sewing, sewing, sewing...

i am so looking forward to this weekend. yup, you guessed it, another girls weekend! this one is down in gorgeous little compton, rhode island with a group of my super talented & crafty girlfriends. it's going to be a weekend of sewing, cooking, wine sipping and lots of gossip & laughter. unfortunately i can only stay for one night of festivities, but you can bet i'm going to get my creative groove on with these ladies.

because i have limited time i have to be smart about my crafting plan of attack. i'm the kind of girl whose eyes are bigger than her stomach, i try to attempt top many projects at once. so i've decided to keep it simple, focus on upcoming valentine's day. i'm going to start by making these lavendar filled heart shape ornaments. i've ordered my lavendar from the vermont wildflower farm and have a stash of pink fabrics & ribbon all ready to go. i want them to look like some version of these...

and i might make a few of these, even though they're not sewing projects, they're as cute as can be...

word on the street is that a few of the girls are going to attempt this round bottom fabric storage bucket. umm, obviously I want to make about 100 of these adorable things...but i might watch the experts make them and then attempt them at home, by myself, where i can swear up a storm as i mess up...

i'll keep you posted on what i make and what the other girls make...their stuff is bound to be way more complicated and beautiful than mine. i'll probably do so much talking that i don't get a damn thing accomplished.