tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77710415918361254612012-01-28T12:15:13.516-08:00ManyCatsManorLaurie Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01815630032743705939noreply@blogger.comBlogger269125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771041591836125461.post-5860985097865420482012-01-28T12:15:00.000-08:002012-01-28T12:15:13.528-08:002012-01-28T12:15:13.528-08:00
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The fabric was kind of the fabric from hell. It's a synthetic brocade (jacquard? Can never remember which is which) from Mulewart. It frays if you so much as look at it. It's thick and doesn't fold or bend well.The fact that I picked a princess seamed pattern was blindingly foolish with this fabric. <br />
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The pattern was supposed to be a lined vest. I have a fear of linings, so I decided to flat line it and cut facings for the front. Fine, except that this fabric needed to have all edges enclosed. Crap. I ended up binding a lot of the seams, all the edges that weren't faced, and the princess seams I overcast and prayed for.<br />
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Buttonholes? Right. Fear of them, too. No way could this fraying stuff have regular machine buttonholes, plus, the buttonhole setting on my machine doesn't work right. So I made a foray into the wonderful world of bound buttonholes. I'd made them exactly once before, about 37 years ago. And they weren't great. But watching a Project Runway marathon and having Tim Gunn's "Make it work!" ringing in my ears I bulled my way through. They aren't pretty; they look like a 12 year old made them. But they function. Barely.<br />
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So, after two and a half years, I present the butterfly vest (the brocade pattern is butterflies):<br />
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<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qf-KLEUJwuiP6G1wjcF8xeZq01g/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qf-KLEUJwuiP6G1wjcF8xeZq01g/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/>
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Almost matt teal #8s in peyote for the base (which you really can see from the top side, except along the very edge), silver and matt teal #11s on either side of a 4mm pearl, and aqua and lime #15s as picots along the edges. <br />
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Sadly, I screwed up and put the lobster claw clasp on upside down, so it's kind of hard to put on. Do-able, but awkward. Pooh.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7771041591836125461-5143842532387931335?l=manycatsmanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/BLPTm/~4/W85SD5_tztw" height="1" width="1"/>Laurie Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01815630032743705939noreply@blogger.com0http://manycatsmanor.blogspot.com/2012/01/new-bracelet.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771041591836125461.post-41468044486266194842012-01-24T09:12:00.001-08:002012-01-24T09:12:24.499-08:002012-01-24T09:12:24.499-08:00New article
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<a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2dAIwRsntCshqin5Z8ghNwUuOYM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2dAIwRsntCshqin5Z8ghNwUuOYM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>New article at the Examiner on double digging your garden:<a href="http://www.examiner.com/gardening-in-spokane/double-digging">http://www.examiner.com/gardening-in-spokane/double-digging</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7771041591836125461-5054434098736992291?l=manycatsmanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/BLPTm/~4/UN8e5kuSKIw" height="1" width="1"/>Laurie Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01815630032743705939noreply@blogger.com0http://manycatsmanor.blogspot.com/2012/01/new-article_18.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771041591836125461.post-36324360035493010052012-01-17T17:08:00.000-08:002012-01-17T17:08:55.106-08:002012-01-17T17:08:55.106-08:00New bracelets
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First up is a pattern I've used several times now, just in different colors<br /><br />
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<br />Next is a sort of Frankenpattern: I tried to follow a new pattern, and couldn't get the hang of it. I ended up making a base of right angle weave, then adapted the ruffle to it. Finally I embellished it with a vine and crystal 'flowers'<br />
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I got done today was making the base for a new bracelet. The pattern
called for even count peyote in #11 beads; I could not figure that out
for anything. Decided that was for a day when I don't have such a nasty
headache, and decided to make the damn base in #8 beads (much easier to
see!) in RAW (much easier to do!)</span></span></h6><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7771041591836125461-1046737529539855835?l=manycatsmanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/BLPTm/~4/A-rmfBjLAQI" height="1" width="1"/>Laurie Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01815630032743705939noreply@blogger.com0http://manycatsmanor.blogspot.com/2012/01/all-i-got-done-today-was-making-base.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771041591836125461.post-9648105871692411772012-01-14T09:52:00.000-08:002012-01-14T09:52:00.317-08:002012-01-14T09:52:00.317-08:00New article
