Martha Stewart Eat Your Heart Out!

The inner-4H'er in me prevailed, and I was able to whip out my valances. I am Martha - hear me roar! I even managed to thread the machine and bobbin in record time. I wouldn't enter them in any sewing contests, but they will work, and they gave the dining room the little "umph" it needed. Okay, so may be I'm the one that needed the "umph". I have been itching to put in hardwood flooring and repaint the dining room, but sadly no $$$. So, I think if I wash the walls again (thanks for the jello stains Ryan) and shampoo the carpet, I can control the itch.

Now that the curtains are done, I am hoping to do some croppin'. Ryan is staying overnight with Grandpa and Grandma so I can have some time to myself, and Todd is camping out with AZX for the Brians' bachelor party. It is also the perfect time to crop, since all that stuff is upstairs where the window air conditioner is. Our central air is on the fritz. It works for a few hours at a time, but then the pipe freezes up, so we have turned it off for now.

Ooh - I forgot to tell you - these curtains are even better because the fabric was only $1 a yard. I bought it off the clearance rack months ago. I also got a pattern to make Ryan's Halloween costume. It should cost me less than $5 to make.