It's that time of the year again....

and I wish I was talking about fall:

aren't these trick or treat topiaries the bomb (by crafty sisters)

but alas...I am taking more along the lines of this:

oh allergies. You are the bane of my existence...along with laundry.  and dishes....and most other household chores...don't get me started on the toilets.

I hate them.

And they just hit.

I was laying on my porch swing with a wash cloth on my head trying to shrink it back down to size...and realized...hello, I craft...why am I ruining my makeup with the washcloth when I can sew something to help me.

and this was Made

very quickly....so I could go lay back down.

I cut out a design on paper first...which is something I NEVER do....(so you can tell my head was all clogged up)

cut out a front and a back (my back was fuzzy and soft)

i had originally bought this for some more crayon rolls...bu this was a MUCH bigger pressing need.

you know the drill....right sides together...sew around leave an opening.

I notched out all around the mask so when you turn it right side out it lies flatter.

turn it right sides out

I  sewed all around the edge (leave opening) and then I sewed two eye shapes (I'm putting beans in this and I didn't want all the cold on my eyelids)

took some navy beans (that aren't navy..they are more cream) why navy beans? cause that's what I had...pretty sure you can use rice or any other kind of *dry* bean.

filled it full and sewed it up....You could add some elastic or some ribbon so you can tie it around your head...I just wanted to lay mine on my face.

pop in the freezer.

back view:

now excuse the picture....but along with being that time of the year...it's also THAT time of the month...so my face has acne....cause apparently I am still 14 years old.