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new swap time again!! :-D this one is a countdown to halloween. so we make our partner 13 things (or buy, but most have to be made) for halloween. [giddy giggle] my partner and i have alot in common so its great that my widdle head is spinning with ideas! ive already started on a few things, and i was telling Tedibear bout some other ideas and shes making me make extras of some of them so we get to keep some! lol! im not complaining cause that means shes gonna let me have more monies to spend! bwahahahaha! more halloween stuffs in th house? yes please!!

of course i have to keep reminding myself that we are only supposed to make a small item for each day, thats like under $10 or 1 hr crafting time. but like i told my partner, it takes me less than an hr to make a skirt (which is considered a large item) so its ok that im spoiling her!! lol!!

this is th mini one, next yr i wanna go for th big one. that one you make 91 things (13 for th 1st day, 12 th 2nd etc)!!!!!!! i could have so much fun with that!!!!

so whats your fav part of halloween? got any crafts for me to try? feel free to leave a comment with any and all suggestions!!!! esp if they are on the dark and sinister side!! ;-P


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wow, sorry if that makes me sound greedy, im really not!! promise! ask tedibear, i will put something for me in th basket, and then find something i would like to get her, so i take mine out. if she sees me do this she will normally go behind me and try and put it back in th basket, so then we argue bout how i never let her buy me things, which is totally not true!! look back over my posts, how often do i mention how spoilt i am?? yeah. exactly! she gets me stuff ALL TH TIME!!

anyway, th point of this post is what can i offer my partners in wxchange for the detailed list i provided.......
i can.....
sew
crochet
loom knit (cant 2 needle knit to save my life!! )
make jewellery
play with polymer clay
make/decorate hats- both full size and minis
im getting much better at embroidery! i may even add a new stitch soon!
plus i dabble, i love trying new things. i dont always like it and may now try it again, but i try it at least once a day!!

and im totally open to private swaps! so drop me a line if your interested.


you kno th drill, more added as i think bout it,


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swap info part tres

wishlist -
yarn yarn and more yarn - you can never have enough!! i would love some hand spun yarn, esp some wool that i can use to make dryer balls!, cotton is great, as is acrylic
charm bracelets
hooplas - based on any of my fav's, im planning on doing some with naughty words, quotes from my fav movies and tv shows are always a good bet too
hoopla supplies - hoops (both wooden and plastic, all sizes), floss (can you believe i only have red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, pink, black, white and glow in th dark??)
starter/info kits for - spinning yarn (this is th one i want most right now! im heavy in research/saving for all th equipment mode right now) - resin jewellery - making lipbalm - poppets - weaving
fabric (at least 4 yds of knits so i can get 2 items out of it, or 1 yd pieces so i can make socks. but 4 or 6 in squares for my rainbow patchwork projects are prob easier, but larger scraps are awesome as well, esp chiffon or lace or velvet that can be used on hats)
notions - for sewing. like thread, elastic, any cool tools, buttons, patterns (plus sized if for clothing)
, insulbrite for potholders
hats (i currently have 10 fedoras, 1 st patties themed cowboy hat, 2 newsboys and 3 mini top hats...... so far), i'd love to add bowlers and witch hats and more minis/facinators (any style, with th aligator clips not elastic since ive got th hawk) to my collection
whimsey jars (so much fun going thru them! and then adding stuffs to my hats or other projects)
poppets (i really want a fairy and a cornish pixie or 2 [or 3] and then im gonna keep them in a birdcage!! lol)
sugar skulls - anything day of the dead really
scrabble tiles and dominos
purse/bag/tote - i'd love a weekender type bag (esp in an elephant print), or a messenger bag with lots of pockets

so im limited to 1837 characters on my phone, so this will be multiple posts til i can get to th library and/or get internet at th house.....

im engaged to th most awesome woman (wedding date to be determined by when rx stops being stupid. we arent holding our breath). we live in the west dfw area with our 2 furbabies, one a chihuahua/rat terrier (small), the other a mutt (large),who are completely and utterly spoiled! so am i for that matter! yes sir-ree bob i am one lucky spoiled princess! its ok to be jealous, im used to it ;-P so i try to take just as good care of my Tedibear as she does of me! i do have 2 (well 3 now) kids, Th Boy and his wife Th DIL (who are giving me my first granbaby in oct/nov!!!), and Th Child who lives with his grandparents. then there is our extended chosen family of many great friends that we miss horribly when they arent around.

