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[IJustMadeThatUp]

papayahed: If you carry it with confidence you can pull anything off! And bugger anyone who doesn't like it.

This thread is tops! So very girly.

[*Classic*Charm*]

haha, thanks you guys.

Here's a quote from a very wise woman:

"It takes a lot of money to look this cheap" - Dolly Parton

Carrying the purse isn't so much the issue as is the notion that I may possibly have bad taste. I think I've always known but it's still tough to come to grips..

Oh Dolly and her infinite wisdom!

What is good taste anyway, Papaya? You can pull it off!! Anways, it's only a purse, it's not like you're walking around in a fluorescent pink onesie or something!

[Niamh]

Still waiting on a pic!

Purple is a great colour!

[Shalot]

In my opinion, all the purses they're selling right now look like hooker purses. It's this eighties fashion resurgence. I saw purple, pink and flourescent yellow acid washed jeans in the stores recently. I'm also seeing girls in leggings and high heels and those boots that are scrunchie...

I'm sure the younger people are reading this and thinking that I'm such an old lady, but to me, these fashions are just regurgitated 80's. Oh, and gold lame leggings...(there's supposed to be an accent on that e in lame but I can't figure out how to do it).

I miss the 90's. I'm a 90's girl all the way.

Oh, and I saw a purse I wanted yesterday. It was $98 so I didn't buy it. But it was Fossil brand so that explains why it was so expensive. It was this canvas messenger bag type purse that with green and pink and yellow designs on it. I wanted it, but I can't spend $98 on purse right now.

[papayahed]

Anways, it's only a purse, it's not like you're walking around in a fluorescent pink onesie or something!

uh oh, so that's bad?

[*Classic*Charm*]

uh oh, so that's bad?

Oh Papaya! *shakes head* I SERIOUSLY hope you're joking!

But you're right, this is clearly a resurgence of the 80's, and I didn't even live through the 80's to know that!

[Eugenie]

I love making my own purses. I have a gold card from my favorite fabric place. So I look for rich rich fabrics from the bin where there are only little amounts left, or from the back where the other season stuff is and is really reduced in price. Only if I definitely fall in love with something current will I pull out the cash.
I like to work a long time on one, first draw it out and then start. That way I can make it out of season along with the coat and such I want for the next year and it is fun. I search forever for just the right beads or whatever or do needlepoint. I love searching on google for clothes and accessories of the Victorian era or medieval and go from there.
At any rate I know I have one of a kind stuff and it kind of fills that need to be creative.
Papaya, every time I see your name I just have to have some kind of melon later. Must, just must.

[Shalot]

I love making my own purses. I have a gold card from my favorite fabric place. So I look for rich rich fabrics from the bin where there are only little amounts left, or from the back where the other season stuff is and is really reduced in price. Only if I definitely fall in love with something current will I pull out the cash.
I like to work a long time on one, first draw it out and then start. That way I can make it out of season along with the coat and such I want for the next year and it is fun. I search forever for just the right beads or whatever or do needlepoint. I love searching on google for clothes and accessories of the Victorian era or medieval and go from there.
At any rate I know I have one of a kind stuff and it kind of fills that need to be creative.
Papaya, every time I see your name I just have to have some kind of melon later. Must, just must.

that's awesome. I wish that I could sew or make something halfway decent. I would probably never buy a purse if I could make my own.

