It's been a productive few weeks!

Over the last eight years I've managed to encompass 5 different dress sizes (!), so I've finally got around to (i.e. been forced into) having a sort out of my old clothes.

So far, I have managed to sort them into:

• keep - wear, 
• keep - modify, then wear, 
• keep - scrap it for fabric, 
• charity shop, and finally, 
• the hysterical crying and shouting at my husband: "Don't make me get rid of that, it's got sentimental value! *sob!*" category. Ok, perhaps more a steely glare than hysterical crying, but you get the idea. 

Weirdly, I'm always thinking about getting rid of my wedding dress. It's big, meringuey, and takes up a lot of space; and lets face it, I have no intention of wearing it again. My husband, on the other hand, can't understand why I'd want to do that.

Anyway, I have one particular dress which I've never worn, a pink babydoll dress which is ridiculously low cut; it certainly wasn't designed for my pair of melons! So, I'm looking for a crochet edging pattern which I can make about 10/12 inches of, and sew inside the bustline as a sort of "modesty panel", the idea being that I can wear it without looking like a butch hooker in a dress. (Yep, I can hear you laughing. Thanks for helping with the pain.)

So, if any of you on your internet travels sees something that would fit the bill, I'd be more than grateful if you'd pass the link onto me for my perusal.

Ta!

ChilliQueen

Firstly...

...you should know that I like weird things. Odd knick-knacks, trinkets, things that you've never even seen or dreamt of.

I've been told that I'm by far the most eccentric member of my family. (Apart from a long-lost great uncle, who used to wear a dickie bow every day. He was regarded as a bit "peculiar"). Luckily, I'm married to someone who is quite eccentric too, so we get along famously. He puts up with my penchant for only singing ABBA songs in Spanish, owning thousands of balls of wool, and not cooking anything without chilli in it. And in return, I put up with his weird purchases. Thanks to him, we are now the proud owners of a vintage Dalek mask/helmet thing, plunger and all.

Anyway, I saw these today on a well-known bidding site (cough cough...eBay), and thought: "Hell yeah! I'm having those!". 

Yes, they're little tattooed skulls, which are supposed to be worn as earrings on "Día de los Muertos" (Day of the Dead). OK, I'm not Spanish, nor Catholic, nor do I regard myself as being particularly religious, but they were too bloody cute to pass by.

Anyway, the moral of the story is: embrace your weirdness. If you embrace your weirdness, chances are that other people will too.

Welcome!

Hi all! 

Welcome to my blog.  

I've decided to set up a little space for myself to show the world what I get up to.

My hobbies are mostly crocheting, cooking and learning Spanish. I also love music, and play the piano well enough to entertain myself, but badly enough to annoy the neighbours.

I suffer from panic/anxiety, and although it weaves a tortuous thread through my life, I want to show you that it's not all bad!

Anyway, I shall ramble on no longer. Will post soon.

¡Hasta luego!

ChilliQueen