tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56995597080255173892024-03-05T21:25:34.760-06:00Books, Bowties, and Balls of Yarnbook reviews, fashion ideas, craft projects, & general crazinessAurelashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14389210092678735334noreply@blogger.comBlogger307125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699559708025517389.post-9829529958652359072019-12-01T10:18:00.001-06:002019-12-01T10:19:25.630-06:00Black Butler Grell Sutcliffe and Undertaker Sims Build a SnowmanAurelashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14389210092678735334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699559708025517389.post-39618106250475569282019-11-26T18:44:00.000-06:002019-11-27T12:32:51.765-06:00My Plans for My Custom Barbie: Holo the Wise Wolf!I had not long completed the first steps of customizing a Barbie doll, namely removing everything but the basic blank body, when my mother had a stroke. She eventually, painfully died next to me. I'm just now starting to come alive again. Which means that I haven't done anything else and the poor doll is bald and faceless!
But I have figured out what I want to do with her. I think her face Aurelashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14389210092678735334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699559708025517389.post-1731755092328638882019-11-26T18:12:00.000-06:002019-11-26T18:12:14.080-06:00I Stopped Using Instagram. Here's Why I'm Starting AgainAs I said in my last post, a lot happened to me in less than a year. During the time that I was caring for my mother due to her stroke, I decided to stop using Instagram. "What was the point?" I thought. "No one sees my posts. No one cares what I do. This is a total vanity project," I decided. So I removed Instagram from my phone (and freed up some space).
Today I happened to go to Aurelashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14389210092678735334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699559708025517389.post-54093018385874327272019-11-24T17:31:00.000-06:002019-11-26T21:20:42.932-06:00Sims 3 Addiction: Do I Even Want to be Cured?Sorry it's been so long since I made a proper post. To be honest, depression has been getting the better of me. Every day it's a struggle just to get out of bed, let alone do anything useful. I lost my mother in July to cancer following a stroke that left her paralyzed and kept her from being able to be treated. It has been a very hard year. But I want to work to make myself better (don't Aurelashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14389210092678735334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699559708025517389.post-46413556762727976322019-11-23T16:25:00.001-06:002019-11-24T17:32:31.116-06:00Funny Sims 3 Merging Sims Ladies GlitchAurelashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14389210092678735334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699559708025517389.post-37638237612093136012018-12-03T20:22:00.000-06:002019-11-24T17:34:35.285-06:00My First Custom Barbie Part OneI have always wanted to redo a Barbie doll so that she would be exactly what I wanted, but was too afraid. The truth was, I didn't have a clue where to even start. All I could figure was that acrylic paint was probably involved, but that was about it. So when I discovered the amazing Youtube videos of doll makeovers by Dollightful and AkameruKawaii, I was entranced. It looked so tricky and Aurelashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14389210092678735334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699559708025517389.post-33796077301319000222018-09-01T12:33:00.000-05:002018-09-01T12:33:00.424-05:00Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield is The Best Book I've read in Ages!Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
First off, I won an ARC of this book in a Goodreads Giveaway. Thanks so much! It made my day when I received it, as I love The Thirteenth Tale and enjoyed Bellman and Black though I found it disappointing at the end. I believe Ms. Setterfield is one of the great modern storytellers, a female counterpart to Neil Gaiman perhaps. So I Aurelashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14389210092678735334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699559708025517389.post-62957033750790633982017-01-22T11:42:00.000-06:002017-01-22T11:42:39.805-06:00The Whiskey Sea by Anne Howard Creel --Historical Fiction Wrapped in Formulaic BowsThe Whiskey Sea by Ann Howard Creel
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
