Hot Christmas Item

I should have my sanity checked. I went to Ikea today(!)
I saw these printed trees on a Oh Happy Day, and I had to have one (or two, or three)

It could be an advent calendar (like the one Jordan made)
It could be a cat safe/pet safe tree to decorate.
It could be a Preschool Project.
It could become a quilt.
It would be a neat wall hanging. Or a fun table cloth.
The fact that it is not a billion dollar Marimekko print makes it more “attainable”. Ha! Or does it?
Navigating the wilds of Ikea for more than 30 minutes… I talked to 5 people. Was it seasonal? Was it cut fabrics? “I’m sorry Ma’am, I work in “large boxes”. I’ll call a manager in that area.” A few of those calls, and two miles between the market place, cut fabrics, seasonal, and “large boxes” customer information counter, in loops, and I had my tree print fabric!
Is this the “hot ticket” for Christmas? Or have I fallen into the trap? Pet Rock, Furby, Tickle-me-elmo…? Did I just buy into the “gotta get it!”
Once I found them, I did pause over the bin. There were 20 in there. And I thought for a moment about buying them all, and putting them up on e-bay. The rational voice on my shoulder said “step away from the bin!”
I ran for the door. And, as a show of restraint, I did not buy anything else. Not one thing! Not a set of red rubber measuring cups. Not a lit wreath. Not a single 6 pack of knit hearts ornaments. Nothing else. Phew!

Happy Holiday preparations to you all!

If you are not reading this post in a feed reader or at http://justcraftyenough.com then the site you are reading is illegally publishing copyrighted material. Contact us at justcraftyenough AT yahoo DOT COM. All patterns, text and photographs in this post are the original creations & property of the author unless otherwise noted.
© 2005 – 2012 Kathy Lewinski & Susan Cornish
12 years ago by in Christmas , Holiday | You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Leave A Response

* Required