I have been a bit slow on posting reviews of the last couple of Afghan Pillow, but it is time to catch up
Poll....Do you ever make any thing homemade, what Afghan Pillow is your specialty?
I cook of course, but I also make afghans and pillows
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December 29th, 2010 at 11:31 pm
Savannah tore at her clothes in her bedroom as she wailed out in pain. Everyone else in the house was asleep, but she was up and awake. [Well, it's obvious she's awake. Why mention it again?]She threw her shirts at the wall, feeling every pain that surged through her body. She wanted to kill herself. [This is quite blatant. In this case -- like in most cases -- follow the rule of 'showing versus telling'. Simply naming the feelings that are experienced (telling your reader what they felt) is not enough to create interest in the reader. You need to find a way to generate, in your reader, the same feelings that are experienced.]Everything in her world was crumbling into pieces. She wanted to leave this world. She wanted to leave all the pain behind. ['Pain' is being used too frequently. Try to get a bit more creative when describing her suffering or distress -- I reccomend a theasaurus.] And she was going to do it. [Again, with the 'showing versus telling'. You could cut this line out completely.]She had sent her friends text messages telling them goodbye. Including Carter himself. [Combine these two sentences -- one is a incomplete or doesn't flow.]After that night, she didn’t want to see the light of day again. [Okay, we get it. Try to elaborate more in depth -- don't just say "she's sad, she wants to die, she's miserable". It gets old, and the readers get bored.]She reached under her pillow and pulled out the butter-knife. Silently she started cutting at her arm. But it wouldn’t go through. [Combine the last two sentences. Your syntax is a bit "choppy".]She tried harder and harder but her skin still didn’t break. Finally she gave up and threw the knife behind her bed. Her head still hurt and her whole body felt numb. She thought she was going crazy. She had literally saw Palma running around the school that night. She knew it was her. There was no doubt in her mind that that was Palma. She always believed in spirits. Even when she went over to Andy’s house and saw that white flash in his basement she knew that was a spirit. And now she had seen Palma.The images of Carter and Nicole kissing flashed in her head like a horror picture [change to 'film']. It was terrible to have to be in love with a boy who didn’t love her back. [Could be changed to 'It was terrible to be in love with a boy who didn't love her back.]She even felt bad for not speaking to Nicole. She was sure she was trying to be nice. But she wasn’t in the mood to have a chat with her. Now she was going to do everyone else a favor and die.She whipped out the knife from under bed again and put it to her neck. [Wasn't the knife originally under her pillow or behind her bed?]She started to press down on it, but something told her to not do it. She was having a hard time trying to penetrate [I would find another word. This will give the readers an entirely different image.] herself. Not that because it wouldn’t go through, but because she didn’t want to. [But she 'wanted' to kill herself? The flow of the story and thought seem to contradict themselves.] She didn’t have the courage to end her life. Resignedly she fell onto her bed and curled up into a ball. The knife fell behind her bed, making a hollow sound. [So, that easily, she just gave up. A few seconds ago she was trying to kill herself. This doesn't seem realistic in that situation -- in other words, she wouldn't have just decided 'well, this isn't working and I'm bored' if she was sincerely and honestly suicidal.]Her dog Tippet hopped onto her bed and whimpered. He licked her face, cuddling up against her. She couldn’t help, but smile. [No need for a comma there.]If no one was going to be there for her, it was Tippet. He was the one who befriended her when no one else would talk to her in the sixth grade. The stray pup who followed her home was comforting her. Sometimes Savannah wondered if he had human characteristics.Her cellphone was turned off so no one would try to contact her. She had planned to message all of her friends. Holly, Andy, Carter, Reese, Elisha, Lettie, Judy, Justin, Gwen Borden, and Tamara Weiss all received the message. [This reminds me of a grocery list. Is it really necarry to list everyone she had sent it to?]She soon realized that she didn’t want to kill herself. [It seemed like she "realized" that a few seconds ago...]She just needed help. Suddenly she felt guilty. Her friends were probably freaking out and crying. They probably thought she was dead. And that made her cry even more. She had no right to bother them at a time like this. Especially when Palma just died. She knew she was the most selfish person in the world.A soft hand touched her back. Savannah laid still. Someone or something was touching her. Before she could see who it was, they put an afghan over her and tucked her. When she looked up, that person was gone.When she woke up at eight, she immediately checked her cellphone. [Her phone was magically on...?]She had nearly seventy missed calls and text messages.[She 'nearly' missed? She missed the called. Take out the word 'nearly'.]I don’t feel like editing the rest, as you can see I would have a lot more to say. There is nothing worse than unrealistic fiction. I know that sounds contradictiory, but it makes a lot more sense than one would think. It needs more work.
