Do you shop at your local mall?

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I plan on going to the mall this morning.  I haven't been in ages.  What I mean by a mall is where are a number of stores are all under one roof, and you can go from store to store without going outside.

Going to the mall used to be such a big deal but nowadays I think they are a thing of the past.  Not sure if it's something to do with age or just the sign of the times; but maybe malls are on their way out?

I do a lot of shopping online, got a couple of parcels this week and honestly it is a heck of a lot easier ordering online than dealing with parking the car and fighting the crowds of people.

I could order online what I want from the mall, but you know what I could do with a few extra steps in, so walking round an air conditioned mall doesn't seem like a bad idea this morning.

Do you go shopping in the mall?

A few more photos of stock from Appleby Lane..

I made this pair of dinner plate cozies.  They are just like the soup bowl cozies but for dinner plates.  I have some large dinner plates that are 11 inches wide and they fit great on these.  They will be on my store site for $25 a pair.

 I made a matching pair of soup bowl cozies as well.  The back fabric is black on both sets.  They are fully reversible, washable, and they are 100% cotton, so are perfectly safe in the microwave.  The soup bowl set is $15.  If you take the matching pair of both the soup bowl and dinner plate cozies as a bundle it costs $35, so a savings of $5.  There is shipping on top of that, but I have a shipping special on at the moment.

I do have a couple other sets of soup bowl cozies ready to ship (see below).  I can make other's if you have a specific colour that you would prefer.  They make a perfect housewarming gift with a couple of soup bowls and some "fancy" soup mix........or make your own soup mix in a jar which is pretty easy. 

I am amazed these pouch and wristlet set's have not sold yet?  They are so useful and very versatile.  With the cork bottom and detachable wristlet/key ring they can do double duty.  Not sure which one I like the more?  How about you?

As not everyone goes onto Facebook, if there is something that catches your eye and would like more information about, or too order, please feel free to leave me a comment; I won't publish it and we can sort something out.  I have a "stash" of different fabrics, so let me know what you like and I can see what we can make for you.

Also if there is something you would like me to make let me know.  I am always open to new ideas.  Meanwhile if you click on this link it will take you to my Facebook Page.

"If I don't do the work, then I will pay the price."

So I haven't been well for a little while.  Nothing exciting, just niggly stuff that is more annoying than anything else.  Anyhow, I was back at the doctors the other week and ended up having to go and have my blood work done.

I got a call and had to go in too see the nurse practitioner.  It turns out I am on the verge of being diabetic unless I do something.  I have two choices, I either lose weight and exercise or they will put me on medication for diabetes.

So I have decided I will go with the changing the way I eat and take up walking again.  I have until the end of August to lose some weight and get my numbers down before I see the nurse practitioner in September.  I have to have my blood work re-done at the end of August.

We are going to see a dietitian and someone who will educate us on diabetes.  I am saying we in this, as I figure there is a good chance if I am on the verge of being diabetic is, dh will be as well.

So wish us luck.  I have been watching what I eat since Tuesday and have managed to walk over 10,000 steps everyday since.

This is how I am feeling............

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I hate summer colds...........

Great Customer Service........

I have been meaning to write this post for a couple of weeks now but keep forgetting.  I ordered business cards and stickers for Appleby Lane through Vista Print.  Our daughter had the Appleby Lane logo made through someone for me, and I wanted to use the logo on both the cards and stickers.

To cut a long story short when I recieved my order everything was way too small.  I could barely read it with my glasses on and using a magnifying glass!!  So I called them and admitted that this was my mistake and asked what I should do.  Without hesitating they said no problem they would reprint everything bigger and send it back to me no charge.

So Vista Print will be getting all my business from now on.  Have you used Vista Print?

I love the look of my business cards, simple but effective I think:

The one thing though I do forget and that is too check my Appleby Lane yahoo account...........just going to do that now...LOL

The garden and what is growing in there.....

as we didn't plant this garden it's always interesting to see what pops up next.

 I was a little disappointed to see that the peony is white as I love red peonies......however it is still really pretty.

 White seems to be a theme in the garden I have discovered.

Now to get rid of the weeds!!

R's Bag......

As you know I make bags for the special people in my life.  I recently made and gave "R" an early birthday gift of this sling-a-long bag.  I was very pleased with how it turned out. I used Tula Pink's De La Luna fabric line on this bag.  "R" loved it as well.

This is my sling-a-long bag and I use it all the time: 

 This is the one I made for my daughter.

 That's it though for sling-a-long bags for now though!!  I won't be making them for my shop as they are too fiddly and time consuming.