This time, 11 x 14
Meet my new gloves!
I think I found my solution to not being able to afford the leather driving gloves that I SO BADLY want...
I had these white cotton gloves from an estate sale that I was going to put on etsy but then discovered, in the bright light of day and not inside an old house, that they were kind of badly stained and yellowed. And not in a nice, antique-y looking way. So I decided to try dyeing them, since I have a million colors of dye and they were going to be redonated anyway. They came out way better than I ever imagined! They look like suede or leather from a distance and the details look so cute against the dark color.
Dyeing things is so much fun! We're going to place an AA order soon (I hope) so I can try leggings and v-neck shirts.
I had these white cotton gloves from an estate sale that I was going to put on etsy but then discovered, in the bright light of day and not inside an old house, that they were kind of badly stained and yellowed. And not in a nice, antique-y looking way. So I decided to try dyeing them, since I have a million colors of dye and they were going to be redonated anyway. They came out way better than I ever imagined! They look like suede or leather from a distance and the details look so cute against the dark color.
Dyeing things is so much fun! We're going to place an AA order soon (I hope) so I can try leggings and v-neck shirts.
Best dinner ever
Tonight's dinner was so delicious!! I mean, it's true, I've never had anything out of a Moosewood cookbook that wasn't really good, but this is definitely one of the best things -
avocado & grapefruit salad (with garlic, olive oil, spinach)
black bean chilaquile casserole, MM...contrary to how cheesy this looks, it's actually really low-fat and it was so good. I used my 60s casserole dish! It's all iridescent on the outside and perfectly sized for four portions (two meals for us).
avocado & grapefruit salad (with garlic, olive oil, spinach)
black bean chilaquile casserole, MM...contrary to how cheesy this looks, it's actually really low-fat and it was so good. I used my 60s casserole dish! It's all iridescent on the outside and perfectly sized for four portions (two meals for us).
IT - Something Wicked This Way Comes
This is one of my favorite books of all time. It perfectly captures the feeling around fall and October and Halloween! I love Ray Bradbury in general...he has great descriptive passages that are full of inspiration for all kinds of things. I reread this last week and took notes on all the parts I really loved. I'm working on some sketches now, inspired by it. Autumn is coming up and I am so in the mood to think about creepy carnivals and witches and falling leaves. It's a shame that most of the covers of this book don't seem to be that great, because the potential is so high! I like this one, though. Maybe someday when I'm a famous illustrator I can do a reissue :)
Ebay vs Etsy: A Guide
So, I've been selling stuff on eBay and Etsy for a while now and I thought I had familiarized myself with the fee structures. When I looked at my eBay account and saw that the $75 sale I'd made the other day had over $5 in "Final Value Fees" taken by eBay, I was kind of mad. So I decided to take another look at the two sites' fee structures. I made a little guide:
Here are my big problems with eBay/Paypal/life.
1. The outrageous 8.75% eBay charges you on the first $20 of anything you sell. That's $1.75! That's pretty ridiculous. On Etsy, the first $20 costs you the same as the rest, 3.5%, which for $20 is only $0.70. Even on low-selling items (or especially on low-selling items), Etsy is much less expensive than eBay.
2. So say you owe $5 in Final Value fees to eBay which you will pay from your $75 sale. You can't just pay the $5 directly from that sale - it goes to Paypal first. And Paypal takes 2.9% of those $5 just like they take 2.9% of the other $70. So you're basically paying Paypal fees on your eBay fees. This is kind of like being taxed twice. Really annoying.
3. Ebay charges you a minimum of $0.35 to list an item (unless it's media) and if you want to list anything above $10, it goes up to $0.55. If it's above $25, you'll pay $1.00. You could start your item at $9.99 to save on listing fees, but there's no guarantee that you'll get the $35 you want.
The list goes on, but I'm annoyed enough already. The only good thing about eBay is the fact that more people use it so you can (MAYBE, if you're lucky) get more for your item. And that you can sell non-old stuff on it.
Here are my big problems with eBay/Paypal/life.
1. The outrageous 8.75% eBay charges you on the first $20 of anything you sell. That's $1.75! That's pretty ridiculous. On Etsy, the first $20 costs you the same as the rest, 3.5%, which for $20 is only $0.70. Even on low-selling items (or especially on low-selling items), Etsy is much less expensive than eBay.
2. So say you owe $5 in Final Value fees to eBay which you will pay from your $75 sale. You can't just pay the $5 directly from that sale - it goes to Paypal first. And Paypal takes 2.9% of those $5 just like they take 2.9% of the other $70. So you're basically paying Paypal fees on your eBay fees. This is kind of like being taxed twice. Really annoying.
3. Ebay charges you a minimum of $0.35 to list an item (unless it's media) and if you want to list anything above $10, it goes up to $0.55. If it's above $25, you'll pay $1.00. You could start your item at $9.99 to save on listing fees, but there's no guarantee that you'll get the $35 you want.
The list goes on, but I'm annoyed enough already. The only good thing about eBay is the fact that more people use it so you can (MAYBE, if you're lucky) get more for your item. And that you can sell non-old stuff on it.