is tough for me because I come from a family of gatherers! For us the holidays were a huge event that centered around great food, fun presents and lots of people all crammed into my Mom's little house! It was fun and I always looked forward to it! Now that Mom is gone, so is the tradition that I knew for the first 36 years of my life!

I know life goes on and you can create new traditions but I don't want my kids to know a tradition with no family gatherings! It sucks! OK, I am done ranting!

I DO NOT Sew!!

Really, I don't sew! Never learned, never cared! Until....duh, duh, duh, I wanted something I could not find anywhere! I searched the world over and nothing! OK, I searched the internet over and nothing so I took matters into my own untrained hands!! I went to Walmart to find a pattern for the Christmas cape that I desired for the Diva for the holiday season and nothing!! But I did find a pattern for a Little Red Riding Hood costume and I was off! Fabric, ribbon and pattern (but NO fake fur, drat)I went home to start what would eventually leaving asking for help from the Moody Teen who has at least used a pattern before, unlike his mother!

So last night he helped me cut the pattern and pin it in preparation for sewing! I do not own a sewing machine so I would be doing it all by hand!! Yikes! Distraught that I did not have any fake white fur, I turned to 3 yards of furry material that I had purchase for photographing babies and I was set! The pattern did not call for fur so I had to improvise but it worked out great! It really did not take me too long to complete the sewing once I got started! My fingers are not in the best of shape due to the many needle pricks I received while finishing this project! I am so proud of myself for completing this darling cape! Now all she needs is a dress!! We already have the tights and shoes or boots to go with the ensemble! She will be so stylin' this Christmas season! There is also fur along the bottom of the cape but I loved the closeup shots the best!!

Of course, I was prompted to do a photo shoot with her almost immediately following the completion of my masterpiece and here are the results!! Enjoy!

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