impy: Claudia and Stacey from The Baby-Sitters Club at the beach (just beachy)
So I finally made it through sampler 2 (of 3) and since 1 and 2 had all the stitches needed for what looks to be the easiest of the actual project set, I figured I'd give myself something a little more fun to do.

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Behold my vampire kitty needle minder!
If I were smart, I'd just find better versions of the colors included with the kit because the floss isn't great in either kit. But since I don't think I spent a ton on either set, I also cannot complain *too* much. I really might grab a better white one though before I attempt my chain stitching for the Spooky part because apparently chain stitches and I are NOT friends and I swear things are fraying that shouldn't be.

Apparently I never shared the absolute fuckery that was my trip to Joann's. Soooo... last week Mums and I hit the library and then hit Joann's in the hopes of finding me a proper cross stitch kit and maybe a new hoop because of the previously mentioned splinter. Yeah, uh, about that. Joann's literally had ONE cross stitch kit that wasn't on the aisle where they're supposed to be and the aisle? Didn't have a damn thing in terms of kits for anything. If you weren't interested in floss, a box for your floss, or maybe a handful of those thingamabobs (bobbins?) to put your floss on? You were shit out of luck. No hoops, anywhere outside of the kits that were, as far as I could tell, still full price in store despite being marked down online. Had I realized the floss (thread? Which do I prefer to use. Hrmm) in my kits would eventually let me down, I'd have snagged some in store. But also, no prices on any of them and none of the price checkers worked. It was incredibly depressing.

BUT I did find a nifty green holographic shamrock wreath for St. Patrick's Day so it wasn't a total loss. That and Mom and I got to reminisce about the sewing cabinet (I actually have no idea what it was really called and I'm not waking Mom up to ask) from the house I grew up in, and how it had all the best odds and ends for sewing projects. As a kid I was just interested in the embroidery thread (so, so much) and anything I could steal for my dolls, but I do remember you could lose hours in this thing. It was my grandmother's and apparently it was something my mom didn't grow up with because it was kept on the farm until that got... sold? Not sure. Anyway, when they moved down here, it moved from the farm with them and set up shop in the upstairs hall. As a kid who spent a LOT of time in the corner outside her parent's room (I was forever talking back), I also got very good at very quietly opening the drawers and things to look through when it became clear that my sass had earned just enough extra time in the corner to cause Dad to fall asleep. :P


So, yeah. The Joann's near me is absolute shit all year round it seems but whatcha gonna do. Is it Joann or Joann's? It feels like it should be Joann's since in my head I always add "Craft Store" to the title but who the fuck cares when they can't even be bothered to have the basics, dammit! The lady who checked me out was very nice and I suspect that if I were there for fabric or maybe jewelry supplies, I would've had infinitely more luck. As it was, I came for crafting supplies and instead left with a wreath that I probably could've gotten at the dollar store. But it was on sale and pretty and this way I didn't have to go to the dollar store so we'll call it a win.
impy: tori from jackie's strength video (prettyliars: emily sweet)
Ugh. I'm still sick as hell so... I might not be making any sense.

But I need something to focus on until I can call work and tell them no, I will not be coming in to puke in their bathroom.

Last weekend I lurked on ebay to see if there were any less-than-retail Marie Grace dolls for grabs. I suspect most people are holding them for the NOLA-pocalypse since most of the dolls I found were either NIB and way over retail (which means way over what they paid for them) or... no, that was actually how most of them were.

I did find one non-MG identified doll and watched her. For science, you see.

And then it turns out I won her. Probably by a penny since it went up to my highest bid.

I'm sure I paid too much, but I had no interest in trying to sell her Meet outfit (and I'd want to keep the boots anyway, which would make selling the outfit impossible) and also, the idea of trying to unkink factory fresh braids was a little daunting.

So... I figure I didn't make out too badly since she was still under retail after shipping.

Pictures detailing the saga under the cut. )
impy: tori from jackie's strength video (smilie)
Today I shall spray paint my ornaments for Widget's advent calendar. I've got my box ready and our first step is the plastic primer. (My last attempt to spray paint plastic without primer was just... not good.)

