The color purple....

Comment if you'd like a color, and then list ten things you love which are that color.

candesgirl colored me purple....

1. My icon.
2. African violets...It used to be that back in the 70's, places like World Bazaar sold essential oils like sandalwood, patchouli and my personal favorite, African violet.
3. Hyacinths. Their scent instantly conjures up the Easters of my childhood.
4. Amethysts. They're the birthstone for February, which coincidentally was the birthstone of my Sainted Aunt Mary.
5. Tanzanite. My BFF GK gave me a tanzanite ring, set in silver.
6. My BFoLS (Best Friend of Longest Standing, we go back to 1976) is passionate about purple and wears it often.
7. An afghan of granny squares crochetted in shades of purple that my mom won in a drawing and gave me when I was in 6th grade.
8. A dress I used to have, one of those gauze dresses with the triangular panels in a complimentary pattern...this was black background printed with voilets, and every time I wore it, I imagined that I was an internationally renowned concert cellist. (IDEK. I don't play the cello---or any other instrument, much less to acclaim.)
9. Stephanie PLUM...okay, it's a stretch, but she's one of my favorite heroines of all time.
10. My sekrit identity (Shh, DON'T TELL!): I am the Violet Vixen. I fight purple prose (which is the one purple thing I can think of that I don't like!).

Oh. And this morning, I saw a LILAC sedan (in pursuit of a Pepto-pink SUV) rolling down the road. It wasn't neon or metallic or any of the really loud, pimped-out shades, it was just freakin' lilac. It was like a delayed Easter parade.

The color purple....

Comment if you'd like a color, and then list ten things you love which are that color.

candesgirl colored me purple....

1. My icon.
2. African violets...It used to be that back in the 70's, places like World Bazaar sold essential oils like sandalwood, patchouli and my personal favorite, African violet.
3. Hyacinths. Their scent instantly conjures up the Easters of my childhood.
4. Amethysts. They're the birthstone for February, which coincidentally was the birthstone of my Sainted Aunt Mary.
5. Tanzanite. My BFF GK gave me a tanzanite ring, set in silver.
6. My BFoLS (Best Friend of Longest Standing, we go back to 1976) is passionate about purple and wears it often.
7. An afghan of granny squares crochetted in shades of purple that my mom won in a drawing and gave me when I was in 6th grade.
8. A dress I used to have, one of those gauze dresses with the triangular panels in a complimentary pattern...this was black background printed with voilets, and every time I wore it, I imagined that I was an internationally renowned concert cellist. (IDEK. I don't play the cello---or any other instrument, much less to acclaim.)
9. Stephanie PLUM...okay, it's a stretch, but she's one of my favorite heroines of all time.
10. My sekrit identity (Shh, DON'T TELL!): I am the Violet Vixen. I fight purple prose (which is the one purple thing I can think of that I don't like!).

Oh. And this morning, I saw a LILAC sedan (in pursuit of a Pepto-pink SUV) rolling down the road. It wasn't neon or metallic or any of the really loud, pimped-out shades, it was just freakin' lilac. It was like a delayed Easter parade.

Lead me not into temptation, I can find it just fine by myself

I spent the weekend house-sitting for the Cs. One thing about being over there, I've said it before and I'll say it again, I can always find something to read. For instance, AI had the latest copy of the Pyramid Collection catalog lying around...read through it and fell in love with their Coral Reef dress.

While I was in the neighborhood, I visited Hancock Fabrics+---no, I *didn't* buy any!---for some thread to match some green fabric I've been meaning to make a skirt from. And, thinking of that dress I was pining for, I browsed their pattern books.

This is the Pyramid dress I fell in love with:


and this is Simplicity #2947:



Not exactly the same, but close enough! I think the Simplicity version will be easier to sew, since it doesn't have the skirt fitted to the bottom of the bodice. (What?! It's about time I did something with the sewing machine I inherited!)

I also like that #2947 includes patterns for a pair of wide-legged pants and a shrug. Pants are the most difficult item to find, for me, at least, and a shrug will help move some items to year-round wear---or keep me from being chilled on the rare occasions when an establishment's A/C is too cold.

I have oodles of fabric I can make a trial run dress from. Which is a Good Thing, because Jiminy Christmas, the price of fabric, wtf?! And WHEN did the standard width go from 45" to 60"? I totally missed the memo on that!

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+ Originally, when I went in there, I had the ulterior motive of wanting to snag something cheap to make curtains with. The ones in the living room are 10 years old and look it, and I'm not overfond of the tab tops I have on the sliding glass doors.

I found an awesome cotton print I would have LOVED to grab to recover my ottoman and love seat and hide the fugly fish forever. However, enough to cover those two pieces---even at the ridiculously low Clearance price---would run me more than my biweekly tank of gas, bathroom tissue and assorted necessities and bills. No can do.

Said print had a brown background sprinkled with little ivory dots all over and punctuated with bigger dots in yellow, pink and green. Very Fiestaware! Hmm, maybe I could get just enough to make a tablecloth and some chair covers...?

It's true: When you have TIME, you have no MONEY. When you have money, you have no time.

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Lead me not into temptation, I can find it just fine by myself

I spent the weekend house-sitting for the Cs. One thing about being over there, I've said it before and I'll say it again, I can always find something to read. For instance, AI had the latest copy of the Pyramid Collection catalog lying around...read through it and fell in love with their Coral Reef dress.

While I was in the neighborhood, I visited Hancock Fabrics+---no, I *didn't* buy any!---for some thread to match some green fabric I've been meaning to make a skirt from. And, thinking of that dress I was pining for, I browsed their pattern books.

This is the Pyramid dress I fell in love with:


and this is Simplicity #2947:



Not exactly the same, but close enough! I think the Simplicity version will be easier to sew, since it doesn't have the skirt fitted to the bottom of the bodice. (What?! It's about time I did something with the sewing machine I inherited!)

I also like that #2947 includes patterns for a pair of wide-legged pants and a shrug. Pants are the most difficult item to find, for me, at least, and a shrug will help move some items to year-round wear---or keep me from being chilled on the rare occasions when an establishment's A/C is too cold.

I have oodles of fabric I can make a trial run dress from. Which is a Good Thing, because Jiminy Christmas, the price of fabric, wtf?! And WHEN did the standard width go from 45" to 60"? I totally missed the memo on that!

+++++++++++++++++++++++

+ Originally, when I went in there, I had the ulterior motive of wanting to snag something cheap to make curtains with. The ones in the living room are 10 years old and look it, and I'm not overfond of the tab tops I have on the sliding glass doors.

I found an awesome cotton print I would have LOVED to grab to recover my ottoman and love seat and hide the fugly fish forever. However, enough to cover those two pieces---even at the ridiculously low Clearance price---would run me more than my biweekly tank of gas, bathroom tissue and assorted necessities and bills. No can do.

Said print had a brown background sprinkled with little ivory dots all over and punctuated with bigger dots in yellow, pink and green. Very Fiestaware! Hmm, maybe I could get just enough to make a tablecloth and some chair covers...?

It's true: When you have TIME, you have no MONEY. When you have money, you have no time.

.