Students turning old wedding dresses into infant burial gowns
18.05.12
The class is taking old wedding and formal dresses and turning them in to something very special.
Ashley Holt is making burial gowns for premature babies. The class makes them out of donated wedding dresses.
"I have made two a day. I come in here for two periods so I make one a period." Ashley paused her machine. "We started out all making a dress but we figured out it's faster if we do it like an assembly line. Some make dresses, some make hats, some make blankets."
Tracey Haas who teaches the class said a few dresses had been donated by individuals. One coming as far away as Mammoth Spring. Haas said, "Then I got this e-mail." It was from a man who ran a consignment shop and had a few dresses to donate.
Haas, "He wasn't having very much luck selling the dresses and asked us if we would like them. I thought he meant 4 or 5 dresses. He brought us 31 wedding gowns."
Junior Miranda Denton showed me a dress in a gold box. "A lady gave us this dress, it hadn't hardly been out of it's box in 50 years."
Source: KSLA-TV
Students turning old wedding dresses into infant burial gowns
18.05.12
The class is taking old wedding and formal dresses and turning them in to something very special.
Ashley Holt is making burial gowns for premature babies. The class makes them out of donated wedding dresses.
"I have made two a day. I come in here for two periods so I make one a period." Ashley paused her machine. "We started out all making a dress but we figured out it's faster if we do it like an assembly line. Some make dresses, some make hats, some make blankets."
Tracey Haas who teaches the class said a few dresses had been donated by individuals. One coming as far away as Mammoth Spring. Haas said, "Then I got this e-mail." It was from a man who ran a consignment shop and had a few dresses to donate.
Haas, "He wasn't having very much luck selling the dresses and asked us if we would like them. I thought he meant 4 or 5 dresses. He brought us 31 wedding gowns."
Junior Miranda Denton showed me a dress in a gold box. "A lady gave us this dress, it hadn't hardly been out of it's box in 50 years."
Source: WAVE
The Top 11 Tips for Conquering The Swap Meet. A South Side Exclusive!
18.05.12
The South Side shopping staple has always been the Swap-O-Rama . Where else can a shopper buy dog food, a wedding dress, get family photos and a haircut all for a killer price? I grew up going to the Swap as it is so affectionately called by many a Southsider. As a kid, I got school shoes, winter coats and school supplies there. As an adult, I got a tattoo (don't ask), household cleaners, diapers and tires. I have 30 years of Swap shopping under my belt so you could say I am the go-to expert on these things. I see you are itching to go..but slow down. Before you take the plunge deep into the realm of bargain shopping, you need to be prepared. I've decided to take you under my wing to give you the low-down on surviving this task of bargain hunting. This is an exclusive list!
11. Parking is a BEAST!
Get there early if you want to get a primo parking spot. Creating a parking spot is not permitted. The owners of this place will have you towed quicker than the blink of an eye. Imagine coming outside with bags full of deals trying to remember where you parked. After a few thousand attempts at hitting your alarm to see if your car chirps back, you realize that you will be at the bus stop heading to Rokaitis to free your car from car jail. Avoid the embarrassment and the $175 fee by parking in the lines and in a valid parking spot. To drive the point home, I saw a Camry being towed with the driver inside..can they do that legally? I don't know and I don't want to find out. Neither should you.
Source: ChicagoNow (blog)