Sewing Supplies That Double as Home Decor
From Apartment Therapy: Sewing Supplies Double as Home Decor January 25th, 2012 by Betty Valentine | Comments Off
From Apartment Therapy: Sewing Supplies Double as Home Decor January 25th, 2012 by Betty Valentine | Comments Off
Hey look, I finally have some wedding pics up.
First, dress stuff.
Then Nick, managing to look super serious as always
My bouquet:
Carolyn with her bouquet:
It was outside and summer, so there was a basket of parasols for if people got too hot:
January 11th, 2012 by Betty Valentine | Comments Off
DragonCon Group 2012: American Girls!
OK, so this one is kinda random, but I want to do another DragonCon group and I'm thinking it would be great to do American Girl outfits. Did you have one? Did you want one? Did you hate them? It's all good. There are a ton of dolls and a ton of outfits, pick whichever you like best. Are you a boy? That's OK! How are you going to do it? I don't know, but if you want to join you're more than welcome.
OK, I admit I'm not really up on my American Girls right now. When I first got interested there were just three, Kirsten, Samantha, and Molly. Now two of those have been retired and there are tons of others. But all are welcome!
Multiples of dolls are encouraged. Multiples of outfits are OK if you really want to do a particular outfit, but I think it'd be kind of cool if we all did different ones. But if you really want to do a particular outfit, I'm certainly not going to object.
Want to go crazy historically accurate? Awesome! Want to throw that out the window? Awesome as well!
How many are there? I don't know, I got lost when they added Kit, the great depression doll.
So if you want to join, anyone is welcome. Tell your friends! If you're interested, post in the comments and let us know who you want to be.
Now, I was really, really tempted to do Samantha's winter cape, because I still think that's one of the most stylish things ever (and I still plan on doing it someday, just to wear out for cocktails)
But frankly I don't want to have to wear a wig, so I'm going to do Felicity's Christmas Dress:
Though now that i look at that dress I realize one other question might come up: "So FWD, I want to cosplay an American Girl Doll, but I have boobs now. What do I do?"
Eh, run with it. I don't think anyone will complain. ^_^
If you have any questions, suggestions, or want to join, say so in the comments.
See you in Atlanta! December 30th, 2011 by Betty Valentine | Comments Off
OK, I admit I'm not really up on my American Girls right now. When I first got interested there were just three, Kirsten, Samantha, and Molly. Now two of those have been retired and there are tons of others. But all are welcome!
Multiples of dolls are encouraged. Multiples of outfits are OK if you really want to do a particular outfit, but I think it'd be kind of cool if we all did different ones. But if you really want to do a particular outfit, I'm certainly not going to object.
Want to go crazy historically accurate? Awesome! Want to throw that out the window? Awesome as well!
How many are there? I don't know, I got lost when they added Kit, the great depression doll.
So if you want to join, anyone is welcome. Tell your friends! If you're interested, post in the comments and let us know who you want to be.
Now, I was really, really tempted to do Samantha's winter cape, because I still think that's one of the most stylish things ever (and I still plan on doing it someday, just to wear out for cocktails)
But frankly I don't want to have to wear a wig, so I'm going to do Felicity's Christmas Dress:
Though now that i look at that dress I realize one other question might come up: "So FWD, I want to cosplay an American Girl Doll, but I have boobs now. What do I do?"
Eh, run with it. I don't think anyone will complain. ^_^
If you have any questions, suggestions, or want to join, say so in the comments.
See you in Atlanta! December 30th, 2011 by Betty Valentine | Comments Off
Dr. Who meme from Aimee
Your job is now your Time Lord name. The last digit of your phone
number is the current regeneration you are in. The nearest clothing item
to your right is now the most notable item in your current wardrobe.
The last person you texted is your current companion. Your favorite word
is now your catchphrase.
So I'm the 5th generation Blogger.
I'm known for black Chucks.
