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General hobby updates
Apr. 28th, 2025 09:42 amI have lots of hobby updates so prepare yourself for a long one :)
I am really bad about making sure I have enough clothes. There's too much backstory to go into why this is, so for now I'll just say it's trauma related. I am trying to get better about this. I picked up two sleeveless button up shirts at Goodwill and two pairs of white socks at Walmart this week which felt really good. Both shirts are cute and summery, but one was all orange and I'm just not an orange person. I picked up a bottle of Fuchsia Rit Dye to pink it up a bit. It ended up pinker than I planned but that's okay!
Before...
I still need to sew the buttons shut because I have Tig Ole Biddies and would rather not give my coworkers a good look at my bra. You can see the other shirt I got at Goodwill a bit in the after shot - it's a pastel rainbow plaid. I did already sew those buttons shut, plus I tacked down the flappy facing so it's ready to go for work wear.
While I had the Menards bucket out for dyeing, I dyed a Modcloth dress I've had for a while. It was a white shirt dress with vertical rainbow stripes. I knew I would dye it eventually. I don't have pictures of this, but I used Violet Rit Dye which made a really excellent color.
I also made some more bracelets with some beads from Fire Mountain Gems and leftovers from Klutz kits. One is a cool toned seed bead mix, the other is a warm toned seed bead mix. Here's the cool toned bracelet:
Finally, I went to the Chicago Toy Show for the first time yesterday! My husband was hoping to go with me but he had to work. This was a real shame because there was a lot of stuff there he would have liked to look at. I ended up getting a wishlist Barbie - the 1985 astronaut Barbie! She's missing the flag and her little bag for moon rocks but that's fine. She was a really good price. I also got an old Cookie Monster plush to add to my Jim Henson collection :)
I am really bad about making sure I have enough clothes. There's too much backstory to go into why this is, so for now I'll just say it's trauma related. I am trying to get better about this. I picked up two sleeveless button up shirts at Goodwill and two pairs of white socks at Walmart this week which felt really good. Both shirts are cute and summery, but one was all orange and I'm just not an orange person. I picked up a bottle of Fuchsia Rit Dye to pink it up a bit. It ended up pinker than I planned but that's okay!
Before...
After!
While I had the Menards bucket out for dyeing, I dyed a Modcloth dress I've had for a while. It was a white shirt dress with vertical rainbow stripes. I knew I would dye it eventually. I don't have pictures of this, but I used Violet Rit Dye which made a really excellent color.
I also made some more bracelets with some beads from Fire Mountain Gems and leftovers from Klutz kits. One is a cool toned seed bead mix, the other is a warm toned seed bead mix. Here's the cool toned bracelet:
Finally, I went to the Chicago Toy Show for the first time yesterday! My husband was hoping to go with me but he had to work. This was a real shame because there was a lot of stuff there he would have liked to look at. I ended up getting a wishlist Barbie - the 1985 astronaut Barbie! She's missing the flag and her little bag for moon rocks but that's fine. She was a really good price. I also got an old Cookie Monster plush to add to my Jim Henson collection :)