[Eugenie]

you can honestly Shalot, I love that name, I totally sucked when I started. But then I just did it by hand while sitting watching teli or whatever when I had a spare moment. The stitches just get better and you find yourself getting really skilled. Oh and you know what is fun as well- go to a thrift shop, a good one with nice clothes at rock bottom prices and find a dress way too big that has gorgeous totally fabulous material that you love in just the right color. Then you take it home , rip it apart with your little seam ripper and place a new pattern you love on it and cut it out. You end up with a dream of a dress or pants or whatever at about one fiftieth what you would pay for it and no one would ever guess.
I grew up rich, left home , and was poor poor poor. But I never lost my taste for nice things even if they were totally off the wall like during my psuedo goth period. And the sitting and creating has helped my nerves a lot. I got some horrifying virus back a while and nearly died. Just like that, one day I was fine, the next thing I remember it was a month later. Needless to say I nearly had to learn to live over and it left me with really freaked out nerves. So this, besides a lot of excercise helps.
Has anyone ever made their own makeup and creams? I was against using animals and such for cosmetics so took a course and learned and was appalled at what is in the usual makeup and creams, etc. So I started my own line and kept them in the fridge since I didnt' use anything to preserve. Little batches at a time.
And wow did I save money and see my skin improve like ninety per cent.
So that is another little adventure I went on. I am just curious I guess.

[Sapphire]

Eugenie, that is wonderful I tried to make my own clothes ones, needless to say I did not fit in that skirt at all I guess practise makes perfect, but I just do not have the patience I want it to be perfect straight away ... silly me

And ough, that virus sounds like a horror movie! Any idea how you got it? Glad you found a way to get you through (besides the necessary medical attention I presume).

For the make up: is there any information about that online, or a book you could recommend? I think it's a wonderful idea, though I do not like cooking (= not great with recipes) and would like things to work out wonderful the first time I try. I do not know of any courses like that in my area... None payable at least :

[qimissung]

today I wore pants that were the smallest I've had on in over five years.

Congratulations! That is a good feeling, isn't it? Now I have to decide, give up chocolate and 'work out' at least a little, and lose 5 pounds, or not? (ponders longingly a 'last' Hershey bar...putting on that first swimsuit seems so very far away!)

Eugenie, you sound incredibly resourceful. May I ask, were you alone when you got ill? Did you have to be hospitalized? I'm glad you made this astounding recovery!

You sound very creative. I'm not sure I could make purses. I actually flunked the sewing part of Home Ec when I was in the 9th grade. It was very depressing.

Making beautiful purses of one's own does sound kind of fun, though. Can you post a picture or two of ones you are particularly proud of?

[Eugenie]

If you go to Google, then print out bestincosmetics.com you will get some receipes, more or less as I prepare them, but I will check mine against them and let you know. I did a ton of research on it.

Here is some free stuff from that site:



Home :: Homemade Moisturizer

Homemade Moisturizer - Make your own moisturizer at home
Here are few recipes for making Homemade Moisturizer
If your skin is extremely dry and super-sensitive , here's how to make your own moisturizer:

Mix 1 cup liquid oil,such as avocado almond, with 1/2 cup beeswax.
Place over low heat until the beeswax melts, remove from the heat, and whisk until cool.
Add the content of three capsules of Vitamins E and a few drops of pure essential oil for aroma (lavender, sandalwood, rose, whatever you fancy), pour into a sterile jar, and store in a dark cool place.
Homemade moisturizer for normal skin.
Take a rose water get 1 cup of water and 1/2 cup of fresh rose petals and in a saucepan heat the water and rose petals just until boiling. then cool it and strain out the petals and add glycerin and aloe vera juice. store this in the refrigerator, now your homemade moisturizer is ready to use.
Jojoba homemade moisturizer for normal skin
Ingredients in jojoba homemade moisturizer

6 tablespoons jojoba oil
1 tablespoon vitamin E oil
2 tablespoons grated beeswax
1 tablespoon pure Aloe Vera
2 tablespoons rose water
8 drops sandalwood essential oil, & 4 drops rose essential oil.
Preparation of jojoba homemade moisturizer for normal skin

