I'm guessing no one has ever seen anyone use a hula hoop while at Quilt Market....until now :)
Oh yes, that would be me....using a hula hoop for the first time in my adult life. I bet you are wondering why in the world I was hula hooping ...right?
It is all Mikki's fault! Yes....completely true :) Mikki has taken up belly dancing and hula hooping and when she was telling me about it I asked her to bring one to Houston with her. I really wanted to see what she was talking about.
Mikki gave me a quick lesson and I was off and hooping. It took me a minute or two to get the hang of it....but then....I was rocking that hoop. Mikki was a little frustrated ...she said it took her two lessons to keep the hoop up for as long as I had kept it up. All I can say is....I don't seem to be a natural with Free Motion Quilting so it's a darn good thing I am a natural at somethin'!!
You all know the story of my meeting Brint, the Scissor Man. I lusted after his apron...but not anymore. I had hatched a plan to TOP the Scissor Man's Apron. If I wasn't going to have his, I was going to have one of my own...and it was going to be even better. (There Brint...take that...Bat Man Pow sound effect ..listen closely...you'll hear it.)
I made my own and when Brint was not looking I stood at a distance with my finger pointed directly at him and waited until he looked my way. When he looked my way, in a loud voice I said, "I soooo Own You!"
That got his attention and fast.
Here is proof Brint was de-throaned....and I have to say...he took it well.
Not only did I get to wear my apron on the front....I got to wear his on the back. Now, I'm one bad mamma jamma!!!
Below is a better pix of the front of my apron....yes, I was in the bathroom ( if Superman has his telephone booth....IHAN has her bathroom...LOL).
"Kelly Scissor Fiend
Queen of the IHAN Nation
(self appointed of course!)"
I used Artist Transfer Paper to make the label. I put the ATC through my printer then ironed it to a piece of white Kona cotton. I made several button holes and tabs to hold my scissor extenders with scissors attached. The biggest reason Brint was de-throaned was because "MY" apron has all the bells and whistles that his doesn't have. If you look closely, the top right of my apron has a metal name tag I covered with my business card. Then I used earth magnets to hold my Stiletto and my Famore Seam Rip. I bet you are wondering how I managed to not cut myself or poke myself with all those scissors, right? I put clear tubing over the tips of all the sharps so I couldn't get poked. (ohhhh eeee I'm a smarteeee pantssss...giggles). Brints don't have a protector on his...nor does he have his fine tip tweezers on his apron. I re purposed my Bernina Bobbin holder and attached that to a zip line do-hickey (it is the tube to the right of center...my tweezers are in there). I had more scissors than are shown here....but you get the idea.
I found some new scissors made by
Famore while I was there...I'll be adding them to my website later today.
I really liked these small scissors and they were darn sharp too.
Brint kept his sense of humor through out his de-throaning process....I just had to leave him with his "simple" Scissor Man apron. I'm just so darn nice aren't I? (evil grins)
Fiendly Smiles,
Kelly