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I am so pleased to introduce MY MOM…..the CREATIVE GENIUS. This is her official debut on Crafting Chicks and it's about time ;). I grew up watching her sew ALL MY CLOTHES, yes even down to the underwear. I can fully admit that I didn't appreciate the darling outfits she made for me, but like all girls that grow up, we realize how amazing our mothers are as we grow ourselves and realize that our mothers are full-out warrior ROCK STARS. She is one of the most humble people I know, always thinks of others, and is the official "KID WHISPERER". As for her crafty side, WATCH OUT PEOPLE. She is always making something amazing. She is always coming up with the most creative solutions, she is DA BOMB. Pardon my sweet reminiscings, I swear I can't help it when I am talking about people I adore so just look at the pics if you don't want to read all sorts of great sappy crapola.
This is my Q and my mama….two beauties.
So my mom's oldest granddaughter, Carli just turned 6! So when these patterns went on sale from $15 to $.99, then she scooped up a whole slew of them….and I mean ALL of the patterns for the 18″ dolls. SMART. Jo-Annes As we all know, the American Girl clothes are P.R.I.C.E.Y…..like $25+ dollars. She couldn't wait to get her hands on these cute patterns for Carli's Our Generation doll (she got for a fraction of the price from Target). P.S. These patterns are on sale right now, not for $.99 at Jo-Ann's, but for 40% off.
She used a variation of these patterns to make these beauties. We had so much fun yesterday with this doll photoshoot….I WAS DYING when she showed me these yesterday for the first time. The 2-Peice BALL GOWN….with 2 layers of shimmery tulle and a satin bottom layer with hand-sewn sequins on the top layer and top.
THE SPRING OUTFIT: White t-shirt with a 2-layer skirt and matching vest with ric rac and ribbon embellishments. I would SOOOO stink as a home shopping network hostess….so bare with me.
When is everything so darn cute, when it's miniature?
SUMMER OUTFIT: Summery fitted camisole and matching capris embellished with bright orange, grosgrain ribbon and bows.
MOM: "Instead of snaps on all the clothes, I used velcro so Carli could take them on and off a little more easily."
Let's not forget the do rag….so fun.
SUNDAY DRESS: floral-patterned long dress with flower embellishment and purple trim.
BALLERINA OUTFIT: I la la la LOVE this leotard and tu tu. Are you kidding me MOM? I love the hand-sewn sequins and silver trim and the 3-tiered tu tu with a layer of turquoise shimmery fabric mixed in with the white tulle.
ME: "I wish I had her knees….who says that?"
FALL OUTFIT: embroidered pants with matching fleece zip-up hoodie. A Bedazzler would have really come in handy on this one….not that I'm really into Bedazzled jeans, because I'm actually not, but how cute would that be to pimp out some little doll jeans with the big stitching and the rhinestones….SAWEET. The colored embroidered stitching is a darling alternative.
KNITTED WOOL SWEATER & PLEATED SKIRT COMBO….ME: "Mom, what the freakin' crap is this???? WHAT??? ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? You knitted her a WOOL sweater???" I couldn't get over this one. She knits all the awesome stripped socks with this amazing wool yarn and had some leftovers….."ok let's just knit her a sweater!"
And the pleated skirt is to DIE for. ME: "MOM, SO CUTE. HEY MOM, CAN I KEEP THESE FOR Q?" MOM: "NO." ME: "I'm going to have to find a way to break into Berk & Jen's house and steal them then….like the old lady on "Tangled", except I won't steal Carli or the doll."
This is my favorite. I still can't get over the wool sweater.
That's that my friends…..
ME: "Where and when did you learn to sew?"
MOM: "Junior High….then high school and collage."
ME: "Which sewing classes did you take in college?"
MOM: "Flat pattern design…it was one of the hardest classes I have ever taken. Now I know how to adjust patterns and such."
ME: "What is the most extensive sewing project you have done?"
MOM: "A fully tailored suit, coats, and about 12-13 jackets. I sew a lot of my own clothes."
ME: "How has sewing changed through the ages as far as price and ease?"
MOM: "It's expensive to sew now. It used to be so much cheaper and more economical to sew your own clothes."
ME: "Now onto the outfits…..which outfit was the easiest to make?"
MOM: "The skirts were easy….the pleated skirt or maybe the pants. I could make a pair of the doll pants in about 15 minutes."
ME: "Which outfit was the hardest?"
MOM: "Knitting the sweater….it took me about 3 or 4 hours. I had to adjust the pattern (there was a pattern for a knitted sweater) because the thread I used was smaller and my knitting needles were smaller. So I had to add stitches here and there, there's a way to do it. You have to figure out how many stitched per inch, compared to how many there are with the bigger needles."
ME: "Mom you're officially nuts."
MOM: "I know, it took me awhile to figure it out, but it worked out."
ME: "Was it easier or harder than you thought?"
MOM: "It was easier because the doll patterns have a WHOLE lot of shortcuts that you just don't do with adult clothes. They are smaller and easier to work with….a seam on a skirt is 4 inches…so quick. You could make a skirt in about 20 minutes."
ME: "For our readers out there that have not sewn before, could they make these?"
MOM: "Yea, they can, but they would have to follow the pattern very carefully and do everything it says to do. I have a serger that helps finish off the seams quickly."
ME: "Is it hard to follow a pattern? Do they have step by step instructions?"
MOM: "YES. I have a magnetic board behind my machine with all the directions pinned up so I can read them as I go. When you learn to sew, they teach you how to read patterns, it's like a recipe. You just follow the instructions. Then after you learn that, you can learn little tricks to make it look even better. If you take classes, they teach you these tricks."
ME: "So where would you recommend a beginner start?"
MOM: "Find a class in your area or find someone that sews and can show you how to start, it's really not hard ;). Doll clothes are a great starting point to learn how to sew."
ME: "Ok so in closing, how do you feel about your debut on Crafting Chicks (he he he he)?"
MOM: "Kirsten you are a nerd. It's fun to make doll clothes. :)."
ME: "LOVE YOU MOM!!! You make me want to try out doll clothes making….when Q gets a bit older. But I am NOT knitting, I'll tell you that right now."
Ok all you crafty gals out there, have you made clothes for your dolls or barbies? We would love to see them. Also, leave a cute comment for my mama, she asked me a bit shyly if she would be able to see the comments from this post……oh mom….so if you feel so inclined, let her know what you think. She will SOOOO love to read them :).
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SammyD Says: September 2, 2011 at 5:15 am
Awesome job Kirsten's Mom!!! I love all the little outfits, you picked some great patterned material and colour combos. I love sewing doll and baby clothes too, they are so quick and easy to whip up 🙂
Blue Jeuls Says: September 2, 2011 at 8:26 am
Kirst, we need to have her give us a girls sewing night tutorial sometime! She's amazing. These outfits are beyond. ♥
debi Says: September 2, 2011 at 9:50 am
This was great, i use to make doll clothes when my girl were little. I even made a diaper bag for my daughters bitty baby. I only have a grandson so far but i am looking forward to someday having a granddaughter so i can make doll clothes again. Thanks forthe inspiration, everything you made was absolutely beautiful.