fav movies - auntie mame, tank girl, gone with the wind, drop dead fred, princess bride, labrynith, willow, spirited away, harry potter series, anything kevin smith, horror (even cheesy b-movies), serial killer plots, shrek series, ice age series, the quiet man (my poppa looked like john wayne!), house of yes, may, shaun of the dead, i hope they serve beer in hell, but im a cheerleader, slap her she's french, imagine me & you, better than chocolate, anything mel brooks, burlesque, meat market, cry baby,

ok so ive been bitten by th swap bug! and i notice a few ppl that also have blogs gave set aside a post to give their partners more info, so im gonna do th same!

i'll start with an intro, Hi, im th princess, th bitch no one likes. im rude crude and socially unacceptable. i cuss, i smoke, i drink and i have been known to make sailors blush. i am a bad influence and im th person your mother forgot to warn you about!

teehee, that pretty much is me. if auntie mame, tank girl, scarlet ohara and drop dead fred had a love child.... it would be me. im an interesting mix of opposites and freaky rolled into one. its almost impossible to offend me, and i have yet to see a horror film that scares me.

themes i like - vampire, pink, goth, rainbows, zombies, butterflies, ELEPHANTS, sewing, crocheting, perky goth, lgbt pride, hats, movies, dia de los muertos, halloween (macbre meets cute with glitter!), skulls, pirate, geeky, nerdy, steampunky, horror movies, tedibears, tattoos, piercings, historical fashions, dogs, chutulu (wutever i always spell it wrong! lol), pagan (im rebuilding my tools and library that was stolen), Gorey (th artist), gory (like blood and guts everywhere! ;-P), food/baking (i enjoy cooking, but its a secret so dont tell!),

fave colors - glitter, rainbow (roygbp), pink, black, grey, silver, glow in th dark.

thats right! my Tedibear has been in training since th 5th to get her cdl and yesterday she passed her driving test!! th next step is she goes for otj training for 4-6 weeks, and then she does team driving for 6 mths after that. then hopefully she can get a regional gig so shes home more. im of mixed feelings bout her being gone for so long..... yeah im a hermit but i do kinda like having her around ya kno? :-P

and i kno its gonna be hard on her.

but i am so very proud of my baby!! she found something she likes to make a career out of! and shes continuing to spoil me by not making or expecting me ro go to work outside th house. although i might look for something part time just to have a little human interaction. maybe ;-P


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request for items.......

so, im gonna have lots of extra time on my hands while Tedibear is training and then otr, so ive been trying to figure out things i can do. i cant afford to donate to charities or th community right now, but i can make things that can then be raffled or auctioned off!! so im asking for donations of raw materials cause im sure some of yall are in th same boat (you cant give monies but you have stuff laying around th house that you could get rid of). these things will be made into new things and auctioned or raffled off locally and then 100% of what is raised will be donated to various charities!!! everyone that donates will receive (either mailed or emailed) a pic of what their donation made, how much it raised and where th monies went.

so th items im looking for are...
~ beer bottle caps - th twist off kind please
~ vhs tapes - i know u have some in a box somewhere!
~ tshirts - preferably with 'Pride' sayings or slogans on them, but any tshirt will be put to use!
~ yarn - this will be made into scarves and hats and donated to th homeless shelters here locally. also need wool felting yarn or wool sweaters.
~ old sheets - any size or fabric type, prints or solids.

if you can donate any of these things please leave a comment with an email addy and i will get in touch!

thanks in advance for your donations!!


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so, last count was 349. then i posted a few more things bringing it to 359. and ive got a bunch to add now

- 4 things for my swap partner, one she knos about is a skirt, th rest are secrets :-)
- 5 pair of pants, 2 were supposed to be tests but i kinda like them so they are getting added to th wardrobe. and i finished th patchwork pants!! wore them out and got TONS of compliments!!
- 5 more hoop pieces, im quickly becoming addicted!! now just gotta get another commission so i can get some more hoops!
- 40 bottlecap thingies, i did th opening song for The L Word in bottle caps, now have to figure out how im gonna mount it.
- 1 new hat, this one is a mini top hat that i discoball-ified, gorgeous blue rhinestones this time.
- 1 test of a shirt pattern, gonna have to tweak it just a bit but ive got 5 pieces of fabric (some i have had for almost 10 yes!!!) just waiting to get cut and sewn!!

and that brings th grand total to.......... 395!!!!! woohoo!! ive passed my goal!! i honestly wasnt sure when i started that i would make it (although th bottlecaps and my mini discoballs helped alot!!) and trust im not stopping now! th next goal is 700. and with th to-do list i have, plus th fact that Tedibear is bout to be gone alot, that goal will be passed in no time!!


