The Dark Side of Vintage Recipes
I am not a foodie blogger. Don’t get me wrong, I love to cook, and do so quite frequently…usually with something at least vaguely pleasant to show for it afterwards. I get most of the recipes I use from online or from my beloved Mastering the Art of French Cooking two-volume set. However, after my recent horrific cooking experience, even the vaguest thought of becoming a food blogger has been permanently bashed from my brain. While ambling about the local…
It’s Curtains for You, Sweetheart.
If you scrounge in the same bottom of the bin thrift stores I do, you can’t help but notice a large quantity of curtain panels. Some are with their mates, and some fly solo, but they’re always there…crumpled in the bins at the $1 a pound Goodwill Clearance Centers (and other similar establishments), waiting to be chosen. Of course, if you already like your existing drapes, you probably pass these over. But at less than $1 a pop…perhaps you should…
A No-Sew Sweater for Douglas!
Remember the Trace & Stitch Dress I refashioned for my trip to Asheville a few months ago? Here…let me jog your memory. I dug the dress, but just couldn’t come up with a good way to save the jacket part…until a surprisingly chilly day when my little Douglas didn’t want to go outside, that is! First, I cut off one of the sleeves! Then, I cut a hole through both sides of the sleeve that was big enough for Dougie’s…
Day 344: Perfect Pillowcases
As you guys know by now, I’m in hardcore Get My New Abode Looking Nice Mode! 🙂 While unpacking, I uncovered these pillowcases I bought crazy madcakes on sale. I love how nice & soft these are, but as you can see, cream pillowcases on a mostly white duvet aren’t exactly exciting. :/ Life is too short for boring bedding, my friends! I reached for a box of dye… …and prepared a wee dye bath in a pitcher. I wadded…
Day 305: Scrap Bustin’ Coasters
When I woke up today, I felt icky and sore, with a fever and flu-like symptoms. This was my first time being sick while single in a loooooong time. :/ I forgot how miserable having to get up, put on clothes (because I still have some vestige of dignity, dammit!), and drive to the store to get meds and chicky noodle soup is when you’re sick. It actually took me about three tries, as every time I’d try to get…