Amelia Says: September 2, 2011 at 10:37 am
Love this! Your mom sounds amazing and she has such a gift and talent! She should go on Etsy! I'd buy some of her things for my girls, as I am inept at sewing.
Nicole P Says: September 2, 2011 at 10:46 am
I want your mom to make clothes for my dolls 🙂 Although mine are 2 yrs old…very lovely job!
Brooke Says: September 2, 2011 at 11:46 am
WOW! That is seriously amazing. This is why I should have had all boys – my poor girls will never have anything HALF this cool! Tell your mom she is amazingly talented!
ps: This is Brooke – Brookie Wookie's friend from the retreat in Idaho – I met you there that one time 🙂
Leigh Anne Says: September 2, 2011 at 1:18 pm
Ummmm…..can I have your mom as my mom for a while? Knitting a little mini sweater for granddaughter's doll…..that's AMAZING! I can only dream of having her skillz some day 🙂 Those doll clothes are FANTASTIC! Thanks so much for sharing….and tell your mom to come back anytime for some more sewing fun 🙂
Melissa Says: September 2, 2011 at 5:57 pm
Okay so your mom IS a ROCK STAR, now I know where you get it from! Way cute doll clothes
Jerri Says: September 2, 2011 at 6:05 pm
Love the doll clothes, your talents are amazing! Carli is so lucky to have you as her Grandma, creating wonderful memories for her!
Melinda ke Says: September 2, 2011 at 8:02 pm
Wow, I wish I could sew like that! I made some pajama pants with a sewing for dummies pattern…one of my drawstring holes ended up on the back side. Yeah, I need some serious practice!
LOVE these clothes! I just recently bought my 8yr old her first 18″ doll. (not AG! – even on ebay they're still too expensive) Anyhow, the mom of a friend of mine had a stash of patterns she's letting me use. For some reason that project keeps getting put on a back burner, but these are inspiring me to sit down and get some done!
I learned to sew from my mom, too who made lots of our clothes growing up. I started with clothes for my Barbies!
Maren Says: September 3, 2011 at 10:03 am
I love the doll clothes!!! Excellent job! I have my Magic Attic Club doll, and all the clothes I made for her in high school. That's how I really learned to sew. My doll clothes, however, have no cute embellishments. Or knitted wool sweaters. Maybe that's how I'll learn to knit something other than a scarf! Well done!
denise Says: September 3, 2011 at 12:44 pm
Thanks so much for sharing! I'm inspired to sew doll clothes now. Been teaching sewing for years but never thought to teach this……THANK YOU! You are amazingly talented!
All I can say is WOW! I barely even know how to sew, so this level of skill AMAZES me. Great job and what a lucky girl!
JanJones Says: September 4, 2011 at 2:19 pm
Wow Diane!!! You are so amazing! Just to think you're right across the street and making these darling things for your granddaughter makes me feel like the worst grandma!!! What a treasure those doll clothes will always be.
You're definately inspiring me….thanks!
Jen in Oz Says: September 4, 2011 at 10:53 pm
The clothes are darling! Diane you are wonder woman!!! So fun to be sitting here in Australia reading about my fun and talented neighbour that I grew up across the street from!!! I am trying to learn to knit…but not having much luck…okay patience! 🙂 Hope you are well! Keep sewing – you've got several more grand daughters to go! Hugs from Oz!!!
Stinkin' cute! I LOVE your mom and I love these doll clothes…oh and I love little Q too!
Wow! Your mom is amazing! I can't imagine the patience she must posses to make all those darling outfits!
Jenilee Says: September 10, 2011 at 8:29 am
You are an inspiration! I have the same patterns and extra fabric sitting upstairs right now waiting to be sewn together. After seeing what you have done and am so excited to get working on it. I made Barbie clothes a couple of years ago. So fun!
maiya Says: June 26, 2012 at 7:22 pm
I have been making doll clothes for over a year for 2 reasons. First I am too cheap to buy the over priced dolls at Target or Walmart, so I hit Jo-Ann's up on Mondays for their remants and can get many outfits for under 2 dollars. Secondly I have a special needs child with CP that needed help with snaps and buttons. She was able to master the snaps and buttons and keep her dolls in fashionable clothes.
Rosemary Decker Says: March 5, 2013 at 6:32 pm
Fantastic!! I love the doll clothes. A friend and I used to make lots of doll clothes to sell. Alas , she had to rest her needle and thread and go back to her job . I learned to sew making doll clothes. I sewed my first dress before I started school. It was a doll dress but it was my greatest accomplishment. Of course the sewing machine was unplugged. I had to turn the "crank" by hand. My best friend was a little older but we both had a passion for designing doll clothes so it worked really well for us to take turns Cranking for each other. Oh, and our doll dresses were very well decorated with toilet paper lace. Yes, we made our own lace out of toilet paper. we gathered it sometimes and we even cut minute holes in it to make lace. Although, it didn't hold up very well with the washings it got. Keep making doll clothes, it makes a nicer world!!! P.S. I sure would like the pattern for the hand knitted sweater!!
Colleen Says: March 22, 2013 at 11:47 am
Awesome, those clothes are so cute. Beautiful work Kirsten's Mom.
I make doll clothes for my granddaughter's BFC Ink dolls. The clothes are smaller then American Girl or Our Generation dolls. It's easy to make the American Girl doll clothes smaller. Only thing with doll clothes patterns they look like doll clothes to me, so I started using patterns sized to fit me to make clothes for these dolls. I enjoy making these into doll clothes. I recycle unwanted clothes for the fabric. If you would like to see some of the clothes I have made here is the link . i also have pictures of the patterns I have used for some of them.
Donna Says: December 5, 2014 at 10:05 am
Your mom has inspired me to begin sewing again. My mother taught me to sew as a child and it is a hobby I have returned to many times over the years. I sewed lots of Barbie doll clothes for my daughter when she was little. I now have a granddaughter to enjoy sewing and knitting for. I bought a Madame Alexander 18-inch doll for her (used on Ebay) recently. I am excited to begin sewing for this doll. I love your mother's versions of clothing to make for the AG types.
Your Mom is really lucky to have a daughter like you who appreciates her efforts! My daughter could care less about what I make 🙁
Linda Says: August 27, 2015 at 5:03 pm
This is a darling article and great tribute to your mom. I too took sewing in college including flat pattern and loved it. I've only begun to sew doll clothes for my five granddaughters. It's so fun! Congratulations on a beautiful doll wardrobe!
Amanda Hoover Says: October 16, 2015 at 12:53 pm
Your mom is too cute!!! My mom made most of my clothes when I was younger, ie 1980's, and as you,I didn't appreciate it as u should until I was older. I found the post looking for info on home sewing school clothes with my girls. Week loved the ideas and info and will send pics of our finished projects. Thanks for a walk down memory lane with y'all.
Angie Passig Says: November 1, 2015 at 11:12 am
I can't figure out how to get these patterns. The ones at Walmart etc are all for "fancy" doll clothes. I want some like those above.
Lorie Judd Says: March 13, 2016 at 11:43 pm
Adorable doll clothes! Great inspiration for me to make some more for my daughter's doll! 🙂


