After spending three hours painting a huge piece of furniture in Gail's new shop, Alissa and I came home.  Alissa worked too, pricing new merchadise with the pricing gun.  She wanted to watch "Bolt" (an adorable movie) and I got to sew!  I was sooooo happy.  First I made Alissa a cute little dress out of some shirred fabric I got from JoAnns a couple of weeks ago.  She wanted a dress that "went to the ground" with no sleeves.  Well, this little dress wasn't long enough so I added several inches of bleached muslin and sewed cute coordinating ribbon I already had over the seam.  I attached ribbon so that it could be tied over each shoulder or behind her neck - either way.  She hasn't taken it off since I tried it on her this afternoon.  (Note dingbat Zoe "dancing" just as I snapped the picture).

Then I was determined to work on my living room valance and got that put together.  Yes, there are tools in the window sill; I was very anxious to get a picture to post.  I haven't made anything in weeks!

I still have a small table sitting in the middle of my kitchen floor ready to be antiqued and it will be finished.  And I have to make my new plate rail, paint the coffee table and the antique milking stool.  Then I just have to rearrange the nick nacks and I'll be finished.  Of course, it might be Halloween by then....