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  1. PrincessMommy
    I agree. Those are so adorable! I sent the link to my daughter, who is the sewer in the family. She just had her first (a boy). I was able to work a little more on my shawl today. I'm toying with wearing the natural one with my Mother of the Groom dress (if I ever find one). I've managed to wind 204 out of 296 threads (3yrds long) on the board. Here's a photo of one chain (50 threads)
  2. PrincessMommy
    thanks guys. This is an afternoon wedding... bride is doing a simple wedding... nothing super fancy. I'm a size 16. I have very broad shoulders so I really don't like things without sleeves. I'm also going to be the tallest person besides my two sons in the wedding. Like WAY taller. So I don't want to look like Zenia the warrior princess coming into church. I've been to Macy's and Lord&Taylor. I think I bought the okay dress at Macys.
  3. PrincessMommy
    Ugh... my son's wedding is at the end of the month and I still haven't found a dress. Went out about a week ago with 2 daughters (my stylists - since I have no style) and we found a dress that is okay. There were hardly any choices (in my size :closedeyes: ). I bought the okay dress just in case I can't find anything I really like, but it's kind of drab. It needs a wrap or shrug that is fancier than the ones I found in the store. I do have a question. Does anyone know if I have to make an appt. at David's if I'm not buying a wedding gown? Are the appt. for anyone looking at any dress? I was on their website and I liked a couple of them so I'd like to just pop down and check them out. Do I have to go through the appt. business in order to look at a few dresses??? I hate shopping.
  4. PrincessMommy
    I've never heard of that before and had to look it up. Yes! Definitely... very creative. It actually dove-tails very nicely with a question I was going to wait to ask on week 2 about documenting our inspirations and finished projects. I've also been on a craft explosion. Occasionally - Love the sky-scarf, what a cool idea. It reminds me a bit of the Saori style of weaving. Plath - love the hand-dyed look of those pads. They're very beautiful. Too bad they'll be covered up! :)
  5. PrincessMommy
    oh my goodness... how awful! May he rest in peace now. :grouphug:
  6. PrincessMommy
    I'm trying to brush up on my sewing abilities (which were very limited already anyway). I even took a sewing 2 class- but it was somewhat of a bust. I just didn't have the time to set aside 3 hrs every week to be away from home... something ALWAYS came up. I had originally signed up for a 5 days in a row class. I thought I could set aside a week... but it was cancelled for lack of interest and they put me in this other one. I guess I'm just going to have to rely on Youtube for all my sewing instructions. very cool looking dragons. What do you do with the blank books when they're finished? yes, please post photos of the creepy doll once it's done.
  7. PrincessMommy
    :grouphug: so sorry he's hurting you this way. :crying:
  8. PrincessMommy
    My youngest daughter dabbled in quilling at one time. I always thought that was such a lovely craft. I hope you having time to share some of your creations with us.
  9. PrincessMommy
    cool... I like the denim color too.
  10. PrincessMommy
    not just knitting and crocheting, but you also hand-dye your yarn. I think that is very cool.
  11. PrincessMommy
    to be you and me.... I was wondering when someone would remember!!
  12. PrincessMommy
    I'm speechless too. :scared:
  13. PrincessMommy
    I know! I've seen it countless times in the comments of articles and/or youtube. People really do seem clueless. As though people talked about that stuff 30-40-50years ago. It's really disheartening how judgmental people can be.
  14. PrincessMommy
    Cool stuff everyone. My son (12) would love the battle axe... he's our resident weapon maker.
  15. PrincessMommy
    okay, I'll go first.. I began winding a new warp for a shawl I want to make (for me). It's called a Budget Shawl using Aunt Lydia's size 10 Bamboo yarn you can often find at local craft/hobby stores. I'll post a photo of one chain of warp once I get the photo's uploaded to Flickr.
  16. PrincessMommy
    We'll start by making this a weekly thread and perhaps move to monthly after the holidays. This week we're starting early, but usually I'll try to remember to start a new one Sunday night or Monday morning. Are you a crafter or artist? Do you quilt, knit, paint, soap, or re-purpose furniture? All kinds of artistic and craft type outlets are welcome! This is not necessarily showing completed items... maybe you bought a pattern, yarn, or fabric. Did you go yard-saleing this week and found a bookshelf you want to paint? Show any of those (if you have a photo - that's even extra great). Maybe you finally pulled out your sewing machine and dusted it off... include that. Any little bit towards your goal throughout the week is great!! Also, if you have a website or tutorial that inspires you, please share it with us. Perhaps one of us will pick up a new hobby. ;) Let's inspire each other.
  17. PrincessMommy
    yes, of course I do. But, I'm 49 I'm curious why this topic would come up in conversation....
  18. PrincessMommy
    welcome back. So glad you weren't scared away and can wear your cupcake pride with honor!
  19. PrincessMommy
    the fact that it's mixed with "wet wipes" is just nasty. And, they're going to make soap out of it..... ewwww.
  20. PrincessMommy
    I used to be that way too... I felt obligated once I'd started a book. No more. I usually give it about 50pages too... except the most recent book - I couldn't even make it past 10-15pages until I knew it just wasn't right for me. Maybe another day, but my TBR pile is so long anyway. There's always something new to try.
  21. PrincessMommy
    I'm willing. Lord knows I'm here more often than I should be. ;) I may start with a weekly craft thread rather than monthly. Over at Ravelry in one of my subforums there's a "What craft thing have you done today?" type of thread. I thought that might be nice to do weekly (since this is a homeschooling forum :laugh: ). If it doesn't work out, that's okay too.
  22. PrincessMommy
    Rosie, the book talks a lot about serotonin deficiency. This is why she recommends 5htp. I came in as completely Type 2 (low thyroid) and mostly Type 1 (dark cloud - serotonin deficient). Since I'm having trouble sleeping with 5htp I've decided to mostly focus on the recommendations for low thyroid with St. John's Wort thrown in. The copy I have is from 2004. Does anyone know if she's updated it since then. A lot can happen with our knowledge of the medical/nutritional field in 10years.
  23. PrincessMommy
    welcome back. Are you all settled in your new home?
  24. PrincessMommy
    any other people interested? would people want a monthly thread or a weekly one?
  25. PrincessMommy
    I hate exercise too... hate it. Definitely don't feel like forcing myself either. I used to have a SAD light (actually called a Happy Light) and I need to get back into the habit. She even mentions using it in the summer for those who don't go outside and/or exercise much. That would be me on both counts.
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