Combine jojoba oil, vitamin E oil and beeswax in a small bowl.
Place bowl in a shallow pan of boiling water and heat, stirring occasionally until the wax melts. Remove the bowl and let cool to room temperature. It will thicken and become cloudy as it cools.
In a blender or small food processor combine Aloe Vera and rose water. Add the cooled oil and blend on high until it becomes thick and cloudy.
Add sandalwood and rose essential oils and blend mixture into colored glass jar.
Apply a very small amount to your face every evening instead of your usual moisturizer. If you have very dry skin you may wish to use this also in the morning.
Homemade Moisturizer for Oily, acne-prone skin
Mix 1-1/2 teaspoons honey, the juice from 1/2 of a lemon, and 3-tablespoon yoghurt. Stir in 1 whipped egg white. Apply to face and let set about 15 minutes. Then wash off with lukewarm water.
Combine 2 tablespoons of ground almonds with two tablespoons of olive oil, apply to face in a gentle, circular motion, rinse well, pat dry and add moisturizer.
You might interest in more homemade beauty products:-

Homemade Face and Facial masks
Homemade Fairer Complextion mask
Homemade Body Scrubs
Beauty Face Packs
Homemade Face Cleanser
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[Eugenie]

About my illness,

It was a terrible thing, I still tremble to think of it, and perhaps what I share can protect you.
We were in unseasonable weather, so that a lot of wet and damp began to creep into the house. This was at the end of summer and who bothers with the heat , right?
Well some sort of mould, but not the horrific black mold, just some microscopic stuff gathered here and there. I cleaned it right up but then we all started feeling wierd.
Then a virus hit our city and people started falling by the wayside. Every business has someone ill and the clinics were swamped.
So we should have at that point left and turned the heat way up and that would have done the trick. The dry plus the bleach solution we used would have more than done the trick. but that costs a lot of money. We did stay away a week, but that was not enough and we did not turn the heat way up.
So in addition to catching the scarey virus that was going about, from the China area it was surmised, someone from there carried the virus via plane, and I began to feel rather ill.
But since I dont' have a history of being really ill, I did the usual and carried on.
My family started worrying about me , they could see what I could not. They were terribly ill, but I nursed them through it, and they were fine. I actually went to doctor and was put on antibiotics and seemd to be a little better.
Then about a week after I finished I suddenly collapsed, could not breathe or walk or anything. I remember having waves of fear wash over me, not for me really, but my family needs me still. And so I went over my will, I have had it since a very young mother. And then I prayed fervently and a little after I felt a prompting to look up acid alkalai balance. I could see I was very acidic and illness breeds in that climate of the body like wildfire. So I went very alkaline and miraculously I started to heal most dramatically. I was weak for quite a while but I took one day at a time.
Now I am careful to keep my body sixty per cent alkaline and fourty per cent acid. And I am feeling stronger now. Thank you for asking.

Oh and remember ladies, if melting beeswax you MUST use a double boiler or make one up with two pots. My girlfriend got badly burned by a beeswax incident. And never ever subsitute paraffin, it is deadly horrible to skin.
Also, dont make up large batches unless you are sharing with a bunch of friends, you can all contribute money. And keep it in the fridge. But oh the richness, the wonder of it on your skin. apply , wait thirty seconds and press a tissue lightly against your skin to absorb extra lotion.
If you like, only use it at night and in the morning just put on sunscreen and makeup. You will look so dewey and youthful.
I used to do facials for ladies of advanced age and who were really wrinkly. In days their skin began to improve so dramatically people commented and they felt so good. Remember, deep massage is what strengthens the skin tissue and it eventually binds better to the underlayers and the result is firmer less wrinkled skin. Although I have no wrinkles I noticed a couple on my hands from all that dishwashing and it worked.

[qimissung]

Some scary viruses do come out of China. I'm glad you are better, and even more importantly, took steps to stay that way.

[Sapphire]

Scary indeed. Thank you for taking the time to share that story. You sound like a brave woman to me.

And I'll look into the cosmetics stuff, though I admit that warning on beeswax kinda scared me away - I am quite the clumsy one and if anything can go wrong I'll make it go wrong. Can't count the times I spoiled hot water on my arms while making tea .