My companion is a distiller of small-batch craft-distilled gin and high-end "white whiskey" (moonshine) from Evanston whom I've never actually met. (I was scheduling an interview via text).
My catchphrase is, "Seriously?"
...
WTF? I'm the hipster Time Lord? x_x November 23rd, 2011 by Betty Valentine | Comments Off
number is the current regeneration you are in. The nearest clothing item
to your right is now the most notable item in your current wardrobe.
The last person you texted is your current companion. Your favorite word
is now your catchphrase.
So I'm the 5th generation Blogger.
I'm known for black Chucks.
My companion is a distiller of small-batch craft-distilled gin and high-end "white whiskey" (moonshine) from Evanston whom I've never actually met. (I was scheduling an interview via text).
My catchphrase is, "Seriously?"
...
WTF? I'm the hipster Time Lord? x_x November 23rd, 2011 by Betty Valentine | Comments Off
I can’t believe Supernatural is doing a Leviathan story
I'm catching up on Supernatural episodes, and I can't believe they're doing a Leviathan run. Every time they say "Leviathan," I think, "Nooooo! Run! This is the storyline that killed Dark Shadows!"
I used to love Dark Shadows reruns on the Sci-Fi Channel when I was in high school. And the show was going fine up until someone decided to do a Lovecraftian storyline about some eldritch monster called Leviathan.
It was all very complex and Lovecraftian with bits of The Omen and even new actors (Dark Shadows used the same actors constantly, to the point where it strained suspension of disbelief a little bit, when one man would be told by his wife that his kid was not really his kid, despite the fact that his kid looked exactly like every other Collins boy before and since.)
Anyway, the Leviathan story was supposed to be complicated and there was some unseen culty threat that no one could quite pin down. It went on for *ages*, until it became clear that even the writers didn't know what was going on or how to get out of it. Finally, the *entire cast* wound up mind-controlled members of the creepy death god cult. Every single person on the show. Then there was no conflict, because everyone just went around being cult members. Then the show ended, because it was like, "Seriously, nobody is doing anything. They're just all being in a cult and there's no way out of it."
They never did get out of that storyline. This was a show where people time traveled by reading the I Ching, and they couldn't deus ex machina their way out of that storyline.
It was almost epic how fail it was.
So now, whenever the Hardy Boys say "Leviathan," I go, "Noooooo! Run, before it's too late!" November 1st, 2011 by Betty Valentine | Comments Off
I used to love Dark Shadows reruns on the Sci-Fi Channel when I was in high school. And the show was going fine up until someone decided to do a Lovecraftian storyline about some eldritch monster called Leviathan.
It was all very complex and Lovecraftian with bits of The Omen and even new actors (Dark Shadows used the same actors constantly, to the point where it strained suspension of disbelief a little bit, when one man would be told by his wife that his kid was not really his kid, despite the fact that his kid looked exactly like every other Collins boy before and since.)
Anyway, the Leviathan story was supposed to be complicated and there was some unseen culty threat that no one could quite pin down. It went on for *ages*, until it became clear that even the writers didn't know what was going on or how to get out of it. Finally, the *entire cast* wound up mind-controlled members of the creepy death god cult. Every single person on the show. Then there was no conflict, because everyone just went around being cult members. Then the show ended, because it was like, "Seriously, nobody is doing anything. They're just all being in a cult and there's no way out of it."
They never did get out of that storyline. This was a show where people time traveled by reading the I Ching, and they couldn't deus ex machina their way out of that storyline.
It was almost epic how fail it was.
So now, whenever the Hardy Boys say "Leviathan," I go, "Noooooo! Run, before it's too late!" November 1st, 2011 by Betty Valentine | Comments Off
NY Photographers: Job opening at Refinery29
http://www.mediabistro.com/joblistings/jobview.asp?joid=124924&page=1
If anyone is interested, Refinery29 (one of my favorite fashion sites) has an opening for an assistant photo editor. It appears to be a full-time job with health insurance in NY. Good luck if you go for it! October 31st, 2011 by Betty Valentine | Comments Off
If anyone is interested, Refinery29 (one of my favorite fashion sites) has an opening for an assistant photo editor. It appears to be a full-time job with health insurance in NY. Good luck if you go for it! October 31st, 2011 by Betty Valentine | Comments Off
Multiple stories up today!
