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(Title choice because MCR's Danger Days album turned 10 on Friday.)
Because I cannot justify buying all of the beaded strands I want from Bloodmilk Jewels, I finally dug out my beading supplies and taught myself how to use beading wire and crimp beads. I dismantled a garnet necklace that was a thrift store find (that I never wore), and the lava stone and sterling silver beads were already kicking around in the boxes.
As soon as I was done with this project, Vlad jumped up on a table he's not allowed on and knocked an entire box of beads on the floor. The box had been shut, but hitting the floor directly on the closed side meant nothing. But the final outcome was we moved all the living room furniture and reorganized everything!
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I posted the Gothic Charm School article I'd been wrestling with on Monday morning: "Not Pretty Enough" to be Goth. Thank you to my beta readers, who helped turn my angry profanity-laden rant into something readable! And there's been a lot of good discussion in the post comments, which is what I hoped for. It looks like there is going to be a movement to take back the #ThisIsGoth hashtag on IG and Twitter so it shows ALL the faces of goth, not just the pretty and perfectly posed models.
(Huh, I just realized I'm probably going to end up writing a follow-up post about how sponsored content, brand "ambassadors", and unboxing videos have also done damage to the goth community, and how can we help push back against that.)
Because I cannot justify buying all of the beaded strands I want from Bloodmilk Jewels, I finally dug out my beading supplies and taught myself how to use beading wire and crimp beads. I dismantled a garnet necklace that was a thrift store find (that I never wore), and the lava stone and sterling silver beads were already kicking around in the boxes.
As soon as I was done with this project, Vlad jumped up on a table he's not allowed on and knocked an entire box of beads on the floor. The box had been shut, but hitting the floor directly on the closed side meant nothing. But the final outcome was we moved all the living room furniture and reorganized everything!
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I posted the Gothic Charm School article I'd been wrestling with on Monday morning: "Not Pretty Enough" to be Goth. Thank you to my beta readers, who helped turn my angry profanity-laden rant into something readable! And there's been a lot of good discussion in the post comments, which is what I hoped for. It looks like there is going to be a movement to take back the #ThisIsGoth hashtag on IG and Twitter so it shows ALL the faces of goth, not just the pretty and perfectly posed models.
(Huh, I just realized I'm probably going to end up writing a follow-up post about how sponsored content, brand "ambassadors", and unboxing videos have also done damage to the goth community, and how can we help push back against that.)