I started working on my DIY chalkboard dress form last week – taking it apart, fixing it up and putting it back together in my size/ my sample size – and I picked up my chalkboard paint ($22.97 at Home Depot), brush, roller, paint tray, putty to fill the gaps/seams, putty knife and sanding sponge yesterday. All together, after tax, the whole project cost me $53.33, not too shabby considering a small printed shop sign is $40 before time or money spent on the design. I should have it puttied and ready for paint by the end of the week.
Author: Melissa Harrison
Black Friday 2013
Big box stores are terrible on a good day, why would you ever want to fight the germy crowds just to pay the regular price for something that was marked up months ago? I say stay home and shop in your slippers, all the real deals are online.
Sophster-Toaster Black Friday Sale
How to Buy the Correct Size for Someone Else
Want to buy your best gal a new dress for Christmas but don’t know what size to get? Here are the top 10 tips to covertly acquire her measurements.
The Super Sneaky
- Skulk around her favourite shopping websites and look for her profile, she may have added her measurements.
- Check the tags of the dresses she already owns and go with the most repeated size. Compare this size to a sizing chart and cross-reference with another tip on this list.
- Blindfold her. Play a sexy game of tie up. Mark the circumference of her bust, waist and hip on the string/rope/what-have-you. Have a bout of evil laughter several days later while measuring it against a ruler. Continue reading
What I’m Working On This Week: 25/11/13
This week, I’ll be putting the finishing touches on the shop’s holiday theme in preparation for switching over for the Black Friday sale and the beginning of the Christmas shopping season. I always look forward to changing the shop’s seasonal colour scheme because it means I get to pick new items to pull up and feature at the top of the shop!