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I honestly thought before pregnancy I wouldn't have a problem with it. Maybe that was because I am a belly toucher lol! When I see my family or friends with their huge baby bumps I just have to touch. BUT! Now that I am pregnant it has become one of the most irritating and irking things ever! I think it also has to do with the fact that my baby bump looks more like a small pooch than an actually bump lol. I definitely don't look 5 months pregnant, and to have people rubbing my belly pooch and talking to it, just weirds me out lol. Guess I'll be one of those non touching pregnant ladies :)
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Thankfully I've never had any unwanted belly touching with either pregnancy. It's the comments this time around that are getting to me. Today I had my second 'are you sure it's not twins?' comment. I need a sign on my forehead with my due date, gender, and no it's not twins.
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I guess it's just because to me my belly is not a baby bump lol. In their eyes they are touching my belly bump, but to me it's like they are rubbing bloat lol. It's just weird.
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"Most of us feel the film comes under the heading of 'strange and dark,' " British cinematographer Freddie Francis said. "Strange, dark and different, I'd say. One doesn't want it to look like Star Wars IV, and it's not that sort of film, anyway."
This could be an apt description of Dune, which Francis spent almost a year photographing, but words cannot do it justice. For though this magnum science-fiction opus is an overwhelming fusion of sight and sound, produced by a truly international crew, Dune is a David Lynch film. That alone delineates it from the norm. The surrealist painter-turned filmmaker has infused his penchant for industrial wastelands and mutagenic images into Frank Herbert's story. It is his second outing with Freddie Francis, both having won critical acclaim for the textural tapestries of The Elephant Man.
Dune is David Lynch's first major film in color. "I would loved to have made Dune in black and white," he admits, "but it really is a color film. I would love to have seen parts of it done in black and white, though. There are places where I might want to desaturate the color and slip in that direction. It's not that I'm a negative person, really. It's just that I always like something dark in the frame, so that you don't see everything and you can sort of zoom out somewhere. It's a feeling. Of course, this caused some problems on Dune, but photographically it's important to me. A lot of times I'm not arguing with Freddie, I'm begging him to make something darker. Dino, on the other hand is begging him not to listen to me and make it lighter."
Francis handled each situation with kid gloves. "Because I had worked with David on Elephant Man, we didn't have to discuss the lighting plans a great deal. I knew the things he'd like, but one has to know what's in the back of his head. David thinks in black and white. We've gone very low in key for color, sometimes hardly as low as David would like to go, but one has to think of other people who have to sell the film.
"I never say no to David on anything, but when he wants something too dark, you have to put the brakes on."
Incongruous, considering the neurotic absurdities of his films, is the personality and demeanor of Lynch himself - the apotheosis of normalcy. He is boyish and highly professional, yet something bizarre lurks beyond that shell. "I love to go into weird worlds, and Dune has four of them," Lynch said. Caladan, the home of hero Paul Atreides, is verdant and lush, almost Victorian. Arrakis, the planet Dune, is infinite desert, where sandworms half-amile long roam and inhabitants wear stillsuits to recycle their body fluids. There are the deep purple caves of the Fremcn, and Kaitain, the Emperor's planet, sparkling with gilt. Geidi Prime, the oil planet, is an industrial universe not unlike a medieval Pittsburgh.
To realize this epic at Mexico City's sprawling Churubusco complex, Lynch and producer Rafaella DeLaurentiis hand-picked the best creative supervision available. Production design is by Tony Masters (zooi: A Space Odyssey), with conceptual art by Mentor Huebner (The Blade Runner), George Jensen (Return of the Jedi), and Ron Miller. Physical effects are masterminded by Kit West (Raiders of the Lost Ark). Bob Ringwood, (Excalibur) designed the costumes, and Dino DeLaurentiis' mainstay, Carlo Rambaldi, developed the mechanical creatures. To complement Francis' photography with unearthly sound effects, Lynch recruited Alan Splet, who was very much a part of The Elephant Man and Lynch's cult classic, Eraserhead. John Dykstra's Apogee Company originally was selected to helm the special visual effects, later to be completed by Van Der Veer Photo Effects.
The Dune operation was enormous. The publicized 70 sets housed on eight huge sound stages at Churubusco is a conservative estimate; the actual count is closer to 100. Photographing them was a major achievement; some sets were so murky and cloistered that it was difficult to navigate within them, let alone film them. …


