little blue dress.

Impractical purchase from the last vintage show. I'm thinking of getting some impractical accessories to go with it. The wrinkling on my stomach isn't lost on me. I either take it out or take myself in. I'm leaning towards the former.

This dress may make the rounds during the Christmas season. It's completely inappropriate for the holiday making it very appropriate for me. Ships Ahoy!

winners and grinners.

After culling the duplicates (no one entered twice, some comments just ended up doubled due to blogspot or the oft forgotten something that stings), we came up with 122 entries in the Ouch It Stings Giveaway.

I've entered all of the names into Excel, culled the duplicates and had random.org choose two numbers for me. Congrats to Ange_Moore and Kristen Mary for their big wins today. Ange's number came up first, so she'll get her choice of fabric and I'll send the other to Kristen Mary.

Hurray for winners! I'll be back with new fabrics soon from Japan, so expect another giveaway near the end of the month!

anonymous comments.

hey guys. I've had to disable anonymous comments on my blog. It's not because I don't appreciate your feedback. I do! It's because I've spent the last few days deleting viagra ads. If you have any problems with commenting in the next few days, just let me know!

castle peeps.

Have you seen what's going on at Lizzy House? Her new collection is called Castle Peeps and it's available from Andover Fabrics soon! I was just going to show a print or two that were my favourites, but I loved them all and couldn't decide! It comes in pink for the girly-girls in the crowd, as well as blue and green.

Images from Lizzy House and
Andover Fabrics. Designs by Elizabeth House.


And how great is the quilt pattern? A little castle of castle prints...


I know I'll be putting this collection in my wish list for next year. What do you think?

packing

- two phrase books
- requisite lonely planet
- little tokyo shops zine by Angela
- passport
- excessively large empty suitcase

Any other tokyo guides or zines you can recommend for my travels? last time, I travelled with the Tokyo Superguide. I'm currently weighing up buying the updated version. Asking for Trouble's Tokyo Shopping Guide looks good too, but I'm worried its dated. I'm particularly keen to find out about any secret yarn stores as that's something I didn't explore last time! I found a few on knitmap. Do you have a guide or zine you recommend?

orange and tiny.

Little Orange Riding Hood, Kenny from South Park or the Orange Grim Reader? I can't decide. Pattern from Christen Haden's Creepy Cute Crochet. Pictures in progress to update my Ravelry profile.

my creative space

- little bits waiting to be assembled
made in the company of 12 wonderful owls

- tiny skeins of yarn purchased in Japan
Good Yarn for Happy Knitting Time

- craft book purchased with this year's cup winnings
the hypocrisy is not lost on me

- one clueless gal still looking for ideas
international flights. crochet hooks? yes or no?
is there a better in-flight craft choice? do tell!

Pop over and see more creative spaces with Kirsty at Kootoyoo.

Ouch. It Stings! giveaway

Sometimes in life things sting a little bit... like when you have to rip off a bandaid that's matted to your scab or when your best friend wins free tickets and takes someone else to the New Kids on the Block concert. It's a bummer, but we dust ourselves off and move on.

For a few people, my recent post stung a little. It may have been because they didn't agree with my views or it may have been because they've built up an image in their head of what I'm like and the real me just doesn't measure up. (and trust me at 4'10", I don't measure up in any sort of way!)

But you're still here reading and that deserves a prize. Bring on the Ouch It Stings Giveaway! ** complete with crap graphic



I have two fat quarter packs to give away of four fat quarters each. No real theme, just an assorted pull from the fat quarter bin. To enter just leave a comment about something that stings...

International Welcome. I'll draw on Monday Nov 9, at 10am Sydney time with the aim of getting them posted before I hop on a plane for Japan on the 11th. I'll assume you're interested in both fat quarter packs unless you tell me otherwise. If you have a preference, feel free to pipe up. Please don't Tweet, Facebook, Blog or tell your eleven best friends about this giveaway. This one is for you, the people who normally read Badskirt in celebration of our 638th post together.

melbourne cup day

the lucky three: Leica Ding, Viewed and Shocking

Last year's hot tip netted us $410 by betting a tiny fraction on each of my picks to win. With no party in sight, my hat won't be making an appearance. Will my tip have the same mojo without it?

hot and not in the badskirt house.

I'm not really sure who started the hot or not meme. I suspect it was someone very very popular because it's everywhere. Absolutely everywhere. I've held off on posting my list because it's a tad controversial. Ummm... yes... controversial. What's hot in our house maybe isn't hot in yours. And that's good because it makes us different and special. It's good because it means we can talk about it if you like. Or we can just let it go in silence. That's good too!

Hot and Not in the badskirt house

Hot: Tangerine, Typography and Grey
Not: Purple, Love from Amy Butler, and Breath of Avignon from Breath of Avignon from American Jane

Hot: Riding the Bus
Not: People with large broods who complain about global warming. They are the biggest contributors by adding more resource consumers.

Hot: Exploring new content delivery methods in the digital age.
Not: Writing a craft book. Paper is passe. Shelves are too full.

Hot: Adoptive parents with sunshine happy little girls and boys.
Not: IVF parents who complain when their store-bought brood aren't perfect.

Hot: Living in an Airstream Caravan
Not: Landlords that don't allow dogs

Hot: Onitsuka Tigers, Vans and Teva Sandals
Not: Gladiator sandals

Hot: Martians and Robots
Not: Owls, Birds and Hearts

I'm sure tomorrow a whole different list will be hot. Did you post a hot or not list? You probably have. I'm really late to this game.

homeless

kids who didn't find a home at the markets. =(

half-meter & meter sale

In a desperate bit to clear some shelves and raise a little spending money for next weeks' jaunt to Japan, I've added two new categories to the online shop for one week only. Precut fabric in half-meter and one-meter increments.

$9.50 for half-meters, $19 for a full meter. There's about 10-15 prints listed at these reduced prices.

** reduced prices for one week only

thirty-six

thirty six:

- years I've been alive
- index number of my favourite charcoal grey thread
- degrees in a 10 sided dresden wedge
- six squared
- inches in a yard
- atomic number for Krypton
- possible results of rolling two dice
- months in three years
- total shoes and gloves to suit nine ladies dancing
- minutes wasted compiling this list

edit: hi guys. it's not my birthday! I was just very excited about my #36 grey thread matching my age. the little things bring me joy.

fabric at Mathilda's

I've been asked by a couple of people, if I could bring pre-ordered fabric to Mathildas Market for them on Sunday. Absolutely! Along with toys and cushions, I've been approved to sell fabric at the show!

Great news for me, as I'm trying to clear shelf space for my mid-November trip to Japan. Great news for you, because you won't have to worry about shipping and you get to see the prints in person.

The current plan is to bring down fabric precut into fat quarters, 1/2 meters and 1 meter slices. I hoped to bring bolts, but squeezing it all in 1.4m x 2.2m stand with the toys was a bit of a challenge. If you're after larger pieces, just let me know.

If you'd like to preorder, you can drop me an email!

my creative space

new things.
remnants from other projects.
wonky mushrooms.
a little too cheery?

More creative spaces at kootoyoo

plays with dolls.

You're either a doll person in life or you aren't. Me, not so much. I think that's why I'm struggling to dress this gal who appeared suddenly on my desk last night. Don't mind her crooked neck and dented hair. Her flat arms and legs just make her special.

I'm happy with her.
Mostly.

excusable absense.

I've been sucked into the Google Wave.
Are you with me?