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UFO: Picking back up on making the Lady Grey Coat

January 31, 2012

Is this the third time I have restarted this project? Well I just realized my fabric is plaid (yes, I can be an idiot) and I gave no thought at all to matching plaid lines. Screw it. It will be what it will be. I am thoroughly enjoying putting to use [...]

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Why is printing online coupons such a royal pain in the ass?

January 16, 2012

I love to coupon. LOVE it. But I swear, they couldn’t make printing online coupons any more complicated if they tried. It reminds me of the days of RealPlayer before Apple came along and straightened out how to make music EASY. It is so flipping stupid that I am livid actually. [...]

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Demented.. DEMENTED??

December 4, 2011

I was at physical therapy the other day due to a cervical neck disc bulge, aka a pain in my neck, and picked up the latest Lucky Magazine in the waiting room. In the advice column, it was asked whether one’s toenail polish should match one’s nail polish. The consultant said that absolutely [...]

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Etsy … bah

December 2, 2011

E tsy is a rip-off for small sellers.
If you sell small-ticket items, Etsy’s listing fees are a complete rip-off. Twenty cents a pop for three months may sound like a good deal, that is unless you are selling vintage patterns, some of which sell for $2.00 each, and don’t sell quickly. Etsy seriously [...]

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Escapist Drug Number One: Scrapbooking

November 26, 2011

I have finally started scrapbooking again. I had done a little digital scrapbooking, and while that was fun, and MUCH cheaper, it doesn’t have the same appeal of having an actual book to hold and show off. So I decided to send off the digital files to be printed on 12×12 pages so [...]

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Project Runway: Oliver is auff’d to the world of flat-chested women and pre-pubescent boys

September 24, 2011

Project Runway. How I hate/love thee and thy progeny. And I really hate to criticize the contestants because really, I know nothing about them. Reality shows are edited for the drama and controversy to drive ratings and this approach doesn’t always show the real human beings in a fair light. And [...]

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Gecko Fingers

July 28, 2011

Yes, yes, another gadget. The purpose? To soak off acrylic or artificial nails or…. for some bizarre finger bondage fetish involving strangling the tips of one’s fingers. I walked around the house entertaining myself by pretending to stick to glass doors like a gecko. Anything to distract myself from the [...]

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Dritz Bound Button-Hole Maker

July 26, 2011

This gadgety thing is the Dritz Bound Button-Hole Maker. I love gadgets. I so wanted to love this thing. But I don’t. It is a pain in the tuckus. And yes, I know how to use it through the useful tutorial at Colette Patterns. I have a few [...]

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One of the most useful books in my sewing library

July 26, 2011

I have wanted to get back to my childhood embroidery skills. With the passage of time, I forgot it all. My mother used to do quite intricate works and taught me some age-appropriate projects. Also, in wanting to do more couture-ish sewing, I needed to learn some hand-sewing. I find [...]

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Toddlers & Tiaras, I have now watched it

June 21, 2011

I watched three episodes of Season One, and while I am sure that television made it more sensationalistic as the seasons progressed, I saw absolutely no problem with what I saw. In fact, it was wonderful. Not only were the children competing, but their very real, very healthy-figured mothers were also competing, putting [...]

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