Current Mood : Still lazy !
Current Image Notes: Here's the experimental bobbin, experimental bobbin thread, experimental thread stand, experimental knit fabric, experimental stitch-out design star I made yesterday. Now, it's a 2 1/2" button ! These plastic pop-aparts are only about $2. for four, but if you buy a bag of 12 and use Hobby Lobby's frequent 40% off coupons, they're dirt cheap ! And if you get tired of the design, they pop apart again for a new design. They come in several sizes, in the kids' crafts sections. Gonna share this one with the embroidery forum, too. But you get it first !
Another kinda goof-off day. Dearest Son saw the end of Spring Break facing him and has been sorta touchy all day. When the hand broke off his Wall-E figure for the second time this week, he had a meltdown. So we looked up replacements. The figure I thought was kinda overpriced at $8.50 at Christmas '08 was beyond ridiculous on eBay at $20. plus $10. shipping - and even more on Amazon Marketplace !
I kept seeing a set of figurines - not action figures - up for bids, and they had several characters he loves but never had . Wall-E and Eve, of course, but also MO, a Steward, and some other bots. $30. with free shipping, but not bad for six characters. I saw one with a ‘Disney Store Exclusive' label, and decided to go to the source.
Bingo ! At DisneyStore.com, there was a spring sale. 2 character sets for $20., or $12.50 each. $5. shipping. So there's one on the way to Dearest, for less than $20. delivered. He's so excited. And we're happy he's getting something he really wants and I saved us $10.+ in the bargain !
Aside from takeout Chinese for dinner, that was the big excitement for the day. If you find yourself over at Forbes.com, there's some 50th Anniversary Barbie stories and slideshows. Here's an overview, start clickin' here -
http://www.forbes.com/2009/03/05/barbie-doll-anniversary-business_barbie_land.html
They want Barbie stories - despite having a wealth of one-paragraph sketches from the famous and numerous celebrities - so consider sending yours. You know me, when it's expected that everyone will send a happy pink unicorn rainbow story, I gotta send my clouds-gathering one.
Downloaded a free font tool from a machine embroidery site, and it's lots of fun to play with. There's only one problem - I think it, like the Embird one, only works with a proprietary subset of purchasable fonts. The FAQ skitters all around that point, and never really says ‘yes' or ‘no'. So I asked. We'll see if I get an answer later this week. But even if it's that limited, the three fonts it came with are great, and I can do a lot with ‘em with the software.
And another weekend ends. Hope yours was fun, too !