<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KifK-zXQmBxfVovMyGLZNLBYbcM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KifK-zXQmBxfVovMyGLZNLBYbcM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/>
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Glass jellyfish, made in the 1880s by a pair of brothers. They're beautiful, and some would make great lamps!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7771041591836125461-2951700270736753315?l=manycatsmanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/BLPTm/~4/PQ4NbBE7Boo" height="1" width="1"/>Laurie Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01815630032743705939noreply@blogger.com0http://manycatsmanor.blogspot.com/2012/01/friend-sent-me-this-link-httpwww.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771041591836125461.post-46585063904021440452012-01-12T09:31:00.001-08:002012-01-12T09:31:23.547-08:002012-01-12T09:31:23.547-08:00New article
<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/N9BaIi71zh3n8qgFRmXnnAE2MtU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/N9BaIi71zh3n8qgFRmXnnAE2MtU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/>
<a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/N9BaIi71zh3n8qgFRmXnnAE2MtU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/N9BaIi71zh3n8qgFRmXnnAE2MtU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>New article up at the Examiner, listing some of my favorite garden blogs:<a href="http://www.examiner.com/gardening-in-spokane/garden-blogs">http://www.examiner.com/gardening-in-spokane/garden-blogs</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7771041591836125461-4658506390402144045?l=manycatsmanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/BLPTm/~4/0iDyk8lxqW0" height="1" width="1"/>Laurie Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01815630032743705939noreply@blogger.com0http://manycatsmanor.blogspot.com/2012/01/new-article_12.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771041591836125461.post-67883372219098613062012-01-11T19:18:00.001-08:002012-01-11T19:18:58.202-08:002012-01-11T19:18:58.202-08:00
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}">Put
the newsletter together and sent it; wrote tomorrow's article today
(because we are going to a resume/job seeking class tomorrow); made a
bracelet in just under three hours including snack time. New record for
me, but it's a pattern I've made a couple of times before.</span></span></h6><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7771041591836125461-6788337221909861306?l=manycatsmanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/BLPTm/~4/ndWYWYkrqxs" height="1" width="1"/>Laurie Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01815630032743705939noreply@blogger.com0http://manycatsmanor.blogspot.com/2012/01/put-newsletter-together-and-sent-it.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771041591836125461.post-33694280515081214842012-01-10T14:07:00.001-08:002012-01-10T14:07:06.511-08:002012-01-10T14:07:06.511-08:00
<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JdboAtudjLKK-DFxsUetw6CiSxY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JdboAtudjLKK-DFxsUetw6CiSxY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/>
<a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JdboAtudjLKK-DFxsUetw6CiSxY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JdboAtudjLKK-DFxsUetw6CiSxY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>New Examiner article, on the beautiful, low maintenance shrub Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle'<a href="http://www.examiner.com/gardening-in-spokane/shrub-hydrangea-arborescens-annabelle">http://www.examiner.com/gardening-in-spokane/shrub-hydrangea-arborescens-annabelle</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7771041591836125461-3369428051508121484?l=manycatsmanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/BLPTm/~4/TE8JD3-j_ME" height="1" width="1"/>Laurie Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01815630032743705939noreply@blogger.com0http://manycatsmanor.blogspot.com/2012/01/new-examiner-article-on-beautiful-low.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771041591836125461.post-34089119326892976002012-01-08T15:44:00.001-08:002012-01-08T15:44:55.003-08:002012-01-08T15:44:55.003-08:00New article
<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_SsH_dAJ5v4YcIjJl8Ai-VjouyA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_SsH_dAJ5v4YcIjJl8Ai-VjouyA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/>
<a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_SsH_dAJ5v4YcIjJl8Ai-VjouyA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_SsH_dAJ5v4YcIjJl8Ai-VjouyA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>New article at the Examiner, on mutations in plants:<a href="http://www.examiner.com/gardening-in-spokane/sports-plant-mutations">http://www.examiner.com/gardening-in-spokane/sports-plant-mutations</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7771041591836125461-3408911932689297600?l=manycatsmanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/BLPTm/~4/o329uhJePO4" height="1" width="1"/>Laurie Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01815630032743705939noreply@blogger.com1http://manycatsmanor.blogspot.com/2012/01/new-article_08.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771041591836125461.post-21538219189918886972012-01-07T17:41:00.000-08:002012-01-07T17:41:01.923-08:002012-01-07T17:41:01.923-08:00New photos!