Wish me luck! Out of respect for your FLs, I will simply update this post as the day progresses. You're welcome.

9:54am: First six primed. Rather cold outside. Not sure if nose is bothered by the smell or frozen.

3:36, pictures )

I'm about ready to start the Blue Ocean batch. That'll leave the dark green batch and the glitters. Currently I'm thinking that I'll do half of each color, except maybe the white, in glitter.

Annnnd I just bought Cass a present based solely on the name. (Well, it looks awesome as well, but the name is what sold it.)
impy: tori from jackie's strength video (snowy impala)
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I made icons. I don't know if any of them speak to me. You wants? You have. You don't wants? You no have. Is very simple.

Sleepy. English no good when tired. Want Bing/Bowie Little Drummer Boy.
impy: tori from jackie's strength video (i believe)
Tis December first, so have my crafty in advent calendar form.

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It's a shame this particular envelope turned out to be so freakin' ugly after the glitter storm was blown away. It actually looked much better with just the glue. How sad is that?

Onward! )
If I ever say I'm going to do something like this again, feel free to slap me.

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Someone has taken to guarding my window to keep me safe from squirrels...

crafty one

Nov. 23rd, 2010 12:10 pm
impy: tori from jackie's strength video (dread)
Now a moment with pop-culture: Dear Jessicas of Hollywood:
  Please stop speaking. There are some exceptions to this rule, but generally speaking you guys are coming across badly. We need only mention Jessica Simpson by name and people understand why she's banned from speaking. Jessica Biel has a knack for alienating people anytime she opens her mouth to a magazine. (And this is from someone who is decidedly not envious of her ...thing... with Timberlake because ew.) If you need a refresher course, she's one of those who swans around pretending she's so beautiful that she's unable to book jobs, that everyone is jealous of her, and that it's truly impossibly difficult to Be That Beautiful. Jessica Alba recently stepped in it when she did that whole "good actors never stick to the script" and honestly, much of the rest of that article isn't all that flattering to her, either.

Please stop speaking, ladies. You're embarrassing yourselves.


Moving along, I momentarily lost my mind yesterday and made one of those magazine Christmas trees I saw on Martha Stewart's site. It was actually relatively relaxing until the third step which required some coordination. Meh. Thing is, my cute little catalog tree (it was my trial run) is actually really cute. I want to make more. But I need spray glitter!

In other crafty news, I want to make an advent calendar this year. I'm trying to decide between an actual pop the windows open kind or a more crafty and less swear words involved kind. *muse*

At the same time I was bitten by the crafty bug, I was also bitten by the Pullip bug. Which I can't really do anything about because of a few things. One, my cable bill is insane and I have to call in because my mother utterly failed to harness her raging bitchiness that she's so good at doing for these sorts of things. Two, I'm saving myself for the holiday sale at work and then I'm casting a hopeful eye towards AG for cyber Monday. I know that if I have a little money set aside, they'll have a couple of things I would quite like to have at super cheap prices (last year's hair care kit for $5? Totally earned its keep already just for the brush alone.) but that if I have no money whatsoever, it will be filled with things I would kill for. (and if I had a lot of money set aside, it would have nothing.) Three? I'm pretty sure that unless I choose very, very carefully, I will want another Pullip/DAL and I don't really need another with the exception of my two If Hell Freezes Over options. (Noir and Principessa the second coming clone. Yes. I still want a twin for Princi.) They are frozen hell options because they tend to run the cost of a small internal organ. (So if you're suffering from a really high fever and wants yours to go to someone who will love them fierce but not offer you their first born or a kidney, lemme know. :P )

I called and got my bill down to a number I can sort of understand. For some insane fucking reason it's apparently two bills in one. They credited me back my last payment (essentially) and then... charged me the full price of this insanity for November and... you know, let's stop while I'm still vaguely confused. I spoke to a very nice representitive and she brought the "full" price down to the promo price. I still think someone got greedy, but if I do the math I can wrap my head around this number. (Two bills plus the admin fee and installation = pain.) People can cough up some money for the goddamned bill and it'll just suck this week.

I have an unbelievable headache. So I'm going to go mainline some Excedrin and get some sleep or something.

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