poppyscarlet

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How to clean a quilt?

jillbeth @jillbeth (2705) • United States 26 Feb 07

I have a quilt my grandmother made that my dad recently gave to me. It is at least 30 years old and looks like it has never been cleaned. I hesitate to take it to the dry cleaners for fear it may "accidentally" come up missing! It...

cleaning quilts

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poppyscarlet What about hand washing the item just in water to get the surface dirt out? Or maybe just adda a little washing detergent if the obvious marks don't come out. With hand washing you'll have more control over the temperature of the water and the level of...

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What are your top 5 Lush products EVER?

hezoid @hezoid (2144) 21 Feb 07

Yes, you heard me right, i said EVER. That means including all those disconned items that you mourn the loss of. I want to know, out of all the Lush products you've ever tried, what are/were your most faveourite, for whatever...

discons

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patchouli

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poppyscarlet 1. Slammer - the perfect morning shower gel. I still have 3 big bottles in my stash - I am gradually using them. 2. More Than Mortal body scrub - pineapple and clay body scrub. The most amazing bio fresh product. 3. The Scicilian Ballistic - can you tell...

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What are you 5 least faveoruite Lush products EVER?

hezoid @hezoid (2144) 22 Feb 07

To balance my other discussion, i thought i'd see what kinds of products people don't like that Lush do. Here's mine: 1) Pied De Pepper foot cream - this stuff stinks, even more than Snake Oil! I can't stand the smell of this,...

body butter

body lotion

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poppyscarlet 1. I agree on the Dream Cream Lotion - I don't care goo it is for my skin - I can't have it on my skin without wretching. 2. Flying Fox aka Flying Vomit - this actually made me physically sick after the husband used it. 3. Karma anything - it's vile beyiond...

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Quilting Is A Family Tradition

villageanne @villageanne (8553) • United States 17 Feb 07

When I was a child, my mother taught me to sew. We did not have a sewing machine but that did not prevent us from sewing. We made alot of our own clothes out of feed sacks. We made quilts from clothes that wore out so bad that we...

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poppyscarlet I was taught english paper pecing my my grandmother when I was 7 years old. I adore the technique and still make all of my quilts from this method. My gran never finished a quilt but I have made lots of peices for my relatives - in fact I don't have a piece...

24 Feb 07

Fabric Stash

BlackBay @BlackBay (584) • Canada 21 Feb 07

How Big is your Fabric stash? LOL do you hide it from your Husband? I keep alot of fabric in Rubbermaid containers and when we moved last year my husband asked what was in these five very large containers and I said my Fabric,...

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poppyscarlet I have an embarrasingly large fabric stash, and I only collect certain fabrics. I have a large collection of food fabrics, flannel fabrics, judaic fabrics and sea-based fabric. I tend to collect for specific projects. And there is no such thing as too much...

24 Feb 07

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Scenic Quilts

eolande @eolande (34) • United States 22 Feb 07

I am just finishing a scenic quilt of Multnomah Falls here in Oregon and I love it. I have just gotten into this type of quilting and I think it's great. You can take any photo and make a quilt from it. Does anyone else do them?

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poppyscarlet No I don't - but your quilt is absolutuely beautiful. Are all the shapes used ones with straight lines? I'm looking to see if I could get the result using english paper piecing (and it only works well with straight lines).

24 Feb 07

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Oldest thing in your stash...

jx34me @jx34me (60) • United States 12 Feb 07

I just went over mine and guess what I found? PINEAPPLE GRUNT soap... I guess it's not super old - but its not a remade D/C so it must be old right? anyways ... what are some oldies in your stash (not from remakes!) ?

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poppyscarlet Well, I still have half a CTG Strawbery Bath bomb and the remnant of a pot of Vanillipedes foot cream. I hate to calculate how old they are. I have some very old BNever shower gel - the Lush stuff before they disconned it. It matures like fine wine.

13 Feb 07

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What discontinued product do you most mourn?

glowsinthedark @glowsinthedark (189) • United States 6 Feb 07

With it's regular purging what Lush product do you truly miss. For me it would have to be Absolution!! That was probably one of my favourite products ever and I'm so sad I have no more!! Also I wish I could try flying saucers or...

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poppyscarlet I really miss my Slammer shower gel, Pineapple Grunt Soap and More Than Mortal. Oh, and Breeze on Sea Air. I have a couple of 500ml bottles of Slammer left and I'm trying to ration it. My husband has a huge stash of World Peace, Uluru and BNever Shower...

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Have you purchased the first season of Monk?

