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Story Time! Meeting Karl’s Parents - an Animated Storytelling Experiment

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Story Time! Meeting Karl’s Parents (or…My Bf’s Dad Thinks I’m a Slut) an animated storytelling experiment   Story Time! Meeting Karl’s Parents - an Animated Storytelling Experiment   When I was about 22, I dated a guy named Karl for a while. One weekend we decided to head to the bay area to visit his parents, and I would meet them for the first time. The first night we were there, he heard about a party in Tiburon. Which is a super wealthy fancytown, so I was definitely in for a mansion party adventure.   Karl and I got all decked out in our 90s alternative best. I remember I wore all black (not exact replica but close), my fav shorts & tights combo and ankle boots. And I know we were both sporting our black biker jackets. Cuz we were so fuckin cool. I’m pretty sure we were feeling like hot stuff that night. Video:  Meeting Karl’s Parents | an Animated Storytelling Experiment Eventually we found the house, got a little lost but finally found it. and it was a total

Stitching Snarky Inspirational Sachets | Hand Embroidery Design Tutorial | Effing Rainbow Badass

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Stitching Snarky Inspirational Sachets Hand Embroidery Design Tutorial Snarky Inspirational Sachets | Hand Embroidery Design Tutorial Effing Rainbow Badass Hey hi. This is kind of a special video because it’s my birthday. Hooray for me!  I thought this would be a great self care birthday project, and I'm sharing a lot here. About me, more of my vibe, swear words, rainbows, some mental health tips I guess, and a ton of good craft info as usual. This video really has it all, I have to say that I'm proud of this one. Crafting as Self Care This really is a personal project for me, which I first did as a mental health activity actually. I was in a dark place and needed to make something. Cuz as we all know, creating is healing. I definitely know that. Sometimes it’s the only thing a can do honestly. I also grow my own lavender, so one day I came up with this sachet project. It’s actually very contemplative and soothing to work through. And then it’s just a nice little message fr

Vintage Crochet Rose Pendant Necklace | Mini Flower Jewelry Tutorial

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Vintage  Rose Pendant Necklace Mini Crochet Flower Jewelry Tutorial Vintage Crochet Rose Pendant Necklace Tutorial Yesss, more crochet jewelry tutorials. Why not? This rose is so simple but so adorable. I don't know why I love them so much! Just wait until we hand paint them, that will be fun. Coming out of my Winter Cave I'm feeling pretty mellow with my last few tutorials, I'll admit. Kind of coming out of winter yucks now I guess. I can't wait for real spring, getting out into the garden, etc... season change can be really good. We'll get there. I'm looking forward to a summer of new and fun projects. Finally getting into my mannequin garden sculptures , and other outdoor crochet like yarn bombs and granny wheels . I'm cleaning up my studio so I can get sewing on some upcyled outfits . So yeah, there's stuff to do. Come oooon summer! Video:   Vintage  Crochet  Rose Pendant Necklace | Flower Jewelry Tutorial   Full Crochet Pattern for Instant Downloa