all you good good people, listen to me
So I'm trying to collate a list of supplies for the purse(s) for the purse swap. So far, I've come up with this:
Cardboard box: free, from varied sources
Thinner piece of cardboard: one dollar, from Dollar Tree
Box cutter: One dollar, from Dollar Tree
Aleene's Tacky Glue: Previously purchased, so at this point--free
Screen door handle: I'm going to go with cabinet pulls on this one, and they're running anywhere from two bucks to fourteen, depending on manufacturer
Coffin pattern: Printed out already--so free
Duct tape: Previously purchased, so--free
Half a yard of fabric: Really want to buy new fabric for this, so half a yard runs anywhere from a dollar on sale to ten bucks for the fancy stuph. I can probably pull in a yard of doable for two bucks or less per yard (we're doing two to four purses, see)
Remnant of fabric for the inside: Yeah, and I can color-match and pick up an equivalent amount by half for this, so it'll probably be one buck or less, depending
Frog clasp: I really have a problem with this idea, as the cloth ones I really don't think will stand up to the wear and tear. How'ver, I'm thinking I might be able to find metal toggle clasps easier, and then all I have to worry about is the hinge.
No slip dots (4 for the bottom of each purse): I know they make them in lesser quantity than this, but I can't remember an exact price or how to search for it--so I'm just going to assume around three bucks for a package of twenty or so, which would be enough for about four purses, no problem. But--and this would be funny--the alternative is to put non-slip tape on the bottom of each purse--it wouldn't be lifted free of damaging liquid as well, but it would also glow in the dark. Keen.
So...total, rounded down, and brought in on a very tight budget...say $25 to $30 for the whole affair. I think we can do this...we might have to cadge from fabric at home...and go with the evil cheapy frog clasps and fabric hinge that's recommended, not the metal clasps and the reinforced cardstock/fabric hinge...but...yeah.
I think...yeah. It looks good.
Y'know, with all this hidden malware crap and the assumption that all most music users do is steal music...I'm getting to be of the opinion that I never have to buy a CD again. Period. Screw 'em. I'm retro enough, I'll catch sampler disks now and again (and play 'em only on non-computer CD drives), watch videos, and listen to my old music, and be PERFECTLY HAPPY.
Gee, look how easy it was, I have SIMPLIFIED MY LIFE.
SCREW YOU, SONY.
Damn, brighidestone was right--this is a scarily accurate quiz:
Tomboy
What kind of little girl were YOU?
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Whoa. Damn.
sukinova just sent this link to me. I swear, I'm going to end up becoming a clearinghouse of horrid fabric-related things people do to their bodies.
You watch. It'll be fun.
So I've now added You Knit WHAT?? to the sidebar, just under the link for the Princesses of Fugly. :)
(What mention will mean zip nada to anyone who hasn't actually been to my journal page, and is only reading along in their friendsview. Trust me--I've reorganized the sidebar, added another large-size clothing store, and the knit madness site.
(And man--you thought some of my FASHION pics were bad...evil KNITTING's enough to make you reach for your needles--to GOUGE OUT YOUR EYES!)
Notes about the funky little fashion troll. G'waaaan, mistress_weaver, you know you want to click that link. CLICK IT! The Galliano commands you!
In a freakish stupefyingly seductive manner, of course. :)
Have I mentioned Nerve Damage yet? While we're talking about the sidebar links? I only put clothing links in the sidebar for clothes that will fit women my size--otherwise Nerve Damage would so be there.
And while you're wandering the site (those of you who don't require four yards of fabric for a top), check out the designer's biography. Learn why she calls her design firm Nerve Damage. :)
Devil's Panties:
Yeah, it always feels like this for me, too.
Surreal. But fun.
Oh, the horror. But hey, at least she tossed in Rorschach. Gotta give props to the Watchmen, man...even if the movie did flounder in pre-production.
The traditional complaint.
Two Lumps:
Everything went dark and now I can't get out.
...well played, Snooch.
Congratulations. You've ruined my favorite fairy tale forever. ...Oh, wait, j_crew_guy has that suit. Huh. :)
Curiously strong peppermint killed the cat. Amusing side note: La R's sick--from Dick wandering through the kitchen with his head cold and spewing germs on the food during dinner preparation with every cough and sneeze--and no, I'm NOT KIDDING--and thus asked Cat to bring home two of the Honees brand honey drops, because they seem to work better than the store brand. Cat asked her, did she want the regular, the milk, or the menthol? "The what?" she asks. So I turn, and grin, and say, "You know those Altoid's ads, the 'Curiously Strong Peppermint' ones? Think about one of those, only in menthol form, surrounded by honey. It's like being attacked by menthol and left for dead."
It really, really is. They're TERRIBLY, OVERWHELMINGLY strong. :)
And lastly, Oh My Gods!:
Vincent broke up with Stan. This is an object lesson in not casting while drunk.
