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Philly AIDS Thrift haul

By | February 8, 2012

I’m starting to really love Philly AIDS Thrift. I picked up a scarf, a handbag, 5 packs of sealed stitch witchery, 2 packs of metal die cut embellishments (shovels & rakes), a bag of fringe, three skeins of vintage charcoal colored wool yarn, a cigar box, a sealed pack of 22 count cross-stitch fabric, a [...]

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Hey, I thought this was a libertarian blog, not a crafting one!

By | November 19, 2010

Awhile back, there was a discussion on Facebook that had morphed into a discussion on food and agorism.  I don’t remember what started it, but I can assure you that it had little to nothing to do with the endpoint.  I don’t remember exactly what I said, but I recall talking about how making your [...]

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T-shirt reconstruction: three shirts into one bitchin’ zombie tote bag

By | November 6, 2010

Yes, I know zombies are played out, but I couldn’t resist making this. Armed with two zombie t-shirts (one from Land of the Dead, obvs, and one from the Lucio Fulci masterpiece Zombi 2), a grey t-shirt that was quickly turning into a stitch & botch, and Generation T: 108 Ways to Transform a T-shirt, [...]

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Because crafting keeps my sanity

By | August 4, 2010

I knocked this bag out in roughly an hour, and that’s including about a half hour of me fighting with my sewing machine. Tutorial is located here. I think the next sewing project will be some throw pillows for our master bedroom sitting area. Shazzam!

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FINALLY I CAN SEE!

By | July 30, 2010

New glasses and (relatively) freshly dyed Fuschia Fatale hair, win!

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Merry Giftmas!

By | December 25, 2009

It might not be Christmasy looking, but this variation of the “Mom” tattoo Subversive Cross-stitch pattern was one of Libertarian Boyfriend’s presents this morning. Nothin’ says “lovin” like some snarky needlepoint.  Merry Giftmas, friends and foes! —- If you’re reading this from my Facebook notes, please go to the original blog post (located here) to [...]

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Philly’s proposed new biking laws

By | November 24, 2009

In light of three incidents that were years in the making, the city of Philadelphia has decided to propose some new laws for bicyclists. Let’s be clear about a few things: The majority of the bicyclists I have seen drive like dickheads. The majority of car drivers I have seen drive like dickheads. The bicyclists [...]

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wtf?

By | September 18, 2009

After reconstructing two t-shirts, Libertarian Boyfriend told me I was a hipster.  When I tried to protest, he pointed out my love for irony, my music tastes, the fact that I had just reconstructed two t-shirts, and my disdain for hipsters. I cocked my eyebrow at him and gave him the evil eye.  As a [...]

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Baker’s dozen links dump

By | September 4, 2009

Enjoy! To kick things off, go visit Lauren at Oh Dear Lauren.com, a collection of open letters she’s written to various individuals, entities, random objects, and body parts. Arkansas Fire Chief Don Payne launches into a long overdue tirade about police abuse of power while fighting multiple traffic tickets in court.  The police response?  Shooting [...]

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Baker’s dozen links dump

By | September 2, 2009

Enjoy! I absolutely, 100% must have Star Wars chopsticks for all of my chopstick eating needs. I can’t believe I forgot this article last time, but in Famous Last High School Bitches: A Rant, Michelle Dean wonders where all the Darlene Conners, Angela Chases, and Blossom Russos went. In completely unpredictable news: Ron Paul is [...]

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