ran into myself at the fabric store

 So there I was in the fabric store...

on page 117 specifically. And look who is there too - my friend Nicole of Follow the White Bunny (hi Nicole!). I was contacted about this right when it was the height of the holiday madness when March seemed like a million years away. Now here we are and there we are.
There is a lot to love in this issue of Simply Handmade - an interview with Aki Takada from Oktak (love that shop!) plus a number of fabulous tutorials. Personally, I like the small square shape of this magazine as well.
So there is my little spot in the sun and I must now get back to tidying up the house. We have a sleepover on the agenda for the evening - pretty exciting, eh? The sleepovers we have had in the past have all been with cousins and this is the first with a friend from school. Someone in this family sure is growing up, don't you think? Wish us luck!