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cher913 @cher913 (25781) • Canada 13 Jan 09

what i mean is, do you buy after christmas for next christmas? do you already have a stockpile of gifts for this year? i have started one! the same for easter! i bought some easter stuff on sale after last year and bought some...

christmas

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alamode Thanks so much... wow has it been that long since I've been here? Hope all is well with you... I'm starting a chain maille jewelry business, so I've been away learning a new art. It's enormously FUN, and the people who see it, want it... I...

19 May 09

alamode @alamode (3071) • United States 26 Feb 09

I have to wait until August to see them, but I can listen! SOTU is their newest album since Playing the Angel in 2005. DM will be on tour in Europe beginning in May. The nearly 30-year run of one of the greatest bands in history...

alternative

depeche mode

music

sounds of the universe

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Pose123 @Pose123 (21635) • Canada 23 Feb 09

Fourteen years ago today my life was changed forever. It was Feb.23,1995 that I returned home around 10:30 at night to find that my wife of more than 28 years, and the mother of our three sons had died suddenly of a massive heart...

death

life

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alamode What a sad day for you... you have my condolences. I don't think I could deal with reliving the day my Pop died... I'd been living with him for 3 months and it was an intense time of pain and laughter and family problems and family love. I was beside...

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Grandmaof2 @Grandmaof2 (7578) • Canada 25 Jan 09

As most know my husband was hospitalized last Tuesday and up to date the doctors still don't know anything further than they did when he was admitted. An emergency abdominal Ultra Sound was arranged at the next city down so I...

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alamode It took the Drs in emergency 2 days to find an intestinal obstruction that nearly killed me. Please make sure they check for it... we've lost several friends to this, and many famous people have died as well because they didn't check... Jim Henson of Muppet...

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nancygibson @nancygibson (3736) • France 11 Jan 09

Most of us that have creative hobbies have tools we use all the time and have no problem spending money on, but there are always a few things that you really wish you owned, but can't quite justify the expense. For me, I...

creative

drum

i wish

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alamode You need this... since I got mine, I haven't used any of my other needles. Its perfect! Check it out here:

13 Jan 09

nancygibson @nancygibson (3736) • France 11 Jan 09

Most of us that have creative hobbies have tools we use all the time and have no problem spending money on, but there are always a few things that you really wish you owned, but can't quite justify the expense. For me, I...

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alamode I have a sewing room, a craft room AND a paper room, all stuffed with tools and materials, so there isn't much I need... a larger deckle and frame for my handmade paper would be good, and I can always use more dies for my Sizzix machines. A ream of pretty...

13 Jan 09

nancygibson @nancygibson (3736) • France 11 Jan 09

I have a large collection of antique sewing tools, old lace, ancient buttons and things like that. I really enjoy using them if I can find just the right project where I think they will be appreciated. Do you like using...

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alamode The things I have came from my Grandma and from my step-mom, who died within 2 years of each other. When Pop gave them to me, I immediately took out the oldest, most unique, and most fragile and made a shadow box with them. Now, when I need something...

13 Jan 09

nancygibson @nancygibson (3736) • France 11 Jan 09

If you have antique items at home, do you try to use them whenever it is practical to do so, or would you never do this and just store them safely in case they get damaged? I prefer antiques that can still be used, carefully if...

use and love

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alamode The beauty of my heirlooms is that they are old and USED... to have them just sit and gather dust would be a travesty. My Pop and grandparents worked hard to have the necessities and it shows on what they owned. I have Gramma's tin flour scoop in my dog food...

13 Jan 09

nancygibson @nancygibson (3736) • France 11 Jan 09

Many countries have their own sorts of embroidery and some are really famous. I particularly like the shisa (mirror) embroidery done in India. What other regional embroidery types do you know of?

mirror

styles

world embroidery

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alamode Applique, Back-stitch, Bead Embroidery, Blackwork, Broderie Anglaise(eyelet), Buttonhole, Chenille, Crewel, Cross-Stitch, Cut-work, Delft, Drawn-thread, French Laid Embroidery, Hardanger, Huck-weaving, Lattice-work, Mediaeval, Mirror, Needlepoint, Netting,...

13 Jan 09

nancygibson @nancygibson (3736) • France 11 Jan 09

A few years ago there was a lot of embroidered clothes in the shops, you saw embroidery on jeans and bags particularly. Do you think embroidery is still fashionable?

embroidered

fashion

jeans

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alamode Embroidery will always be fashionable... but the one sure technique is tone-on-tone. I use it to do everything from crewel to single-thread fine cross stitch, and the subtle look is always appreciated by the people I give my projects to. Over time, the fabric...

