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05/12
I made these cafe curtains for my bathroom window out of thrifted materials and some Etsy vintage curtain rings (thanks, Cynthia! www.etsy.com/shop/finders4keepers). The lace and clips are also vintage, and I’m loving everything about these cuties! What do you think?
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04/12
“Dedicated to the wretched creatures abused for economic gains by their Etsy girlfriends.”
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03/12
Okay, so I’ve had an Etsy page for awhile, but I’ve not been using it. My two year old might have a little something to do with that. Now my shop has a new banner (thanks to a free tool called Picnik) and some new merchandise! Yea!
http://www.etsy.com/shop/PincushionPolitics
Like it?
09
03/12
I’ve been considering getting a texture perm or a digital perm. I had an “old fashioned” perm 12 years ago, and it looked…silly. But I have been thinking about this texture perm thing, especially since there is a salon in Seattle, Ten Pachi, that does them really well. Here are some photos that I found on their Facebook page:
And the rollers:
The “before and after” shot (I have this gal’s face shape and “before” hair):
I’m intrigued.
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02/12
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02/12
These are so cute. I can’t wait to try this!
http://www.etsy.com/blog/en/2012/how-tuesday-design-sew-your-own-leggings/?ref=fp_blog_title
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02/12
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14
02/12
My artistic husband made a beautiful decoupage key hanger plaque for my birthday. He was hoping to help me with my little “problem” of always misplacing my keys.
Here is how he made it.
Supply list: a vintage map, a piece of pine wood board, Modge Podge decoupage glue, a clean sponge, paper towels, a small paint brush, sand paper, ruler and pencil, small saw, a wood filing tool, a hammer, a small sharp wood working tool, drill, and hooks/screws (for hanging your keys and such).
Directions: Decide what shape and size you want your finished board to be, and then cut the board to these specs. You can also use a wood filing tool and sandpaper to bevel the edges of the board. This will give it a more professional look.
Apply Modge Podge with a sponge or paper towels to back of the map. Carry the glue all the way to the edges.
Carefully place map glue-side down onto surface of your board, being careful to smooth from the center of map to the edges to avoid trapping air bubbles under map. Use your small paint brush to paint some more glue underneath the outside edges if you need to.
Next, gently apply a layer of Modge Podge glue to the surface of the map using your clean sponge. Be sure to take the glue to the edge, where the board meets the map, in order to seal the edges. You don’t want your map to peel over time.
After you finish applying the glue, set the board in a safe place to dry for a few days. When it is completely dry it will no longer feel tacky. This might take a while, but it shouldn’t stop you from continuing on to the next few steps.
Position your hooks on the board and drill holes. hooks with their screws. *Note: We discovered that the screws that came with my hooks (purchased at Target, by the way) were too long for the width of the board. This caused the screws to poke out a little bit through the back of the board. We could have bought some shorter screws from a hardware store, but decided instead to use them and put Modge Podge over the sharp ends that poked through the back.
The last thing you need to do is to carve out a small hole (or two) in the back of your plaque so you can hang it on your wall. The shape you carve will depend on your hanging hooks. If you carve out two holes, you can stabilize the plaque so it’s not constantly tilting. Eventually I want to do that for mine.
I love my key holder! Thanks, Matthew!
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11/10
I love this blog, and you can see that I have a link to it on my Blog Roll.
Just to highlight two of my favorite things on the blog, check out the Pockets Full of Gold Skirt. Unfortunately, there are no instructions listed on how to make it, but it doesn’t look too complicated.
And take a look at A Summer Vintage Inspired Farm Wedding when Winter weather starts feeling oppressive. Of just if you live in Seattle.
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11/10
“Each year hundreds of words are dropped from the English language…”
Adopt a word and let me know which word you chose and what it means.
Be a good dead doer.
My adopted word is tortiloquy: dishonest or immoral speech.
Word.