December 30th, 2010 at 11:56 am
The stuff that your friends asked for was basically what my husband asked for. As for the perfumed stuff, my hubby said that in his unit at least, no one got made fun of for the perfumed items or the personal items. If they did, it was in a way that showed that the men who didn’t get it were jealous. It wasn’t meant to make them feel bad or anything like that. Pack enough for more than the people you are sending for because others will be eating from it as well.
Pack anything that you think would be fun for them or be a bit of home. It gets really hard after a while to put together boxes. Like someone else mentioned before, use smaller boxes and if you send more than one per person, number them. Bigger boxes take longer to get there, and the smaller ones tend to get separated.
December 30th, 2010 at 11:37 pm
The trick! is to add one more square to the afghan at the center top. It can/should overlay the square below and attach at three sides, one side should be open so that you can fold the afghan into a square sized pillow and then fold the loose square around the afghan or slip the folded afghan into the envelope.. Sounds simple, until you get into the engineering. part. Practice with a tissue, pinning your shapes where you want the pillow to go.Nita
December 31st, 2010 at 11:43 am
I love your sense of humor and as long as it was just his privates I suppose you are not tooo bad.
December 31st, 2010 at 11:08 pm
The darker the colour the more your cutting in will show against the white ceiling. And the lighter the colour, the more forgiving your cutting is against the white ceiling.So my favourite colour is Timeless (Dulux), purely for that reason.
January 1st, 2011 at 11:20 am
Hi Sweet Judy, My homemade Irish bread..You can make a meal out of it,and some slices of cheese..How you doing Judy?Your Friend,poppy1
January 1st, 2011 at 11:39 pm
This is hard to do without being able to take the actual pillow out shopping and hold it against the actual blanket. I would recommend that you determine what shade of pink you are looking for. It looks to me like a salmon pink (slightly orange in nature). I think the first link below is perfect. Hope you like it.
January 2nd, 2011 at 11:18 am
This maybe just my opinion but I would suggest the blue/green because to much pink in a small/medium room could make it a look a little childish and small. Plus you said that you have a tye-dye body pillow, which as you of all people know, have multiple colors, such as blues, greens, yellows, oranges and reds; which would be all the more reason to have multiple differing colors in your room, which you wouldn’t get much of if you buy the pink/orange one. Also I also thought of pink as more of an accent color, not a main color (but that’s probably just me). But, hey, it’s your room, so do what you wish with it.
January 2nd, 2011 at 11:28 pm
awww – how cute I am a 24 yr old Britain… living in England- i LOVE the American flag!!!i have a large collection and when I lived with my parents i had my bedroom walls covered with American Flags!!Right now I live with my brother who isnt so keen on my flags, so i just have 2 on the wall, and i have a patriotic display on my bed rails and my clothes chest and windowsillsWhen i move in a month , i am getting a 7ft tall cardboard cutout of Lady Liberty and i am going to hang my flags up everywhere and display my other patriotic things- screw patriotic room… patriotic HOUSE more like!I think its a great idea to do a patriotic room – and i dont think its disrespectful to put the flag on cushions and stuff…He could have flag clothes, and flag bed linen! – i share my bed with some american flags every night- and i think its great
January 3rd, 2011 at 11:25 am
Do you need help with a pattern or are you just wanting to get that picture?If the picture is your goal write to the people that have the website, they should be able to help you with the pattern or answer any questions about it.
January 3rd, 2011 at 11:47 pm
Why not do both? Many folks that make things also sell the kits or patterns. Those that can, can make it themselves; those that can’t, will buy yours.