<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/g3ZEXZknjVtEQ4ADsEw29QrAwmM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/g3ZEXZknjVtEQ4ADsEw29QrAwmM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/>
<a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/g3ZEXZknjVtEQ4ADsEw29QrAwmM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/g3ZEXZknjVtEQ4ADsEw29QrAwmM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>New photos at Flickr of some of my Christmas projects!<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dark_phoenix54/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/dark_phoenix54/</a><br />
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Okay, I see that Blogger is still having issues with uploading pictures. So, there are art dolls and beaded things there at Flickr, lots of pictures!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7771041591836125461-2153821918991888697?l=manycatsmanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/BLPTm/~4/hfRxJ00dLf0" height="1" width="1"/>Laurie Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01815630032743705939noreply@blogger.com0http://manycatsmanor.blogspot.com/2012/01/new-photos.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771041591836125461.post-20181264913316827132012-01-06T10:12:00.000-08:002012-01-06T10:12:06.262-08:002012-01-06T10:12:06.262-08:00New article
<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/L4yqTcKACZkKhpa_ItU40RyvSwg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/L4yqTcKACZkKhpa_ItU40RyvSwg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/>
<a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/L4yqTcKACZkKhpa_ItU40RyvSwg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/L4yqTcKACZkKhpa_ItU40RyvSwg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>New article at the Examiner; there is a free PDF from WSU on 'Backyard Forest Management'- the information in it is useful to any gardener.<a href="http://www.examiner.com/gardening-in-spokane/free-pdf-backyard-forest-stewardship">http://www.examiner.com/gardening-in-spokane/free-pdf-backyard-forest-stewardship</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7771041591836125461-2018126491331682713?l=manycatsmanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/BLPTm/~4/z1B0QZJemYY" height="1" width="1"/>Laurie Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01815630032743705939noreply@blogger.com0http://manycatsmanor.blogspot.com/2012/01/new-article_06.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771041591836125461.post-23172737077030182952012-01-04T13:33:00.001-08:002012-01-04T13:33:18.695-08:002012-01-04T13:33:18.695-08:00New article
<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hke04er1M0kPojpfAMU3OIphPvw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hke04er1M0kPojpfAMU3OIphPvw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/>
<a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hke04er1M0kPojpfAMU3OIphPvw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hke04er1M0kPojpfAMU3OIphPvw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>New article up at the Examiner, on the rose 'Outta the Blue'!<a href="http://www.examiner.com/gardening-in-spokane/rose-outta-the-blue">http://www.examiner.com/gardening-in-spokane/rose-outta-the-blue</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7771041591836125461-2317273707703018295?l=manycatsmanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/BLPTm/~4/jCITZzpGtkY" height="1" width="1"/>Laurie Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01815630032743705939noreply@blogger.com0http://manycatsmanor.blogspot.com/2012/01/new-article_04.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771041591836125461.post-67621226110009330742012-01-02T17:07:00.001-08:002012-01-02T17:07:40.588-08:002012-01-02T17:07:40.588-08:00And so it goes....
