mypapercrane ([info]mypapercrane) wrote,
@ 2004-11-15 18:55:00
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Current mood: hopeful

A total NON-crafty day...
This morning I woke up still feeling a little dizzy...both my boys were home today because of teacher conferences. So we went out to the used bookstore, and then on the way home I saw a scrap booking store. I wanted to stop and see if they had a one inch hole punch because my old one had gotten jammed shut from so much use! Sure enough they did, and they also had some of the best scrap booking paper I have ever seen. Now personally I am not into scrap books, well not the traditional type of scrap books that come to mind anyways. Our photo scrap book is a huge collage of photographs, cut outs from comic books and magazines, origami paper and drawings. So I could not believe my eyes when i saw all this great paper! Not cutesy-or themed at all (of course they had that stuff too) But anyways I bought some.


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We also stopped at a store called Ten Thousand Villages, which is non profit and fair trade. I got these great woven stars, which I also bought last year..I love them!


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The other night when my husband came home from work, he brought me the coolest present---a body! He had gotten the body, and also a leg from someone he had tattooed, I guess as a tip. She may not have a head or legs, but I think she is wonderful!


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Now since I spent my entire day not working, I am going to go spin yarn, so i can finally get the shop updated..Im sorry to anyone who may of been waiting!


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[info]concretedaisies
2004-11-15 04:35 pm UTC (link)
You find the cutest things! I'm so jealous...
I can't find things like that around me :(

suze.

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[info]mypapercrane
2004-11-17 07:41 am UTC (link)
thanks! I love the "hunt" of finding stuff!

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[info]sparkgrrl658
2004-11-15 04:46 pm UTC (link)
wow those stars are amazing! if i saw those around boston i would definitely scoop up a bunch. they're paper right?

also, if you like fun paper, if you get a chance the next time you're in boston you should go to this store called the paper source, it's wonderful they have every paper you could ever want practically and lots of other fun stuff too. it's the best, when i was taking bookbinding courses i spent practically all my money there!

glad you had a fruitful day :)

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[info]_elevate
2004-11-16 06:30 pm UTC (link)
Not sure what part of Massachusetts you're from, but Marilyn and Co in Uxbridge has the stars for sale.

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(no subject) - [info]sparkgrrl658, 2004-11-17 01:53 pm UTC
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(no subject) - [info]mypapercrane, 2004-11-17 07:42 am UTC

[info]theexits
2004-11-15 05:07 pm UTC (link)
i think that you should take pictures of your house. inside & out. i'd enjoy that a lot because from the looks of that last picture, i love your house.

xxoo

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[info]mypapercrane
2004-11-17 07:58 am UTC (link)
my husband thinks its creepy to have people seeing photos of our house, so I try to keep it minimal, sorry! but thanks for saying you love my house haha!

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[info]whqnandruns
2004-11-15 05:08 pm UTC (link)
ooh, such beautiful paper! sounds like you are feeling better, too :)

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[info]mypapercrane
2004-11-17 08:00 am UTC (link)
thank you, and yes I am feeling much better!

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[info]sandwhichestime
2004-11-15 05:16 pm UTC (link)
oh man, I love ten thousand villages. one of the math professors here is part owner of one nearby and they occasionally have sales on my campus. I have this set of black elephants that I just love, and a friend got me an elephant hand puppet from there as a gift. it's so nice and hand woven from this really fine straw. love!

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[info]elegant_emily
2004-11-15 05:55 pm UTC (link)
they have sales here????
lemmie know when the next one is! I covet. :-)

where's the nearby store?

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[info]jessicamanack
2004-11-15 05:22 pm UTC (link)
wow, I am coveting all of those things! what a good day.

I think this may be the article which you were mentioning? I like the pic of Santa and Perro, hahaha!

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/trib/pmupdate/s_273060.html

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[info]mypapercrane
2004-11-17 08:03 am UTC (link)
thanks for the article, luckily it looks like the cut out all of my really lame of comments, thank god haha!

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[info]slytherin13
2004-11-15 05:30 pm UTC (link)
WOW! Good finds!! That mannequin he got for you is BRILLIANT!
Is that your house in the background? How cute!!
OH! I love those red stars those are GREAT!

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[info]mypapercrane
2004-11-17 08:38 am UTC (link)
thank you, I agree I love the mannequin!
Yeah the photo was taken in my livingroom..

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[info]ze_silkworm
2004-11-15 05:45 pm UTC (link)
Yay! Can't wait to see the new stuffs!

I wish people I knew gave me bodies.

