December Nails

I used Opi "Don't Toy With Me", Revlon "White on White", Sally Hansen "South Sea Pearl", Nail Life "Speed Demon Polish Dryer". The last is crucial for me, without that my nailpolish doesn't dry well, it gets bubbles & stays soft for more than 12 hours. No other product helps, not a fan-based polish dryer, not a spray-on polish dryer.


I tried to capture the opalescence but it looks plain white.

Vintage Copper Molds

Here is a pic of most of the copper molds I have in the kitchen. Some were bought in a n antique shop & a few were passed on by relatives.

Jem Revealed-Both Faces Revealed

I was surprised to find out that Jem/Jerrica was played by 2 women, one who spoke her lines and one who did all the singing. I screencapped it from Dlisted, as if he needs more traffic to his site. I think Joss Whedon would be a good choice to create a live-action tv series because he does such an excellent job of writing for women. Buffy & Dollhouse both are awesome examples. See Samatha Newark for more.
There WERE some sites but I've just looked in & they're GONE. I'm not surprised, the only activity was apparently on eBay-the prices those fashion 'proto-types' were sold for is phenominal, $600 and up. There isn't much one can do, Jem was an animated series, a fashion doll, & she had a musical theme, as well as emphasizing charity, goodness, compassion. The cartoon was only 2 or 2 1/2 seasons, same with the dolls; Hasbro had, in my opinion, made the same mistake Disney(at that time) had made-neither the doll or the posters that came with it looked anything like the cartoon version, which was a real disappointment especially for little girls who first saw her on tv. Disney had "Tinkerbell" figurines but they were very limited & looked nothing like her, except for the fact that the figures were wearing green & had blonde hair up in a bun. NOW Disney has wised up, EVERYTHING looks like the animated character. This is how it's properly done.

Jem and the Holograms-Returning?

Jem may be back
So I read from seriouslyomg that Hasbro is contemplating resurrecting Jem.

..."It’s still very early yet. And like a lot of projects in the early-stages, they never materialize. But I can report that the movie is in not only in development, but that at least initially, someone named John Chu (The Secret of the Magic Gourd) was attached to direct the project.

But wait — before you get your twisters in a knick, Universal and Hasbro are trying to decide now whether to go ahead with the movie, or launch a new television series first. That’s still an open question, although no matter which way it goes, Peter Barsocchini is in the mix, to either produce or write the script — he scripted all four High School Musical films. At this stage, the movie looks at least a couple of years down the road."...

Here is a site with more Jem data

More Jem Drawings

Riot(was modelled after Bruce Willis, according to the doll designer), Rapture, Minx, & Hollywood Jem. My sister drew the Stingers I did Hollywood Jem.
Hollywood Jem
It's a Hard Life
Destiny

Precious Jems More Covers

Precious Jems Newsletter

In the 1990s I & my sister ran a newsletter about a fashion doll line called Jem, by Hasbro; the Bratz dolls look remarkably similar to Jem. Well after alot of digging I've finally found most of the covers; I did most of the drawings but was too shy & signed "by staff".

A Purple Rose

Here is a rose called Melody Parfumee, a purple rose that is sweet smelling & surprisingly long lasting cut. It is spiralling open in a near-perfect hybrid tea form-or grandiflora, I can't recall which.

This is the first flower from the plant, it took nearly 1 whole year to grow to blooming size, which is just under 3 feet. Each of the pics is taken equalling 1 day in the vase. They loaded in reverse order.

The Final Mini-Halloween House

Notice the witch hat as a chimney

Another Halloween Mini House

Pumpkin Train Station

Mini Porcelain Halloween House

The second mini house I have, as the sign painted over the door says, this particular one is the "Ministry for Magic". Each side was photographed, like the previous house. I think I found these at a Dollar Store.

Porcelain Halloween Miniatures

This is house #1, I have 3 more I'll post later.

Well This Happened Today

A big storm with gusts in the 40s-60s, with rain too. It is actually normal to get wind & rain this time of year. Several Halloweens ago I had sheer balloons hanging around the porch with cheese-cloth dangling around them; then I had a rainy wind day & most of them flipped up onto the roof. I had to pull them back down, they were mostly ok, & the beating they got made them somewhat weirder. So half a tree fell on my house, around 2PM Tuesday. Not fun.

Failed to Post Daily!

It's SO true, I wasn't able to-let's say I was too lazy to take some pics for the Halloween daily post countdown. I don't have a ton of negatives, my Epson scanner has decided to quit finish warming up.....

Sunday I went to a porcelain artists' show, it's a yearly event, every October-but there is hardly ever anything Halloween-related; blasphemus but true. This is the only piece, with pumpkins, the next closest would be chrysanthemums, everything else was roses, pansies(which I love, but they NEVER sell what they display, try & understand THAT, I still can't), forget-me-nots.....

I have a few Halloween houses I bought from somewhere, could be Big Lots or some Dollar Store, can't remember. I'll probably take some pics of those & post them, they're small but have ghosts, jacko'lanterns, & candy corn.