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Happy spring…?
We've had a few weeks of good eating in this house. But instead of dedicating an entire post to someone else's recipe, I'll give you a smattering of what I've been cooking lately, because I feel the need to share this awesomeness with you.
Let's begin with Balanced Bite's buffalo chicken egg muffins. Sounded odd to me, but they were easy, portable, tasty packages of protein. A muffin with a core of shredded chicken. How did I live without these? I used the leftover chicken in a salad, which was also dope. The family enjoyed it. But no muffins, those were all mine.
The salad. Nom nom.
I'll throw eggs on anything and call it breakfast. I baked some salmon the night before in a marinade of honey, coconut aminos, and grated ginger and garlic. The asparagus was roasted alongside it with some herb butter, salt, and pepper. I made some scrambled eggs with homemade pesto (recipe from from Well Fed), and here we have a quick, shmancy breakfast. Get rid of those leftovers!
I discovered purple Brussels sprouts. My favorite way to cook any color is to de-stem, quarter, and steam/ sauté them in a pan with bacon fat, salt, pepper, sliced garlic (or garlic powder), and thyme. Let them get browned and steamed until they're fork tender, and that's it. Somehow I enjoy this method better than roasting sprouts, which is all the rage. Scrambled eggs on top = one of my favorite breakfasts.
My friend accidentally received a duplicate order of Melissa Joulwan's Well Fed in the mail, and lucky me, I got the extra one! I couldn't believe how much yet another paleo book helped me out. Melissa is all about the "weekly cook-up," where you spend one day prepping most of your food for the week so you don't end up hangry and desperate to get dinner on the table. Sounds obvious, right? Well, Captain Obvious herself needed that advice. I tried several recipes, and here is her chocolate chili. I made it with turkey, and it was earthy, easy, and fabulous.
I tried getting into smoothies a few months ago – don't know why, I was never a smoothie person – thus I had packets of acai puree sitting in my freezer. They're all high-energy and high-antioxidant goodness. I took some inspiration from Sambazon and made an acai bowl. I blended the puree with 1/2 banana, almond milk, chia and hemp seeds and coconut, then topped it with Steve's Original paleokrunch granola. Unbelievably good. I am now addicted, and experimenting with different fruits and toppings. It's cool, creamy, and refreshing. I might eat these every day in the summer.
I know, I know… another banana bread recipe. But this family is always producing brown bananas, so apparently that's my burden to bear. But this is my new favorite. PaleOMG's banana bread coffee cake is moist, sweet, and so easy to make. I just made a few changes – used walnuts in the topping, and baked it in a flat pan (but the baking time was about the same). I was really angry when someone ate the last piece (I actually screamed). I later found out it was my baby nephew. He can eat whatever he wants. But seriously, try this! And then try a piece with coconut cream on top.