Lysa, a fan.

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[info]mypapercrane
2004-11-17 08:38 am UTC (link)
bodies make great gifts :)

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[info]ivy_willow
2004-11-15 06:02 pm UTC (link)
Your husband brought you home a body. That is the greatest.

I love Ten Thousand Villages too!

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[info]mypapercrane
2004-11-17 08:39 am UTC (link)
haha I know, im such a lucky gal!
That store is the best!

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[info]heatherica
2004-11-15 06:19 pm UTC (link)
I'm so in love with that paper!! I really love the one in the middle with the tiny circles. And those stars are so neat! What are you going to do with them? I'm so jealous of all the cool things you find!

Your body is fabulous (lol). And I really really want some of that tree fabric behind it.

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[info]mypapercrane
2004-11-17 08:40 am UTC (link)
I am going to make some one inch buttons with some of the paper, and then maybe use some for ? I duinno handmade gift tags? covers for books, no idea really haha
The tree fabric is actually our curtains :)

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(no subject) - [info]heatherica, 2004-11-17 09:11 am UTC

[info]chickle
2004-11-15 06:28 pm UTC (link)
that's weird bc i have spent my whole entire day searching for a mannequin torso and we are going to continue the search tomorrow, i just need a cheap one to display my scarfs for photographing, if you have any idea where i can find one i'd love to hear any suggestions

also i LOVE that paper

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[info]annaline_39
2004-11-15 06:54 pm UTC (link)
We have a place in Columbus OH called the Flower Factory, they have plastic torsos for ~$8, but you need a tax/business license to get in. When we had our shop we got some used store fixtures at a place that specialized in getting fixtures from stores that had remodeled or gone out of business, got great deals on our display cases as well as a few upper bodies. Sometimes your local department store will have sales, too, I got a few legs that way as well as a ton of old shopping bags they no longer wanted to use. Or if you have a friend who has a shop, or any funky boutiques maybe you could ask to borrow one of their display mannequins, or a local theatre/college could have stuff in their prop department.....

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[info]georgy_girl
2004-11-15 07:05 pm UTC (link)
Great paper...I want some! Who's the company that makes, do you know?

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[info]mypapercrane
2004-11-17 08:41 am UTC (link)
Im sorry i dont know the company! I checked on the back but it only had a bar code. Next time I stop in I will try to remember to ask!

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[info]ana
2004-11-15 08:19 pm UTC (link)
beauty!!
i did not kow here was a 1 inch punch. that is cool.
i love to make little books, but i haven't made many
there is so much to do in this world!
someday i will learn to make my own paper and how to do origami, too!

at one point in my life i owned 20 mannequins :)
now i think i have...15...let me go count...

ok, 14, i have 14 at this time.
i am pretty mannequin obessed.
i wish you lived near me i''d give u some :)

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[info]mypapercrane
2004-11-17 08:44 am UTC (link)
Yeah I have a tough time finding a one inch hole punch, but I am sure you can order one online too. You know i feel exactly the same way, there is so much out there that I want to try and do...someday!
Wow 14! That's awesome, this is my first mannequin, but I do have a cool wire dress form that I found at a yardsale a few years back. I wish i lived close to you because you are so talented! I'd just like to hang out and soak up your creative vibes!
I wish i had more friends locally who were into making stuff with their hands...

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[info]lemonglitz
2004-11-15 09:28 pm UTC (link)
I'm so sorry that you were sick; I hope you're feeling better.

That is so cool that your hubby bought you a mannequin! So happy for you, I think all crafters/designers deserve at least one!
My Mom bought me two this summer to display my designs. I named them Coco and Blue :)

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[info]mypapercrane
2004-11-17 08:45 am UTC (link)
thank you, i am feeling much better!
I love that you named yours, the only thing I named was my heads---and they kind of scare me haha

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[info]mymorningsun
2004-11-16 02:47 am UTC (link)
I am in love with tha rug in the last photo-where dija get it??
And those stars look yummy-wonder if we could find instructions on how to make them?? They would look divine on my tree-we don't have any of those cool stores here in the sticks.
The manny is super cool-hubby scored big points with that treasure! I am coveting a hot pink head in the back room of the Thrift shop i volunteer at-so cool,covered in a velvety fabric-still trying to sweet talk the manager into selling it to me!

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[info]mypapercrane
2004-11-17 08:47 am UTC (link)
believe it or not I got it at kmart!
the stars are woven out of some kind of thin wood like material..a few years back when i bought my first strand i thought I would take one apart and try and figure it out, but i didnt have any luck!

