Of course it would take a trip to the South...

... to yank me out of my funk and make me crave crafting again. I don't know what it was, but lately I have been procrastinating crafting. Can't you tell? I mean my last post was about stitching back up a thumb hole, hardly a craft. I started crafting to keep me busy for those 5-6 hours between when I get home from work and when I go to bed. I thought it would be a good way to do something productive and keep my mind off of the fact that I am 22 and living by myself in Pacific Grove where I am pretty sure the median age is 85...Anyways I once again found myself coming home from work, putting my PJs on, eating some soup and reading blogs instead of crafting and blogging myself. Then it was time for my trip to San Antonio Texas.

Fast forward to San Antonio. Fast forward again to the day that my mom and I decided we were going to spend the day doing, and experiencing, things that we can't here in Northern California. It was this magical day that I discovered the Wal-Mart Superstore as well as that magical, magical place Hobby Lobby!!!! Now don't get me wrong, I've been to a Wal-Mart before. But Wal-Mart out here is totally different than Wal-Mart down there. There it's a way of life, everyone shops there and they are kept clean just like Whole Foods. Here, well here they are dirty and they smell.

So how did these places put that spark of crafting determination back into me? Well I'm sure the $2.99-$4.99 a yard fabric didn't hurt. You see, my local Beverly's (probably the only place to get fabric within 100 mile radius of my house) has fabric for the low low price of $9.99 a yard. Do you see the difference!? Of course, hardcore crafters are probably cringing and sticking their noses up at my bargain bin fabric, but lets face it, I'm not trying to quilt a quilt for the Smithsonian. So now that I have oodles of fabric I realize I actually need to do something with it. So what is the first project I am going to work on now that I have reaffirmed my relationship with crafting?

1. Finish knitting grey ruffle scarf
2. Fortune cookie apron for my mom
3. Quilted pillow top using the 4 companion fabrics from Hobby Lobby for the apartment I surely should be getting soon with Matt
4. Figure out something else to do with the oodles and oodles of fabrics I have!

Yeah it's pretty funny that my first task is to finish my scarf. But I've been working on this thing since July...and I think it makes sense to have it done before winter is over...

And now onto something more exciting, a look at my loot!

Maddie, the cat I share my apartment with and whose every need I tend to, can't help but check out my new sewing box. I am keeping all of my fabric that has yet to be used in here. This thing is packed to the rim. Until I finish some projects and use up more fabric, no more fabric shopping for me :(  Oh, and for the two of you who read this blog, you know, but for any one else who may care, Maddie got to stay with Matt the week I was gone. That cat has more luggage than I do.

The fabrics and the tote bag pattern that I bought (rather, mommy bought for me) from the non-smelly Wal-Mart and the Hobby Lobby. Each will be featured in more detail when a they transform into a craft.

I will write more about Hobby Lobby later because it was just that magical that it deserves its own post. Don't be surprised if that post turns into an open letter for them to open a Hobby Lobby up here in the Bay Area. Also, I wouldn't be mad if you decided to buy me this