Monica Kochelee

I’m always on the lookout to learn as much as I can about flowers, and floral arranging. 

There is a new video out on U-Tube put out by Proflowers that teaches the viewer how to arrange freshly cut roses, how to prepare them for arrangements, and how to keep them fresh longer.  It’s worth a look-see!

My parents do a lot of traveling to try to promote their business.  They go to a lot of training sessions that the franchise holds for their franchisees.  They also go to a lot of networking meetings and a lot of trade shows.  It seems to me as if almost time I call them, they aren’t at the store - they are off to a meeting or a trade show.  Every time I see them they are showing me some of their newest trade show items that they give out as freebies to advertise their business.

I just saw the coolest trade show freebie at www.gimmees.com.  It is a morph ball that changes colors back and forth from white to black when you toss it.  I’m going to email them link to that so they can consider ordering it for their next trade show!

When I have a few minutes to kill, and I’m near a fabric store, I try to spend some time browsing through the store.  I love to look at all of the new fabric colors and designs, to get inspiration for decorating my house, or for gifts.

I love to sew, and I have to confess that I have bought fabric and patterns with good intentions to sew some clothes but then did not get around to doing it.  I really hope that I DO get around to that sewing soon!

I’m pretty sure that I mentioned that I’m planning to redecorate the master bedroom at some point in time, and that I’m trying to do it in a “Harley Davidson” theme to make my hubby happy!

I’m thinking about trying to make the curtains fit the theme somehow.  I’ve already told my hubby that he has to help me with the curtain rods - I told him that they somehow have to have a “motorcycle feel” to them, which means that they will have to be chrome and will have to suggest either motorcyle exhaust pipes or motorcycle handlebars.  I’ll be curious to see what he can come up with!

I’m not quite sure what I will sew to hang off of the curtain rods, I’m thinking about something made from denim squares cut from old blue jeans, or maybe something made from faux leather, or maybe something from very silvery-chromy shiny fabric.  Maybe try to make some tie-backs that look like motorcycle chains…….

Suggestions welcome!!!!!

Putting my torn sock in my mending pile, an old shirt that was a favorite of mine caught my eye.  There is a small rip on the shirt that I keep meaning to fix.  I just haven’t quite figured out exactly what I want to do to fix it.  I could buy a cute applique patch to put over it, or find some free embroidery designs over the Internet and use that to fancy up the repair.  I enjoy embroidery, so I’m inclined to lean in that direction.