North American International Auto Show 2014 - Lots of Bling!

We live within an hour of Detroit - Auto Capital of the world.  Temps -25 , no school, and bored cave sons  = a trip to the auto show last Friday.  Now, even if you aren't a car hound it's so easy to get sucked into the glitz, lights and power of the North American International Auto Show.  First of all, it's in a huge convention center which increases the awe factor.  There's a lot of room for a lot of cars.  The lighting alone will will make you say. "oooo, awesome"!  The place is filled with lights.  Lights on the ceiling, lights on the cars, lights on the models and lights on the flooring.  It creates an aura of glamour and importance.

Here's a photo roll of some of the beautiful rides.

Check out these colors.

One of my personal favorites.  This white prototype.

Even the floors had bling!

This wheel was in the floor!

Cool walls!

A bird's eye view.

More than just cars.

AND...Saving the  best for last.  My Favorite.....ta da...

THE TRUCKS!

How cool is this.  It has a step that comes out of the tailgate and a pole to help you up!  Then it folds into the tailgate.

Wow!  There you go. A walk through the Auto Show.  Hope you felt like you were there!  

Zakka Style -24 Projects Stitched With Ease to Give, Use and Enjoy - Book Review

It's time for a new book review.  As always, I only review books that I like, love, cherish or can't live without!  This book fits into one of those categories.  Zakka Style   compiled by Rashida Coleman-Hale is a great book filled with 24 fun and fabulous sewing and stitching projects.

Here's the Table of Contents.  Look at all the great projects.

Most of the  Zakka projects involve the use of linen.  Here's a great Messenger Bag to make.  Every project has a supply list, cutting instructions and assembly instructions.

I love mug rugs and here's a quick cute one to whip up.

Looking for a quick hand stitching project?  Give these magnets a try.

One of my personal favorites is this linen bag.  I have this thing for fabric bags, especially linen, lace, and  vintage fabric types.  This one is darling.  I'm a sewing accessory lover, too.  There are pin cushions and a smart sewing kit, as well.

And who doesn't carry around a water bottle?  EVERYONE does.  Here's a great water bottle holder to make in an afternoon.  So cute.

Zaaka refers to a simple kind of style.  This design movement has been part of Japanese style for some time.  Each of the projects in this book were designed by a different zakka artist from around the world.
  Zakka Style is definitely worth a second look.  I have no doubt you will find more than one  sewing project you love in this book.

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Change Your Life Sunday - 1-26-14 WORD KICK

It's" Change Your Life Sunday" , Jan. 26, 2014.  I picked this WORD KICK (hoping these words will give you the kick in the seat you need this week to get going) because it often creeps into my vocabulary much too often.  It's the dreaded word "SOMEDAY".  Even my Pinterest account(The Pattern Shack) has the categories "Someday Food", "Someday Bread", because someday maybe I'll make try cooking those recipes.  At some point along the way though, I decided that someday may never come.  Maybe it doesn't really exist.  Here's a quote from www.LIVELIFEHAPPY.com that proves it:


"There are 7 days in the week and Someday isn't one of them"

So, pick one of your "Someday" projects this week and get started on it.  Take one step toward "Someday".  Maybe all you need is a little momentum and a WORD KICK to tackle and achieve one of your "Someday" goals.

Happy week.