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Monday, June 30, 2008
McKenna on Monday
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Saturday, June 28, 2008
Welcome to the Swap-O-Rama-Rama
I have a tendency to throw myself into chaos from time to time. Today was one of those days. This is what happens when you throw hundreds of pounds of clothing into a gymnasium. . . or was it an auditorium? It was a big room.
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. . .then add 10 or so designers to help you refashion your new old clothes into art.
You could screenprint with Aldo:
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You could redesign a t-shirt:
or make your own tote with Lori:
You could hang out with Sean in the monster madness corner:
or add some stencils to your stuff:
or how about some L.A. Craft Mafia stencils?
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Here's what went on at my applique'in station:
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These are some things I learned today:
#1. It's not a good idea to stick a sign like this on your beloved vintage dress form.
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Like it? Take it! I meant the clothes. When they were gone, all that remained was the dress form with that sign on it, so of course it got snagged. Luckily, a volunteer noticed what was going on and after sprinting across the crowded room I got it back. It was an honest mistake. If I saw a vintage dress form with a sign like that I'd say "Well alrighty then!" too.
#2. Assistance is a good thing. By the time Jenny showed up I was a wee bit crazy. Observe:
But together we kept the chaos under control. When I found out she was going to be there, I envisioned us leisurely cutting out templates, talking crafty gossip, and stitching appliques on all the funky clothes we could find. Ha! It was more like a whirlwind of scissors and scraps and sewing machine-hopping and people-helping. It was all we could do to exchange crazed glances across the tables and laugh.
But we survived. We even got to hang out with Sonja for a bit. I met Sonja at the Craftmas Bizarre last winter - yet another crazy show. It seems there are some people I only hang out with at extremely busy events. Sonja has written two awesome craft books Just for the Frill of It and Beadalicious. Jenny's got a Sew Darn Cute book coming out in the winter. Me? I got nothing.
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Now for the applique fashion show.
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Whew! I need a bath. Check out Jenny's Flickr set for better, less dark pictures. I took the old camera today because I didn't want to lose the good one.
The funny thing is, as much as I love thrift stores and rummage sales, I wasn't even interested in getting anything today. It was more fun watching other people get the good stuff and cheering them on from the sidelines.
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You could screenprint with Aldo:
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#1. It's not a good idea to stick a sign like this on your beloved vintage dress form.
![](http://bp0.blogger.com/_2r9R3AuBI-U/SGcvKHc_MQI/AAAAAAAAC8w/r2gvPh5cPRk/s0-d/likeittakeit.jpg)
Like it? Take it! I meant the clothes. When they were gone, all that remained was the dress form with that sign on it, so of course it got snagged. Luckily, a volunteer noticed what was going on and after sprinting across the crowded room I got it back. It was an honest mistake. If I saw a vintage dress form with a sign like that I'd say "Well alrighty then!" too.
#2. Assistance is a good thing. By the time Jenny showed up I was a wee bit crazy. Observe:
![](http://bp3.blogger.com/_2r9R3AuBI-U/SGcvKMfihFI/AAAAAAAAC8o/CVWQ004NupA/s0-d/jennysanekbcrazt.jpg)
![](http://bp2.blogger.com/_2r9R3AuBI-U/SGcmwaUk64I/AAAAAAAAC4A/UNe-noSI20g/s0-d/KBJenny.jpg)
![](http://bp1.blogger.com/_2r9R3AuBI-U/SGcmwTebSYI/AAAAAAAAC34/buvdQdLzAOE/s0-d/sonjakbjenny.jpg)
Now for the applique fashion show.
![](http://bp2.blogger.com/_2r9R3AuBI-U/SGcnzzIKdbI/AAAAAAAAC6Q/roa0ACLDzvs/s0-d/05.jpg)
![](http://bp0.blogger.com/_2r9R3AuBI-U/SGcn0CgXdaI/AAAAAAAAC6g/08l72zfhVGo/s0-d/07.jpg)
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Whew! I need a bath. Check out Jenny's Flickr set for better, less dark pictures. I took the old camera today because I didn't want to lose the good one.
The funny thing is, as much as I love thrift stores and rummage sales, I wasn't even interested in getting anything today. It was more fun watching other people get the good stuff and cheering them on from the sidelines.
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