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Re: Buy or DIY
« Reply #45 on: July 05, 2011, 07:28:07 AM »
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Re: Buy or DIY
« Reply #46 on: July 05, 2011, 03:01:34 PM »
Buy. My sculpting skills are good, but my pottery wheel skills are definitely not!


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Re: Buy or DIY
« Reply #47 on: August 26, 2011, 05:37:13 PM »
Buy or sweet talk dad into building.

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Re: Buy or DIY
« Reply #48 on: September 18, 2011, 02:24:19 PM »
Buy.  When I was younger though, I cobbled together some of my own clothes from thrift shop finds, curtains, you name it.  I remember once there was a party at one of my old jobs and I made a 'dress' out of a green satiny curtain, held up by a black spandex mini-skirt worn as a bustier.  I thought it looked very 'Juliette' (as in Romeo and Juliet).  One of the ladies from my work recognized the curtain as it once hung in her guest bed-room!

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Re: Buy or DIY
« Reply #49 on: September 18, 2011, 03:14:19 PM »
Buy. I'd love to be artistic enough to make my own, but I need to practice.

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Buy.  When I was younger though, I cobbled together some of my own clothes from thrift shop finds, curtains, you name it.  I remember once there was a party at one of my old jobs and I made a 'dress' out of a green satiny curtain, held up by a black spandex mini-skirt worn as a bustier.  I thought it looked very 'Juliette' (as in Romeo and Juliet).  One of the ladies from my work recognized the curtain as it once hung in her guest bed-room!

How fun! I still love coming up with great outfits from thrift store finds, and have occasionally 'created' an outfit from other materials, but that dress from the curtain and skirt as a bustier sounds like fun! :D
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Re: Buy or DIY
« Reply #50 on: September 18, 2011, 04:13:12 PM »
Quote from: TamaMoo on September 18, 2011, 03:14:19 PM
Buy. I'd love to be artistic enough to make my own, but I need to practice.

Sauces for meals?

How fun! I still love coming up with great outfits from thrift store finds, and have occasionally 'created' an outfit from other materials, but that dress from the curtain and skirt as a bustier sounds like fun! :D
Thanks TamaMoo  :)  I was 23, wouldn't do that now!

Sauces--make my own unless I need to be quick (long day at work and too hungry too make from scratch).

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Re: Buy or DIY
« Reply #51 on: September 20, 2011, 05:58:54 AM »
Buy, but when I have the time I like to do it from scratch!

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Re: Buy or DIY
« Reply #52 on: September 20, 2011, 03:53:14 PM »
Overall preference is handwritten, but I seem to be switching to email. An email just doesn't have the same joy of knowing someone took the time to sit down and write a letter then mail it.

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Re: Buy or DIY
« Reply #53 on: September 20, 2011, 05:52:33 PM »
Buy. I've made my own and it is fun but you get a lot more choices in scents when you buy.

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Re: Buy or DIY
« Reply #54 on: September 23, 2011, 12:43:24 PM »
Buy. I generally use body wash, but love to buy specialty soaps on occasion, but have never tried making any.

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Re: Buy or DIY
« Reply #55 on: September 24, 2011, 03:58:52 AM »
Buy, I used to crochet years ago, but kinda forgot :-\\\\ Need to pick it up again!

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Re: Buy or DIY
« Reply #56 on: September 24, 2011, 12:13:42 PM »
Buy. I'd love to be able to sew but I just don't have the patience.

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Re: Buy or DIY
« Reply #57 on: September 24, 2011, 12:16:20 PM »
Neither.  We don't have many (place is way too small and would look cluttered and no room for a tree).  What we do have were made by hubby's students a few years back.

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Re: Buy or DIY
« Reply #58 on: September 27, 2011, 05:20:14 PM »
Buy. I'm not very artistic and there are so many cute wrapping papers out there for not too bad of a price.

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Re: Buy or DIY
« Reply #59 on: September 28, 2011, 03:39:13 AM »
Neither I don't use it.. If you mean aersol types then BUY.. I love Febreze products.

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