Midge Loves Dollies

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[mostlysignssomeportents]

Sculptor builds tiny, elaborate treehouses in house-plants

Jedediah Voltzby’s Somewhere Small sculpture series is composed of 25 tiny treehouses painstakingly built around houseplants, drawing on Voltzby’s extensive experience as a props-master for films.

Voltzby’s houses are made from wood, silk and other materials, with tiny gemstones and paintings hidden within. They’ll be displayed at LA’s Vigil Normal starting April 23.

https://boingboing.net/2016/05/30/sculptor-builds-tiny-elaborat.html

[maakomori]

[dwagunlily]

My whole family owns/operates/works in Chinese restaurants so lemme tell you: -We chop all our vegetables FRESH -We butcher our own chicken from whole chickens (we strip the breasts/tenders from the torso; we debone the thigh meat) -We use the bones to make chicken stock for our soups -We roast our own pork/ribs in an in-house smoker -We peel and devein all of our shrimp BY HAND (this is what i did as a kid) -We make our own dumplings/wontons/egg roll/spring rolls/breaded shrimp BY HAND (none of these are frozen) -We used to make our own dumpling dough from scratch, but it was a lot of work and we switched to premade but many other places still do this -All sauces and marinates are made by hand (no premade/store bought) -All gravy is made by hand from scratch -All soups are made from scratch -Egg Foo Young takes FOREVER TO MAKE (there are like 7 different steps and you can only make one order at a time) -An average take out restaurant has 3-6 employees (oftentimes family) -Most employees work 6 days a week/60-70 hours a week -Many employees live with their employers, sometimes very far away from their families (ie a father sending money back to his wife and kids in China) -Owners (such as my parents) usually work 7 days a week, 364 days a year (we close on thanksgiving) -Oftentimes kids will be helping out/hanging around bc they can’t afford childcare (I’ve been cashiering since i was 10) SO WITH ALL THIS IN MIND, it’s really hurtful when someone complains about our prices. Averaging $5-$10/person (which is FAST FOOD LEVEL PRICES), the food you get has fresh vegetables, fresh meat, no weird preservatives—all cooked to order. “HOW MUCH did you say this cost??? WHEEEEW!” “You’re taking all my money!” “(Asks for extra thing) Why does that cost extra?” “So what do i get for free for spending $20?” “How’s your pork made? It ain’t dog meat, is it?” —all hurtful things I’ve personally heard and had to grin and bear For some reason, it seems people don’t respect Chinese restaurants. You would never treat a Western-owned restaurant like this. Even places like PF Chang and Panda Express (who DO NOT use fresh ingredients) can overcharge out the wazoo but no one complains because they’re oftentimes being served by Western faces. It really hurts for people to act like my family’s hard work isn’t worth anything to them. Treat your locally owned business with respect. Treat your Chinese restaurants with respect. Really think about the food you’re getting and all the work that goes into it. Think of all the hard working people behind bringing you this meal you’re about to enjoy, a meal you didn’t have to prepare (this goes for fast food too). Above all else, TREAT OTHER HUMAN BEINGS WITH BASIC DIGNITY.

[littlelorrah]

This is all too real for me and absolutely spot on.

I worked for 5 years in a Chinese Restaurant owned by my best friend's sister and her husband and I have experienced all of those exact same things.

People constantly wanting prawn crackers for free that we still have to cook, they don't just come ready made! No money made to plough back into the business to pay off the prawn cracker order from the wholesaler and you can forget about wages too!

All ingredients are fresh, chopped that day, cooked, fried, sauteed, boiled, steamed. Pancake rolls are all homemade along with sweet and sour chicken/pork/king prawns. Duck is delivered whole, then inner organs removed and usually cooked for Chefs dinner, then it is spiced/flavoured and left to marinate before steaming and frying. Chefs begin work at 9am, have a break between 3pm and 4pm and then work again until 11.30pm and they all deserve to be paid a proper wage, not a wage they would receive back home, that is not fair.

People didn't believe me when I said we make everything. They were all like, "no tell me where to buy the sweet and sour sauce"........WE MAKE IT!!

