Thursday, May 3, 2012

Do you lie?

I am a terrible liar. And when I do manage to tell what I think is a believable lie, I usually forget what I said and end up telling another lie to make up for the original lie. There is an art to lying and I have no talent in that department.

When I was in 7th grade we girls had Home Economics to learn the basics of cooking and sewing. How archaic that seems now, doesn’t it? I remember my first sewing project, a calico pink apron. I wasn’t a born seamstress but I loved that apron dearly and proudly gave it to my mother - a woman who never wore aprons.

Our second project was a simple a-line skirt. I bought mossy green wool and had plans to wear the skirt with my cotton candy pink cashmere sweater. Notice a theme here? I was definitely into pink, from my glasses to my shoelaces. Making the skirt wasn’t that difficult, but finishing up was a chore that I despised. That damn hem! I waited until the last day to finish and as luck would have it, my grandparents came to visit. My grandfather had been a master tailor so naturally, he didn’t hesitate when I asked him to help me hem my skirt.

The next day I handed in my finished skirt. The teacher looked at the perfect stitches and asked me if I had hemmed it. Of course, I lied and answered yes. We stared at each other and I knew she knew I was lying. And I knew she knew that I knew she knew I was lying. But she said nothing. And I said nothing.

If memory serves me correctly I got a B minus on the skirt and I was thrilled that I hadn’t failed the course. I thought of my grandfather while making this mini.

This mini really is a mini - just 3" x 5".

The paper line is Material Girl by Cosmo Cricket.

There is actually plenty of room for pictures and journaling.

I added line drawn stitches - no way this gal is going to sew!

Sew easy to make, I had it finished in an afternoon.

It came with tons of journal spots and I used them all.

I have admitted to being a liar and know that I am not alone. A new survey shows the average person tells four lies a day, or 1,460 a year for a total of 88,000 by the age of 60, and the most common is: "I'm fine."  Others on the list include: "Nice to see you", "Sorry I missed your call", "The check's in the mail",  "This tastes delicious"  and sadly "Of course I love you".

Can you remember your last lie? Want to share? I hope so, and that's no lie!

15 comments:

  1. Ellen, I absolutely LOVE your stories! Ugh, I remember Home Ec all too well, it was definitely a love/hate thing. :)

    I am absolutely guilty of saying "I'm fine," when it's apparently clear that I'm not. Too often, I have opened up to people that didn't care and gotten hurt, so it seems much easier to just say "I'm fine." I am also forced to keep my big trap shut and get along with a horrible woman I work with, and that to me, is kind of a lie. I would LOVE to tell her what the whole department thinks of her, but I just stay silent. The other lie I tell most often is telling my husband that he looks OK before we leave the house, LOL. Like most men, he really doesn't get clothes matching. One of the standout things he's said is that "camo shorts go with everything ... because they're CAMO" Oh, OK then, I stand corrected honey!! :D I look it in the same way as not fighting a child on what they want to wear. If they leave the house in shorts, cowboy boots, a super hero cape and a scuba mask, it's fine. :) LOL

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    1. Tanya, the feeling is mutual cause I love yur stories. You and your husband make an adorable couple, no matter what he is wearing. You know they make pink camo, don't you?

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  2. Fun post. My daily lie is "I'm fine".... I too had home ec. and loved sewing. Still do...but I don't sew on my layouts (go figure). Your mini mini book is fabulous. tfs.

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  3. I actually had to laugh at this post. I am the queen of saying I'm ok and I just said it last night. It is easier to say that than trying to explain the problem. Half the time, nothing changes so what is the point? Love your mini and I LOVED home ec.....take care~

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    1. I smile everytime you post. I LOVE your name - Krafthead (my favorite paper) and would love to know how it came about. Wanna share?

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  4. Great post! I can't say I out and out lied but I withheld truth last night when my Dad asked how much my new tattoo cost...I just don't wanna hear a lecture - it's not like he gave me the money! LOL

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    1. Before I married the husband I dated a man who was an editor of a tatoo magazine. He was a real sweetie and bought me a stuffed animal. 100% true story!

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  5. Awesome post, and I lovelovelove the mini! Is it a purchased book or something you put together?

    My last lie was clicking "I have read the terms of service" on a website. Hopefully I didn't agree to sell my daughter to gypsies.

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  6. Lesley, the mini I got 2 years ago for $1.50 at the Scrapbook Expo. Sorry, but I can't remember the maker. Great buy for the money and I wish I had purchased more. I hope you stop by again because I too am an event planner and would love to chat.

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  7. Love all your stories and that is no lie!!! Your mini is gorgeous - it looks like summer! I have made you some tags out of old book paper and sewn all the edges. I thought they might be fun because I remember you didn't sew. Hope you like them xx Michelle

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  8. I never learned to sew. My mother's motto was (and still is) "If it can't be taped, safety-pinned, or stapled then throw it away!" Your story gave me a good chuckle.
    Oh, and of course I love your mini!! That paper is divine.

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  9. awesome project
    Hopped over from the blog post on scrapbook.com
    Have a wonderful week

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  10. Cute mini--no lie! TFS!

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