Food is for the Weak

This is how Kroger (my local generic grocery store) helps stop hunger...by throwing out all of this food.

Not sure what was wrong with any of this. 

Possum Love, New York Style

It's as if the New York Times has seen my blog...

Opossums are Unloved Yet Hard to Resist

I suppose I should tell you why this blog is called "The Dainty Possum." My dad and I were talking one day and I joked that I'm such a dainty blossom. My father misheard me and said, "Yeah! You are a dainty possum!" We proceeded to joke about how I'm a little bit dainty and a little bit gross. 

Thus, The Dainty Possum was born. 

(My real birthday is November 27th. Don't forget it. I really like presents.)

Totes, yo.

I needed to carry some stuff. However, I think it's crap that bags cost as much as they do. So, I took some random fabrics that I had laying around and made some bags! Each one took about 20 minutes to make. Sometimes they take longer but that's because I'm an idiot who sometimes needs to rip out a seam or 3. 

The Weed Beneath the Floor Boards

I have a neighbor who smokes weed like it's going out of style. She lives below me so the smell of her smoking comes wafting up through my floor. Since I don't smoke and both my boyfriend and I have jobs that will kill us if we use drugs, I can't go around smelling like pot all day. However, I like my neighbor and didn't want to cause some kind of confrontation about her smoking. Sooo I bought her a marijuana cookbook! None of that is really the point. I wanted to wrap the book in a way that would be interesting and not just thin paper with a piece of ribbon around it. I've been making leather bound journals all week so I have scraps of suede laying around. So I took a suede scrap and used it to wrap the cookbook. I wish I had some process photos for you, but really I took the suede and stretch and sewed and wrapped it haphazardly around the book.