With the words of the mister ringing in my head, "Why don't you just go BUY them?" I decided to make luggage tags...even though I had no time for this sort of nonsense, none, but I'd rather make tags than do what I'm supposed to do - which is tying up lose ends before we LEAVE FOR ITALY...did I mention that before? When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's amore...sorry, can't help myself, I'm giddy with excitement and giddy, too, over my new piece of luggage! The mister said he would be embarrassed to be seen with me - whatever, like that's news. But isn't this the most happiest of suitcases? I'll feel like I'm pulling Minnie Mouse around ITALY with me!
I have two dear friends who will be traveling at the same time - one is going to Sri Lanka - I know, who goes to Sri Lanka?!? She has to fly to India and then take some rubber-band-airline to Colombo, the capital - I DO hope she returns what with all the warring and different things that are going on there! (The news said all that is over - whatever!) I felt compelled to make her some luggage tags, even though the odds of her getting her luggage are non-existent.
My other friend is also going to Italy, but she will be on a cruise in the Mediterranean that stops at different Italian cities...and I hope SHE makes it home alive, too! I've warned her about cruises...Legionnaires, Nor-walk Virus, Sharks, Rogue Waves, Tsunami's, Sharks, Torpedoes, Pirates, Coral Reefs, Sharks, Loose railings on the LIdo Deck, Elvis Impersonators, Sharks...but she chose to ignore my advice - which is why SHE needed some of my luggage tags - they are water-proof and will float...just in case there is a leak on the boat of Titanic proportions!
Here's how I made them: I printed out their names and other pertinent information on card-stock. I cut the card down, a little larger than a business card, and then I placed a piece of fabric under the card, cutting it one-inch larger on all sides than the card. (I pieced some of the fabrics but that's just an extra, unnecessary step.) Folding the edges over the top of the card to conceal the raw edge, I top-stitched them down and then on some of them I sewed squiggly lines - I kind of liked the look of it! Run the fabric-backed cards through a laminator, twice, then cut out, leaving a generous 1/2-inch edge of plastic. Punch a hole in the end, add ribbon or plastic ties and that's it.
Bon Voyage Bev! Happy Travels Wendy! Please come home safe!!
Speaking of travel...the mister made our flight arrangements...booked tickets with Continental and then, after paying for the tickets, he emailed me a copy of our itinerary. Well surprise, surprise...he screwed them up! When I gently pointed this out to the mister, he balked and said, "Not to worry, I'm handling it!" Here's the long and short of it...the mister calls Continental and says he wants to change flights - only they do not OFFER what we need - so he gets mad, and I imagine a few "unpleasantries" were said, upon which the mister hangs up. Then, WITHOUT thinking, he calls Delta and books flights with them. Bottom line: We've spent $5,000 and haven't even left the country!
"Who ever heard of an airline not refunding money?" he asked. Aside from the entire traveling public, just him! When a man is raised by wolves with wolf secretaries/nannies to do every little thing, he grows up not buying his own potty pants and not knowing airlines don't refund money.
