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Heather tagged me! But I’m a lazyass so I decided I’m not answering as many questions. Meme gods be damned! I just watched a ST:TNG episode where the Enterprise gets trapped in a time loop and the crew send themselves a message in the form of the number three, so I’m changing everything here to be in quantities of three.
Here are the rules:
- Post these rules
- Post 11 random things about yourself
- Answer the questions set for you in their post
11 3 random things about myself:
- I’m not really superstitious in general, but I always set my alarm clock to a time ending in the number 7. It’s just a thing I do.
- I’m not as much into styling my wardrobe/look as much as I once was (again, with the laziness) and not that you’d know it from looking at me, but when I look in the mirror and asses what I see, I think to myself, “is there something punk rock about this?” Increasingly I’ve decided that since not caring is pretty punk rock, I’m not going to get too fussed and I can still be assured that I’m not unpunk.
- I am a super mega creature of habit. I have gotten to the point where I like to be asleep by 11pm since I know I’ll wake up around 7am and I can’t survive on less sleep (at least if I am going to be around others). Much as I’d like to think that I’m spontaneous, I know that I’m totally not when it comes to certain VERY IMPORTANT things like sleep.
Questions:
- If you could do anything (career wise), and money was no object, what would that be?
Are you kidding? I would craft the crap out of everything! I’d sew and knit and teach myself how to do all the other crafts that I haven’t learned yet. I’d still sell stuff that I made, and I’d probably give away a whole lot of stuff, too. So I would mostly be making things.
- What is your go-to comfort food?
For comfort food, I’ve gotta go with a cup of tea and a slice of apple pie.
- What did your 10-year-old self want to be when you grew up? Do you still want that? (Are you that?)
I really have no idea what I wanted to be when I was 10. I have a vague recollection of wanting to be a fashion designer when I was a kid, so let’s go with that. I’m not one in my day job, but I do design the patterns for the Blythe clothing I sew and knit, so YEAH, I totally AM a fashion designer. Screw you, doubters.
Tagged:
Susan.
Sarah.
Carrie Anne.
Same questions. But no pressure! Pick and choose whichever questions you want to answer.
 You really can’t go wrong with Bust – they always know how to make things awesome! This book has a gazillion projects and information on how to do a really wide range of things you might want to do, like buy an old house and be a landlady (not for me, but probably appealing to a lot of other folks) or know how to go camping. I’ll be more likely to try the crafty projects and maybe even some of the recipes. There’s more on this book over at CPL.
 I’ve made fabric gift bags on occasion, to avoid using paper wrapping which can feel wasteful. I love the idea of making the wrapping part of the gift, which this book shows just how to do. Shout-out to my mom, who has been known to wrap gifts in dishtowels, doing just that! There are a number of techniques here, for objects of various shapes and sizes. I definitely want to try this in the future! My post over at CPL has more info.
I love the color contrast in this photo. It’s also composed really nicely – the perspective is so effective and it feels like it could be a place in a fairy story.
Thanks to Leonardo for CC licensing this photo.
 I don’t really crochet (I can do an edge here or there, but that’s about it), but this book is so lovely! Since Downton Abbey has renewed my interest in historical fiction, I was drawn to admire all the delicate, romantic creations included here. Austen fans, don’t miss this one! My post at CPL has more about this book.
One of the favorite toys around our house is the wap. It’s great for playing the shake and kill game, as well as tug of war. Now that Coraline is teaching Brodie how to play games like the latter, we’re seeing more independent (e.g.: not requiring us) play. Yay!
Of course they don’t always play in a way that makes sense. Coraline likes to grab the wap as close as possible to the place where Brodie is biting it, which in turn makes him get all growly and over-possessive. Baby steps.
Sometimes she gets it and grabs the other end, though.
After awhile she usually gets tired of this game and abandons it for a different toy. That suits Brodie just fine as he can then spend some quality time slobbering the wap within an inch of its life.
He looks so dignified, but we know better.
We’ve had more rain than snow this winter. It’s weird, but it makes it feel like spring is just around the corner!
 Though most of the garments in this book look easy to make, they also look like they’ll only look good on a model – you need to be rail thin to be flattered in such boxy shapes. There are a few that look possible for us regular-type body shapes, though, and the accessory and home projects are quite appealing. There are a couple of quilt projects here that are serious contenders for my first quilt project! Check out my post at CPL for more info on this book.
I added a new Blythe to my collection in the not too distant past, a custom girl I’ve christened Ash. She’s got a mohair reroot and I spent a little time this weekend giving her a hair treatment.
I started out by carefully combing out her hair with a wide tooth comb.
Which of course made it HUGE. Buckwheat would be proud.
Then I gently massaged conditioner into the hair, making sure to reach all the hair, even the stuff on the inside (surrounded by other hair).
Then I set the timer for 30 minutes and waited.
The next step was to rinse very carefully. You don’t want to agitate mohair while it’s wet, so rinsing thick hair is a somewhat tedious process. You also want lukewarm water, neither hot nor cold. This took awhile.
Then I hung her out to dry.
And voila! Lovely curls!
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