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Set For (Sewing) Life

So yesterday my mom sent me 5 HUGE boxes in the mail. To make a long story short, I am set for life as far as sewing goes!

Apparently, my cousin was cleaning out a house as part of his job and there was a huge treasure trove of sewing goodies. He called my mom to come pick things up. The result? A ton of cone thread for my serger, 205 sewing machine needles (2 different kinds), a bunch of fabric, a bunch of bra clips that will work for hooking garments of some sort together, industrial sewing machine feet.... the list goes on.




Note: If anyone has an industrial machine (as I don't) and would like these, message me and I will ship them to you for free. No use in letting them go to waste and it's likely I won't have an industrial machine ever. I've got a trusty Husqvarna. Update: I am sending these to Sally!

My mom also somehow found me some rainbow drip candles (at Hallmark, no less! What a surprise!)
 

And 6 bars of Dr. Bronner's Magic Soap!

It's no secret that I used to have very intense acne that NOTHING would soothe (come to find out it was mostly due to harsh makeup) but this is by far the BEST soap I have ever used on my face. It's gentle, all-natural, and it works on any blemish as well as takes away redness and moisturizes. Hope my mom got a good deal on them because they are usually $5 a bar at most stores.

Also, I want to give a shout out to my photographer friend Cesario who found another rainbow mug to add to my collection!



Feelin' the love, guys - just in time for Valentine's Day!
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