DollsArtCats

This is the Mermaid's Den tutorial on fixing an office chair, and it immediately caught my interest, since I have a chair that is perfectly good--except for the tatty pleather upholstery. And this was the Mermaid's Before photo: Um yeah, and this is my current chair: I think fabric will look better than duct tape. The tutorial is very complete and detailed--you need a staple gun and a curved upholstery needle. (I think everyone should be given a staple gun as soon as they reach 18, I use mine all the time). Here is the base link to her blog: https://mermaidsden.com/blog/ It's a great blog all around, lots of resources on sewing and vintage sewing machines. --------------------------------------- If you need something to do next Sunday and you live in Chicagoland, there is this: It's at the Kane County Fairgrounds (free parking!) and inside so if it's raining (entirely possible) you still will be dry and comfortable. I have been to the doll sh...

Akutenshi and I went the the Kane County Doll Show today--it's held at the same place the Flea Market is at, but the Doll Show is a bit smaller--it just fills one of the buildings. Which was plenty--we walked around for about three hours and hardly even dug around much in the bins and boxes. They don't have much in the way of bjds, but there is plenty of other things to see and poke at. I found a pair of perfect little copper tankards and a plastic bag full of somewhat scratch and dent Monster High Girls..for 8 dollars! Patterns, shoes, lace, a small stuffed animal and some other tiny oddments were part of the haul. Mostly it was looking at hundreds and hundreds of Victorian, vintage and Barbie dolls. It was dollie overload. So.Much Fun. And the weather was absolutely perfect, too!