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im so mad at myself!!!im so mad at myself!!!

so i had joined a swap right? th mail date was th 2nd, at first i was afraid that i was gonna be late cause rents due and i didnt have extra to mail it, but then i worked things out so i could.

and then i didnt make it to th po on time!!! damnit!

and, as if things couldnt be worse, its the holiday weedend so i wont be able to mail til tuesday, and i cant remember my crafster password and cant seem to change it on my phone so i cant even log in to let my partner and the coordinator know what happened. so im going to get bad feedback on my very first swap! im so mad at myself it isnt funny!!

hopefully they will check here and see whats going on. i wont be able to get to a real computer til tuesday either. but i SWEAR it is going out on tuesday! please forgive me!!!

big suprise huh?? lol its just easier to deal with if i get it off my chest. and this way it doesnt start any fights.

2 things have happened this week that bring this up, one made me laugh and gave me th perfect chance to be my snobbish, snarky(i love that word), insulting self, and one makes me want to cry and then commit murder. seriously.

so heres my thoughts on this. family. you start with th one you're born into, but as you grow and develop your own ideas and personality you realize that sometimes th only thing you have in common with those ppl is dna. so some ppl evolve and figure out how to say 'i love my (blood)family but thats not th best enviroment for me anymore'. and they go on to form a new family, either by entering a commited relationship, or by surrounding themselves with likeminded ppl(a chosen family) and both of those options are ok. th problem comes when th blood family cant handle this idea and still expects unswerving loyality. how unrealistic is that?? once you are married your loyality transfers to your spouse and progeny before parents and siblings..... to a certain extent, if your spouse is demanding you cut all ties with your blood family (when you had a very close bond) and is extremely disrespectful to your parents/siblings then something is VERY WRONG and you need to take a step back and ask yourself some very hard questions.

oh and if you are married to someone that has slept with BOTH of your siblings, and your uncle is now your stepdaddy... you got no right in th world trying to talk shit bout someone that has been with th same partner almost 10 yrs! go away little troll and take your skank troll whores with you, no one is impressed no scared by you!!!


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blog whoring.......

i saw this mentioned on another blog and it made me giggle. im kinda a blog whore in that i will follow anyone that makes me giggle, either through gfc or rss (im suprised my phone hasnt melted from how many r in my rss!! lol) BUT.................


i dont leave comments. there i said it. i am th follower most bloggers hate cause i dont kiss up on every post i read. and im not really sorry and that wont change ever. i dont want to be a sycopant (im sure thats misspelled, sorry) that has nothing better to say than 'lol' or 'i agree'. if i leave a comment its cause that post touched me and i want to let the writer kno it (or its for a giveaway ;-P)

so these bloggers that beg or even demand that you leave comments, or even worse the ones that demand you follow them (just to stroke their ego so they can brag about how many followers they have) really turn me off. and if the requests for comments gets to be too much i have been known to unfollow them. oh and if you threaten to shut down your blog cause no one comments then not only will i unfollow u, i will make fun of u on my blog (without using names of course, im not a complete bitch), and i will laugh even harder when you set ur blog to 'invite only'. whiner!

whew, so anyway, i guess what im trying to say is get over urselves! its a blog for crying out loud! i have 2 followers, and im ok with that! even when i did a giveaway i didnt demand anyone follow me, just put a comment. i can see th pageview stats so i kno someone out there is reading my drivel (and its not just Tedibear :-P) and thats all i need.

off my soapbox now.


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crazy bus day

so first on th bus today we had the lady that was talking (i guess to herself cause no one around her was paying attention to her) about how evil th goverment was and 'they'were out to get her. 'they' attacked her cat, costing her '$1300 to put it back together'. and its 'too late for her but she just got a $20,000(?!?) tax refund that she is going to use to help protect others from our evil goverment'

then there was th older gentleman that was hitting on every female he saw. he was cute but harmless ;-P

and then there was th crazy cat lady. would tell anyone that looked at her how many cats she has (4), and that they had to have litter today (thats th only reason she went out today!)

hope u enjoyed my day on th bus!!



