The Archives
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02.21.09Humor me, please…Please tell you that y'all aren't sick of my crazy Trail Blazers-inspired crafty projects. Please? Even if you're lying, just humor me for a moment. Last week Susan and I went to the Trail Blazers vs. Memphis Grizzlies game and, prior to the game, went to their first-ever "TweetUp," which basically involved us getting in to watch the team's shoot-around (you can't normally get into the Rose Garden that early), and some chitchat with some Blazers staff and a group photo. The highlight was, obviously, the shoot-around. It's been well-documented here that there's a horrifying lack of Channing Frye gear in ...
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01.10.09Golden Globes, J-Boy StyleBowing to the unrelenting pressure from Sarah (not really), it is now time for my Year-in-Review for 2008. I think we should do this Golden Globe style: Look! There’s Sarah’s Amy Butler purse sitting at the table getting drunk with George Clooney! And now for the awards... The most useful thing I made myself this year. (This award is presented by Sarah’s lovely blue dress.) And the winner is... [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="337" caption="The orange and blue hat was in heavy rotation most of the year."][/caption] My Baseball Hat! In surprise move that has totally left the producers of the Oregon Camouflage Sweatshirt reexamining, ...
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01.08.09Buffet of Goodness (AKA The Mysterious Case of the Cursed Hoodie)I have a terrible, sinking feeling that my latest screen printing project may be cursed. Which is truly unfortunate. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="337" caption="This cool hoodie can't be cursed... Can it?"][/caption] Before you continue reading this post, I do want to make an important point: I'm not a Fan Girl. And I'm certainly not a Channing Frye Fan Girl. If I were going to be a Fan Girl of any of the Trail Blazers players, it would have to be Martell Webster. Yes, I know Rudy Fernandez is the flavor of the month, but, for me--if I were to become a Fan ...
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09.19.08A Little Late to the Whole Apron ThingBut I guess better late than never. Did y'all know aprons are now cool? And have been for quite some time now? I should have known. I mean, I read both Amy Karol's blog and CraftSanity, both of whom often write about their love of aprons and seem pretty darn cool. So I shoulda known... Anyway, I discovered "the whole apron thing" last week when I realized that I'd managed to get half of our dinner all over myself while I was cooking (Josh usually cooks dinner, but since I have a bit more time on my hands these days, ...
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08.17.08Pillow FightNot really. But, we were hiding from the miserable heat this weekend (real heat, it was 100+ this weekend) in our air conditioned house and were very very bored. Josh hasn't sewn a whole lot in quite awhile, because he's been preoccupied with printing on fabric, wood and anything else that will hold still (so far, the dog's managed to avoid any customization). Since we've been sitting around watching the Olympics as well as season 5 of The Wire on DVD, we noticed that our couch isn't exactly that cushioned. Nor does it look that cool and/or interesting. In fact, it ...
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10.01.07Oops!from josh the sewer The dog and I got a kick out of this. The Sewist accidentally mixed up the back piece and one of the arms on her current rain coat project. She did fix it quickly, though I thought it would be much cooler to leave it with the trunk opening. I am sure she will have more to add shortly. We sewed quite a bit during this rainy and cold weekend. I am working on another pair of pants (this a pair of jeans made out of velveteen, I love Bolt, because I always find the ...