Today is weird, all my stories went up at once! (And I can't get on Facebook or Twitter to tell people about them because my VPN expired). Anyway ...
For Apartment Therapy, there's World of Wardrobes: Style Bloggers' Open Closets:
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/sf/closets/world-of-wardrobes-style-bloggers-storage-secrets-revealed-158966
And over on The Gloss there's a truly horrifying Slut-o-Ween story about the time I dressed as Jessica Rabbit for Halloween. In 1988. I was seven. It was pretty much exactly as terrible as it sounds.
http://thegloss.com/fashion/my-own-slut-o-ween-story-i-was-a-third-grade-jessica-rabbit-307/ October 25th, 2011 by Betty Valentine | Comments Off
For Apartment Therapy, there's World of Wardrobes: Style Bloggers' Open Closets:
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/sf/closets/world-of-wardrobes-style-bloggers-storage-secrets-revealed-158966
And over on The Gloss there's a truly horrifying Slut-o-Ween story about the time I dressed as Jessica Rabbit for Halloween. In 1988. I was seven. It was pretty much exactly as terrible as it sounds.
http://thegloss.com/fashion/my-own-slut-o-ween-story-i-was-a-third-grade-jessica-rabbit-307/ October 25th, 2011 by Betty Valentine | Comments Off
Some bait must be taken
I just got back from Mongolia last night, and while still covered in all kinds of dirt, mud, unspeakable things, and probably a significant amount of camel hair, I discover this:
Let's see, it's gigantic, red, sparkly, and covered in feathers. Yep. I'm pretty much morally obligated to make this. There's not much I can do about it. October 7th, 2011 by Betty Valentine | Comments Off
Let's see, it's gigantic, red, sparkly, and covered in feathers. Yep. I'm pretty much morally obligated to make this. There's not much I can do about it. October 7th, 2011 by Betty Valentine | Comments Off
My love/hate relationship with Giuseppe Zanotti
I'm coming to terms with an intense love/hate relationship with Giuseppe Zanotti. I fell in love with him over a pair of gray suede knee-high boots with brushed aluminum heels and pieced gray suede butterflies running up the calf in a restrained yet untrammeled flurry. I loved them because they injected an arty, boho vibe to the secretarial pencil skirts and turtlenecks I tended to wear at the time.
But our relationship has not been easy. Every time I start to trust him again, he comes up with something like this:
Image courtesy Racked NY
That might genuinely be the worst shoe ever made, and they're $995.
And then, when I reject him as finally having gone too far, he produces something like this:
Image courtesy
Gunmetal sparkle beatle boots? How did he know they're exactly what I was looking for, when I didn't even know it myself? September 1st, 2011 by Betty Valentine | Comments Off
But our relationship has not been easy. Every time I start to trust him again, he comes up with something like this:
Image courtesy Racked NY
That might genuinely be the worst shoe ever made, and they're $995.
And then, when I reject him as finally having gone too far, he produces something like this:
Image courtesy
Gunmetal sparkle beatle boots? How did he know they're exactly what I was looking for, when I didn't even know it myself? September 1st, 2011 by Betty Valentine | Comments Off
Photorapher job posting
Hey photographer friends, just in case anyone is interested, Dartmouth is looking to hire a photographer. It's a pretty sweet job. You'd be the primary photographer for all the goings-on at the college and have your work distributed through print, digital, and news media. It's a full-time, salaried position. Job #0512002 at http://searchjobs.dartmouth.edu/
August 23rd, 2011 by Betty Valentine | Comments Off
