Could Have Been an Engineer.....

Anyone who knows my mom, knows that she is an amazing seamstress. She sewed most of my childhood clothes and all my prom and other dance dresses, dance costumes and all sorts of curtains, pillows, chair covers and other cute things for all my apartments over the years. She is really talented, but never wanted to turn sewing into "work", so she always just did it as a hobby. Well....I think we have found her a new career - Prototype Maker!
I was complaining about my camera case a few months ago because it is so bulky and cumbersome. Dan, who creates products, thought that we should create a new type of camera case and then use his friend David, who has several distribution websites, to get the product to market. We found this great micro-fiber fabric and then a cute pucci-inspired trim fabric and then Dan used his professional designer to sew the prototypes. Several hundred dollars later and 3 bad prototypes, we were at a loss of what to do, so I called my mom! We sent her the specs and the fabric and about 2 seconds later, she mailed back 3 amazing samples with all different types of stitching and instructions for the factory. We picked our favorite one, sent it to China to be manufactured and we got them back last week. They look great and fit my camera perfectly and I am totally in love - not only with the design, but the fact that my mom is so talented. Too bad all her talents will end with her. I don't know how to sew or cook or garden or make jam or bread or any of the really amazing things that my mom can do practically with her eyes closed! So sad. Anyway, if you are interested in purchasing one, you can buy them on amazon.com at http://www.bulletproofboutique.com/
If you don't buy one, then don't be surprised if that is what you get for your birthday or Christmas. :)

On another note, Dan and I will be heading to Seattle next week for a friend's wedding and a mini family reunion. We plan to eat a lot, take the Underground Tour, go to Bumbershoot (some wacky music and art festival), go to the fish market and basically relax and have some fun before the crazy Fall rush begins for both of us.