I think that it was the rum-running aspect of the story that saved this book from being a completely formulaic book, but even with those fun 20s touches, the author was unable to prevent a bit of a shipwreck.Summary complete with SPOILERS SPOILERS!Outcast girl is raised by kind fatherly man who is no relation. However, when she graduatesAurelashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14389210092678735334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699559708025517389.post-46943484056655455112016-08-28T18:47:00.000-05:002016-08-28T18:47:14.902-05:00Smoke Gets in Your Eyes and Other Lessons from the Crematory : A Review of SortsSmoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
A thoughtful, fascinating, and even sometimes funny look at what goes on behind the scenes of death. Read how working with the dead helped a young woman learn to live with purpose and face her own mortality without fear, and how practicing the modern arts of embalming and cremation opened her Aurelashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14389210092678735334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699559708025517389.post-27594084393343334872016-08-14T20:44:00.000-05:002016-08-14T20:44:09.493-05:00Crippen Gets the Novel Treatment in John Boyne's Page TurnerCrippen by John Boyne
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Why do I find murderers so fascinating? I don't even want to kill a deer to eat unless it's an emergency, and I'd rather not then. Anyway, Crippen is such an interesting figure because he seems the last sort of person to do the deed he was convicted of. In fact, there are those who believe him innocent and suspect Ethel LeNeve or even an unknown thirdAurelashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14389210092678735334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699559708025517389.post-34492697897584772452016-04-07T12:09:00.000-05:002016-04-07T12:09:06.564-05:00The Great Book of Amber--a Review with No SpoilersThe Great Book of Amber by Roger Zelazny
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Wow, it has taken me a long time to read the whole thing but that's because I've stopped and started, reading a few books at the time over the years. I enjoyed the books very much overall. The messages of family and friendship were surprising given the way everything started out, but I liked that aspect a lot. Amber and Shadow were Aurelashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14389210092678735334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699559708025517389.post-52594126099892963302016-01-13T09:44:00.000-06:002016-01-13T09:48:30.084-06:00What Every Motorist Should Have in their CarThe first thing most of us do when we get a new car is start customizing it. We put funny decals on the back glass, hang up our favourite air freshener, and maybe even splash out on cute seat covers and such. What we may forget to do is put in the basics, the things we really are going to need. So here's a checklist to make it easy.
1. Sunglasses. Who likes to drive with their eyes half Aurelashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14389210092678735334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699559708025517389.post-41783500000937454782015-12-30T20:16:00.001-06:002015-12-30T20:22:39.366-06:00Barbie Fashion Designer Doll aka Barbie Fashion Design Plates Review Wow, it's been a while! Sorry about that. It's been a super strange year with lots of major downs and some nice ups too. The Christmas season has definitely been one of the more positive things about this year. First we had the Winter Social, a parent-child dance at which I meted out snacks like a maniac and then danced with The Precious like a wooden post with shoes (hey, I can't help it if Aurelashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14389210092678735334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699559708025517389.post-7831446316602838912014-11-27T20:20:00.000-06:002014-11-27T20:20:05.596-06:00Black Friday Sale on Etsy 2014--Get the Coupon Code and Start Saving Now!Black Friday SPECIALS start NOW! Use Discount Code: BlackFriday14 at these participating shops to $AVE now thru the Holiday Weekend!
Black Friday Savings!
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Be sure to Aurelashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14389210092678735334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699559708025517389.post-15497613584276164562014-11-07T10:13:00.001-06:002014-11-07T10:13:37.536-06:00300 Posts and Pandora HeartsI admit it. I wasn't planning to post anything today, because I have so many things I'm supposed to be doing. But I happened to notice that I only had 299 posts. That just bugged me. I know, very silly of me, right? So here is post number 300.
To celebrate, I'll share one of my best finds from the last few months.
