A Lazy Flag Day for Me

A Lazy Flag Day for Me

Yup, the post title pretty much says it all. Ian came back last night!! But such a bummer because he had to work today. In the rain. While he’s under the weather. To find the PacIOOS wave buoy that broke off somewhere 8 miles off of Aunu’u. Poor guy. I on the other hand had a very boring day. I woke up early to drop Ian off at work then came back home with every intention to grab my rain jacket and go check out the Flag Day entertainment at the stadium. But I got lazy, and it was raining, and I was watching it on tv anyway. So I took a nap, went over to Shivaun’s and hung out at her World Teach BBQ shindig, then picked Ian up from work. He was moody because he was tired and not feeling well. I too felt like I was getting sick so we both took a nap. My second nap. I woke up feeling gross because it was almost 7pm and dark outside, and I hate the feeling of wasting the day. I let Ian keep sleeping but I forced myself out of bed, made a cup of acai berry tea, and now I’m messing around on my laptop. Not very patriotic of me. But here are some photos from last night’s laser light show in Utulei, which was put on by PPTC to launch their distributorship of Coors. It was a cool display, though Bluesky’s 4G+ concert last year was cooler IMHO (I’m biased too). Anyhow, that’s my lazy day for you! Gonna try to post more this week but as always, we’ll see! xo

 

 

Flag Day 2018 Laser Light Show by PPTC

 

Flag Day 2018 Laser Light Show by PPTC

 

Flag Day 2018 Laser Light Show by PPTC

 

Flag Day 2018 Laser Light Show by PPTC

 

Flag Day 2018 Laser Light Show by PPTC

 

Flag Day 2018 Laser Light Show by PPTC

Ian and Paolo surfing

Ian and Paolo surfing

The weekend before Paolo said tofā soifua American Samoa.

Pua trees surf session looking dreamy at 7am, and my camera was all misty from the morning air.

Photos from before and after their surf because I was shooting videos in between.

Look What I Made: Zero Waste Bifold Card Wallet

Look What I Made: Zero Waste Bifold Card Wallet

So it’s currently midnight and I’d normally be in bed already buuuut I felt the urge to craft and make myself a new card wallet!

As you may know, I’m doing a bit of traveling to a few different countries starting next month and I was thinking about how to keep my things as minimal as possible since I’ve only got one carry on bag(!!!! One carry on bag is all Ian’s idea!!). I used to have this envelope shaped card wallet that a friend brought back from Fiji, and I loved it. I used it for about 2 years before the woven button fringed up and came undone.

I have a bunch of other wallets and wristlets—my most recent was the Lalelei fabric wristlet—but they’re all on the larger types of wallets. I’ve also been trying to downsize what I carry around in my bag daily and so wanted to go back to a card wallet.

ENTER: my past-bedtime-10pm-DIY-sewing-adventure card wallet! I love it so much already. I’m swooning over the bright yellow linen-y fabric (which I hand dyed naturally with turmeric). The sturdiness of the canvas fabric. The way my cards fit so perfectly. And mostly because I wasn’t expecting to like it. But I do. I like it a lot!

It’s a super simple design. I could have added more pockets but didn’t want it to get bulky since I’m using canvas, and besides, I can fit probably at least 14 cards in there. Hmm, I should do a test to see how many it can hold.

Anyhow, I just thought I’d share this highlight bit from my day. What do you think of this fabric card wallet? Should I post a tutorial on how I made it?

Leave a comment below and let me know!
Have a wonderful tomorrow

xoxo
Nerelle