Domestic and handy. I'm slowly, but surely, becoming a lethal combination of being both domestic, like Martha, and handy, like Bob. Mom was in town visiting for the weekend to attend the California family baby shower. I took advantage of her being in town and roped her into helping me make a valence for the nursery. I then roped her into showing me how to hang it up.
Turns out making the valence was a lot more difficult than hanging it. Making it from our own pattern took almost all day. Although, part of that can be attributed to the fact that we spent so much time in Jo-Ann's looking at fabric and coming up with too many fabric combinations to choose from. Compound that with the fact that my sewing machine - which I hadn't used since mom shipped it to me in November (and before that I hadn't used in at least 5 years) didn't work. Luckily, that's what neighbors are for! A friend lives around the corner and lent me hers for the evening.
Like I said, hanging the valence was a lot easier than making it - in fact we were able to finish it in just 3 steps:
Step 1: get the right tool.
Step 2: use tool to make hole in wall.
Step 3: Hang valence and viola! Admire your handywork.
