dear sweets:

Hey love! Just wanted to say thank you. You take me to the nicest places!



Honestly though, it was a great adventure. I've never been to a real junkyard before! The only thing that would have made it better is if there were a few rotweilers or pitbulls with ropes tied to their necks lunging at us as we snuck by and then if we had just happened to have a raw steak in our pocket to placate them with...

I think we ended up with some good finds though! And thanks for crawling around in those nasty old cars doing the actual harvesting. If I would have known that was what we were in for I would have dressed a little more appropriately for the occasion.

And I do wish there had been someone around to take a touristy picture of us in front of this pile:



You can take me out anytime!

love,
lulu

dear kodak:

Hello giant camera conglomerate! Thanks for being lame and not including a case with the new camera that Mr. Lulu got for Christmas. Your oversight gave me the opportunity to flex my sewing muscles again, and I have to admit- I'm a little sore.

It didn't go too badly, and thanks to the awesome tutorials on U-Handblog we were able to figure out how to give it a flat bottom so it looks much more professional than it would have if I had just made a pathetic little pouch like I was thinking of.

I don't love it, and I think it would be way cooler in felt like these ones, but it's better than nothing for now. And Mr. Lulu thinks I'm brilliant, so that's always a plus.

Thanks again!

love,
lulu

dear michelle:

Hello Michelle! Thanks for the festive ornaments that you tied onto my Christmas gifts. They're super cute, and as I'm currently smack in the middle of a felt obsession, they're wonderfully appropriate.

I thought they would be even more perfect if I gave them a little sparkly dose of adornment, so I stitched a design on them with white embroidery thread and added a few beads for good measure.

I think it worked, but here's one that's done and one before my crafty make-over so you can judge for yourself:



The Purl Bee featured some cute star ornaments made with felt and beads- maybe I'll make some of these to match my snowflakes and tie them on to your gifts next year.

Hope you like them!

love,
lulu