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I received a notice that one of our servers (SQL Server 2008 Cluster on Win Enterprise 2008 Cluster) DBCC CHECKDB for all databases has been failing the past four times it has been run. We don't have any data prior to that, but it doesn't look like it has been succeeding for awhile. There are no errors in the log file only:
DBCC results for 'sys.sysxmlfacet'. [SQLSTATE 01000]
Msg 0, Sev 0, State 1: Unspecified error occurred on SQL Server. Connection may have been terminated by the server. [SQLSTATE HY000]
There are 112 rows in 1 pages for object "sys.sysxmlfacet". [SQLSTATE 01000]
I ran a DBCC CHECKDB using sp_MSForEachDB to get more accurate results and had the same error on the same DB but at a separate point:
DBCC results for 'NameValuePair_Greek_CI_AS'. [SQLSTATE 01000]
Msg 0, Sev 0, State 1: Unspecified error occurred on SQL Server. Connection may have been terminated by the server. [SQLSTATE HY000]
There are 0 rows in 0 pages for object "NameValuePair_Greek_CI_AS". [SQLSTATE 01000]
Also, the error-log states that the DBCC completed without errors for this database.
I can't figure out how to track down this ambiguous issue that only happens on this database out of the dozens on this server. Any help is appreciated!
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It is being run locally via SQL Server Agent. The only thing we thought it might be is since it is on a Win2008 cluster that it might be failing over since the db is too large right now (880GB, but not as large as many other db running same job on same hard/software), but we have nothing to show a failover is occurring which takes out connectivity issues. A failover usually sends off so many flags and warnings they're hard to miss. Breaking up the db might be our next troubleshooting measure, but until then we are just trying to understand why this job is running so oddly.


