Mama · Pear

If you wish to get a Holiday type card from Me/Us, please post in the comments.
If you have moved since last December OR you're just not sure if I/We have your address, please post it as well. Or hey, if you're just willing to cater to my ass-numbing laziness, post your address!

Comment be screeeeeeeeeeened.

And since ours in on my website and in the phone book etc etc, I'm just posting it here:

7336 21st Ave NE
Seattle WA 98115

Another Mei Tai I made last week.
Yeah, yeah, it needs to be ironed. Sue me.

It's completely reversable.
Ties are 100% cotton
Side 1 is a forest/cabin scene 100% cotton
Side 2 is flowers & butterflies 100% cotton flannel

( more pictures behind the cut )

The second Mei Tai!
This one has a third set of straps, but in all honesty I don't think they made any difference security or boob-support-wise.

Sorry no backview. The cat would not cooperate and I am tired of getting my boobs clawed. To find a baby-sized doll would require sorting through the basement to an extent I can't comprehend or deal with today.

Successfully tested my new Mei Tai pattern. I think it could use a little bit of tweaking (like even longer top straps) but on the whole it's pretty freaking awesome.

The cats were NOT interested in helping me test it, but once I got Gusto into it he refused to get back out. I'll get pictures when it's light out tomorrow.

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
*fists of triumph*

Sorry to anyone who has to deal with the x-post!

From Now until Monday - lip-BLAM! special!

For just $10 you get a MYSTERY PACK of FIVE (count 'em, FIVE) signature scents!
(Yes, they'll be labeled when you get them.)

Free (USA) Shipping!

May include any of the following:

White Needles (fir, green tea & birch)
What A Treat! (chocolate & orange)
Whango de Mango (dancy-pants topical mix, heavy on the mango)
Virgil (anise & birch)
The Lime in the Cucumber
Tea Ceremony (green tea & ginger)
Take a Bath Hippie! (Patchouli, Oregano, Myrrh & idealism)
Sassy (cranberry & pineapple) (I didn't go with "crapple")
Sass-Mouth (cherry & sassafras)
Refresh Me (lemon & eucalyptus)
Plum Crazy (plum with rich undertones)
Pineconfusion (smells like a northwest rainforest!)
Pimpinella (sweet anise & licorice)
Pearapple Express (yummy pineapple & pear combo)
Peach
Opium Den (Almond, Cardamom & vice)
NummyTown (sweet citrus mix)
Nekkid (plain - just a whiff of beeswax)
Mrowr! (vanilla-myrrh)
Mocha-Choco-Latta (coffee & chocolate)
Luxurious (deep dark fruit scents)
Koan (lotus & green tea)
Juniperfect (juniper & lime)
Hunny Bunny (all kinds of honey, no rabbit)
Hipster (coffee, almond & attitude)
Have A Satsuma!
Harem Nights (musky spice with moroccan rose overtones)
Green Tea
Green Fairy (spooky basil & anise)
Goth As Fuck (bergamot, clove & angst)
Ginger
Gawth Grrl (hyssop, clove, dark berries)
Earl Grey Tea
Dr.McCoy (just like a mint juleep!)
Delicious (pear, of course!)
Crangerine (cranberry & satsuma)
Coolcumber
Cool Down (cooling mint & rosemary combo)
Balance (cucumber & lotus) (and I didn't go with "lumber" either!)
Autumn Spice
Au Currant (sophisticated curranty goodness)
American Zen (lotus & birch) (this smells especially good on boys!)
Almond

paypal is maialaia @ yahoo.com

Please tell me if you are allergic to anything (or even if you just HATE something, like "I detest vanilla" etc), so I can NOT include it!

Today a woman on one of my doula lists kept saying shit like, and I quote, "turrets during labor is okay too!"

First let me say that I think swearing during labour is JUST FINE and often helpful.

That being said, I knew she meant "Tourretes."

I ignored her for a while, but finally just lost my noodle. To my credit I didn't lose my noodle online, I just posted a polite message that swearing did NOT equal have Tourette Syndrome and peopel needed to remember that there were probably people on the list who had things like Tourette Sydrome, so could we all please think before we possibly insulted others.

I'm sure several people will now go off their nuts and send me hate mail. WHATEVER.

Here's a FAQ about Tourette's for anyone who's interested in learning more about it:
http://www.tsa-usa.org/Medical/Faqs.html

x-posted from deliciouspear because I am about to be at the "you must make a decision" point!

I've been on a quilting jag lately. Well, REALLY, I've been on a "Holy Shit - You have over 100 unfinished projects in assorted boxes and closets around this house! You should deal with that shit" jag. Quilting is part of it because I have many quilt blocks or partially made quilt blocks or un-backed quilts and I think i'm a darn good quilter, if I do say so myself. Plus the quilting/sewing chair is one of the few places in the house that's comfy for me to sit in.

Here's a picture of Gusto "helping" me with the latest one:



Here's a (not the greatest quality) close-up of some of the blocks so you can see the teacups. I have a THING for fabric with teacups, teapots or watering cans on it!



My question is this:

Originally I was going to make a queen-sized single quilt out of these blocks, but as I've been sewing the long strips of blocks, I'm realizing they would also make two really cool shawl/lap-quilts. I was thinking of maybe giving one to my step-mom and one to Jordan's mom for Christmas if I did that. However, they also would look really freakin' awesome as one big-ass quilt. Either way is about the same amount of work.

Your thoughts on which I should do please!