I have two wedding dress redo's in the shop as I write. One is 70 years old and it is soaking in the slop sink in biz right now. It will remain there for another day and then be rinsed and hung to dry. The second is only about 25 years old and just needs to be altered, but I did wash and soak the veil and it came out sparkling white. I have another fully beaded gown coming in on Thursday. So it looks like the slow times are coming to an end.
I really love to recondition older dresses, it is such a creative process. Wedding dresses bring in good money but I still prefer the quick simple alterations, like hems and such. It is better money in a faster turn over.
I have to completely strip out the guest room and throw away the pillows and buy new. The pillows are flat and not comfy, so this is a must with company coming. That will leave me with plenty of laundry today, plus a little shopping. I think I have a gift card to TJ Maxx, for the pillows. I need to take mom out again for meds. I will also take her to do a little grocery shopping.
The Wednesday sale adds were not very good. They have not been good for a while. But one store does have ground beef on sale, and also asparagus is $1.29 a pound, and oranges are way down, so I will go get a few things. I need to take stock of the storage and see what I am short on. Hub's wants a potatoes salad made and I am going to put a beef stew in the crockpot.
I need to dig in the sewing/craft closet for red yarn to tie the car quilt I am making. I will just string the thread and mom will tie it. That is something she can still do mostly by feel and she will love that.
I will take some stew down to my neighbor and check on them, and I just got a call to take in a meal to another family tomorrow. So I will make a big stew. Also throw together a cake for the masses.
So there is plenty to keep me busy around here the problem is that I am achy. I had a hard time sleeping last night with arthritis acting up in shoulders and elbows. I also feel like my soft palette is full and I have a slight headache. So I am going to watch these symptoms and see where they lead. In the mean time, I will quit whining.😄
Have a great and productive day, staying positive while you are in the negative.
Kim
Hey! Did I miss the party?
ReplyDeleteStory of my life it seems.........
Now I can't get that song out of my head so thank you for that!
Now you must wake up, all dreams must end
Take off your makeup, the party's over
It's all over, my friend
la da da da dee da, la da da da daaa....
I can hear you singing, now take the lamp shade off your head...
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I have heard animal shelters like pillows as donations. I would be afraid to hang a 70 year old, wet wedding dress, afraid the stress would stress the shoulder seams too much. I have never used Biz, but I may have to try it as it seems to work miracles. Is it better than oxi-clean? I'm with you on liking the makeover/redo process but hems would bring money in faster!
ReplyDeleteI once took in pants to hem and cut off the cuff instead of rehemming with a cuff still. !!!! Woman was not upset at all. I thought I was going to have to unhem, shorten and reattach cuffs. Nope. whew! I am glad your mother has a job to do. When I go to doctor and mention problem with soft palate, dr looks at me like I lost my mind. I don't think many people mention soft palate to doctor.
I have washed and hung many a dress, but I check for rot first. Biz has phosphates in it and is not sold in several states, but it is the best. I know people who travel over state lines to get it. Your soft pallets can store excess nasal drip and hold in infection.
DeleteI didn't know that. thanks. I complain that the soft palate feels hard, or swollen, or makes me choke or not talk right. Is there anything I can do to clear it out on my own.
DeleteI will check for biz at WM. In the meantime, oxiclean has cleaned anything I have used it for, but it is good to know what Biz is and can do.
You can try using a neti pot to clear out and keep the sinuses clear. Check at Dollar Tree, they sell a 'yeti pot' and solution for a $1.
DeleteI would love to see a pic of the 70 year old dress when it's done!
ReplyDeleteMe too!
DeleteI will certainly do that.
DeleteI hope one of my girls dors something with my dress nut neing from 1987 just too much for modern styles. I too would love to see the 70 year old dress.
ReplyDeleteWell if the time comes send me a picture and let's see what can be done.
DeleteI do hope you are feeling better today my friend. (((((HUGS)))) My mother made my wedding dress and she altered and recreated Heather's mother's wedding dress for Heather and Chris's wedding. I had huge amounts of admiration for anyone that can sew wedding dresses, alter and recreate them!
ReplyDeleteI actually love the work and it does bring in good money.
DeleteWhen my daughter married, she asked if she could use my wedding dress. No, it won't fit. I am 4 inches taller and the dress was a lace sheath. We are different body types altogether, and she weighed about 50 lbs more than I did when I married. I could have used bits of it for a dress for her, but she was not a sewer and did not want to have something made and then just use bits of mine. I was very sad for that. The younger daughter is short, too, and large busted. So, unless I have a tall grandchild who wants to use it, it will not be used at all. I made it 52 years ago, and still have it only because I made it.
ReplyDeleteWell hang onto it you never know?
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