moss and thread

I officially opened up shop. I'm really excited about that, though I'm anxious about hearing from the unemployment department.

On Tuesday I picked up this lovely jar for $4 at a local thrift store for my themed terrarium. I'll post pics when it's done, but I don't want to give away the theme before then. My mom and I stopped by Ikea and two thrift stores, and I was a little bummed toward the end of the trip because I was hoping to find something specifically for my terrarium. Then I happened to spot this big round jar on a shelf behind the "employee only" sign, so I pulled my mom over and got her to ask an employee who said we could go for it. Hooray! It's exactly what I had in mind when I went looking for a jar, so I'm really excited about it.

When I got home, I ordered some terrarium supplies on eBay, but the seller said she wouldn't ship my items till next Monday. She didn't explain why, and though this weekend is a holiday, I thought almost a week just to ship was a little long. Then again, it is moss, so maybe it's a harvesting issue?

Today I ordered a new belt and some needles for my sewing machine. It's an old C-series Red Eye, and I believe it's a class 66, but Singer says the records are lost. I don't mind, but I wish I had a proper manual for my machine. I was actually thinking about trying to sell this one and buying a new one to put in. I doubt I'll do that though.