Jay, during our very wet trip to England in 1995:
"The reason the Brits never had a space program is that they've never seen the sky."
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This little French film is amazing. Don't worry about the length. The last third is credits. I found it on Roba's blog, "And Far Away" (link over there on the right). To quote Roba, "This French short film, Le Miroir (The Mirror) manages to tug at the heart strings. Directed by Ramon and Pedro, it takes you through the entire life of a boy in that bathroom mirror."
[http://vimeo.com/45135870]
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Anybody looking for a way to make some money? Take a look at this woman's stuff on Etsy: http://www.etsy.com/listing/104322901/magic-shoes?ref=sr_gallery_9&ga_search_query=magic+shoes&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=ZZ&ga_min=0&ga_max=0&ga_search_type=all.
The shoes at the link were featured on Regretsy.com. You supply a pair of shoes, and for a mere $2850.00 she'll cover them (badly, sloppily, look at the photos) with duct tape for you. (If the link to the shoes is dead, her shop is at http://www.etsy.com/shop/LindsayRickman?ref=pr_shop_more.)
I wandered around her shop, and she has some very, um, interesting, um, stuff for pipe dream prices. On the other hand, may as well try. You can always drop the price if nothing sells.
I wonder if she ever actually sells anything? On the other hand, there are people who will find her work truly interesting, and will pay for a unique piece of art. It's probably a small niche, but then again, there are people who will happily plant 30 pink flamingos in their yard.
But really, I figure she should at least learn to sew....
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Speaking of sewing, I had mentioned a simple little dress that Nugget wore one day. I figured I could easily copy it. The (blurry) photos below are of my learning piece. I found out that the armholes needed to be a little deeper than my tracing showed (I had to deepen them by hand), and it could be a bit shorter. Also, I need a sewing machine that does buttonholes. (Until I get a one-o'-them I'm going back to bound buttonholes. They're easier and they always look good.)
It's reversible to pink seersucker. The next version will not be reversible (makes it unnecessarily complicated), and will have embroidery or appliques.
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6 comments:
That is adorable. The Nugget is very lucky to have you for a grandma.
PS - Have you never seen Regretsy.com? "Where DIY meets WTF."
Yes. I get the Regretsy feeds. That's where I found the duct tape shoes.
Remember the crotch shot of the crochet bikini on Regretsy? I think maybe the model may be someone we (sort of) know.
The woman who writes the commentary on Regretsy is starting to annoy me. She often seems excessively mean and unnecessarily bitchy.
OMG. If it's who I'm thinking of. I've stayed away from her blog for a while because the constant health whining gets to me. Yes, Helen Killer does go OTT from time to time.
Constant health whining is understandable when you have constant health worries. (Or ... substitute any other topic for "health".) That's often the purpose of journals, anyway. Steam valve.
I still read because I want to see where it goes. Yeah, I'm a little worried about her. I've stopped commenting, though, because sometimes I want to spank her, and that's just not helpful. Not for her or me.
(Actually, I've pretty much stopped commenting anywhere. Damn word verification.)
Hate to say it but I think she's 2/3 hypochondriac with maybe 1/3 real but fairly insignificant problems. Then again, I am going through a heartless phase at the moment.
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