Saturday, February 13, 2010
Awesome Affordable Etsy Find of the Week!
Remember when all the books at your elementary school library had these cute little cards in the back where you signed your name to check them out? And remember how exciting it was when you looked at the card and saw that you had checked out a book directly after your crush? And remember that one fateful day when you looked at the card in the back of the How to Draw Cars book and saw the name of your biggest crush, David E., right above your name? And remember how you were so overcome with passion and excitement and serendipity that you kissed the card, stole it, and kept it in your diary?
No? Oh.
Happy Valentine's Day.
p.s. Speaking of true love, I truly love pretty much everything in this shop.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
My Little Brother Bob and the Duct Tape Dress
The first thing you should know about my little brother Bob is that he is a con artist.
I meant that as a compliment--the kid is brilliant. As the youngest of four, he has always leveraged his place in the family to launch new schemes and money laundering operations. His petty crimes include stealing change from his siblings' rooms and having our dad exchange it for fresh bills at the bank; telling me that he could get me a "family discount" on the pepperoni sticks he was selling for a school band fundraiser if I paid in cash upfront; and of course setting up "Bob's Loan Service," a small business funded with plundered loot and offering interest rates starting at 100%.
When my other brothers and I would have parties in high school, when Bob was 7 or 8, he would figure out the choke point for guests entering the house and then set up a small table selling snacks and souvenirs for a significant markup. I'm telling you--the kid is brilliant.
The second thing you should know about my little brother Bob is that he loves duct tape.
He's almost 15 now, and sometimes when I visit him he'll hand me a fully functional cell phone and be like, "I made this out of duct tape," and I'll laugh because yeah right, who could make a phone out of duct tape? Plus he's a known con artist. But then IT'S TRUE.
So when I saw this $60 duct tape dress, I immediately thought of Bob:
And how he could easily make his own version, and sell it for $100, and convince us all to buy it. I'm telling you--the kid is brilliant.
I meant that as a compliment--the kid is brilliant. As the youngest of four, he has always leveraged his place in the family to launch new schemes and money laundering operations. His petty crimes include stealing change from his siblings' rooms and having our dad exchange it for fresh bills at the bank; telling me that he could get me a "family discount" on the pepperoni sticks he was selling for a school band fundraiser if I paid in cash upfront; and of course setting up "Bob's Loan Service," a small business funded with plundered loot and offering interest rates starting at 100%.
When my other brothers and I would have parties in high school, when Bob was 7 or 8, he would figure out the choke point for guests entering the house and then set up a small table selling snacks and souvenirs for a significant markup. I'm telling you--the kid is brilliant.
The second thing you should know about my little brother Bob is that he loves duct tape.
He's almost 15 now, and sometimes when I visit him he'll hand me a fully functional cell phone and be like, "I made this out of duct tape," and I'll laugh because yeah right, who could make a phone out of duct tape? Plus he's a known con artist. But then IT'S TRUE.
So when I saw this $60 duct tape dress, I immediately thought of Bob:
And how he could easily make his own version, and sell it for $100, and convince us all to buy it. I'm telling you--the kid is brilliant.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Beaded Jewelry - Bracelets 27
This black beaded bracelet is made with 16mm plastic beads, 14mm, 6mm, 4mm crystal beads. Very beautiful and massive bracelet. Did you like it? Please leave a comment.
Beaded Jewelry - Bracelets 28
This black beaded bracelet is made with 12mm, 10mm, 8mm plastic beads, 10mm, 8mm, 6mm glass beads, 8mm, 6mm, 4mm crystal beads and seed beads.
Beaded Jewelry - Bracelets 29
For this beaded bracelet I used 14mm, 8mm plastic beads, and very unusual glass beads with mixed color.
Beaded Jewelry - Bracelets 30
This red beaded bracelet is made with 12mm, 10mm, 6mm glass beads, 8mm, 6mm crystal beads. Do you like this beaded bracelet? Please leave a comments.
Beaded Jewelry - Bracelets 31
This silver beaded bracelet is made with 14mm, 10mm, 8mm, 6mm plastic beads, 10mm, 8mm glass beads, 8mm, 6mm crystal beads.
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