I've started working on the saddle pads that are going to be live show donations, have one stitched with a second coming along nicely. I have several color combinations picked out for more, just need to get other patterns made up and printed next. The three saddle pads I just finished and listed for sale have already sold (sold within a day) and are on their way to Australia! So, they're my first true international sale! It's hard not to list these new ones for sale, but I keep telling myself that doing these for show donations will get my name/work out there which will hopefully give me more business.
I'm not the only one busy though. Mike's busy out in the garage working on the next project - a '79 Jeep CJ7. It's another ground up build. He's hoping to have it done by Christmas when the truck's owner comes home for the Holidays. He's already got new sides and rocker panels on it and he ordered all the parts he needs so they'll be here Tuesday. And our neighbors are such a DRASTIC difference from the ones we had in Rockwell. One came over yesterday to borrow a socket and he was impressed with Mike's handywork, said he'll be coming to Mike if he ever needs body work done. And they all say the same thing - they NEVER hear Mike out in the garage working. We just weren't 'welcome' in Rockwell since we weren't 'Rockwellites' and people did whatever they could to get us out of town.
Landlord has finally made it home for a few hours today as well. He hasn't been home since the day we moved in back in July. He's coming over to blow several inches of new insulation into the attic for us which will hopefully help with the heat bills this winter. He hasn't seen the kitchen in person yet so can't wait to see what his reaction is. I am a bit peeved though. The other day Mike noticed that some of the tiles by the sink seemed to be 'lifting'. Then the next day I came home to find a small puddle of water and a 'squishy' spot on the floor. I wiped up the puddle just to have another one appear.....I started looking. Drain for the sink had come apart so every time water was run it ran out onto the bottom of the cupboard, leaked through, and soaked the subfloor. So, now several tiles in front of the sink as well as the subfloor need to be ripped out and replaced. We were hoping that the subfloor would dry but it's cheap particle board (not true subflooring) and just keeps getting worse, one of the tiles has lifted to the point of breaking off.
Keep checking back as I'll hopefully be posting some pics of the donation saddle pads!
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