[gluelita]

mandi: j jill? ny & company?

[voodoo_princess]

http://www.ashleystewart.com/AS/

mandolyn - I know nothing about your size or style or where you are (this place may not be available to you) but I know I was having the same problem with the "teency-shrunken-cropped trendy" clothes and then I was thrilled to find this store at my local mall. At first glance I wasn't sure if they had the "type" of clothes I would wear and be happy with BUT let me tell you...... they have some really really classy things and if you mix and match your own look, you can come out with some awsome looks. I know it says plus-size but that doesn't mean all their clothes is super huge and yucky.... I just fell in love when I went in this store and I am the LAST person you'll catch in a MALL shopping for clothes. I HATE the mall and I hate clothes shopping because it is depressing for me, but this store just lit up my whole day when my friend dragged me in....... I felt so beautiful in the stuff I tried on.....
So, maybe this store is something that will work for you..... if not, good luck on your search!

[mandolyn]

isn't it almost time for the twice-yearly big ikea sale? wasn't the last one in november? or do they only do that once a year?

where can i find classic clothing that's trendier than lands end and eddie bauer (yawn!) but not as teency-shrunken-cropped trendy as gap, old navy, jcrew, banana republic or ann taylor? why is it so hard to find work clothes that are true-to-size? i just want a blazer and a sweater or two that cover my damn ass!

[pollystyrene]

Next time I have to go to the actual Ikea store, I'll look for something- they sell stuff in the store that they don't have online and vice-versa. I'll let you know. I feel a visit coming on in the next month or so! I'm sure there will be some cute summer-y thing from there that I'll have to get!

[mandolyn]

humanist, my pleasure. i live for finding shit on the internet!

thanks to brett, polly and vp for the help. i did find the hemming tape, but haven't had a chance to search for rit dye.

polly, i'm bummed. i'm looking for a freestanding bath cabinet too, and i assumed ikea would be the place to go. crap.

of course, in a perfect world, i'd be able to afford this. le sigh.

[humanist77]

hey thanks polly! that's almost exactly it-but it did actually say "i am the lorax, i speak for the trees" instead of "plant a truffula tree"-I'm sure it is made by the same company-I'll have to search for "Doe"'s other stuff. Thanks for finding that-and thanks mandolyn for looking!

[mirabella]

awesome, maxine. Thank you, they look like they will work. I'm going to look for them in a couple hours. I'll update soon.

[pollystyrene]

I'm looking for a cheap, but well-built free standing cabinet to put towels and sheets in. I found this one at Target. It's basically what I want, but it's only 12 inches deep. I'd like a little more room than that, but not for much more money. I've tried Ikea and The Container Store. Any ideas?

[maxine]

not sure if these work...(i saw them advertised on the view last week)...they are suppost to keep your heel in place
air plus

[mirabella]

Ok, I am not entirely sure what I am looking for, so bear with me here. I bought the cutest shoes in Dec. They are like espadrilles without the ankle ties. Well, because of having no ties they will not stay on. I have yet to wear them because they just flop off the back of my feet. Any suggestions? I am thinking that something may exist that is like a heel gripper, but may be wrong. Otherwise, maybe I'll just have to sew ribbons on them? Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

[voodoo_princess]

I've found RIT at Dollar General before....

[pollystyrene]

Yeah, i've always seen Rit Dye at regular grocery stores...maybe they don't have as much of a selection, but I couldn't say since I've never actually dyed anything (other than tie-dying but that was a long time ago).

[brett]

mandolyn-

sometimes wal-mart has rit dye in the laundry detergent aisle. or, you could try this.
http://www.ritdye.com/

hemming tape is also usually at wal-mart (the ones with a fabric section). barring that, joann's does have a website that you can buy stuff off of (i've gotten yarn there). or ac moore would probably carry it as well.

hth some.

[mandolyn]

omigod, that shirt is too fucking cute!

good for you, polly! i tried to do a search for it last night, and it kept coming up with hits but no good links ... wtF?

does anyone know where i can find:
- rit dye?
- hemming tape?

there isn't any joanne's nearby.
yes, i know, my non-craftyness is showing.

[pollystyrene]

Is this it, Humanist? There's some other ones on Delia's that are really cute and they're on sale!

[humanist77]

I've seen underwires at fabric stores like Joann's. Go to one of the superstores~

I saw this girl wearing an adorable Dr Seuss Lorax t-shirt recently. It was a small fitted t-shirt, sorta light gray, and there was black print all over the front and sleeves, of Dr Seuss trees-it was one large scene-and in the middle the Lorax was standing on a tree stump-and across the chest it says "I Am The Lorax, I Speak For The Trees". I tried looking everywhere online for it, on Ebay and I searched for it on Google. Unfortunately I didn't get the chance to ask her where she got it-but has anyone else seen one like this? Thanks for any info!

[voodoo_princess]

http://www.bramakers.com/bms_iguestbook.html

You can get underwires here, if you end up not finding a local store that carries them
Go to Our Products then Bra Hardware

[pollystyrene]

Does anyone know if you can buy replacement underwire for bras? I've tried looking at a couple of different fabric stores around me and they don't seem to have them. It seems like they have every other component- the hooks, the padding, but no underwire.

I have a few VS bras that are still in good shape, but the underwire got cracked. They're still sort of wearable, but they throw off the balance of my boobs or they poke me!

[miss_jane]

I don't know where cybercandy is, sorry!