13 Jan 09

nancygibson @nancygibson (3736) • France 11 Jan 09

Turning the more common question on its head, have you ever seen anyone demonstrating a particular craft and known straight away it isn't for you? I know lots of people enjoy scrapbooking for example, and do very pretty work,...

not for me

scrapbooking

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alamode I thought about this one for a long time! I do nearly everything, so trying to think of something was difficult. But to me, a craft that isn't fun is one where you have to make a huge investment. Part of my being crafty is making do or substituting another...

13 Jan 09

nancygibson @nancygibson (3736) • France 11 Jan 09

Life is full of difficult lessons, things like accepting that loved ones have to die eventually, or that money has to be worked for, or that we just can't always have our own way all the time. What's the single hardest life...

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alamode How to let my Pop die when he wanted to... to realize that, even though he loved me, he couldn't stay. I was with him for the last year of his life and actually lived with him for the last 3 months. It was exhausting and intense, but he helped me through it. I...

13 Jan 09

cher913 @cher913 (25781) • Canada 11 Jan 09

i am in canada and lets face it, winter is cold and long and we dont go out as much at night as we do in the summer, so i have left some crafts to do over the winter. i wanted to teach myself how to knit, but my wrist is still...

cross

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alamode When I've finished Spring cleaning (I know its early, but I want to enjoy Spring!), I plan on getting together with my BFF and doing silver precious metal clay rings. We bought a kiln last year, but illness and many other things have kept us from it... but not...

13 Jan 09

soleya @soleya (1100) • Latvia 12 Jan 09

I just saw the new movie Yesman! and it really made me think about my life. Do I really live to the fullest and use the every opportunity my life presenting me? I think that we are scared of a lot of things in our lives and it...

life

opportunity

use

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alamode I'm not scared of much, and I do say 'yes' at every opportunity. With a handicap, its even more important to not lock yourself away from life... its too easy to end up alone while others move on. Whether I feel up to it or not, I will say 'yes' to new...

13 Jan 09

cher913 @cher913 (25781) • Canada 13 Jan 09

The city of Toronto (Canada) has decreed that ALL stores must put a 5 cent toll on each and every plastic bag that goes out of the stores! that is including stores like sears and any other store you can think of! what do you...

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alamode In my mind, this is the equivalent of another tax... In some counties in our state, you can't even get a plastic bag... you're expected to carry reuse-ables with you. I don't think it will help much because plastic bags are only a small problem, but it will...

13 Jan 09

cher913 @cher913 (25781) • Canada 13 Jan 09

what i mean is, do you buy after christmas for next christmas? do you already have a stockpile of gifts for this year? i have started one! the same for easter! i bought some easter stuff on sale after last year and bought some...

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alamode Extremely smart! I've done the same for years, until this past Christmas. I had to give cash, which isn't my favorite thing. If you shop in advance, you can find the right gift for people, not just buy something so that you can check them off the list. It...

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ladybug565 @ladybug565 (2216) • United States 11 Jan 09

You are at a friends house having lunch and your friend (a big animal lover) feeds her dog table food from her spoon or fork. would you be offended.

eatin with animals

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alamode Not if she has a dishwasher. I feed our dogs from our regular dishes, which some people have a problem with. But since the dishwasher gets the water super-hot, it kills any germs. It can make you feel a bit nauseous, but as long as you aren't expected to it......

13 Jan 09

Grandmaof2 @Grandmaof2 (7578) • Canada 12 Jan 09

I have been on my computer for four plus hours doing nothing basically. Here's my dilemma. I have terrible time with swellings in my feet and ankles so I decided to purchase a foot peddler exerciser that you work sitting in a...

calories

foot exerciser

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alamode LOL! You need friend across the border... or, check ebay, because they have a huge number of new items, not just resales... and especially in exercise equipment.

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nancygibson @nancygibson (3736) • France 13 Jan 09

When you plan a new craft project, how do you go about finding your inspiration? Some people buy or download a pattern and follow it exactly. Others like to be inspired by something they've seen but mostly make it up as they...

inspiration

project

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alamode I read, watch craft shows, etc. There is a file of want-tos in my head, and when I see materials I can use for them, or find them in my stash, I put it all in a drawer... then when I get time to sit and relax, I stop by that drawer and get what I need....

13 Jan 09

Katlady2 @Katlady2 (9904) • United States 13 Jan 09

As some of you know I've been fighting with the city electric company for the last several days trying to keep from having my electricity shut off because I got behind on my bill. I had tried all sorts of different avenues to come...

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alamode WOO-HOO, hunny! Glad it worked out for you... being without power is awful, no matter where you live. Our utility company actually has funds for elderly and low-income... we all add an extra $1 or 5 to our payments a few times a year and it really adds up. One...

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