What I do during nap-time...

Today was an excellent day.
You want to know why?
Well, for one, my fingers are covered in super glue.
And two, it's Talk Like A Pirate Day!  Arrrgh.
Anyway, I've been going through closets, drawers, nooks, crannies, and hidey-holes and getting rid of things to prepare for our big move (which will hopefully be before the end of the year).  And I found this lovely number:

I can fit two of me in here!

A sleeve big enough for a leg.

Much better.

A double-XL Kansas University hoodie.  I have no idea how I came into possession of this, seeing as I dislike sports, especially sports on TV.
Anywho, I've been reading a blog by a crafty gal also named Kate, and I came upon an awesome sweater tutorial she did with an incredibly large hoodie.  Mine didn't turn out like hers exactly (I tightened mine up to fit like a regular hoodie, not a wrap), but I still found the instructions helpful.

I've been crafting; ignore the mess.

You can't really see in the pictures, but I nixed the fitted cuffs and left the edges rough.  It had side pockets, but those came off in the cutting stage.  Now I kinda wish I'd left them; they would have been helpful today during the grocery shopping.
This entire project took maybe an hour (or, roughly, the length of a Poopmonster nap).  Undoubtedly a fairly easy project for those who are seamstress-y disabled (like me).

Today, while in the Other Big City, I perused Goodwill for unneeded items.  I splurged on a ruffled dress, originally from Maurices, that surprisingly fit (a medium on a big-boned gal like me never felt so good), and made my already ample bosom even more noticeable.   Ah, well.  It's comfy, and that's what I like.
After finding the dress, I meandered around until I came upon the book section, when a light came on.
'Aha!' I cried, which frightened the nice Asian lady talking on the phone I was standing next to.  I had stumbled upon another marvelous tutorial at SeeKateSew, and I thought, 'I can do that!'  So for eleven bucks, I walked out with these

Don't worry, the book was sorta water damaged.

 and my ruffly dress.

After much cutting, cursing, and finger-gluing, my finished product turned out pretty nifty.  

Child of the Owl by Laurence Yep

The main selling point was the clasp.  It's a leaf!

 

Now I've a fun clutch for when the beau and I go out without the Poopmonster (ahahahahaha!).