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Monthly Archives: September 2011
What a Square!
I buy fabrics that catch my eye from my favorite store. In this case I bought some bold patterns by Michael Miller, Sandi Henderson, Denyse Schmidt, and Park Slope. In order to visualize the arrangement of pattern and color, I … Continue reading
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Posted in Sewing
Tagged baby, Denyse Schmidt, designer, fabric, handmade, Michael Miller, neddle, Park Slope, quilt, Sandi Henderson, Sewing, sketchbook, thread, Tina Garceau
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Decisions, Decisions
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Posted in Blast from the Past, Stuff Joe Likes
Tagged 8-Track Tapes, Cassettes, decision, Records
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Hi – Yo, Sugar! Away!
Mrs. Crankipants here, with another installment of Step Away From The Pastry Bag! As much as I would hate to beat a dead horse, our friend Flicka in the photo above, looks as dead as Britney Spear’s career. I’m sure … Continue reading
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Posted in Mrs. Crankipants, Step Away From The Pastry Bag
Tagged atrocity, bakery, cake, equine, Equus, frosting, horror, horse, humor, Lone Ranger, Mrs. Crankipants, Step Away From The Pastry Bag, sugar
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Tee-Shirts That Will Get You Kicked Out of Class
Hey, Kids, What Time is It? It’s Labor Day meaning that the first day back to school has just about arrived. Sorry, Alice, but SCHOOL‘S IN FOR AUTUMN. Yes, PLENITUDES of pencils. PLENITUDES of books. PLENITUDES of teacher’s dirty looks. … Continue reading
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Posted in What I Miss About Comics
Tagged 1973, ad, boardwalk, comic book, drugs, iron-on, Jaws, Jersey Shore, Labor Day, Marvel, Ocean City, Roach, school, Spider-man, Star Wars, teachers, vintage, What I Miss About Comics
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Happy Labor Day!
Why did summer go so quickly? Was it something that I said?
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Posted in Holiday, Illustration, Mrs. Crankipants
Tagged bathing beauty, collage, digital illustration, Labor Day, Mrs. Crankipants, retro, vintage, Windmills of Your Mind
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Zombies on the Cheap – Dawn of the Home Video Revolution
A lot of people fondly remember the Night of the Living Dead ripoff with the silly name. I am among them.
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From Reykjavik With Love or Uh-Ruh, Uh-Ruh, Is That Your Hat?
My brother-in-law Brian Bubonic and his trusty Samsonite have traveled the globe – New York, Paris, Reykjavik, El Paso, to name a few. What do these cities have in common? They are all places where Brian has lost hats.
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Posted in Crafts, Drawer Cards, Illustration
Tagged Brian Bubonic, card, Cartoon, cartoons, collage, comic, digital illustration, Drawer Cards, handmade, hats, humor, Illustration, Jerry Woodard, Long Tall Texan, Martha Stewart, New York, Paris, photo manipulation, Photoshop, ReykjavÃk, spin, Tina Garceau, travel, Valentine, volvelle
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