October 6th Halloween Post

I LOVE these plastic pumpkins, I loved using one as a child & I was thrilled to find a few in a thrift store. Next I had to come up with a reason to use them, other than as candy containers-although that would work, to offer trick-or-treaters a grab into a jacko lantern instead of a large plastic bowl. I put silk mums & Chinese Lanterns! I can't grow them but I have a version now that will last for awhile. I arranged the 'silk' flowers, mums, lanterns, & leaves & they are now hanging from the ceiling on hooks.

A Halloween Coffee Table

This was just done, in my living room. The fabric is from Joann's, the plastic pumpkin lights up, with a Jacko'Lantern on 1 side & a black cat on the other, it blinks on & off. The other pumpkin I found in a thrift store, I filled it with Luden's.

A New Day, New Halloween Pic

Another pic of Lilly, she wasn't sure if she liked the horn barrettes, but she LOVES posing for the camera.

My Halloween Countdown -1 Day

Lilly chewing a ghost dog toy I got at Petsmart, her little sister is Dahlia; Lilly is American Eskimo, Dahlia is Pomeranian-she thinks she's the 'lion' of the house. I guess Poms are the Old World's equivalent of Chiuauas, I probably spelled that wrong, sorry. These are pics from last year.

Cats vs. Dogs

I have noticed the big differences between what dogs actually like & what the 'pop culture' says; it's the same with cats. I cannot find a site that compares the two, so I'll put my view on it here.

THE POPCULTURE VIEW
Dogs love meat, they are very loyal, they can play rough but that doesn't mean they're hostile towards their playmate.

My dog LOVES dairy, SO MUCH that I call her a cat/dog. There IS a commercial where a kid is in a stroller eating ice cream & there's a dog that gives the "sad puppy" face & gets to lick the ice cream-great, but it needs to be mainstreamed. I have always had cats & I researched awhile when choosing a dog breed & yet I NEVER read anywhere about dogs' superior love for all things dairy. Ice cream and white cheeses(Asiago, Monterey Jack, Parmesan) are her favorites.
Loyalty, hhhhhnnnmmmmm...My dog is most loyal to the oldest person in my household and it's not me. I have watched "The Dog Whisperer" & I understand dogs better, pack leader, etc. I'm still not #1.
Puppy-Housing, is what I call it; I notice they regularly check by snuffling/happy sneezing, that they're just playing; they are somewhat like boys in the house, not noticing any objects nearby & knocking things over.

Cats: "love dairy/milk, are not loyal, & are too 'girly' to play rough."

SO NOT TRUE. Exhibit #1 I have only had 1 cat that would drink milk regularly, over several decades & generations of cats. Cheese, again more of a popculture myth; offer cheese to a dog & a cat, it's probably the dog who will gobble it up.
Exhibit #2 I've had 2 cats that ONLY sat in my lap, not anyone elses, just like the popculture describes as a lap dog; both were Siamese, and this breed IS said to be the most dog-like. Also my Mom's cat would insist on eating from her plate, very rarely did she ever do this with anyone else. My sister's cat would eat brocholi off her plate not anyone elses.
Exhibit #3 Night-Crazies, like puppy-housing, the cats would suddenly duck(almost like the puppy bounce)their eyes would look wild, & they'd run full tilt around the place. The hallway is a favorite place to begin, running then jumping off the couch arms, the hall walls; chasing over the couch was not unusual. A few times things were broken by the cats; also they love to grab the other fall to the ground & kick with their hind feet. 'Boxing' is something I've seen, it's when 2 cats are up on their hind legs & the cats start smacking at each other, nails out; quickly & almost like fighting, the giveaway it wasn't fighting-NO PUFFY TAILS. I heard the nails tearing........but it was only in play.

Cats and dogs are opposite in many ways, this can complicate things when in a mixed dog & cat household. It's good to know what to look for: dog is friendly=ears are down. Cat is angry=ears are down. Dog drops to ground=open to playing. Cat drops to ground=cat's going to attack. The proper way to approach a dog=under the chin. Proper way to approach a cat=the top of the head. IF YOU CONFUSE THE TWO, prepare for a hostile dog and cat. A dog actually likes under the chin, even from strangers, top of a dog's head is felt almost like an attack. A cat knows it kills by going for the throat, & thusly reacts if a stranger attempts such a move; on the back of their heads though, is a friendly & relaxing massage.
I've not seen a side-by-side comparison, especially explaining how the two have totally opposite signals. A cat raised as a kitten around dogs won't be alarmed by the difference in signals, neither will a puppy raised around cats; what occurs is the cats become doggified & the dogs get cattified, each taking habits from the other. That can be a cat that sits down head first, like a dog, or a dog that loves to wrestle & kick with the hind legs.

Either way, it's not the end of the world, it's just dogs & cats living together.

Roses in Pitcher

A small bouquet of 3 HP Reine Victoria, scented geranium-Balm, whatever that means & tiny salvia. Old Country Roses pitcher on a tablecloth I made; basically turned the edges over & sewed lace onto it.