December 12, 2011
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Further proof that nothing is truly new: oh, crafty hipsters, you thought you were the first ones to rock owl-covered everything? Owl patch for your bag? Owl tattoo? Knitted owl prophylactic holder? (I may own one of these.) May I present to you CLARA BOW WEARING A HAT OF AN OWL EATING A RAT. Like a boss, 1920s style…like a boss.
September 7, 2011
Life isn’t fair. If the world were fair, I would have been born independently wealthy. I would have a dog who doesn’t do things like throw up through the banisters of the landing and onto the stairs, banister, and wall beneath him. I would own a red lipstick that never, ever needs touching up. And I definitely wouldn’t have been born with a deep love for movie musicals and above-average tap-dancing skills, several decades too late for my soulmate. Oh, Gene Kelly. You should be mine.
You can imagine my glee (or rampant jealousy?) when I stumbled upon CraftyPod’s Gene Kelly Craft-a-Long. Other people expressing their love of Gene Kelly through craft? I am so in!!
An initial perusal of the Flickr group for the craft-a-long shows that most people are producing crafts featuring Gene Kelly. Alas, if you have ever seen my drawing skills, you would already know this approach is not for me. No, I’ve decided to add an item to my wardrobe that makes it more Mr. Kelly-suitable. I’m going to knit the Tout beret from Quince & Co., which I’ve decided is an accessory staple for being Gene Kelly’s leading lady. It’s retro! It frames the face beautifully! It has ribbing to help keep it on when we’re doing our big number!
Stay posted for my FO, hopefully in a week or two. And then stay tuned for my ongoing project to remake my boyfriend into a Gene-Kelly-alike. I can try to teach him to tap dance, but I’m not sure a ginger Gene Kelly is really doable. Hmm, maybe I should have been going for Donald O’Connor all along.