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peeving me off

slight pet peeves today

blog wise
- bloggers that demand you follow them and comment or else they have hissy fits and threaten to close down their blog....... really? put on your big girl panties and deal with it. some ppl just dont like leaving comments, esp when you beg for them in every post.

- joining every single link party you come accross and updating every post with said party link........ dont get me wrong, link parties are great, i just dont want to see the same post come up in my rss every day (sometimes multiple times a day) and the post gets longer and longer, i even saw one that the list of places she linked to was longer than th actual post!! come on. ive seen a few blogs that have a seperate page that they list the parties they regulary link too so that the actual post isnt taken over by party links, try that please.

everyday life
- girls that think 'skintight' means sexy, no matter what size they wear....... come on girls, once you are a certain size, skintight just doesnt work anymore, and that is a different size for everyone. form fitting will probably work alot better for you, i kno it will look better!

-ppl that cant match patterns........ just ask for help. please.

well i feel better getting that off my cheast........ ignore me, im just being bitchy today :-P


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ive been a busy little beaver

lately! in the last few days ive made 3 pr of pants (have th 4th cut out and will make tomorow), cut out a skirt, made 2 pr of socks, 2 shopping bags out of tank tops, finished th blackout curtain for th bedroom, and cut a bizillion 6in squares to make my patchwork pants. thats 6 projects, and9 things to add to th list of things ive done this yr. not sure what that takes th total to, i'll check later.

and i got a commission from my ad on craigslist!!! woohoo!!


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trying this out

ok, lets see if the works, here is a pic of my first attempt at embroidery

My Harold Hoopla is mostly done!!

so after admiring th awesome hooplas on crafster i decided to pick up another craft to try my hand at. its not as amazing as some ive seen, but for my first attempt im pretty damn proud of it!!

i used an iron-on for th design, its all done in stem and backstitch. i need to get a hoop big enough for it, plus i need some black floss to finish it, but its mostly done :-D

i suck cause i cant copy and paste th photobucket url, im cant even get th url with th app i use for net access, but i have just put a pic on photobucket, my username there is rainbowsewist. as soon as i can get to a real computer i will post a link. im sorry i suck ;-P


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blah blah blah 5-31-11

none of these are complete enough, or long enough for their own post so im consolidating.......

today on th bus Tedibear was asked if we were sisters........ we looked at each other and both said 'hey mister, we're sisters' and cracked up. so of course ive had 'la vie bohem' stuck in my head since then. :-P

im being taken advantage of by a very dear friend and its putting a major strain on our relationship. im allowing it cause i really love this person and dont want them out of my life. unfortunately, everyday the mistreatment continues makes it easier for me to walk away.

im trying my hand at basic embroidery (yeah cause i need more craft stuff cluttering up th house and driving Tedibear crazy!!! lol) it looks cute so far.....

i still think i will like needlepunch more, but i need diff/better fabric

im thinking bout putting an ad on craigslist for piecework sewing, i gotta buy more craft supplies!! ;-P

im mega nervous that my swap partner will hate what im making her........

i think thats it for now, gonna try and turn in early-ish tonite, i iz a tizrd puppy!!


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5-25-11 update

ok last count was 256.......

- 2 plaid candle holders for a gift
- 85 grannys daughter squares!! (lots of time on th bus ;-P)
- 1 pair of 'spankie'-ish shorts to wear under skirts (took apart a pair that was dying to make th pattern, adapted it a smidge to have longer legs)
- 1 pair of pants based off another pair i had, that was a fail tho. used a woven instead of a knit and they were too small. luckily i can reuse th fab!!
- 2 tops cut out (need white thread for th serger before i can sew those up)
- 1 49square patchwork pillow, another gift

oh my goodness, that puts me at 349!!! i am almost there!!! so very close!!


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weird factiod

in 20 + years of sewing i have yet to sew through my finger, something that seems to happen more than you would think. BUT, i have impaled myself with th seam ripper more times than i can count!!!

weird i kno. but im admitting it here and now ;-P


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wisty goodness

oh. my. goodness. if im lost, im probably surfing the wist site!! i signed up cause i was considering doing swaps on crafster, and once we get internet at th house i am totally in trouble cause i will be overloading their servers with things i want to save!! as of right now i can only re-wist things other ppl have wisted. but it is a great way to keep track of things i love or want or want to try making! have i mentioned its awesome and i love it?? lol


ps, i did sign up for my first swap, bout to go contact my partner! im so nervous!! but excited too! i hope im not too weird for her!!


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