Riot and Frolic
a mostly ballroom dance, but also a bunch of other stuff, blog
Category: Craftacular
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With the ladies and G gone for the weekend, my days are filled with non-stop sewing. No, that's not true. I stopped to eat popsicles. Lots and lots of popsicles. But look! The front is all sewn together. So is the back! I started actually quilting (apparently this is the process of sewing…
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GO! Yes, the quilt front is 98% sewn together. There's a strip at the top that's hanging loose until morning. About an hour ago, I could not focus my eyes anymore, so I think I'm maxed out for the day. After 10 hours, mind you. Tomorrow I need to head out for some more muslin…
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Keep out of reach of children, they say. Keep the blade cover on, they say. Can cut through layers of fabric, they say. Sharp and dangerous, they say. Imagine my surprise when I go to use a rotary cutter for the first time and it's not cutting through my cotton like a hot knife through butter.…
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I went on a shopping spree. In a crafty, nerdy way. I got a lemon tree[bush]*. It's name is Lola. Lola smells like sunshine, lollipops, and rainbows. (Thanks, Lesley Gore!) She's got two little, tiny lemons in the works and bea-u-ti-ful flowers. Lola is transient in my house right now. I'm not sure if…
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After rearranging my ladies' bedrooms, I was left with one wall of the Green Room completely blank. It was a lonely wall to the left of the door and it made me a little sad every time I was walking in to get the Mae Cake. It was short spurt of sadness, to be true,…
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I had to fire my web designer today. She was terrible; absolutely no idea what she was doing and she wouldn't acknowledge it until she had wasted five hours of my time. I mean, who voluntarily tries to design a website without knowing any CSS or HTML code? If you see this girl, do not…
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Don't worry, arachnophobes. No actual spiders here, just lots of colored paper. But apparently, in the dark, these look like big spiders. Yeah, that's a tissue paper flower. It's about a foot and a half in diameter. Clearly, my husband has been watching movies like this: Anyhoo, yesterday, you might have read about my craft fail with…
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Before and after, yo. It even works. It's brighter than the sun. It fits with the new entry decor, which is this: Thanks, Design Seeds. This new decor is a lot better than the old decor, which I don't want to depress you with today. Let's just say: 70's, dark wood paneling, carpet. Lesson learned twice yesterday…
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– a jar of vanilla syrup. – several bowls of oatmeal (or "open-meal" if you're talking to V). – TWO nights without children resulting in a real date with G and an evening of half-naked oily men. Maybe a little more explanation… Date on Friday: Nordeast Minneapolis for a the most amazing sandwich I have ever…
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Man, Wednesday afternoon rocked my socks off. Not only was it payday, but it was B-U-T-ful outside and my little ladies, G, and I went for a picnic. Down to the river with some KFC, potato salad, sun and bare feet. Miss Georgia (now referred to as "Mae Cake" by big sis) flirted with…
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