Nick’s been away most of the week, and I put all my free time to good use: My new Kindle-hider, specifically for SCA events so that I’m not the dick with the eBook ruining the illusion. Mmm, crafty!
Archive for the ‘My kingdom for a craft!’ Category
Self deprecating humor
February 4th, 2010
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I tend to be fairly self deprecating. I don’t actually mean any of it, and my self esteem is fine, but it’s definitely a holdover from when I had the self esteem of a particularly ugly rock. I gained a defense mechanism which was to put myself down first, and do a much better job [...]
Lists are good
February 2nd, 2010
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I have seven million craft projects on the go. I’m starting to lose track of them, and suddenly go “Oh shit! I want to do X too!” so I thought I’d make a list so that I could refer to it when I need to shop. Felting Soaps – My ginger & white tea soaps [...]
The little known Lesser Red Velvet Marmot
January 28th, 2010
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There are a lot of different types of marmots. The yellow bellied marmot, the hoary marmot, the long tailed marmot, the severely endangered Vancouver Island Marmot, and everybody’s favorite Johnny Marmot. But little is known about this elusive rodent, the lesser red velvet marmot. What is known is that it was originally in Hastings-Sunrise, but [...]
It’s beginning to smell a lot like Christmas
December 22nd, 2009
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Sunday was the December Blim Craft Marketplace, and thanks to a last minute cancellation, kdot & I were able to get a table for Christmas Selling Goodness. It was grand! I’ve had some time to develop my table a bit more, and had hit up Wonderbucks (incidentally, if you are not aware, Wonderbucks is amazing. [...]
Soap Opera
December 14th, 2009
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…minus the opera. So, I’ve been making some soap, right? Some of it, I’m totally proud of. Like when I came across these skull shaped ice cube trays at a curiousities store on the drive, and made these: Seriously, how awesome is that?
Busy little beaver
November 12th, 2009
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Point form insanity: – I got 80% on my midterm. I’m reasonably okay with this, but really must study more. I get lazy about this sometimes, and I need to get into good habits NOW while I still only have one class. – I unofficially launched a website for my soapmaking stuff over a month [...]
Handcrafty Goodness
September 17th, 2009
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I’ll be selling candles, bath bombs, soap, & other wonderful things at the Blim Monthly Community Market at the Cambrian Hall (Main & 17th) from 11 – 5 PM on Sunday, Sept 20th. Come visit! And someone tell me how to display things in a way that look nice, because I have no concept of [...]
This scar? Oh, let me tell you about THIS scar!
September 8th, 2009
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Tyler Durden: Now, ancient people found their clothes got cleaner if they washed them at a certain spot in the river. You know why? Narrator: No. Tyler Durden: Human sacrifices were once made on the hills above this river. Bodies burnt, water speeded through the wood ashes to create lye. [holds up a bottle] Tyler [...]
Vancouver Suppliers for bath, body & candle products
September 4th, 2009
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There’s a dearth of local Vancouver suppliers all collected in one place for people making soap, bath bombs, candles, etc so I thought I’d write out some of the gems I’ve found so far to help other people. Not everything has perfectly accurate prices/sizes because … well, I wasn’t really paying THAT close attention at [...]