Et tu, Brute?
I bet I know someone who's heard this.
Let me recommend a good therapist for you.
And why, you ask? Because I've been mad all day, and I'm tired of being mad, and I don't want to talk about it right now.
Now shut up and eat your fashion.
This is actually kind of a masterwork of trompe l'oeuil, really--it's a dress...made out of leaves...which are made out of chocolate.
Whoa. Trippy.
A model wears a dress made from chocolate during the 8th annual Chocolate Fashion Show in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2005. (AP Photo/Adam Rountree)
Yep. That's one big damn hat.
A model wears a hat made from chocolate during the 8th annual Chocolate Fashion Show in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2005. (AP Photo/Adam Rountree)
There's only one problem with the color text for this photograph.
That is not Martin Howard. WTF?
Designer Martin Howard models his own design of clothing made out of chocolate by Zococao at the 8th annual Chocolate Fashion Show in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2005. (AP Photo/Adam Rountree)
Gee, let me guess how much of this outfit is actually chocolate. *snrf*
French actress Marie-Sophie L. presents a chocolate outfit designed by Corinne Cobson and Jean-Luc Decluzeau on the eve of the opening of the Eleventh Annual Chocolate Show exhibition, 21 October 2005 in Paris.(AFP/Pierre Andrieu)
This was from New York, but every year the Riverpark Mall in downtown Spokane holds a contest to judge who can make the most incredible structure, using only full tin cans. They do it here, too, near Christmas every year, at Pioneer Place Mall.
Hey, it's all donated to food banks after; so this is temporary art I can entirely get behind.
'CHICK-Can of the Sea,' a mermaid made entirely of cans, is on display, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2005, at 'Canstruction,' the 13th annual NYC Design and Build competition in New York. Architects and engineers compete to see whose team can build the most spectacular structure using little more than cans of food. After the competition and exhibit, which is open to the public, the cans are donated to pantries, soup kitchens, day care and elderly centers to help fight hunger. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
This actually seems sedate...until you read the color text. Then you realize it's just one giant EVIL PUN.
Two youngsters check out 'We Come in Peas,' a construction of cans of peas and mushrooms, left, and beans, tuna and sardines, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2005, at 'Canstruction,' the 13th annual NYC Design and Build competition in New York. Architects and engineers compete to see whose team can build the most spectacular structure using little more than cans of food. After the competition and exhibit, which is open to the public, the cans are donated to pantries, soup kitchens, day care and elderly centers to help fight hunger. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Cardboard box: free, from varied sources
Thinner piece of cardboard: one dollar, from Dollar Tree
Box cutter: One dollar, from Dollar Tree
Aleene's Tacky Glue: Previously purchased, so at this point--free
Screen door handle: I'm going to go with cabinet pulls on this one, and they're running anywhere from two bucks to fourteen, depending on manufacturer
Coffin pattern: Printed out already--so free
Duct tape: Previously purchased, so--free
Half a yard of fabric: Really want to buy new fabric for this, so half a yard runs anywhere from a dollar on sale to ten bucks for the fancy stuph. I can probably pull in a yard of doable for two bucks or less per yard (we're doing two to four purses, see)
Remnant of fabric for the inside: Yeah, and I can color-match and pick up an equivalent amount by half for this, so it'll probably be one buck or less, depending
Frog clasp: I really have a problem with this idea, as the cloth ones I really don't think will stand up to the wear and tear. How'ver, I'm thinking I might be able to find metal toggle clasps easier, and then all I have to worry about is the hinge.
No slip dots (4 for the bottom of each purse): I know they make them in lesser quantity than this, but I can't remember an exact price or how to search for it--so I'm just going to assume around three bucks for a package of twenty or so, which would be enough for about four purses, no problem. But--and this would be funny--the alternative is to put non-slip tape on the bottom of each purse--it wouldn't be lifted free of damaging liquid as well, but it would also glow in the dark. Keen.
So...total, rounded down, and brought in on a very tight budget...say $25 to $30 for the whole affair. I think we can do this...we might have to cadge from fabric at home...and go with the evil cheapy frog clasps and fabric hinge that's recommended, not the metal clasps and the reinforced cardstock/fabric hinge...but...yeah.
I think...yeah. It looks good.
Y'know, with all this hidden malware crap and the assumption that all most music users do is steal music...I'm getting to be of the opinion that I never have to buy a CD again. Period. Screw 'em. I'm retro enough, I'll catch sampler disks now and again (and play 'em only on non-computer CD drives), watch videos, and listen to my old music, and be PERFECTLY HAPPY.
Gee, look how easy it was, I have SIMPLIFIED MY LIFE.
SCREW YOU, SONY.
Damn, brighidestone was right--this is a scarily accurate quiz:
Tomboy
What kind of little girl were YOU?
brought to you by Quizilla
Whoa. Damn.
sukinova just sent this link to me. I swear, I'm going to end up becoming a clearinghouse of horrid fabric-related things people do to their bodies.
