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This week my sister shop, TAKE OFF YOUR CLOTHES, is listing some new fall-winter items while working on the TOYC spring-summer collection.
First, the double t-shirt dress is now offered in navy:
Also, appropriate for fall/winter, the v. popular dress is now available in a long-sleeve version:
And finally there is the GHOST JACKET:
I have one in dark grey, and it has been very good to me during these chilly fall days.
There are some other reasons I love this jacket:
-It's got a 2-way zipper in the front.
-To quote Ben J.: "2 crew neck sweatshirts reconfigured : neckline = armhole, one sleeve = collar/hood, one sleeve divided = deep cowl pocket + sleeve extension"
Also, it is very roomy like a poncho, but it rises up in the front and back. That way, your legs still get seen and have some length.
Ben will be listing some other items, so keep an eye out!
Back to work for us!
xo
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I am still having a huge shop sale for a lot of pieces that I got back from a consignment shop that closed. Some of them are 50% off! You can get some really good deals on my items for Christmas!!
See the "Sale Items" section in my etsy shop!
http://jelene.etsy.com
I finally finished the large cupcake plush. It's now for sale in my etsy shop!!
Have you ever seen a photo of me at age 10?
Neither have a lot of people.
I'll try to get back into a regular blog swing.
I have severe blog/Twitter guilt right now. Haven't been in the same routine since I returned from Texas.
Not sure if I told you, but I'm currently designing a small spring-summer 2010 knitwear collection that we hope to pitch to some stores in December and January. So, in addition to the t-shirts and Etsy shop, I've been working on figuring out my knitting machine, calculations, test tubes, and equations.
It's all more time consuming than it seems now that I write it out like that.
Anyway, let's hope to expect fun and exciting things!
I still have 6 more beanies that I will post over the next few days, and 2 sets of handwarmers...and of course more are in the works right now! I'm so excited that I found my motivation again!
Most of all these pieces were received back from consignment. listed in my etsy shop for sale... being sold "As is"
Check them out http://jelene.etsy.com
Some are up to 50% off!!!
I'm still incredibly psyched about this pattern, though I was disappointed when, halfway through creating it, I saw Knitty.com's fall issue and noticed someone had submitted a pattern with somewhat of the same concept.
Regardless, I kept rolling with mine anyway as it's actually quite different and a bit more substantial, materialwise, and I'm still VERY excited about it - meet Morning Glory, a combination hood/cowl that will keep you warm and looking like a fairy in the winter woods. It's an easy enough two-skeiner knit, but does involve some a little bit of lace and cables, more advanced grafting techniques, and picking up stitches.
The pattern is available in my Etsy shop as well as in my Ravelry pattern store. As with all my patterns, the nominal fee for the purchase of this pattern helps to support our small permaculture farm - it allows me to make an income where there really isn't any (we're really rural, folks!) and feed all our animals (we're almost entirely fed by our garden).
Got into Texas yesterday morning.
And last night I saw the new Diablo Cody movie "Jennifer's Body" that I really enjoyed.
It's a total change in direction compared to "Juno" since it's a horror film about a teenage girl who becomes a demon and starts eating her male classmates.
Watch the trailer:
1. People will take the movie too literally.
2. People will be expecting "Juno".
3. People tend to prefer movies where men have the control.
While I love them, slasher movies always have helpless females chased around by psychotic men. And action movies always have a lead hero with a helpless woman by his side. This is a formula that sells because it's what people want to see. (And yes, I know there are exceptions, but get real. You'll only be able to name a few movies. And those will pale in comparison to the amount of all the rest.)
4. Oh, and people will take the movie too literally.
Sure, on the surface, this movie is about a boy-eating teenager and her best friend that has to stop her.
But, really, this movie is about women claiming some control and about toxic friendships.
It's a metaphor.
Women claiming some control: Jennifer is lashing out at being abused/exploited by men. By seducing/eating them, she is taking something from them the way that many men have/will take something from women.
Toxic friendships:
Do you know those friendships you can find yourself in where you find that you don't really even like your (best) friend? Friendships where it seems like the two of you seem to be working against each other instead of with each other? Friendships that have passive-aggressive tendencies and that are full of backhanded compliments...
But maybe many people watching the movie won't recognize it because they don't recognize these things in their own life. Many women will continue to let men take advantage of them because they're not strong enough to stand up for themselves.
And many people will continue to stay in these friendships that just aren't any good for them because maybe they don't know any better. Or maybe people cling to any sort of contact because they're afraid of being alone. Or maybe people are just fucked up---pardon the language---and are just sadomasochists. (I personally believe it's a mix of all three of those.)
I'll end my rant here.
The movie just stirred up a lot of feelings in me that I haven't felt in a long time, and that's a good thing.
It's not as good as "Juno", but it's definitely worth seeing. And it's kinda funny sometimes.
Maybe you'll relate to it, too.
P.S.
And in case you didn't know, "Jennifer's Body" is the name of a good Hole song.
Why am I torturing myself by watching videos of models falling on the runway?
But I just can't look away.
Anyway, my flight to Texas leaves at 7:59AM. Very excited because the first stop after being picked up at the airport is Mexican food (real Mexican food, not like these poor excuses for Mexican food that you find in NYC) and a margarita or two. =)
Janet, I think I'm going to leave your sweater here in NYC while I'm away. It's getting pretty bulky and difficult to work on anywhere other than my room. I'm sure that's fine with you, though. Just running it by you.
It's looking very nice. And it's been fun to knit!
I'll probably photograph it before sending it to you.
