I Need to Make Stuff

I do. I haven't been creating in a while so I will be back in the shop today! Hooray for making stuff.
And here's a taste of something new:

Oh No!

Auugh!

So, here's the forecast for the next couple days: wind, rain, wind, rain, thunderstorms, more wind, and possible power outages.
Hannah, while not a serious threat, is currently pelting us with random showers and making it impossible to finish painting my sister's dresser. Ike seems to be quite the monster at the moment but it is still too early to accurately pinpoint where it will land.
I guess we need to go to Costco and stock up on water.....

Hee hee

I love watching TCM. There are thousands of movies out there that I have never seen, actors that wowed before my time and lived before I was born.
I'm watching "How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" (1967) as I write this.

I think what I find the most entertaining was that the entire screenplay was written based on an actual book. It does have the usual cheesy touches that comes from any movie based on a play or musical, but I suppose that's a great deal of the charm. And speaking of the musical numbers, they're not catchy enough to really add much spice to the movie, but they do manage to keep them short at least which makes for mostly painless transitions between scenes.

So far I'm loving it!
Now back to the movie - Hedy LaRue is being pouty!

History

My mother found these old photos of two shops owned by my grandfather. The Dad and Lad store was a joint ownership with his father (my great-grandfather)


I'm not entirely certain, but I believe the Cobbler shop was down here in south Florida.
The other is in Michigan.
These old pictures are fun to look at and remind me of the two other locations my father owned. Oh, the years I spent in those stores, minding the counter, shining shoes while watching cartoons, and getting a new toy for a job well done.

More Treasuries?!

Hooray! This one included my beads from my Blenderbach store:

Thanks to WisconsinMom for including me!

Treasury!

I'm included in another beautiful treasury by GrooveyCrafts!
Thank you!

A Full Evening

Last night Allen and I headed out to the 80's Prom - we were quite the pretty couple! I wore a huge white poofy bridal dress that was re-worked with a big green belt and slashed top. I tried to achieve big hair but the most I could hope for were hair-sprayed curls that fell within a few hours. Allen wore a fancy striped shirt and tie with the sleeves ripped off and a mullet!! Even my sister came as our DD with a lovely pink and black ensemble.


Oodles of fun was had. And I ran into people I haven't seen in nearly 12 years! And I got to dance to 80's music all night with $1 beers. My only disappointment was my camera battery died halfway through the evening.


Now if we can just keep these hurricanes away.......

80's prom night

So, my dear friend Slayomi is helping to host an 80's Prom-themed fundraiser for their roller-derby team, the Riot City Rollers. So I need a prom dress! I never even went to my real prom so I don't even have anything to slash and do alterations.
I did go looking online to help give me some ideas....
Which didn't really help because I guess the 80's are back! (please don't bring back big hair and shoulder pads, please don't bring those two things back)

I spent most of the 80's as a small child wearing bloomers and cute little dresses and not quite Flashdance.

Junk World Buddy

Oooohh! How beautiful is this new bag?
Okay, beautiful is probably the wrong adjective, but it IS pretty awesome.
Meet my new JUNK WORLD Buddy Bag!
He's roomy and durable! Striped and orange! Yellow and snuggly!
All right, now that you've met I've got to go find an 80's prom dress for this weekend's shindig!

Wowza

I am working on a new Buddy Bag!

Through the magic of acetone, dye, and stencils - it will soon be awesome.
And I have a new cuff bracelet listed!
Sweet peach colored fish under black basket weave:And - in case you were wondering - I put my curtain up!