The Friday 15

Collapsible containers and patterns and vinyl lettering and journals and clothes. A veritable smorgasbord of donations! And another 15 items are gone from my house.

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

I've been watching coverage of the volcano eruption in Hawaii with great interest. We've been to Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island of Hawaii several times. We've seen steam rising from the crater; we've seen lava flowing at night.

They are always under the threat of potential eruption, but now the threat is real. Here's hoping beauty will continue to abound after the lava stops flowing.

Make a Picnic Cutlery Roll - Tutorial Tuesday

"Nothing is better than a picnic."
– Zooey Deschanel

I totally agree. Does a cutlery roll make it even better? Maybe, if you can whip one up like in today's tutorial. 

For this project you will need:

• main fabric
• lining fabric
• batting
• bias tape
• ribbon
• Pins or Clover Wonder Clips
• Iron
• Sewing machine
• Matching thread
• Rotary cutter
• Cutting ruler
• Cutting mat

Now available in my Etsy shop as a digital download with the written directions, step-by-step photos, printable templates, and link to the tutorial video. Click to get it now!

Looking for something else? Check out some of my other kitchen sewing and crafting projects!

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You can find the step-by-step how to tutorial for the homemade roll up picnic utensil holder sewing project right here:

Golden Princess Resources

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Disembarking a Cruise Ship

It's Cruise Ship Saturday! Today we're talking about disembarkation.

The morning you leave the ship - disembark - can be hectic. It's not like just checking out of a hotel room so remember to read the paperwork delivered to your cabin beforehand. It tells you everything you need to know.

Here is a sample of the info-packed paperwork from a recent cruise. The link in Google docs can be found HERE.

Remember to:

• Pack your patience along with your carry-on.
• Keep medications and documentation with you.
• Remove items from the safe.
• Be out of the cabin when requested.
• Enjoy the last of the cruise ship meals.
• Wait in a nice location before going to the assigned lounge.
• Have your cruise card ready for scanning.
• Collect your luggage in the terminal.
• Have passports ready for customs.
• Be on time for arranged transportation and allow plenty of time to get to the airport.

And then start planning for your next cruise!

The Friday 15

15 more of my cake decorating things are leaving me. Kind of sad.

CRUISING MUST HAVES

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There aren't many things I think are requirements for cruising. With only paperwork, a passport, medications, a clean pair of undies, and some deodorant anyone could survive on a cruise. (But you’ll probably be more comfortable with more.)

But there are a couple things that I think are requirements:

A plastic sleeve to hold the cruise ship luggage tag. I've been through a couple and the ones with the grommets at the top last much longer. We primarily sail Princess and these fit our tags perfectly.

And the next necessity is a set of packing cubes. We only travel with one suitcase between the two of us so it is important that we fit as much into that suitcase as possible. We wouldn't be able to do it without these packing cubes. You'd be surprised at how much you can fit in these things. They even make it easy for unpacking. Actually, it's more like not unpacking - we just unzip them, fold back the top, and leave them in the drawers. Super duper easy and convenient. We've used the eBags brand for quite a while and they haven't had as much as a rip or broken zipper. Easy to wash and easy to use!

We use multiple sizes and we each have our own colors (me-pink, hubby-green). They have a ton of colors and sizes to choose from.

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