So I'm working on a nifty map to help people get to the hotel and the Threadless spots. BUT I don't live there so I'm very dependent on the Chicago transit site.

Sooo check this out, tell me if I did something crazy or if I missed something. I'm not doing all the touristy spots, sorry.

Update 2:



link to large version

I'll include the final one as a PDF in the group e-mail next week.

Alo! It's time to gather contact info from any willing meetup in Chicago peeps.

Soooo if you're going to the Chicago meetup Sept. 11ish to Sept. 15ish, here's what you can do:

Step 1
Start an e-mail to telaine (at) gmail (dot) com. Please say "Chicago meetup contact: (your username)" in the subject so I can sort the e-mails.

Step 2
Type in your username, real name, cell # if you have one, your place of meetup residence for sleeping and e-mail address. If you want, you may also include an emergency phone number. I will keep it hidden in the public contact list for privacy reasons and only me and maybe one other person will know it.

Step 3
Send!! Really, do it. It's easy. Just click!

If you don't have any sorta inkling of where you're staying for the Chicago meetup, this blog serves as a swift kick in the butt to get movin!

Most hotels in Chi-town are booked for that weekend by now so if you can't find a spot below, you'll have to get creative.

There are two open rooms at the Heart of Chicago motel unless Room 3 is still open and I just don't know it. The roomies for now are:

Heart of Chicago
Room 1 (Thurs-Sat nights)
1. telaine
2. ladykat
3. kihou (Sat night only)
4. tracerbullet
5. chelly probably
6. t4sh4
Preferred payment: It was $98/person/full-stay for everyone except Liz ($28/one night) but if Tasha comes, it will change. Soooo ... just bring cash/check to the meetup and we'll figure it out there.

Room 2 (Thurs-Sun nights):
1. lordog
2. frickinawesome
3. parasitemite
4. Chipmnk
5.

Room 3 (Thurs-Sat nights ... not sure if this room is closed yet so talk to one of them)
1. kayceislost
2. martiandrivein
3. tora
4. kerrn
5. Colt83

Room 4 (closed)
1. golden sara

Staying with friends/family
funkie fresh
hogboy
mezo
NomadSlim
pilihp
sonmi
stingerstyler
valorandvellum
woss
shirtflirt and wifey
tazocat
ReillyStroope

The Locals
blythed
CharlesFesta
outlaw01
Rachel Raygun
Rock Deputy
SoulfumeInc
speedyjvw
jstumpenhorst (or a cozy B&B)
abeadles (or a cozy B&B)
jensantarelli
midi-chlorinated
Edword
Ray Frenden

???
Rubybeck
Mike4507

Space will be tight but I'm sure we can all fit between the three rooms. I will bring three twin air mattresses and some sleeping bags in my car.

And who's really going to spend much time at the hotel anyway? ;-)

my email is telaine (at) gmail (dot) com

Yay for points that made me a little less broke for today's purchase and are going to help so ever greatly later this week. :-)

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

*glee!*

:-)

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8/28 - thank you 2 a.m. giver! :-)

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9/5 - I received about three sets in the past week. I think some of them might have been from my family but if it was anyone here, thank you so much!! I'm gonna get a print, me thinks!! :-)

nooo not threadlessiversary ... it's a wedding one!



three years, yay :-)

I won't be keeping this blog up long because this is Becca's domain. But I just wanted a fresh blog to ask for some awesome donations for the bloggeraiser.

They can be anything from shirts to prints to other crafty goodies to whatever your creative minds can think up.

Last year I remember seeing art prints, photo prints, crochet/knit stuff and a handpainted Munny in addition to the shirts.

Becca will make it easy for you to donate and help you post wherever you want to sell (ebay, etsy or rethreaded). Using rethreaded means no fees so more money goes to the fundraiser!

Contest submissions might be due in a few days but the sale will go on.

Here's the link to her blog

Thanks in advance :-)

Due to a recent STP gift, I think I can buy my first print here. I'd like them to match our bedroom paint schemes so maybe someone can help me pick a good one?

Craft room colors:


Guest room colors:


Master bedrooms colors: I don't have a new pic of this one since doing the real paint job. But it's a sage green with a slightly darker green on the window wall.


I'll start looking a bit more closely too and try to narrow down some faves. :-)

So while all those folks were doing their protests, Joss Whedon came up with this. Watch!! :-)

Dr Horrible singalong blog



Fan site

and people willingly wore a shirt I designed. yay :)



It as a Stitch N Pitch game so knitting/crocheting/etc. was encouraged. We got free hats and a free project to make for charity.

I paid enough attention to the game to know that they lost. But we still had tons of fun. :-)

Pix!!

Update: Sorry I didn't make it to the last one. Where did the summer go? Since it's cooler out, I need to instead invest my time in some outside house work. Expect more pillows this winter, probably through my own Etsy - yay!!

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I'm going to make some Threadless tee toss pillows for our bloggeraiser. I was wondering if there are any suggestions/requests for the first one I do.

DONE! and at Etsy!

(sold!)

(sold!)

(sold!)


Here are the shirts I still have

Queue -- on hold for now

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** shirts that are also on rethreaded **



















Pillow examples




Alternatives
I can also do pillowcases for some of those above. And I have some fleece, flannel and other soft fabric to do non-tee pillows. I can create a pattern with that fabric and even add a "hidden" pocket. I'll post pix of what I have if there's great interest.


Just some of lotso supplies
I have more tassels and pompons too.

... and lots of yarn!


Price
$20-30 each

So yell out what you would very likely buy if I made it! They will be posted on the bloggeraiser2 etsy site as they are made.

Bloggeraiser!!