I would have to say the best find I have made in the realm of books is Aurelashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14389210092678735334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699559708025517389.post-52755192551865478432014-09-04T10:20:00.001-05:002014-09-04T10:20:57.915-05:00Everybody Wants to be a CatAurelashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14389210092678735334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699559708025517389.post-31027259530011136462014-07-01T16:08:00.000-05:002014-07-01T16:08:51.611-05:00Book Review: Fledgling by Octavia Butler
Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Brief synopsis with no spoilers: A non-human wakes in a cave injured and with no memory. She hunts and kills animals with her bare hands/teeth and eats them raw until she is strong enough to get to a road and meet a young man driving a car. Upon biting him she is told that she is a vampire. She sets out on quest to find out what she isAurelashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14389210092678735334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699559708025517389.post-32567686296518118562014-06-17T22:39:00.001-05:002014-06-17T22:39:43.225-05:00This Sale is Hot, Hot, Hot!The weather is toasty to the point of roasting, so we're having a...wait for it...hot sale! I know, it's awful, but it works for car dealerships. lol.
Check out some of the items that will be discounted during our
Pre-4th of July Sale-A-Thon!Use Discount Code: 7414SAVE
Pre-4th of July Sale-A-Thon!
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Anyway,Aurelashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14389210092678735334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699559708025517389.post-68886328326163173412014-06-14T20:47:00.000-05:002014-06-14T20:47:57.973-05:00Friday Favourites from Etsy Meet n Tweet Friday Favorites
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Be sure to click for more! Aurelashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14389210092678735334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699559708025517389.post-66312024296298648092014-06-04T00:25:00.001-05:002014-06-04T00:25:24.652-05:00Come on Everybody: Reset the Net!Show the US government that you don't appreciate having your 4th Amendment rights violated. Help us to block the NSA from spying.
To quote Bob the Builder (yes, you can tell I watch a lot of toddler tv now!): Can we fix it? Yes we can!Aurelashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14389210092678735334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699559708025517389.post-74602659882713906062014-05-24T16:52:00.000-05:002014-05-24T16:52:21.858-05:00Memorial Day Facebook Party with Sales, Giveaways, and More!Our Memorial Day Facebook Party is in full swing! We have 11 shops participating, with each offering a coupon code or special offer.
Find it all here
Click here to read ZzzonkOwl's post and see some of the items on sale!Memorial Day Facebook Party!! 20-30-40% off Etsy Items!
The links for the shops participating are as follows:
Aurelas
Carto Creative
Laris Jewelry Designs
LMcreation
Aurelashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14389210092678735334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699559708025517389.post-60916671801254264542014-05-23T16:30:00.000-05:002014-05-23T16:30:00.127-05:00Memorial Day Giveaway! (and Sales and More)You could win this sweet patriotic Holly Hobbie mug made in 1976!
Click here to read all about the item.
The lovely little Rafflecopter thingy is here :) It's so easy to enter and there are several ways to get extra entries. Following me on Tumblr will get you the most extra entries!
a Rafflecopter giveaway
You can begin entering at midnight tonight (or technically tomorrow morning 5/24/Aurelashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14389210092678735334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699559708025517389.post-12904308374354530932014-05-08T07:27:00.001-05:002014-05-08T07:27:33.231-05:00Who is the Fiercest Fighter in Middle-Earth?I stumbled across this article (argument?) and just had to weigh in.
Weekly Throwdown LOTR Battle Who is the Fiercest Fighter in Middle Earth?
In case you don't feel like reading the article, the question is as follows: Which of these four is the best fighter in Middle-Earth: Gandalf, Aragorn, Legolas, or Gimli?
My problem with this article is that it seems to be based entirely on the moviesAurelashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14389210092678735334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699559708025517389.post-38207882153877465352014-05-02T21:14:00.000-05:002014-05-02T21:14:12.994-05:00It's a Sale!Not a trap. I promise.
On Sunday I'm having a "May the Fourth Be With You" sale for the 24 hours of May 4th 2014CST. The coupon code (which will not be activated until it is time) will be MAYTHEFOURTH
This code will grant 10% off of any purchase!
Here are some of the loverly items you can get at a discount.
1989 Pillsbury Party Time Recipe Book
1949 Columbia Record Catalogue
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