January 4th, 2011 at 11:12 am
Find some vintage fabric, google it or go to ebay, you will find heaps. Then turn that fabric into Fabric Wall Art, it is really simple.http://www.kimtdesigns.com
January 4th, 2011 at 11:47 pm
That is way too much stuff for a 5 day camp! Your camp should have given you a packing list, pack off of that. I’m not sure what type of activities you are doing but unless they said you need “office supplies” you don’t need them. Maybe bring a pen, pencil and paper. Also if you are living outside (cabin, tent, etc) you don’t need make- up, hair stuff beyond hair ties and a brush. I personally think that you should probably re- think everything you are bring, you are living home for less then a week not a year!
January 5th, 2011 at 11:30 am
If a bird flies into one of the windows of your house there will be a death in the familyIf you eat a spoonful of lentils on New Years Day you will have good luck for the yearIf you say “Rabbit” on the first day of every month you will have good luck that monthIf you open an umbrella in the house it is bad luck.If your nose is itchy you will get into a fightIf your palms are itchy you will come into moneyIf your ears are ringing someone is talking about youCrows are said to be bringers of death and it is a bad omen if one circles over your headPutting your shoes on the table you eat on is bad luckKeeping cats away from babies will prevent them from sucking the life out of themThat’s all I could think of right now. Hope that helpsmy area: Connecticut, USA but my parents are Italian immigrants so some of these may be carried over with them from Italy.
January 5th, 2011 at 11:39 pm
Good start. I like the subject matter for a rap song, but it could use some work.- Rhyming scheme needs some work. In rap things don’t have to technically “rhyme,” just be able to flow together so it sounds like it works. Flow is more important than rhyme.- The narrative isn’t really that compelling. The best story raps are more clever, use analogies, metaphors, and twist endings. Biblical and Islamic references would be nice. Like contrasting Wahhabism with the idea that a single Abrahamic God should be peaceful.- It sounds like you are using “Afghan” as a noun to refer to the place. “Afghanistan” might not work for rhyming and form, but “Afghan” just sounds lame. Find a clever way to refer to it. Like Kweli’s “Black Gold.” For example, I would call Iraq “The Rivers of Babylon” and “Saddam’s Saigon” – which rhymes and makes meaningful comparisons.- Some research would help with the realism. Refer to actual locations in Afghanistan, talk about something somebody who actually went there could identify with.- It isn’t really that political. Somebody dying being bad isn’t really a stance on an issue. That’s ok, maybe you don’t wanna be Zack De La Rocha. It’s usually better to get the listening to draw their own conclusions than preach, but you can definitely be a little more edgy.Check out RA’s verse (the second one) in this song:”Uncommon Valor (A Vietnam Story)” by JMT ft. RA The Rugged Manhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7r0KpWMNxnMThis song from the new Reflection Eternal is another political story rap using some clever word plays and references. (It’s about Oil in Africa, which is the new Diamonds, which was the new Gold.)”Black Gold” by Reflection Eternal (Kweli and Hi-Tek)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG9MZPfz4xI
January 6th, 2011 at 11:27 am
to knit all 5 panels together at the same time would require 249 sts – and while this may seem easy enough to knit with in the beginning it would become too large and heavy as your work progresses which is why they suggest working in 5 separate panels.However, if you insist on going ahead with this just cast on the whole 249 sts and work as follows -on the first 49 sts work as for the cable panel, on the next 51 sts work as for the box stitch panel, next 49 sts for the cable panel again, next 51 sts for the box stitch panel and the last 49 sts for another cable panel – it’s as simple as that, then you just follow the pattern instructions for each panel til it gets to the length you want – this is where it may get confusing especially if you get the panel instructions mixed up.the panels would be easier to work with and then just stitch them together when done. Not so heavy and cumbersome to work with and less confusion when working the pattern stitches.the knit 4 rows with the wrong side facing just means that after you have finished putting all the panels together you need to pick up and knit the required no of stitches for the borders and work another 4 rows – then cast off when the wrong side of your work is facing you.Good luck