the anti-princess

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Once upon a time there lived a beautiful princess named Snow White. Not only was she beautiful, but she was smart and worked very hard and she could do all kinds of amazing things. She built a new drawbridge for the castle, and designed a fabulous royal carriage that could go all by itself, and wired the whole castle for electricity. She worked all day long and made life better for everyone in the castle, but her wicked stepmother the Queen didn't even notice.

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the first step is admitting you have a problem

recently, mistakes were made. the large green pillow on the couch had chocolate thoroughly melted into it. (it's amazing how much damage the weight of an adult male can do to an After Eight mint.) since that pillow is older than our relationship, i thought it *might* be time to toss it in the washer. mistake two: it survived laundering just fine, but we never could figure out how to get it dry. after a few days we gave up. i can't feel guilty, since i think i bought it in 1993.

this opened the door to a new big pillow. i took C with me to the fabric shop a)because it's his couch too and b)to keep me from staying there for a few hours pawing through bolts. my enabler got me out in good time, but with two 24" pillow forms, two fabrics, and extra yardage of each for other projects.

pillow covers make me happy. they take no pattern, almost no time, and can usually be made out of a bargain bin remnant. i get a little buzz out of finishing a project, especially one that's quick and nearly foolproof. we must need more throw pillows somewhere.