When real things happen to imaginary people

Last night I went to bed early and took sleeping medication. I fell asleep quickly. I STILL couldn't wake up this morning. So, working from home it is! Which means I'll be just as productive and get laundry done, so bonus?

I also managed to get writing done last night, ohthankgoodness. My goal is to get the next GCS column off to my awesome beta readers tonight, and then post it on Friday. And if I'm really good, I'll get started on the next GCS column and get started on the next story installment for Steampunk Tales. We'll see.

Remember yesterday, when I was talking about looking at my two Deborah Lewis handbags and seeing if I wanted to affix a skeletal hand to either of them? It turns out I don't, because that idea would look clunky and pasted-on with those two purses. So oh woe, I guess I'll have to make do with those handbags being decorated with pink skull cameos. Woe, woe is me. ::winks::

Speaking of Deborah Lewis: as far as I can tell, she's not making handbags or parasols anymore. But if you're curious about the folding parasols, there IS one on eBay right this instant (clicky-link!). They really are nice parasols (even if I ended up making a new canopy for mine out of black taffeta with tiny silver stars).

Okay, back to never-ending copy edits, and waiting for the Amazon shipping elves to deliver my copy of Vampire Kisses 7. Have a good day, peeps!

I finished my new skeleton handbag last night. The Stroppy One then looked at it and said, "The hand should be positioned farther over. You didn't take the bow into consideration when you were figuring out where to attach the hand".

I know he's got a point, but I can't decide if the effort of unpicking the stitches, moving the hand, and re-stitching it is worth the difference it would make. Here, have a photo, so you can see what I'm talking about:



So I turn to you, oh wonderful LJ peoples! What do you think?

[Poll #1526801]

Look, I know I don't need any any more purses or hand bags. Honest, I do. But apparently I've hit that phase where I start idly browsing the Web for coffin-shaped purses. Which I don't need any of, because I have my fantastic one that is lined in pink taffeta, so if I feel the need to switch back to a gothy-goth coffin-shaped handbag, I HAVE ONE.

But I still covet the Bone Casket handbag from Alchemy Gothic. (clicky-link to Gorey Details!). Really, really covet.