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Today’s epic fail:
get a bracelet 2/3 of the way done, and realize that the reason it’s not working
right is because *triangular* #11 beads are longer than regular #11 beads, not
just differently shaped. Not enough to notice while working with them, but
enough to throw the pattern way off. </span></div>
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<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/K_L3NC1SG681wfPulDPTA4fznek/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/K_L3NC1SG681wfPulDPTA4fznek/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/>
<a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/K_L3NC1SG681wfPulDPTA4fznek/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/K_L3NC1SG681wfPulDPTA4fznek/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>New article up at the Examiner, on the Norway maple:<a href="http://www.examiner.com/gardening-in-spokane/norway-maple-friend-or-foe">http://www.examiner.com/gardening-in-spokane/norway-maple-friend-or-foe</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7771041591836125461-717868369879835716?l=manycatsmanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/BLPTm/~4/xOv6Ey8hiL4" height="1" width="1"/>Laurie Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01815630032743705939noreply@blogger.com0http://manycatsmanor.blogspot.com/2012/01/new-article.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771041591836125461.post-204169484470309902011-12-31T14:41:00.001-08:002011-12-31T14:41:56.795-08:002011-12-31T14:41:56.795-08:00
<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3KbGGZ59Uuw0mqaQXQD94hnEei4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3KbGGZ59Uuw0mqaQXQD94hnEei4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/>
<a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3KbGGZ59Uuw0mqaQXQD94hnEei4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3KbGGZ59Uuw0mqaQXQD94hnEei4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>New article at the Examiner, on starting a pineapple top for a houseplant!<a href="http://www.examiner.com/gardening-in-spokane/pineapples-as-houseplants">http://www.examiner.com/gardening-in-spokane/pineapples-as-houseplants</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7771041591836125461-20416948447030990?l=manycatsmanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/BLPTm/~4/94IhglXtvAc" height="1" width="1"/>Laurie Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01815630032743705939noreply@blogger.com0http://manycatsmanor.blogspot.com/2011/12/new-article-at-examiner-on-starting.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771041591836125461.post-56728809443708764612011-12-28T12:55:00.001-08:002011-12-28T12:55:48.967-08:002011-12-28T12:55:48.967-08:00
<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Bas1avdFnlTePGgCf_qOXb2-x-g/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Bas1avdFnlTePGgCf_qOXb2-x-g/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/>
<a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Bas1avdFnlTePGgCf_qOXb2-x-g/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Bas1avdFnlTePGgCf_qOXb2-x-g/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>101 uses for a dead Christmas tree... okay, only a few uses. But still. <a href="http://www.examiner.com/gardening-in-spokane/christmas-tree-recycling">http://www.examiner.com/gardening-in-spokane/christmas-tree-recycling</a><br />
<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7771041591836125461-5672880944370876461?l=manycatsmanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/BLPTm/~4/XbDss5omW48" height="1" width="1"/>Laurie Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01815630032743705939noreply@blogger.com0http://manycatsmanor.blogspot.com/2011/12/101-uses-for-dead-christmas-tree.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771041591836125461.post-25670318029052584272011-12-26T14:07:00.001-08:002011-12-26T14:07:25.455-08:002011-12-26T14:07:25.455-08:00New article
<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jR7GLS01Z2FsxkecGHV-YEyWdq8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jR7GLS01Z2FsxkecGHV-YEyWdq8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/>
<a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jR7GLS01Z2FsxkecGHV-YEyWdq8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jR7GLS01Z2FsxkecGHV-YEyWdq8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>New article up at the Examiner: thinking about New Year's resolutions? How about some resolutions about gardening?<a href="http://www.examiner.com/gardening-in-spokane/new-year-s-gardening-resolutions">http://www.examiner.com/gardening-in-spokane/new-year-s-gardening-resolutions</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7771041591836125461-2567031802905258427?l=manycatsmanor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/BLPTm/~4/_1kHNIG--Hs" height="1" width="1"/>Laurie Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01815630032743705939noreply@blogger.com0http://manycatsmanor.blogspot.com/2011/12/new-article_26.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771041591836125461.post-36885853450339371392011-12-23T20:31:00.000-08:002011-12-23T20:31:59.363-08:002011-12-23T20:31:59.363-08:00Rooster doll
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A crazy pieced and embellished rooster. Sadly, it has a few problems.
One, by the time I got all stitched around them and stuffed, the feet
are too small to support it; it wants to fall over if it's just leaned
against something. Two, it looks like a duck with a poofy hat on
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Oh, well, The recipient likes ducks, too. It's just that the kitchen
is rooster themed.</div>
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