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Had the injectors reconditioned "to STOCK Specs" at 192588 miles. The mpg dropped from 22.5 to 14 mpg, and the horse power dropped about 15% so i tried a power chip. i tuned motor to performance with edge EvoHT and my mpg and hp increased back to what she use to be. in fact the hp increased well over what it use to do before the injector reconditioning. About 3000 miles later this vibration started every time i was backing up and stopped as soon as i put in drive. [ my guess, the vibes are a isolated issued ] Then 3 months after vibrations started the "acceleration in Drv or Revs" issue kicked all at once. codes 0602 and undocumented code 0483 come up. I tuned the motor back to stock and the acceleration issue still exist. Hoping this is just a TC sensor issue.
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Tori's More Than Organic Bakeshop
Creative Workspace Tour
Name: Tori Vaccher of Tori's Bakeshop
Location: The Beach, Toronto
Size: 800 square feet
Years lived in: 1.5 years
To create the perfect blend of classy, clever and eco-conscious elements, sometimes you just have to do it yourself. That's what baker and entrepreneur Tori Vaccher discovered the hard way when she set out to open her first organic bakery and café. Frustrated after time wasted teaming up with an interior designer who didn't quite share her vision, Tori headed straight to NYC for a weekend of exploration.
Amy's "Back to Her Roots" Workspace: The Studio of Stitch & Hammer
Workspace Tour
Name: Amy Tremper of Stitch & Hammer
Location: Boulder, Colorado
Size: 350 square feet
Years lived in: 8 months; Rented
Everyone meet Amy, owner and founder of Stitch & Hammer, a leather goods shop based out of Boulder, Colorado. What started as a desire to reconnect with her family heritage led to a serious side project and quickly (and perhaps somewhat unexpectedly) evolved into an established and fast growing business. Taking a peek inside her studio, I was not at all surprised to find it just as inspiring as her story.
Amy's Integrated Office Space
Office Tour
Name: Amy Peltier, Interior Designer
Location: San Gabriel, California
Size: 13ft 9in x 11ft 7in
Years lived in: 2.3 years - own
Amy Peltier, a Los Angeles based interior designer, enjoys the perks of being her own boss, as well as a work from home mom. She and her husband share their two bedroom home with their son, and cleverly using the space available is part of the challenge. She has recently put the finishing touches on her home office, which does double duty as the home's dining room.
Nadia Geller's Downtown Design Studio
Workspace Tour
Name: Nadia Geller Designs / Studio & Market
Location: Arts District- Los Angeles, CA
Size: 1,000 square feet
Years lived in:4 months- rent
Nadia Geller Designs is an established award winning design firm, specializing in residential and commercial spaces. Opening a brand new storefront that doubles as a formal design office, Geller believes "It takes a village to make life beautiful." From small accessories, custom upholstery, to beautiful lighting, and furniture, this full service design company offers everything your heart or home could desire.
Nathan's Bright Print Studio
WorkSpace Tour
Name: Nathan Hill of Nathan Hill Design
Location: Petworth, Washington D.C
Size: 650 square feet
Years lived in: 2.5 years; renting
DC-based graphic designer Nathan Hill is a busy man. He's the principal designer at Nathan Hill design, a board member for the Washington DC chapter of the AIGA design organization, a faculty member for the Corcoran College of Art + Design, and the proud papa to two adorable dogs, Haven and Penny. But anyone who knows Nathan knows that in addition to a fantastic eye for design, he also has a great sense of humor. One stop at this colorful studio to marvel at his fascination (ie. obsession) with pickles and you'll see what we mean.
Jim's Artist Studio at 118 Winston
Workspace Tour
Name: Jim Olarte, artist in residence at 118 Winston
Location: Downtown Los Angeles, California
Size: 400 square feet
Years in business: 30 years
Jim Olarte is one of my favorite artists. He has worked in the design industry for quite some time, but also creates incredible large scale macrame and shell sculptures. I recently walked into his new studio and enjoyed discovering beautiful artwork in every corner.
Sally Breer's Inspired Functional Chaos
Creative Workspace Tour
Name: Sally Breer of Commingle Home + Shopclass LA
Location: Highland Park; Los Angeles, California
Size: 400 square feet
Years lived in: 6 months
Sally Breer is one of my absolute favorite people in Los Angeles. She's an extremely talented interior designer and has an incredible knack for turning any room into a highly styled but unpretentious space. The most recent project she's tackled is her personal office and design studio, which is situated in the rear of Shopclass.
The Studio of Seth Parks Glass
Workspace Tour
Name: Seth Parks Glass
Location: Los Angeles, California
Size: 2,100 square feet
Years in business: 10 years
I met Seth at this summer's Dwell on Design event and was completely entranced by his chandeliers. Then he told me that he has been making lighting for 10 years (he looked so young!) and that he is a glass blower. I was excited when he welcomed me into his studio to show me the glass blowing process.
Adored Vintage Showroom in Long Beach
Workspace Tour
Name: Rodellee Bas for Adored Vintage
Location: Arts District, Long Beach, California
Size: 900 square feet
Years lived in: 3 months — rented
Rodellee is no stranger to Apartment Therapy. You may remember her House Call, House Tour or DTLA Workspace... which were all excellent representations of her love of vintage decor and styling. Having recently relocated to Long Beach, she's opened up a showroom and salon for Adored Vintage (her vintage clothing company). Now, with 900 square feet of fresh space, she is able to open her doors to new customers and host clients who come to visit. Such a lovely place indeed!
Mulu's Creative + Vintage Collective Den
Office Tour
Name: MULU, with Doris Steere (Art Director + Designer)
Location: Hollywood — Los Angeles, California
Size: 3,000 square feet
Years lived in: 3 months
Mulu is a tech startup, founded by Amaryllis Fox, that powers on-page shopping for publishers like Hearst, Conde Nast, Huffington Post, and Martha Stewart. Mulu's first year of business was spent in a shared community space, which confirmed their need for a larger office to call their own.


