Cream cheese and strawberries. Mmmmm!

There was a sale at No Frills on strawberries. $5 for 3 1lb boxes. They were a bit on the sour side even though they looked brilliant red so hubby found a recipe here: http://www.thesweetslife.com/2011/08/cheesecake-stuffed-strawberries.html
It was yummy and helped a bit with the sourness. The only thing I did differently was that I piped the cream cheese using a icing tip.

sewing an iPad sleeve

Guess what I bought over the long weekend at Joanns? A sewing machine!

Pixie Plus made by Singer

Too bad I have to return it. I wanted to get a cheap sewing machine that would let me make small scale crafts. I am NOT a sewer. In fact, sewing intimidates me to no end! Which was why I went for this sewing machine. It's small, no frills with 8 different stitches. Too bad the grip on the foot is lacking so my material kept on slipping and sliding as I sewed.

Not only did I get a sewing machine for myself but I also got an iPad for my early birthday gift (thanks to my hubby!! =). Maybe I'm a bit abnormal but I was more excited about sewing an iPad sleeve for my iPad when I should have been playing with my new toy.

Like I said before, I am NOT a sewer. Big rolls of fabric scare me which is why I normally stick to buying 'fat quarters'. I didn't even know what a fat quarter was until a couple of weeks ago. Sewing to me is like scrapbooking. I'm going to stay very small scale in both respect.

I had looked on a lot of different 'how to sew an iPad cover' sites and blogs and my eyes would glaze over because it looked so hard. I finally stopped staring and just started doing it. I dont have instructions for this cuz I was just freestyling it. 5 hours later and a lot of mistakes and seam ripping, I created.... tada!! An iPad cover!! It was hard, but I'm very happy with it.

iPad sleeve with the flap closed

My new iPad sleeve!!!

I just HAD to add some fabric buttons to it too!

And of course a stylus holder for when I need it for 'Draw Something'