And don't get me started on the dog meat jibes. I had no idea how many uneducated people wandered around through society until I worked here. I mean honestly, dog meat? It made me laugh that they constantly questioned where our meat was coming from, even though it was all totally fresh, delivered whole, prepared, flavoured, smoked, cooked on site and from local farms/producers but they never questioned their Tesco beef and then were outraged when traces of horse were found in it.....

[yldenfrei]

5th Atelier Tutorial: No-Pattern Circle Dress 

Here we go again! With summer almost upon us, I figured it’d be nice to share this simple mini-dress for something refreshing our dolls can slip into. ^_^

As usual, it’s probably too wordy for its own good, so please excuse me if things get confusing. ~_~

Happy sewing, everyone! ♥

[catfishy2u]

Reblog as reminder …

[azureandcopper]

Cute!!

[littlelorrah]

Great tutorial!

[harucasting]

Purple purple purple!🤗

[littlelorrah]

Does anyone know which skintone this is? I’m in love 💝

[harucasting]

Hey! Me!! I know! It’s just Cacao tan. 😆❤😉

[littlelorrah]

Haha, thank you Haru 😍 I didn't want to bother you by asking directly but I am very honoured that you personally answered my question! 😊💝

[harucasting]

Purple purple purple!🤗

[littlelorrah]

Does anyone know which skintone this is? I'm in love 💝

[harucasting]

Adori’s sister, Nanni. 😅😊

[littlelorrah]

I was so bummed when I missed out on the adori's before, I definitely don't want to let this one slip through the net! I'm going to watch harucasting's tumblr like a hawk waiting for the preorder, haha! 😍

[makeitpoppy]

[littlelorrah]

Watching television and I turn to find this one also staring intently watching with me! She must love Bad Girls too! 😂😂 #doll #bjd #bimong #bimongdandelion #watchingtv #badgirls #blackandwhite #beautiful #loveher

[littlelorrah]

So proud of myself with this face up!! I'm so happy, it couldn't have gone any better, just perfect 👌🏼 😍😍😍 #doll #bjd #bimong #bimongdandelion #faceup #art #proud #perfect #hardworkpaysoff #beautiful

[eucieandtheglitterettes-blog]

Hey there! Welcome to our blog, home of the punk rock girl band, Eucie and The Glitterettes!

Follow us to find out what we’re getting up to as we travel the world, living our dream (and of course to get all the latest news/gossip and to get the low-down on us girls!)

We hope to see you all soon!

Ciao for now! ✌🏻️✌🏼️✌🏾️

[littlelorrah]

The straps don't look too great, sewing them on was not as easy as I hoped it would be 😣 but it will do for now ^_^ #doll #bjd #fairyland #minifee #minifeeceline #minifeesoony #bimong #bimongdandelion #rucksacks #backpacks #cute #girls

[littlelorrah]

I got some little purses in the shape of rucksacks and sewed straps on so the girls could wear them :) #doll #bjd #fairyland #minifee #rucksacks #backpacks #cute

[littlelorrah]

Dinah and I are off on an adventure! #adventure #doll #bjd #fairyland #minifee #minifeeceline #train #journey #crosscountry #fun #dayoff

[littlelorrah]

New skirt and shoes for Dinah 😍😍😍 the shoes are the same as Esmeralda's purple ones, just in a coral colour :) the skirt I bought on Etsy from the very talented @tayma.leigh of inEssence Creations and I have to say, it is gorgeous! Beautiful fabric and fantastic quality, definitely worth the money, thank you so much Melissa! Now I just need to save up for a cute top to match 😊 #doll #bjd #fairyland #minifee #minifeeceline #inessencecreations #skirt #shoes #coral #wamami #etsy #ebay

[littlelorrah]

My new Bimong dandelion yet to have her face up. I'm not sure when she'll get it though since this is really a Christmas present! #bimong #dandelion #bjd #doll #korean #resindoll #asian #christmaspresent #excited

[littlelorrah]

I love dolly delivery day!! 😍😍😍 #newdoll #bimong #bjd #korean #resindoll #dandelion #asian #exciting

[littlelorrah]

All my little girls received new dresses today :) they make me so happy! 😍 #doll #makies #makiedoll #3dprinted #newclothes #dresses #girls #happy @officialmakies