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Sony teases 20 new "gaming experiences" at E3
For Nintendo, this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo will be all about new hardware - the Wii U was introduced last year but no one has really seen what its true potential - what it will actually bring to market on day one - is. So that's Nintendo; but what about Microsoft and Sony? They have a much bigger challenge if they want to prove their sexiness this year. There won't be a PS4, so what will Sony show?


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Parsing INI Files Using PHP
Many times during development involving php, one would want to store some variables as settings. The most common way developers do this is by defining those variables at the beginning of the script. For example, while writing a contact form script, I would like to define a few handy variables first, including admin email, contact log file name/path and etc… The most common way to do this would be to write something similar in your php script.

/******* S E T T I N G S *********/

$admin_email="[email protected]";

$file="logs/contact.log";

$success_msg="Thanks! your submission was recieved, we will get back to you soon!";

/****** E N D ****************/

While this method is pretty clean and simple, it can lead to a mess in situations such as when the script is to be configured by un-experienced or non-techy users. Consider the situation when non-techy "Joe" updates this script. He changes the $success_msg variable value to something like : *Whoa! i recieved your message ! Thanks for contactin me.. –"Joe" * . Notice the un-escaped "" ? That would lead to a parse error and the script will cease to work. (and poor Joe will be left scratching his head) .
This is where ini files can come in real handy . Lets first see what are ini files . Wikipedia defines ini files as :
The INI file format is a de facto standard for configuration files. INI files are simple text files with a basic structure. … The name "INI file" comes from the filename extension usually used, ".INI", that stands for "initialization". Sometimes, files using the INI file format will use a different extension, such as ".CFG", ".conf", or ".TXT"
Basic structure of an ini file
The basic format of an ini file is :

; Some comment, notice that semi-colons are used for comments

;The basic element contained in an INI file is the parameter.

;Every parameter has a name and a value, delimited by an equals sign (=).

; The name appears to the left of the equals sign.

name=value

; Parameters can be grouped into arbitrarily-named sections.

; The section name appears on a line by itself, in square brackets ([ and ]).

; All parameters after the section declaration are associated with that section.

;here is an example section

[database-info]

host=localhost

username=joe-dahn

password=123123123

Parsing ini file using php
php has a very nice function named parse_ini_file($file_name,$process-sections-boolean) to parse ini files.
The function accepts two arguments .
The name of the ini file to be parsed, including its path.
Boolean (true/false) for parsing different sections of ini file into a multi-dimensional array. Default is false
Example Code
Consider an ini file called "configurations.ini" with the following content :

;Updated by John Doe

[general]

[email protected]

log_file=contact.log

[misc]

admin_url=www.example.com

admin_name=mujtaba

Now we will write a php script to read and parse the contents of this file using the "parse_ini_file()" function.
Most of the lines are commented so you can know what is happening.

// The name and path of our configuration file

$file="configuration.ini" ;

// Lets check if the file exists and is readable by our script

if (file_exists($file) && is_readable($file))

{

//yay... the file is readable and exists

//lets parse it into an array

$settings=parse_ini_file($file);

//At this point, all the data from the ini file is

//stored in the $settings array... just for the sake of

//convenience you can print it out using

//print_r($settings);

//assign different values from the file to different variables

$email=$settings["admin_email"];

$log_file=$settings["log_file"];

$url=$settings["admin_url"];

$name=$settings["admin_name"];

//echo it! or use it in any other way you wish

echo "Yay... Email ID of $name is $email , his url is $url and the log file path is $log_file ";

}

else

{

// If the configuration file does not exist or is not readable, DIE php DIE!

die("Sorry, the $file file doesnt seem to exist or is not readable!");

