u/GlitterLavaLamp — reddlx

Asian clothing designers with Chinese (or any Asian) motifs?

Are there any mid-range Asian designers that are doing clothes with Asian motifs? I want beautiful koi fish, cranes and herons, dragons. I also would love silk or natural fibers.

I don’t want a kimono. I want a beautiful silk camisole with koi fish swimming along. Or a silk jacket with herons on the sleeves or something like that.

OR even just who is your favorite Asian clothing or jewelry designers?

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u/GlitterLavaLamp — 2 days ago

▲ 9 r/ThriftStoreHauls

Two thrift stores and one consignment shop

I had a greatttttt shopping day. A planter, glazed bowl, speckled bowl, a huge keffiyeh (free Palestine), Le Creuset jug, three things of bias tape, a metal business card holder, a ceramic little trinket dish, a little wooden model ship, wooden people toys, stickers, two coloring books, a few yards of cotton poplin, and a huge blanket. Everything was between $0.99 and $5. Then at the consignment shop I got a NWT linen Boden dress ($38) and a linen J Crew tank ($17). I’m so pumped. Also featuring my thrifted (rescue) dog.

u/GlitterLavaLamp — 7 days ago

▲ 3 r/birdwatching+1 crossposts

Baby birds hatched two days ago, and are now missing

This nest of babies has been on my front door wreath, and they hatched two days ago. Now…. The nest is empty. What could have happened? It’s too high for a snake, and I feel like a hawk wouldn’t come this close to the house.

u/GlitterLavaLamp — 9 days ago

▲ 7 r/sewing

Trying to recreate these straps- suggestions for the flowers?

I’m trying to recreate these straps on a dress I already own- any suggestions for how to make the flowers that I can thread onto string, along with beads? I’m picturing cutting flowers from silk organza??? Mesh??? But I feel like the hole will be too big and it won’t stay put where I thread it onto the string.

Also…. Is this ugly?
I have a black dress I want to wear to a garden formal wedding so I want to add some sort of floral element to it, without permanently altering the dress

u/GlitterLavaLamp — 11 days ago

▲ 280 r/ThriftSavingsPlan

Just hit a quarter million

11 years in, 37 years old and currently a GS-13. Just hit a quarter million and I’m not sure of the math, but I think I’m on track for a decent retirement.

u/GlitterLavaLamp — 12 days ago

▲ 2 r/cycling

I don’t bike, but my best friend is a frequent city commuter biker. She also does fun trail rides occasionally too.

What’s a fun light or accessory I could get her for her birthday? Ideally $50 or less, but I could go slightly higher for something really cool. I don’t know anything about bike culture.

If it matters, the things I know about her bike accessories are that she has a saddle bag, and the last time I saw her bike a few months ago she had lights on her back wheel that were kind of dying. She loves cats and wine. 38 years old. Also her and her partner frequently bike together, and she loves ultimate frisbee.

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u/GlitterLavaLamp — 19 days ago