HaaaaaaaaaCHOOOOOOO!

The wools I got from Georgia Landau have been sitting in dusty bags for untold years, so they have dust on them, as well as a musty smell. I have removed them from the bags I bought them in, but I still want to wash them before use. After some online research, I have decided that a quick dunk and swish in hot water with dish soap would be most effective, followed by drying on my drying rack.

Also in doll-related news, I discovered that I can hasten the 24-hour curing time of Aves Apoxie Sculpt by sticking my items in the oven on 200 degrees for, say, 15 minutes!

Even more improved Megan

Dissatisfied with the heavy black outline on Megan's lips, I attempted to soften it by going over it and her lips with neon purple paint. Success!

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Cruel dad wants to burn daughter's gift-from-mom blankie.

In today's Dear Prudence, a letter writer wonders how to deal with her husband, who cannot handle the fact that one of his kids is really attached to her transitional object. He has even confiscated it from her!

Great move, genius. Now you have a crying kid who worries that her blankie is gonna die, and it's all because you're a miserable, insecure control freak at best and an abusive asshole at worst.

Try developing a functional sense of empathy, and give the kid back her blankie! This could end up being one of those memorable experiences that she'll always, on some level, feel upset about. I'm not sure you can comprehend, though, how you may have justifiably earned your child's lifelong mistrust and hostility because your head is jammed way too far up your own rectum for you to see anything but your own navel.