}

As you see, this method is lot more convenient than the common way of defining variables in the top in your php script. While this can be used in real life situations, it will always be best to chose a complex name for your configuration file that cannot be guessed.. or better still consider setting up .htaccess rules to prevent the ini file from direct viewing by visitors, but that is out of the scope of this tutorial :).
Hope you have enjoyed reading this as much as i did writing it.
Further reading :
Wikipedia article on INI files :
parse_ini_file() manual on php.net :
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I asked this question nearly three years ago, with no response. I replaced two enameled-steel sinks in one bathroom with solid porcelain and had trouble finding washers to fit between the sink and drain. The drain holes were bigger and had a rough contact surface. I finally found one that worked. I finally replaced the sink in the other bathroom yesterday, but the washer I used for the last sinks isn't working. If I tighten it any more, I'm afraid something will break. Are there any alternatives to the hard-rubber washers, such as the softer material used in toilet tank-to-bowl gaskets?
The problem is you stated "solid porcelain " and there is NO SUCH THING so then it is no wonder why your washer wont fit.
What one should have bought was either one of the following
1- Porcelain over cast iron
2- China
3- Enameled over steel (CHEAP STUFF)
If you bought the Cast Iron or the China then the thickness is greater then the cheap steel type and you need a proper PO
What one should have bought was either one of the following
1- Porcelain over cast iron
2- China
3- Enameled over steel (CHEAP STUFF)
If you bought the Cast Iron or the China then the thickness is greater then the cheap steel type and you need a proper PO
Sorry about that. It's china. The washer that I found does fit, but it's so hard (as are all the others that I've found) that it won't conform to the uneven surface of the drain hole, no matter how much I tighten it. The best I can do it get it to just collect around the washer instead of actually dripping.
Thanks for your responses. I'll try another gasket first, then the putty as a last resort. Thanks again.
For anyone that might have the same problem, I finally bought a whole new drain assembly (solid brass) that had a good wedge-shaped gasket. No leaks! Thanks for your help Sylvan.
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El Mar Group
Her fellow group members are Margelia del Socorro B. Narváez, who has a dressmaking workshop and sells Avon products, and Martha Lizbeth Alvarado Solís, who started a small vegetable shop which, with the loans from ADIM, expanded to include the sale of meat and bones for cooking.
Sus compañeras de grupo son Margelia del Socorro B. Narváez quien tiene un taller de costura y vende productos Avon y Martha Lizbeth Alvarado Solís quien comenzó una pequeña verdulería y con forme le dieron los créditos en Adim incluyo la venta de carne y hueso.
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About ADIMLocated in Central America, ADIM is a small microfinance institution with a strong social focus. In the saturated microfinance market of Nicaragua, ADIM stands out for its emphasis on the holistic development of women as well as its provision of responsible financial services. Founded in 1989 by a small group of Nicaraguan women, this institution has remained true to its initial goal of providing its clients (90% of which are women) with an opportunity for economic growth, in addition to personal and professional empowerment. Supporting an ADIM borrower means contributing not only to the continued offering of the socially conscious services it provides, but also to the sustainable growth of a truly unique microfinance institution.
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Nothing like a little summer sex in public, is there? Last week, a far corner of the reputedly stodgy American Swedish Institute revealed a PDA that is not likely to be forgotten. Inside a rose-covered gazebo, a couple broke from their game of tongue fencing to...breathe. Having tossed his jacket to the floor, he was down to trousers and shirtsleeves and working to get her out of her corset. The unspoken question, "Does this thing hook in front or in back?" seemed to ricochet off every rococo wall (even the thermostats in this room look like a wedding cake). Within eavesdropping distance of the lovers stood a nun, a hooker, a ballerina, a bride, a punk-rock hairdresser, her favorite client, and at least 16 members of the Swedish Royal Family. Yet no one seemed to notice. No one moved a muscle, no one said a word.
That might be because the characters in question were not quite...well...alive. Rather, our preternaturally friendly couple and their companions--the nun, the punk-rock hairdresser, the Swedish royal family--were the very animated and convincing art dolls of Maria Åhrén Brude.
Dolls making out is not a new sight. Many of us spent the better part of our preteen years coaching Barbie and Ken through afternoon delights that would put Dawson's Creek to shame. Sex play through dolls is common, normal--the original sin of suburban America's children. As for the grown-ups: Doll enthusiasts and collectors hoard everything from children's toys scavenged from thrift stores to one-of-a kind art dolls that cost a month's pay.
If Martha Stewart and your local RenFest survivalist were to merge "to do" lists, the result might be a day in the life of doll artist Maria Åhrén Brude. Her one-room studio in a trailer on a secluded farm near Good Thunder, Minnesota, supplies collectors the world over with specially commissioned, original art dolls. For a fee ranging from $1,000 to $3,000, she creates dolls based on photos, sketches, or descriptions sent by clients. Each of her nearly 400 "fashion-sized" dolls (that's Barbie-sized to you) is hand-sculpted from porcelain clay and cloth on a wire skeleton. Brude researches the dolls' costumes for authenticity, hunts for fabric sources with doll-scale patterns, and furnishes their environment from scratch. She even goes so far as to unravel silk fabric thread by thread to secure convincing fibers for her dolls' wigs.
Why would anyone go to all this trouble when Barbie runs about $16 at Target? Perhaps because, for historical or dramatic accuracy, Barbie sucks. Brude discovered this as a young girl growing up in Sweden. She found herself frustrated with the physical inflexibility and lack of creative costuming for Barbie. In turn, her mother, an art teacher and collector of antique fashions, encouraged her to make her own dolls and costumes. Brude's early dolls, which are included in this Swedish Institute exhibit, were mother-daughter collaborations that mostly involved historical portraits. There was also the occasional pop-culture homage, including a remarkable likeness of ABBA.
Brude grew up in art school and the studio, taking short breaks to explore other career options like costuming for the theater and historical reenactment groups. She returned repeatedly to her first love, though--historical-portrait dolls. "The reason I make the dolls," Brude explains in an e-mail exchange, "is to show fashion through the times. That is what I am interested in. But sculpting good faces for them can't hurt."
Brude does much more than just "sculpt good faces"; she has a fantastic knack for implying movement. Her dolls aren't just posed in action; they're caught in the moment just before the action--the pause before the gasp of surprise. This nudges the viewer into playing out the rest of the scene in her imagination. Brude's Victorian lovers posed on a sofa barely pause as they close in on their kiss. Tension is visible in his shoulders, chest, and upper arms as he simultaneously holds himself up and slowly lowers himself down. Her fingers open under the pressure of his hands and her body seems to melt into the sofa as she waits for him.
Brude creates these poses by studying photos, imitating the scenes with her own body, and through good old-fashioned trial and error. "My first dolls did not have that much motion," she says. "They were simply made to hold the dress up. But by request and my own interest in developing, they have become more alive. When I work with the doll, I have plenty of time to imagine the life and time around her....I think that's what makes it happen."
However it happens...it happens. Which is not to say that It happens--though It may be implied. Brude, though free from prudery in a European kind of way, seems slightly bemused by the American inclination to play out sexual issues in porcelain. She reveals that she has turned down only one commission in the interest of decency. "There was one strange man who wanted a doll of a woman with not too much clothes on," Brude recalls. "That wasn't going to happen."
Where Maria Åhrén Brude came to her craft through clothing, Davora Lindner is just as happy when her dolls aren't wearing anything at all. Lindner's overripe prostitutes and tiny waiflike tramps expose body parts that Barbie never had the cojones to possess, even hidden under a bathing suit. Gathered together, Lindner's dolls are a strange little brood of earthenware misfits wallowing in grotesque sexuality and freaky familiarity. Baldis, a doll named for Lindner's pet Chihuahua, is a ghostly beauty swathed in gauze that barely covers the porcelain intestines that bulge out of her belly. She's like a train wreck: gross, but you can't possibly look away.
Some of Lindner's pieces are dolls based on other dolls, or one-of-a-kind creations that are meant to comment on mass-produced children's toys. Her "Little Miss and Mr. No Name" set, styled after the pathetic and impish No Name dolls of the Seventies, was inspired by the fact that the rejected character never enjoyed consumer popularity. Lindner has adopted these characters and made them her own. In a similar vein, some of her pieces aren't "pretty" dolls by a long shot, and no one--with the possible exception of Wednesday Addams--would consider them children's toys. But they are beautiful nonetheless, in a very brave and fragile way--rather like their creator.
Tucked away in her south Minneapolis basement studio on a recent Friday afternoon, Lindner is finishing pieces for an upcoming show at Gus Lucky's Gallery. She is tall, slender, blond, and built very much like a Barbie. Her low-slung boxer shorts, covered in Andy Warhol's cow motif, and her turquoise wifebeater stand in vibrant contrast to the plain cement walls. Her work surface, an old vanity dresser pushed up against the wall, is crowded with doll parts waiting for the kiln.
Lindner breaks from her work to tell a quick ghost story. "My first dolls sort of willed themselves into being," she says. "I had to destroy some of them." She continues to explain that when she was learning to sculpt faces and bodies, her control over features was not as precise as it is now. As she worked on a face or hand, a personality would evolve out of the clay and present itself. Some were friendly and some were disturbing. She destroyed some of the disturbing ones.
It's not surprising that some of Lindner's dolls would occasionally creep her out; in describing her own work, she writes that her "dolls embody a panic about sexuality, gender, and childhood." That's a heavy head trip for a porcelain doll. Lindner can relate, as she herself has gone through an extensive self-transformation. She's changed her own body extensively by surgical means, strenuous corseting, and workouts in order to represent herself to the world as she sees herself. It was during this process of transformation that she found her medium. Sculpting her own body compelled her to sculpt other bodies of clay and glaze.
Lindner views some of these dolls as scapegoats, giving them physical manifestations of her own sexual queries and quandaries. Through this process, she drives these issues out of her inner self and into the world of exhibitions. She picks up her "Little Miss No Name" portrait, smiles maternally, and says, "I think it's really great when a doll like this slips through."
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This is a close range test at a reproduction ratio of about 1:12, equivalent to a tight head and shoulders portrait. Using the Nikon D800E in FX (full frame mode).
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At 200mm, the margin of error for focus here is about ±2mm at ƒ/4, a fact evident simply by viewing the ruler (on which a marked 1cm corresponds to ~5-6mm of camera distance due to the its angle relative to the camera).
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The focus bracketing was made even more critical by the sharpness-destroying focus shift of the 70-200/2.8G VR II at this range, a defect that one might reasonably consider unacceptable, and a reason to prefer the ƒ/4 lens, which also does not suffer from the absurd focal length shortening problem of its ƒ/2.8 sibling.
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text: Black Lung March 14, 1974: Dr. I. E. Buff Dies at 65 By West Virginia Encyclopedia • Mar 14, 2016 University of Virginia Library Listen Listening... / 2:00 Dr. I. E. Buff died in Charleston on March 14, 1974, at age 65. Buff was the first physician to protest publicly that many coal miners' deaths were inaccurately being labeled as heart attacks. He argued that the coronaries were being caused by a widespread disease known commonly as black lung. He suggested that as many as half of West Virginia's 40,000 miners suffered from black lung. Round Two of MSHA's New Black Lung Prevention Rules Go Underground By Jessica Lilly • Feb 3, 2016 Department of Labor The second phase of the federal Mine Safety and Health Administrations landmark rule that's meant to prevent black lung disease, took effect this month. Among other requirements for companies, coal miners basically will be required to wear personal dust monitors. Doctor Who Sparked Black Lung Strike Dead at 87 By Beth Vorhees • Jul 24, 2015 e-wv, The West Virginia Encyclopedia / via Charleston Newspapers Dr. Donald Rasmussen, an internal medicine specialist who helped spark the 1969 Black Lung Strike, died on Thursday. He was 87. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports that throughout the 1960s, Rasmussen became involved in groundbreaking research about black lung, a sometimes-fatal disease caused by inhaling coal dust. Proposed Rule for Black Lung Victims Available for Comment By Associated Press • Apr 29, 2015 Department of Labor The public is getting the chance to weigh in on a proposed rule that gives coal miners greater access to their health records. The U.S. Labor Department's Office of Workers' Compensation Programs has made the proposed Black Lung Benefits Act rule available for public comment starting Wednesday. 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"Walking distance from the beach, restaurants, shopping. Beautiful setting, very friendly staff. Just perfect!"Jul 30, 2014
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Grand Hôtel de la Plage, Charente-Maritime (department)'s small print
Pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation.
Mandatory fees
You'll be asked to pay the following charges at check in or check out:
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 0.80 per person, per night
Optional extras
Rollaway beds are available for an additional charge
Buffet breakfast is offered for an extra charge of EUR 10 per person (approximately)
Pets are allowed for an extra charge of EUR 10 per pet, per night
We have included all charges provided to us by this hotel. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.
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