and the world keeps spinning

Haven't gotten a chance to blog properly in a bit. Seems like there's either nothing to write about or I'm too busy to take the time to write. I've just been: working, doing stuff for at-arts, sewing a bit, making altered book postcards, cleaning house (always fun...), wedding planning, stressing about finances, finding too many calls for art submissions than life will allow me to create for, enjoying the blooming crocuses, bowling with people from church (I bowled 126 and won our game!), and planning my trip back to Calgary in April. March (which I have dubbed "eeeek!!" month) and April are already looking packed full. I'm looking forward to May and June which, I hope, will slow down a bit.

I sewed some cool cushions for our living room, which I need to take pictures of and show off to all of you. Soon, I hope. The At-Arts AGM notices and membership renewal forms are all printed and envelopes are all addressed and stamped, just got to get to the post box. I found a marriage commissioner and will meet with him while I'm back in Calgary. Marcus flies down to San Francisco on Sunday for a video game conference, so I have all next week to myself to get things done. Guess there's no startling developments that need sharing...

Etsy

I was just wondering is any of you have heard of and/or used the Etsy site? It's a site for "buying and selling all things handmade". Think eBay-chic-handmade-fashion-art-stuff. Anyway, I came across it and it seems fairly popular, although I hadn't heard of it before. And it also appears to be the perfect venue to sell my sewing designs and small art. I'm not sure yet how the service charges compare to an eBay store (will look into it later), but Etsy seems like the kind of place that would be easier to sell your stuff at 'cause the people that visit the site would be willing to pay decent for your work. What do you guys think? I mean, I really am getting to the point where I need an outlet for my creative side (on outlet that would hopefully provide a little extra cash at least). Any advice or suggestions are very welcome (Tina, how's the eBay store thing going?).

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Blame, Marcus. He started it.

human emotions

So, there was this great link on our work blog, that I just have to share. It's basically an engine that searches the internet for "human feelings" from random blogs. The interface for selecting a particular thought/emotion from the massive crowd is really neat. It seems like it would be one of those wacky foundations for a great art project. I feel fine. You feel fine. We Feel Fine. Enjoy...

So back in the day, veils symbolized the bride's innocence and modesty. Women today consider them a romantic custom. I honestly hadn't really envisioned wearing a veil on my wedding day, but then I tried so many on while looking for the wedding dress, that I got roped into the idea. I mean, when else will I get to wear a veil?! Might as well go for it. But then I got to looking at the price tags hanging from all those veils. The least inexpensive was $150. This is while I'm still trying to come to grips with how much the dress will be. I console myself with the notion that I really won't need to chose the veil until the dress comes in, which is about five months from now. But then it is pointed out to me that, no, in fact, the veils themselves take a least three months to get in. Which means I don't have to decide on the veil that minute, but I do need to make up my mind in the next few weeks.

And that's where the creative sewer in me took hold. Why the heck would I pay $150 for a veil that I could make for about $50 or less?! (I do realize that I might find out why someone would pay that much shortly, if my homemade veil is a disaster :) ) On Monday, I received a sale flyer for Fabricland and noticed that their tulle is currently 50% off. So, last night I took a little trip there, found a pattern for a variety of veil styles and lengths (also 50% off) and bought reams of white tulle to make the veil for only $2.45/m (on sale). I haven't decided what type of headpiece or comb I'll go with, but I can probably find something at Claire's with a little sparkle.

My only dilemma now is, did I make the right choice about the colour of tulle. The dress is a very light ivory. They had both white and ivory tulle in stock, but the ivory just looked too yellow. I may have to take the tulle down to the dress shop in the next couple of days and hold it against the dress.