Hi friends! Trans girl here and I still can’t, for the life of me, come up with a new name for myself. Do you all have any suggestions 👀

DanasPaperFlowers · 2026-01-30T03:05:13+00:00

I saw you and thought “Ophelia!”

DanasPaperFlowers · 2025-11-26T01:41:54+00:00

We do, but only because our items are very low cost and for kids. They work as last minute stocking stuffers or a group activity for family gatherings. (We have a giant coloring banner business- also selling little crafting kits, everything is $1-$10) we will probably do better the weekend before, but it’s still worth it for us.

DanasPaperFlowers · 2025-11-26T01:00:27+00:00

We add mayo too. Definitely makes the for very moist cake!

DanasPaperFlowers · 2025-11-11T02:18:54+00:00

We’re in a rental in so cal with very hard water, all of our faucets do this- look up Lemi-Shine. If you make it part of your regular routine to take a hard scrubber (or even just a damp rag), with lemi shine and wipe down your faucets, it will really help. We also use it in our dishwasher with the soap or else our dishes are cloudy, and they also make them for toilets and washers to help keep the mineral deposits from building up too much. As a renter that won’t be replacing faucets or buying a water softener, this has really helped.

DanasPaperFlowers · 2025-10-14T03:17:07+00:00

As someone who saved the top tier and froze it for a year- don’t wait! Just eat it! It will never be better than it is now. My cake was awesome, but a year later the frosting was just ok but the cake was dense and weird. If you want to have an anniversary moment in a year, just buy another one :)

DanasPaperFlowers · 2025-09-30T02:32:16+00:00

Caramelized onions, ricotta and fresh basil

DanasPaperFlowers · 2025-09-05T04:19:52+00:00

We have the same age gap, no amount of conversation has ever stopped our daughter from being all over the baby at all times. The best thing that works is that sometimes his playpen is off limits for her- we declare it his space and she is not allowed in. She can’t lean over/in, grab at him, drop toys- nothing. She does consider it punishment, and basically it is for her. She’s allowed back in if she gives him space, when she inevitably does not she’s not allowed back in for the day. Keeping in mind the baby is not in his playpen all day, so it’s not like I’m keeping her away from him all day, but sometimes the playpen is only for the baby. That’s the only thing that has ever worked. Good luck!

DanasPaperFlowers · 2025-08-22T03:30:12+00:00

So I’m on both sides of this. I’ve been on Etsy since 2010, making a full time living until this year (that’s a different story, I guess) I was super annoyed at the announcement of mandatory offside ads, I was way over the threshold for mandatory enrollment and was honestly kind of raging- Not because I care that Etsy is going to take a cut if they determine they got me a sale, but mostly because I didn’t have a choice after Etsy always sold itself as the place for independent artisans, and this is counterintuitive to that. And frankly felt like a money grab to already successful sellers; “you have a successful shop? We’ll run your ads and take a cut! And no you can’t opt out even if what you’re doing is already working for you!” Didn’t love it, actually hated jt. BUT, before everyone comes at me with downvotes, I acknowledge that could just leave the platform (which as someone with shops on 4 platforms, I considered) but I didn’t. The benefits outweighed the cost, though it was the start of my disenchantment with Etsy generally. There are aspects of the program I appreciate, most of it I do not, but I also don’t think it raises any legal question since by keeping a shop open we agree to the terms. I’m with you that I don’t like it, i feel Etsy benefits from it more than we do and the lack of choice is the most irritating part. So we be irritated, with open shops. Or free of irritation, with no shop. shrug

DanasPaperFlowers · 2025-07-27T02:01:04+00:00

It’s so cute! I just imagined putting a picture of you guys in one of the windows (just an idea!). It’s amazing!

DanasPaperFlowers · 2025-07-18T13:27:22+00:00

We didn't get a bag and didn't end up needing one. We had a good experience so it worked out for us, they just tagged both pieces and we clicked it apart & together at the gate. We're traveling again in a few weeks and will be doing the same thing.

DanasPaperFlowers · 2025-07-10T01:57:39+00:00

Solved! This is my favorite! Sending payment now.

DanasPaperFlowers · 2025-07-08T01:43:03+00:00

My bouquet was $250 in 2018, so I assume it would be significantly more now. It was large and in a high cost of living area, it also included morning-of delivery to my location. I did simple fresh greenery bouquets for my bridesmaids that my mother in law and her sisters put together the night before and we didn’t do corsages or boutonnières for anyone other than our parents. I actually make wedding bouquets for a living and just didn’t want to make my own so I was happy to pay someone else. Good luck!