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(no subject) - [info]mymorningsun, 2004-11-17 08:51 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]mypapercrane, 2004-11-17 08:55 am UTC
Let me get this straight....
[info]furmunda
2004-11-16 06:14 am UTC (link)
You were at Ten Thousand Villages (about 6 minutes from my house) and the scrapbooking store, which I'm assuming was Scrapmania because it's the only one *I* know of in town (about 3 minutes from my house - I've *walked* there, for crying out loud!) and you didn't pop in for a "Hey, how you doing?"?!?!? You suck, Miss Heidi!

I have a body, too. It's a man body. I've had it for like 9 years - Ryan bought it from some store that was going out of business and selling all of their fixtures. He goes by the simple name of "Man." One night I got really messed up and painted him. Man is now silver with a pink crotch and pink handprints on his butt. Maybe if we got Man and your body together, they'd make cute little baby bodies, like the headless ones you see at the Gap.

Hey, check out www.mydaughterswish.com for some really nice papers. Tons of inspiration there, too, in the gallery. I've got a bunch of my pages and stuff posted, but I haven't updated in forever (my username is playboy_mommy). But anyway....they're got lots of yummy papers. Oh, and there's a scrapbooking store in Frederick, right in the shopping center off of 7th street where Taco Bell is. They're got a great selection of cool papers there, too. FYI.

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[info]mypapercrane
2004-11-17 08:48 am UTC (link)
michelle, i thought you guys lived by the mall? Haha yes it was scrapmania....pink crothed man huh, sounds fun.
thanks for the link, I have a paper addcition, yet I rarley use it :(
I'lll look for your pages in the gallery..

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[info]aliceworeblue
2004-11-16 06:52 am UTC (link)
Oooh, lovely paper. Nice body, too. Are you going to paint her?
And, how great is that, to be married to a tattoo artist. I'm jealous! ;)

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[info]mypapercrane
2004-11-17 08:50 am UTC (link)
I dont think im going to paint her, I kind of like how it looks sitting there :)
You know you would think that I get a new tattoo everyday, but honestly with two kids...im lucky if I get a new tattoo every six months, haha but it is nice to get freebies and be able to sit on my couch and get tattooed :) but then again he hates tattooing me because he is so critical of his work and then of course he has to look at it all the time :)

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[info]fragilebuddha
2004-11-16 07:24 am UTC (link)
Hey! I saw your stuff at the handmade arcade and then I came home to order a cupcake doll and found your journal so I'm going to friend you.

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[info]mypapercrane
2004-11-17 08:52 am UTC (link)
hi there, thanks for adding me, i will add you back!

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[info]thegeekgoddess
2004-11-16 07:28 am UTC (link)
The paper is really pretty, and I love the stars! I, too, wish I could find something like that...

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[info]mypapercrane
2004-11-17 08:53 am UTC (link)
thanks!

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[info]lavenderlamingo
2004-11-16 07:52 am UTC (link)
i LOVE the paper! especially the red blocks...so cute! what are you going to make out of them?

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[info]mypapercrane
2004-11-17 08:54 am UTC (link)
thank you, no idea yet..i know i want to make some one inch buttons sets...but not sure what else :)

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[info]failsafeheart
2004-11-16 08:38 am UTC (link)
i just found an amazing vintage polyester fabric yesterday(for future skirt making) and it makes me think of something you'd like. it's a very pale pink with repeated darker pink peony looking flowers and green stems. very 1965. i can't wait to use it.

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[info]mypapercrane
2004-11-17 08:55 am UTC (link)
ohh wow, i'd love to see a photo it sounds so beautiful!~

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[info]faeriesmak
2004-11-16 10:32 am UTC (link)
I was told that after each use you should punch on some wax paper..it lubricates your punch and then punch on some tin foil..it sharpens your punch. Hope this may help you!

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[info]mypapercrane
2004-11-17 08:56 am UTC (link)
thanks for the tips!! that will help a lot!

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[info]hello_morning
2004-11-17 12:16 am UTC (link)
those papers are gorgeous!! i would love to see a few pages of your scrapbookng once you are done :)

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[info]mypapercrane
2004-11-17 08:56 am UTC (link)
thanks, oh these are not for any of my scrapbooks, jsut for fun! :)

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[info]telethons
2004-11-17 09:16 pm UTC (link)
You're really inspirational. I saw you linked on Ana's livejournal. I've been to your website a few times, and your little toast icon makes me feel bad for spreading on the jam and chomping away! ;_;

:D

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