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Hot Air
16 comments
- Submitted by Emma
Whenever I think “awesome fashion”, I immediately think, “brushed fleece”. I mean, it’s just automatic at this point. Kind of like, “one-size-fits-most” and “must have”.
I’m not sure about “elegant and “poncho”, but then, I haven’t seen it in “Blue Moose in the Woods”.
Oct 7, 20094:11 pm
This seems like a classic case of “I made one for myself, and a couple of my friends (who have the same taste) loved it and told me I should sell them!”
But then…isn’t that how a lot of crafty businesses began?
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Oct 7, 20095:20 pm
That picture is so charmingly reminiscent of Abu Ghraib. Do you think the head-cropping and posture were intentional, or is this crafter *that* out of touch?
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Oct 7, 20098:04 pm
Shop banner says she’s “fleec-ing the world”
I’ll say.
Also, if your name starts with “D”, I gather it’s only logical to use that + “Designs” as your brand name.
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Oct 7, 20098:20 pm
I shudder to think of the “some” this would not fit. But frankly, at that stage, you’re probably too big to leave the house. Of course, if you’re wearing one of these babies, you SHOULDN’T leave the house. Or the institution.
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Oct 7, 200911:53 pm
I’m just pointing out that these have actually SOLD OUT! These are as bad as Snuggies. I cringe to think that there are people (who actually paid for, or worse were gifted) wearing these. Maybe right now!
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Oct 8, 200912:52 pm
I love that it’s also available in “blue moose in the woods” pattern.
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Oct 8, 20092:29 pm
Abu Ghraib, anyone?
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Oct 8, 20097:12 pm
This looks like something a kid made at church camp. “You take this big square of fleece and a pair of scissors… and voila! A lovely Christmas gift for your mom!”
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Oct 9, 200912:59 am
Is she nude under there?
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Oct 9, 20096:44 am
Poncho price….$15.00
listing fee…..$00.20
transaction fee $00.56
paypal fee……$00.44
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total earned….$13.80
Price of fleece at Joanns right now: $7.99 (on sale) to $12.99 a yard. Plain colors are less, and clearance crappy fleece is less. Even if she used a 40% off coupon, its $7.79 a yard.
(I am so stalling on getting to work this morning, that yes, i actually figured all of that out)
She is paying people to buy her ponchos. I would have charged $30-50, just because of the fabric cost and time. Not that I would have made these to sell mind you (or made them at all), just saying.
If you are going to take the time to make something, and sell it, then for god’s sake as least get some money for it!
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Oct 9, 200912:26 pm
i was thinking the same thing as lara…but hey, sex sells right?
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Oct 12, 200912:39 pm
I’m just thanking God she’s covered up…what kind of must have’s does she have under that awesome fashion statement??
But then after I thought about it, if there was a “wedding bell” motif, I have a friend getting married..it WOULD make a great gift for the honeymoon night!!
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Oct 15, 200911:21 am
I don’t know what’s better, the hideous patterns she chose or the coarsely-chopped uneven fringe.
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Oct 15, 200911:30 am
I love the fringe. It looks like she did it with a paper shredder.
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Oct 24, 200912:15 pm
FWIW, I imagine that she didn’t go out and buy fleece for this project. Speaking as a mother with older children now, I would guess that she re-purposed her own kids’ baby/toddler blankets. Cut them in half the long way, sew them together as a poncho, and there you go. It would also explain how she managed to sell out (she ran out of blankets).
It’s better than thinking she went to a craft store and purposely bought those patterns, right?
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3:55 pm
Well yeah, but ya gotta admit that there’s nothing more elegant than ‘hot air balloons on turquoise.’
BTW — you are my hero. This is now my favorite site in the web!
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