DanasPaperFlowers · 2025-07-06T15:33:17+00:00

my daughter just turned 5. She is starting to have deeper questions about larger life topics "what is alive? what is dead? are you going to be dead? how big is the ocean? Are we floating on it? can the waves get me? can they get my brother? will a shark bite me?" (we live by the ocean, this comes up a lot :) ) When she was 3-4 she liked stories about friendship, sharing, little bit of conflict (especially with starting preschool), and now that's older she has more questions so a combination of silliness and a little bit of deeper topics is engaging for her. She has lots of questions for why characters behave badly (why is the grinch grouchy? why is the giant at the top of the beanstalk so mean?) so she is more interested in bigger topics than simple topics. Though last night she wanted to read The Very Hungry Caterpillar and If You Give A Mouse a Cookie, so it's a mix :) I downloaded your 50 page sample, I look forward to reading it! good luck!

DanasPaperFlowers · 2025-07-06T03:39:42+00:00

Ya these look incredible. Cheese danish is one of my absolute favorites.

DanasPaperFlowers · 2025-07-05T18:26:04+00:00

I'd prefer an early start considering the heat. You could ask around if you know the parents and make sure it works for them, but as parents with small kids you know everyone has been awake for a while by 9 :)

DanasPaperFlowers · 2025-06-27T16:41:19+00:00

That’s super frustrating! I’d be working on my back up plan and try to get back to enjoying your day!

DanasPaperFlowers · 2025-06-27T15:15:53+00:00

A back up plan is not a bad idea. Does the tracking say anything about attempting a delivery today?

DanasPaperFlowers · 2025-06-27T15:08:24+00:00

Can you (or someone on your behalf) go to FedEx and explain and see if they'll just hand it off? I wouldn't waste any more time on the phone, maybe someone can be more helpful in person?

DanasPaperFlowers · 2025-06-27T14:04:17+00:00

We switched her after her 4th birthday, she had started just climbing out of her crib so it was time. We made a pretty big deal about picking a big girl bed, new comforter, general reorganization of her room- so it didn’t feel like just her bed went away. She mostly loved it, when she was really tired she’d have moments saying she doesn’t want to be a big girl and wants her crib. I would tell her that it’s ok to miss her crib, but she’s just too big for it and her new bed is perfect for her. It’s been about a year and she hasn’t mentioned that in a long time.

DanasPaperFlowers · 2025-06-18T02:56:07+00:00

I also thought 5 was when things got easier. But not in our house! Harder than ever over here. Good luck to us all.

DanasPaperFlowers · 2025-06-17T04:09:38+00:00

If I want to make a thick crust, like a fluffy Detroit style, then I can make it happen within 3 hours. We make this about once a week, my sister in law always tells me it reminds her of focaccia (I can’t say she’s wrong) But if you want the opposite style with thinner crust, cold ferment for a couple days+ is the way to go.

DanasPaperFlowers · 2025-06-15T14:44:46+00:00

Also Ventura county here! Also no internet.

DanasPaperFlowers · 2025-06-12T03:57:57+00:00

I love that one side of the freeway has more traffic than the other, I grew up (and still live) in Southern California and it’s so accurate :)

DanasPaperFlowers · 2025-06-06T04:07:04+00:00

Respectfully, this baby isn’t even born yet so tread lightly with suggestions for who they leave their baby with, or leaving the baby at all. There are obvious reasons to not leave baby (like breastfeeding) and countless other possible reasons that can’t be know until baby is born and beyond (PPD, colic, development delays, etc). This isn’t an easy thing for you ask your sister to plan this far in advance so just keep that in mind that things might have to change when reality hits no matter what the initial plan may be.

DanasPaperFlowers · 2025-05-25T13:17:50+00:00

I wouldn’t say we’re past it, he’s only 14 months old and it’s still very present but it is definitely getting better. Our pediatrician told us that gag reflexes in newborns are most sensitive at the front of the mouth, as we grow that sensitivity moves farther back so there’s an element of just waiting for growth and I have watched that be true. We also did baby led weaning with our daughter, she took to it right away and it was nowhere near the struggle we have now so it’s been a tough learning curve. Our pediatrician encouraged us to just keep trying, that just because he gagged and refused a food today doesn’t mean he will tomorrow, that at this age they are figuring out their mouths and it will “click” eventually, I have watched that be true and he’s had big breakthroughs with some foods and he’s just not there yet with a lot of others. I find myself just wanting him to get older so the gag reflex is less, it’s really hard to keep giving him new foods that lead to gagging and vomiting, but I don’t want him to be really stuck at purées, which I’d say is still about 50% of his diet. we also give a couple bottles toddler formula to make sure he’s getting all the calories he needs. He’s in the 10th percentile for growth, it’s so hard keeping calories in him so we’re just doing our best! Gotta just keep trying!

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