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Spike's Bitches 49: As usual, I'm here to help you, and I... are you naked under there?

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meara - Jul 24, 2017 5:39:49 pm PDT #1271 of 8208

OK, a lot of y'all are crafty. I have a logo-type thing that I want to print onto a bunch of aprons for a team thing. The thing is, the picture I have is red with white lettering, but what I'd really like is a red apron, with just the white lettering part added, and a white outline. But I can't figure out how to do that online? Nor how to print it to be an iron-on (especially in white). Doing a stencil and fabric paint seems like it might be easiest, but the writing is cursive-y and so it would be pretty fiddly to cut out. Thoughts?

(The picture is ...similar to but parodying the below. "Betty Cocker" is what it's going to say...)

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Vortex - Jul 24, 2017 5:43:15 pm PDT #1272 of 8208
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

When I did an iron on, I got the Pantone color for the shirt, then adjusted the color in the logo in Photoshop to match the Pantone color. Then I only had to cut out the outline of the design (which in my case was a square, so easy)


meara - Jul 24, 2017 5:48:18 pm PDT #1273 of 8208

That sounds a little more complicated than I might be up for! Though I'm still needing to check with the other folks to see if anyone has graphic design experience or anything. I need to check where/how last year's group did aprons with "starfucks" on them (they looked just like the Starbucks aprons until you read closely!)


Vortex - Jul 24, 2017 7:07:57 pm PDT #1274 of 8208
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

You could do white aprons and then print the iron-on in red?


sj - Jul 25, 2017 7:23:04 am PDT #1275 of 8208
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

I meant to say, yay Jilli!

I ended up making Mac and cheese, which made everyone happy. I love these girls, whatever I make, they gush over. Now they're cleaning up the kitchen while ltc naps.


meara - Jul 25, 2017 10:15:17 am PDT #1276 of 8208

Ugh. I have a crush on a good friend and she's started dating someone new and is all twitterpated and I've been dealing ok with that when it's just her (because she's happy and I want her to be happy) but when they're together I'm just horribly jealous.

A couple months ago (before this started) friend planned a weekend getaway for her birthday to a place with a cabin, hot tub, lake, etc. Shes now invited girlfriend. I don't want to be with them all weekend but I don't feel like I can bail now. Aaaaaargh.


meara - Jul 25, 2017 10:16:48 am PDT #1277 of 8208

Also, last week I was at dancing and they were both there and I was trying to kind of avoid (by which I mean not stand directly next to them while they cuddle and make out) and my friend was like "why are you ignoring me? What's wrong? Did I do something?" Ugh.


Liese S. - Jul 25, 2017 10:37:36 am PDT #1278 of 8208
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

Ugh, that's hard, meara.

I think you can bail if you need to.


Steph L. - Jul 25, 2017 10:44:06 am PDT #1279 of 8208
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe

Yeah, I don't think there's anything wrong with bailing in that situation.


Maria - Jul 25, 2017 11:35:53 am PDT #1280 of 8208
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift

meara, bail. You don't need to put yourself through that. There's no reason to voluntarily put yourself in a situation that will hurt you.