Fishmomma @Fishmomma (11377) • United States 8 Feb 07

I recently purchased the first season that has four discs and its one of the best purchases I have made this year. The season was very short with only 12 episodes, but every episode is excellent. I'm thrilled with the special...

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poppyscarlet I have the DVD sets for Seasons 1 and 2 but I lent them to a friend who has been sick so I haven't had a chance to watch it. Are there any extras on it and are they any good?

9 Feb 07

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Item that is most worth the money?

YuhMin @YuhMin (63) • United States 8 Feb 07

So what do you think is the one item that is most worth your spending money at Lush? I know it might seem like a sort of vague question, but I mean what do you NOT feel guilty spending your hard-earned money on? For me, it's the...

lushcom

wwwlushcom

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poppyscarlet Another vote for the big bottles of showergel. I'm still using my stash of my beloved Slammer - it lasts so long and the scent lingers on the skin. I also like the Each Peach massage bar - I cut it up and use it as an Avobath scented bath melt.

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Post if you're on the Lush NA Forum!

LadyMagpie @LadyMagpie (236) • United States 5 Feb 07

I want to find the people who post on the Lush NA forum. Post here if you do, and what your user name is over there.

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poppyscarlet I'm libby29 on the NA Forum - *waves at fellow Lushies*

8 Feb 07

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cocktailing

btrouble @btrouble (73) • United States 2 Feb 07

i'm absolutely horrible at cocktailing lush products. i'm so afraid to waste my precious bombs and bbs, that i tend to use them on their own. if you cocktail, what is your favorite combination?

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poppyscarlet I'm useless at cocktailing but I do try and match the scents together - so if I'm having bath with Melting Marsmallow Moment I'll use Snow Fairy to wash with and then dust myself down with Candy Fluff. With an Avobath I might cut off a bit of an Each Peach...

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For Lush fans, Alternative uses for your Lush products.

glowsinthedark @glowsinthedark (189) • United States 2 Feb 07

I love finding new ways to use my bath stuff, it especially helps in justifying the cost to myself as I'm a full time student and it's really a huge splurge lol. Bath melts are great because they can be used as melts, massage...

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poppyscarlet I use my Daddyo Shampoo and American Cream Conditioner as bubble bath and shower gel. Both work brilliantly. It's amazing what you can discover after the great shower gel cull. I used to use my shower gels as shampoos so I started to experiment when they...

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Do you get overwhelmed with fabric?

myslewis @myslewis (286) • Australia 15 Jan 07

I went to a craft shop yesterday which was filled with fabrics of all sorts. Now I love fabric but after about 20 minutes of looking around I started to feel quite anxious because of the amount of choice. I ended up leaving there...

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patchwork

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poppyscarlet I live in the UK so when I go to a quilt store I don't get overwhelmed as they are much smaller than in NA and the fabric is at keast double the price that it is in the US. However, when in NA I feel spoilt for choice. The range and variety is incredible....

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The Eyre Affair

shaz6611 @shaz6611 (951) • Australia 15 Jan 07

Hi Guys, I was just wondering if anyone out there has read the eyre affair. It's not a very widely known book but I would compare it and the rest in the series to Harry Potter....Its like the adult version. I suggest it to...

the eyre affair

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poppyscarlet I adore Jasper Fforde's work. The Eyre Affair is so funny and smart. Have any of you read any more of the series? His website is as funny and clever as his books - check out www.jasperfforde.com out.

4 Feb 07

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Lush products

draconess @draconess (650) • Canada 2 Feb 07

So what are your favorite lush products, the absolute must-have-at-all-times? My daily routine includes angels on bare skin, tea tree toner, and cosmetic lad, but I also couldn't bear not having my Merry xmas massage bars! It's my...

favorite products

lush

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poppyscarlet I'm using mush less Lush than before due to the constant discontinuation of things I love (Breeze on Sea Air, Arabian Brights). I still continue to buy Avobaths, MMMs, Ne Worry Pas, Daddyo and American Cream. I stock up on Creamy Candy Melts when I am in the...

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how long have you had your current email account for??

Sasselle @Sasselle (698) • Australia 3 Feb 07

After reading a zillion and one posts here on mylot about which free email provider was the best ... I was curious ... How long have you had your main/primary email address that you use at the moment? Have you had it for years...

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poppyscarlet I've had my yahoo.com account for over 9 years now. I use it for everything that doesn't go through my work email. Yahoo is simple to use, has a large amount of storage and the spam filters are great.

3 Feb 07

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