C'est Ma Vie, Do-It-Yourself

O Happy Dagger

6 Comments 09 August 2010

Last weekend, I:

Hung out at a friend’s birthday party:

There was beer, chocolate cake, and good food. Officially, I don’t like chocolate cake–I only like chocolate, not chocolate-flavored things–but I made an exception this time. You know, to be polite.

Completed a really simple DIY alteration I’ve been meaning to take care of for over a year:

I did something easy, removing the lace collar from a puff-sleeved linen blazer. I’m sort of (but only sort of) ashamed to admit that I usually just tuck the collar in and tape it down. So lazy.

All I really did was carefully remove the lace with a rotary cutter, which has been sitting in my dust-covered craft kit unused for, oh, 3 years?

Discovered the next Banksy-wannabe:

Someone’s seen Exit Through the Gift Shop.

Volunteered at Second Sunday in OTR:

I took pictures, played DJ for the Talent Show, gorged on vegan cinnamon rolls (um, vegan means no calories, right?), and bought a pair of earrings from a friend who makes jewelry.

Whatever is Lovely by Cynthia Ford earrings

They look a bit like daggers made from pearly seashells, like something a kickass mermaid would wear. Innocent, yet dangerous…Right up my alley!

When I got home, I fell asleep watching an episode of Poirot:

Does anyone else watch this? Most of the stories are set in the 1920′s – 1940′s, and the costumes and scenery are exquisite. Checking out costumes is probably 90% of the reason I watch television and movies in the first place.

How was your weekend?

Oh, and I’ll be announcing the winner of The Limited gift certificate Wednesday!

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6 Comments so far

  1. I’m SO jealous that you have a rotary cutter.

  2. Looks like the Second Sunday in OTR street fair had a good turnout. It’s interesting to see the progression of the SSOTR event as more and more people and vendors take part.

    Great photograph btw…I love the guy on the rollerblades. I always get a kick out of seeing people rollerblade. I don’t know, I guess it just seems so 1988 to me, but in an awesome kind of way.

  3. Alicia says:

    I’m mad you waited that long, T. LOL. You have the tools. Useth them!

    • tamia says:

      Why do things the right way when the easy way is available? Ha! No, I actually forgot I had those until I was digging through the kit. D’oh!


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