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A good day
Dec. 5th, 2009 05:16 pmColder than the last two, but still nice. Slept in, warm and cozy.
My miniature Amaryllis 'Rapido' is blooming. So pretty, hoping it was going to be a darker red, but it's certainly prolific, and nice and small. Only 18-20" tall, with 5" flowers, rather than the full 30-36" ones that are more popular. Too much fuss and hassle with them; they fall over, pull out of their pots, are generally annoying. I think this li'l guy will work out nicely. I like the smaller flowers, too.
Went fabric shopping for The Gown of Awesomeness for Birka. Have pattern(ish), will make mockup and then go! Glad I bought a bunch of purple linen when it was on sale for the underdress. Stopped in at GailAnn Fabrics, hoping maybe to catch![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
ninian_vesalius, but she is still sick... Feel better soon. :) Found a few fabrics that might have worked, was not quite prepared to spend $25/yd (though the black & gold large print I found would have been just about PERFECT...), and so headed to JoAnn's, and picked up black cotton velveteen, as originally planned. Also picked up a very non-period but will definitely do what I want base for the hat. Exciting. :)
Tried to order a yard of cream or white velvet (the good stuff), and was told "we don't carry that anymore". I said, I know, that's why I want to special-order it. "but we don't carry it anymore". So I can't special-order it? "nope." (I kinda thought that's what special-ordering was for... getting stuff in that you can't get in-store... but whatever.) Well... that's... Inconvenient. Not gonna buy velvet online either. Hopefully mom can get some at one of the stores down home.
1:45 PM, the first snowflakes fell. Has been snowing on and off ever since. My shopping done, I didn't have to leave again, so I washed the fabric and puttered around the apartment a bit. Cotton Velveteen is so very much improved after a nice washing. Exactly what I wanted (for what I was willing to spend...). And it's delightfully fuzzy and soft and warm after coming right out of the dryer...
In other news, I am the new A&S Mistress for Malagentia... hopefully I'll do a good job. There is something else that seems to go along with that position in the works, too. More on that later...
My miniature Amaryllis 'Rapido' is blooming. So pretty, hoping it was going to be a darker red, but it's certainly prolific, and nice and small. Only 18-20" tall, with 5" flowers, rather than the full 30-36" ones that are more popular. Too much fuss and hassle with them; they fall over, pull out of their pots, are generally annoying. I think this li'l guy will work out nicely. I like the smaller flowers, too.
Went fabric shopping for The Gown of Awesomeness for Birka. Have pattern(ish), will make mockup and then go! Glad I bought a bunch of purple linen when it was on sale for the underdress. Stopped in at GailAnn Fabrics, hoping maybe to catch
ninian_vesalius, but she is still sick... Feel better soon. :) Found a few fabrics that might have worked, was not quite prepared to spend $25/yd (though the black & gold large print I found would have been just about PERFECT...), and so headed to JoAnn's, and picked up black cotton velveteen, as originally planned. Also picked up a very non-period but will definitely do what I want base for the hat. Exciting. :)Tried to order a yard of cream or white velvet (the good stuff), and was told "we don't carry that anymore". I said, I know, that's why I want to special-order it. "but we don't carry it anymore". So I can't special-order it? "nope." (I kinda thought that's what special-ordering was for... getting stuff in that you can't get in-store... but whatever.) Well... that's... Inconvenient. Not gonna buy velvet online either. Hopefully mom can get some at one of the stores down home.
1:45 PM, the first snowflakes fell. Has been snowing on and off ever since. My shopping done, I didn't have to leave again, so I washed the fabric and puttered around the apartment a bit. Cotton Velveteen is so very much improved after a nice washing. Exactly what I wanted (for what I was willing to spend...). And it's delightfully fuzzy and soft and warm after coming right out of the dryer...
In other news, I am the new A&S Mistress for Malagentia... hopefully I'll do a good job. There is something else that seems to go along with that position in the works, too. More on that later...
