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Only, like, 4 months after I started, I finally finished the duct tape mannequin. Kind of. See, my original intention was to stuff the mannequin (which I accomplished using balls of brown packing material and scraps of pattern paper), then create…
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For as long as I remember, whenever my mom has talked about her wedding, she always has one piece of advice: “Don’t cheap out on the shoes.” She wore a pair of white sandals that were the right height and…
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My love for Martha Stewart is deep and well-documented. The OG of the DIY world, Martha puts the rest of the human race to shame with perfection of her lifestyle (although she is seriously the worst at food photography). She also rocks…
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Although I love the man with all of me, the idea of having to pose in cute and loving ways with Nick in front of another human being gives me hives- hives that are only compounded when you add in,…
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Despite the fact that I like to look at flowers a lot, I know virtually nothing about them. Apartment-living for the entire span of my adult life and a well-documented black thumb have prevented me from taking on any gardening…
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I’m a big list-maker. I find it deeply satisfying to cross things off, so I’ll frequently pad the lists with no-brainers and micro-tasks. Consequently, my lists are usually 6 pages long. A wedding, naturally, is list-central. Because I’m new to…
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Sorry, that title was really a stretch. It was barely even a pun. But lately I’ve been playing a little bit with bookbinding. I always carry little notebooks and have a lady b***r for paper, so it’s a natural progression….
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A chic gumpaste Dahlia from caljavaonline.com- a.k.a. my backup plan. My sisters and I have a tendency to get overly excited about complex baking projects, like modernist Gingerbread houses. We get really pumped about them and talk for weeks about our…
Read moreThis is a sequel to Duct and Cover- to find out more about why I’m making a duct tape mannequin, read the first post here. Ok, so hopefully you’ve mentally prepared yourself. You’ve tricked a friend/boyfriend/parent/sister/partner into helping you. You’re…
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