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Pimento cheese and ham biscuts (blog entry) Raleigh Creative Costumes closes tomorrow. After 32 years in business it only took one person to close us down. I am angry. I will be honest. The shop has been a part of my family for 32 years. When I was talking to Doug Haas, the owner, on S... read more
blog entry posted Mon, July 30, 2007 - 4:24 PM permalink - 0 comments
Dresses and taxes--shopping for vintage clothes at home and abroad (blog entry) Two things are inevitable in life for all people. For me, one of them is shopping in vintage and thrift stores. I am looking for clothes not just for me to wear, but to add to my stock of vintage items to use for shows and study. I look for vin... read more
blog entry posted Thu, July 5, 2007 - 4:56 AM permalink - 0 comments
The process of creating a costume (blog entry) How a costume is created.

I am occasionally asked what goes into creating costumes for a production, be it an opera, straight play, etc…. I am always glad to educate people in the way of my world. I worked with one company that actually appea... read more
blog entry posted Sun, June 24, 2007 - 5:54 PM permalink - 0 comments
The Thing. (blog entry) The Thing:

Please note that anything I say in this post are my opinions, my thoughts, my feelings and mine alone. They in no way represent the thoughts, etc… of anyone else involved in the production of “Strange Fruit” Memorial Hall at UNC, or... read more
blog entry posted Wed, June 13, 2007 - 7:45 AM permalink - 0 comments
Load in at Memorial Hall. (blog entry) To quote a “Dilbert” cartoon: the employee of the week award goes to Alice for boldly trying the door knob.” Thank heavens for my friends and especially for my friend Stephanie. Without them I would be nothing.

I started the load in process ... read more
blog entry posted Tue, June 5, 2007 - 7:35 AM permalink - 0 comments