Why Santa, why?

why didn't you think to bring me this....

I love my Craft Mafia! When I need something they always now where to get it. But THIS I did not know I needed this. I mean it has a case. Yeah I have most of these tools but they don't match and have a carrying case. I am going to have to get out on of my collage portfolio cases and make my own. This would have been perfect for those long gone days when I was a free lance costumer. Perfect!

I asked santa for the following and he blew it! I wanted one of these



and one of these in my stockings!







This sewers paradise web site is SewTrue.com you can also find this good stuff at Greenberg & Hammer. Erin was kind enough to tell me about Sew True, a girl needs her options. Thanks Erin.

But what I am really coveting are these pattern hangers, no more lost safety pins to find. No more little pin holes just one nice big one to slid it all into place. Wow that is so professional and stuff. How fabulous costume shop would I be?

Thanks to Miss Link 2008, Nicole Lee, I found an entire box for 19.99 at an ebay shop for Atlas Levy Sewing Machine, Co in LA. Oh the wish list is growing! I have to say that as great as these are that might just be frivolous. But DANG what organization!

If you are all about the pattern making scene here is another post that I did for the Off the Record blog.

my new crafty stuff!

Here are my new toys from the craft swap!

I love me some buttons!

What pretty colors and sweet prints! this is the only fabric that I bought home.
Thank goodness!

The leather punch was almost a grand as the tin of buttons! Some day I would love to get back to working with leather. I spent a lot of my costuming days tailoring mens clothing. In the mid-90's it was very trendy to turn a Shakespearean drama or a serious opera in to a leather-Fest. I did a lot of leather craft those days. There was a show at St. Louis Opera that had about 12 pairs of leather Jeans in it. And there was a show st The Shakespeare Theatre that had a lot of long leather tail coats in a show.

I am thinking cute spring messenger bags with these funky 70's colored clasps!

I am in love!

I love the old labels!