Taken out of context this sounds downright strange and totally like something my husband would say in reference to his breakfast.

I contemplated many ideas, including beef jerky, ham, ground beef, prosciutto… but they were all too expensive, thick, and/or runny. I chose salami because it’s thin, keeps in one piece, and is quite cheap, and bacon because it looks very, um, meaty.

Yum. Meaty.

And totally how I would describe my favourite dress.

Cute, right?

But, um… it’s MEAT.

Salami and bacon. Meat Meet dress.

(I think I love her.)

I once had a drunk conversation with a co-worker about how women should have perfume that smells like meat so men would be forever attracted to our “scent”. Going bar hopping would be a whole new experience when all the guys in the club come begging to buy drinks, dance and take you home with them.

This dress? Far better than perfume.

This is the ULTIMATE guy picker-upper.

Because nothing could be better than waking up next to a stranger with whom you can enjoy your meat dress over coffee and toast.

I totally just looked at the pictures THEN read her actual post. So funny.

This is the most awesome, disgusting thing I have ever made. I reeked of salty bacon and salami, which I found out is actually quite alluring to guys. If you ever need a date, I highly recommend wearing a meat dress. I badly wanted to go to a vegan restaurant in it. Or walk through the park and make dog friends. Alas, the best things in life are fleeting, and after the party, it had to be disposed of. *sigh* I miss my meat dress.

I totally LOVE Jia. I want to be her new best friend.

Thanks Jeff and Kim!

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Creepilicious!

From the listing:

At the moment I am making these rings on a commission basis as I only have limited stock of these vintage ‘blinking’ dolls eyes.

When the Eye is held vertical it is ‘Awake’ and when it is horizontal it is ‘Asleep’.  I guess these are circa 1940s – and they are very cool!  So, when you wear your ‘Eye’ as a ring, your hand movement will make the Eye blink….

This is an example of the type of ring I am making.  It is adjustable and made from solid sterling silver.  The silver is textured and oxidized to bring out a pattern in the metal.

The Eye is set in resin – which can be coloured to your requirements.  This particular Eye Ring also has fine silver ‘tears’ – which are polished tiny fine silver beads handmade by the Thai Karen Hills Tribe (purchased Fair Trade).

An Eye Ring like this one retails at around US$ 131.

One-of-a-Kind and very unique!

I’ll say!  I kind of like it though.  I used to have a doll that closed her eyes when you laid her down.  That is, until I left her in the bottom of the toy box for months and one eye was stuck open  and the other had no lashes.  Now that was creepilicious!

Thanks Kristen!

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Maybe it’s that I’m reminded of Little Orphan Annie the Sequel, the one where all the kids starve to death because Mrs. Hannigan drank up all the money.  It’s a Hard Knock Life.  At least it must be if these are worth 40 bucks.

Thanks Jannypie!

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My 4 year old has been having a lot of nightmares lately.  I know it comes at this age group, but it’s difficult to go back to several night wakings.  I can’t imagine what kind of nightmares the tiny owner of this bed would have:

I kind of love that the parents thought to make the bedding pink and that the bottom jaw opens to toy storage.  The more I think about it, the more I think this is what dreams are made of.  At least for an OCD parent like me who likes toys put away.

Thanks Mom Artfully!

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My mother-in-law HATES squirrels.  She’s the type who likes every leaf and branch picked up in the yard and the squirrels – I swear on mah life y’all – THROW tree nuts at her while she’s out there.  It’s like they know how upset she gets.  Their little beady eyes light up when they see her.

Which is why I totally wanna get her one of these for her next birthday:

Oh not to be cruel, not in the least.  I wouldn’t dream of upsetting my mother-in-law.  But here’s the thing: since I quit smoking 3 years ago, she has to go outside alone to smoke.  There’s no more gossiping about family members on the back deck for us.  Now she’d have Charlie the Smoking Squirrel here to smoke with.  As a bonus, he and his giant uzi* would scare off all the other squirrels that have tormented her for years!

Think she’d go for it?

Pah.  Me neither.  She’d probably never speak to me again.  Maybe I should stick with the squirrel earrings.  Nothing says I love you like Dead Tree Rat.

via A Smeddling Kiss – thanks Velma!

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* I have no idea if that’s an uzi, obviously.  I’m pulling from very limited, very old G.I. Joe figurine knowledge.