You watch. It'll be fun.
So I've now added You Knit WHAT?? to the sidebar, just under the link for the Princesses of Fugly. :)
(What mention will mean zip nada to anyone who hasn't actually been to my journal page, and is only reading along in their friendsview. Trust me--I've reorganized the sidebar, added another large-size clothing store, and the knit madness site.
(And man--you thought some of my FASHION pics were bad...evil KNITTING's enough to make you reach for your needles--to GOUGE OUT YOUR EYES!)
Notes about the funky little fashion troll. G'waaaan, mistress_weaver, you know you want to click that link. CLICK IT! The Galliano commands you!
In a freakish stupefyingly seductive manner, of course. :)
Have I mentioned Nerve Damage yet? While we're talking about the sidebar links? I only put clothing links in the sidebar for clothes that will fit women my size--otherwise Nerve Damage would so be there.
And while you're wandering the site (those of you who don't require four yards of fabric for a top), check out the designer's biography. Learn why she calls her design firm Nerve Damage. :)
Devil's Panties:
Yeah, it always feels like this for me, too.
Surreal. But fun.
Oh, the horror. But hey, at least she tossed in Rorschach. Gotta give props to the Watchmen, man...even if the movie did flounder in pre-production.
The traditional complaint.
Two Lumps:
Everything went dark and now I can't get out.
...well played, Snooch.
Congratulations. You've ruined my favorite fairy tale forever. ...Oh, wait, j_crew_guy has that suit. Huh. :)
Curiously strong peppermint killed the cat. Amusing side note: La R's sick--from Dick wandering through the kitchen with his head cold and spewing germs on the food during dinner preparation with every cough and sneeze--and no, I'm NOT KIDDING--and thus asked Cat to bring home two of the Honees brand honey drops, because they seem to work better than the store brand. Cat asked her, did she want the regular, the milk, or the menthol? "The what?" she asks. So I turn, and grin, and say, "You know those Altoid's ads, the 'Curiously Strong Peppermint' ones? Think about one of those, only in menthol form, surrounded by honey. It's like being attacked by menthol and left for dead."
It really, really is. They're TERRIBLY, OVERWHELMINGLY strong. :)
And lastly, Oh My Gods!:
Vincent broke up with Stan. This is an object lesson in not casting while drunk.
Et tu, Brute?
I bet I know someone who's heard this.
Let me recommend a good therapist for you.
And why, you ask? Because I've been mad all day, and I'm tired of being mad, and I don't want to talk about it right now.
Now shut up and eat your fashion.
This is actually kind of a masterwork of trompe l'oeuil, really--it's a dress...made out of leaves...which are made out of chocolate.
Whoa. Trippy.
A model wears a dress made from chocolate during the 8th annual Chocolate Fashion Show in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2005. (AP Photo/Adam Rountree)
Yep. That's one big damn hat.
A model wears a hat made from chocolate during the 8th annual Chocolate Fashion Show in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2005. (AP Photo/Adam Rountree)
There's only one problem with the color text for this photograph.
That is not Martin Howard. WTF?
Designer Martin Howard models his own design of clothing made out of chocolate by Zococao at the 8th annual Chocolate Fashion Show in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2005. (AP Photo/Adam Rountree)
Gee, let me guess how much of this outfit is actually chocolate. *snrf*
French actress Marie-Sophie L. presents a chocolate outfit designed by Corinne Cobson and Jean-Luc Decluzeau on the eve of the opening of the Eleventh Annual Chocolate Show exhibition, 21 October 2005 in Paris.(AFP/Pierre Andrieu)
This was from New York, but every year the Riverpark Mall in downtown Spokane holds a contest to judge who can make the most incredible structure, using only full tin cans. They do it here, too, near Christmas every year, at Pioneer Place Mall.
Hey, it's all donated to food banks after; so this is temporary art I can entirely get behind.
'CHICK-Can of the Sea,' a mermaid made entirely of cans, is on display, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2005, at 'Canstruction,' the 13th annual NYC Design and Build competition in New York. Architects and engineers compete to see whose team can build the most spectacular structure using little more than cans of food. After the competition and exhibit, which is open to the public, the cans are donated to pantries, soup kitchens, day care and elderly centers to help fight hunger. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
This actually seems sedate...until you read the color text. Then you realize it's just one giant EVIL PUN.
Two youngsters check out 'We Come in Peas,' a construction of cans of peas and mushrooms, left, and beans, tuna and sardines, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2005, at 'Canstruction,' the 13th annual NYC Design and Build competition in New York. Architects and engineers compete to see whose team can build the most spectacular structure using little more than cans of food. After the competition and exhibit, which is open to the public, the cans are donated to pantries, soup kitchens, day care and elderly centers to help fight hunger. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)