My First Successful Solo Sewing Project That Five People Helped Me With

Ta dah!! You'd think that a person with a sewing ICON for a mother would know how to sew a few things on her own. Nope! It is only now that I have a) had the interest and b) learned anything about cutting out a pattern and running a sewing machine. Ariana and I sewed these aprons during about three hours of Enrichment (while everyone else was stuffing their faces and making ornaments) and finished them up at her house. She knew what she was doing and performed every seam flawlessly. I had to ask anyone who walked by my machine what the heck to do about the dysfunctioning bobbin (hey, at least I know my lingo) and then sewed my pocket on about four times cuz it kept flopping off, with special attention on the corners over which I sewed forward and reverse a few good times. OH and I cut my hair. With me it just doesn't stop. This is the shot right after the tryst at Paul Mitchell School (I always get a good adrenaline rush going there - who KNOWS what they'll come up with - I love the surprise after gripping the chair arms for four hours). As you can see, it's blown dry (first of many hair no-nos for me), smoothed and spiked perfectly.

This is how I do my hair. I prefer the ruffled, towel-dried look. Spikes are welcome and I'm also digging my burns. This hairdo takes 45 seconds. Heather says I have found my hairstyle for the next 40 years. I'm kind of offended by that.

Onto other things. Is it too late to talk about Halloween? Good. I hate the holiday although I grew up in a morgue where everyday was spooky so it's practically in my blood. But I did want to post just a little.

First off, I wanted to share something new and exciting in the world of cupcakes. So there I was, Halloween eve, searching high and low for cupcake cups. Sold out. Nearby were these mini cups. I blew them off all angry like cuz I don't have mini cupcake pans. But a closer look revealed that you didn't NEED mini cupcake pans. All you do is put a bunch of these little guys on a cookie sheet and they hold themselves up. And they turn out cuter than ever because they're mini. And you eat more than usual cuz they're mini. I baked up the little darlins and took a bunch to work the next day, just like I had planned. Who needs the other cups? I won't support them. And neither will my pans.

Halloweens past were fun. Here are a few gems: Ricks College. Bed Head Betty and Bead Head Bess. All that's needed: bathrobes, a raspy voice, lipstick, bad blush, hairspray.

Also Ricks College, mmm, actually this year it was BYU-I. Lunch Ladies. All that's needed: wigs and hair nets from mom, aprons, nametags (I was Flo), bad makeup again, kitchen items, a singing voice for singing: "Hoagies and grinders, hoagies and grinders. Navy beans, navy beans, navy beans."