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There are so many wonderful things about being in Texas--I don't know how I managed to stay away for so long. The nights are warm, the booze is cheap, the people are so much friendlier! And then there's the shopping . . . oh, the shopping! The dichotomy of my emotions is overwhelming--on one hand I love shopping, on the other hand I am all too aware of the havoc cheap over-seas goods have wreaked on our economy. After watching The High Cost of Low Prices I feel guilty even looking at a Wal-Mart, but I let myself have one small indulgence:


That's right, the wonder and beauty of a real craft store. Acre after acre and aisle after aisle of crafty goodness. Seattle has lots and lots of wonderful things, but they are seriously lacking in decent craft-related emporiums. Texas, thankfully, is not.


After perusing the handles at the craft store I have officially decided I am not making a laptop cover, I am making a purse. I made a mistake on the color variation, but I think it actually looks better. My gauge was off, so I've ended up with a fairly wide tube; hopefully this will yield a fairly spacious purse. (You can't tell in the pic, but that bottom stripe is a very limey green.)