I am getting tons of emails about guild stuff. Hooray! If you want to know more about it, like the whens the wheres and the what-have yous then go HERE… Join our little network and you will be given magical access to more information than you ever dreamed possible.
I just got wind of this a minute ago. Over at Jolly Jabber they are auctioning off quilts and stuff to raise some $$$ to help out the Haitians. Lissa Alexander over at Moda Fabrics made this Neptune quilt that she has donated to the auction. It’s super cute and you should totally have it so go bid on it. After she made this quilt I liked it so much that I made one too. So if you get it then we can be like sisters, unless you’re weird, then we’ll just be cousins or something.
Bottom line is this- you get something cool, some people you don’t know get stuff they need, I think you’re awesome and the Karma gods owe you one which is always good. I am not really seeing a down side here.
Project Runway started last week so naturally I lost all track of time and reality. It’s a very severe side effect of the show. I spent the next few days draping fabric over my lamp desperately trying to make it work. This is the sort of thing that happens when your office is in your house, but I digress.
After a couple of days of make believe I decided to venture outside and was totally overwhelmed by this mist that had settled over the whole farm. I half expected some magical monkey fairy to spring from a bush in a trail of sparkle and punch me in the face. I don’t know if they actually do that but I am beyond that age where I think that all magical creatures are my friend. Mostly I just thought it was funny so I made a picture of it.
On a more serious note… It’s magical right?
Monkeys are courtesy of Theo Delphinian and the Love Bandits circa 2006.
We all need a place to go where we have something in common. I know that I do. Instead of waiting around for someone to start a group a couple of us decided to do it ourselves. Well, okay, I just showed up and have yet to do much of anything useful but that’s not the point now is it? Our very very first meeting ever is coming up. The guild is for people who love to make stuff or just like being around other people who like to make stuff. It doesn’t matter what you do or how you do it just come. Our first meeting will be an organizational meeting that will get the ball rolling and get this thing started. It’s going to be fun and amazing and you will leave with a sense of optimistic euphoria that can’t be rivaled by any chemical substance on earth. Maybe you’ll just have a good time and want to come back again next month and that’s okay too.
So here’s the nitty gritty:
When:
Saturday, January 23rd
10:00 am to 12:oo pm
Where:
Urban Arts & Crafts
4157 North Mulberry Drive
Kansas City, Missouri 64116
See you there!!
Exhibit A
Welcome to the future. 2010 sounds so sci-fi. Where are the killer robots? When is my hover house on the moon gonna be finished? Excuse me, time travel? Come on, it’s 2000 freakin’ 10!In 1985 this is what the future looked like, Astronaut Barbie. She charts inter galactic maps, travels with a jet pack and armed with thigh high plastic boots she dances on stardust, at least that’s what the box says. Apparently the future also involved a lot of sparkle and puffy sleeves. I just thought it was funny.Anywhoo, in the last year I have moved from a loft in the city to a house in the country. I have accumulated a lot of stuff in that time. I am like a gold fish, I will grow to the size of my bowl. I now have three bedrooms full of stuff when 12 months ago I could fit just about everything I owned in my car. My resolution is to “cut back” on buying weird things (see exhibit A above). I can’t stop completely because there is just too much weird stuff out there and if I don’t pick it up someone else will. I like to think of it as charity work. I help relieve the burden of others.So, any good resolutions out there???
It’s that time. Finally! I heart Christmas, good food, presents and those wacky family members that only seem to come out for special occasions. We appear to be iced in this year but I predict that the twins will provide more entertainment than any of my egg nog saturated relatives anyway. Have a good one all y’all out there in blogland!
I love an estate sale. I picked up several little treasures; an Astronaut Barbie from 1985 (she has both a plastic bubble head AND a jet pack, puh-lease), a bronze bust of Abraham Lincoln and this little gem. I have a soft spot for metal sewing machines. They are usually pretty expensive unless they don’t work. They said this one was busted but a little oil and a new belt and this baby sings. It weighs a hair less than a newborn elephant but it works like a champ. I was thinking of giving her a new outfit. My mom always says “It’s better to be over dressed than under dressed.” I agree so I have tried a few ideas on her. Let me know what you think.
P.S. actually making this happen may be beyond my reach but a girl can dream…
Yay! I finally got this posted, the whole enchilada so to speak.
This one is more of a day-wear ensemble. You know, a little transfiguration here a little dark arts there. It’s a versatile outfit.
I see this one as a midterms outfit. It says “I may not get an A but I’m gonna look damn good doing what ever it is I do.”
This one is just sassy.
Check out Holly’s blog to see what other people are doing.
Miss Holly over at Lakehouse Drygoods has this crazy blog event going. She got a whole bunch of people to make stuff out of her new dolly dresses panel, including me. I’m a total sucker. Mine is going up on December 12th. Check it out, it should be pretty cool to see what all of these different people do with the same panel. Mine will have birds on it. duh.
Just to clarify… THIS IS NOT MY TATTOO… Just a few lovely ladies out in the world who liked my owl and decided o make it a part of their lives forever and ever and ever and ever.
Okay, let’s discuss commitment. Personally, I have commitment issues, just ask anyone I have ever dated (no wait, don’t). I don’t know that I even have words for this. Who says that this whole crafty thing isn’t tough? This looks pretty rockin’ to me. Full Moon Forest has been immortalized in ink. I couldn’t be prouder. Can you even stand how amazing this is? Is that a tear of pride? Yes, I believe it is.
I can just picture Corrine and Kathy bouncing their grand children on their knees telling them inappropriate stories of their wild youth. I like it. It’s the kind of grandmother I always imagined myself being. I told my mom that if she really loved me she would get a tattoo of my fabric across her back. She just glared at me and then her Christmas present got a lot smaller, like magic!