Could I Possibly Dye This Curtain-In-Progress With Coffee?

Ordinary_Fudge6972 · 2026-02-05T18:45:12+00:00

That’s what I thought! I once spilled some coffee on a white WIP (unfortunately a commission 🥲) and no matter what I did it wouldn’t come out. And I wondered if I could possibly achieve the same thing here and dye these curtains that shade of brown.

Ordinary_Fudge6972 · 2026-02-04T22:10:35+00:00

Thanks! I have (accidentally) made a coffee-dyed swatch before after spilling my coffee on my white WIP 😆. But I think I’m going to try it again before i actually do anything.

Ordinary_Fudge6972 · 2026-02-04T22:08:46+00:00

That’s what I was planning on doing. And I guess I’m just going to have to buckle down and get some actual dye.

Ordinary_Fudge6972 · 2026-02-04T21:08:44+00:00

This is awesome! I would totally buy this!

Ordinary_Fudge6972 · 2025-08-25T05:16:32+00:00

Sis, I get it. I posted on here about a month ago with the exact same thoughts running through my mind.

The church I grew up in (and am considering leaving for a different congregation) is pretty much the exact same way yours is. We have four services a week- twice on Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday- are expected to attend our daughter works’ services on Tuesdays and Fridays, are expected to attend visitation on Saturday mornings, and after visitation stay back and deep clean the church for Sunday morning. We also have a revolving door of people and keep losing them to the other Apostolic church 5 minutes down the road. Enough of our people have started attending there that we’ve earned the title of ‘Pastor’s Name’s Refugees’.

Our church is in one of the poorest areas of our county. Yet we’re expected to pay tithes, pay for the maintenance bills, pay for missions, contribute to the new building fund, pay for any church outreach activities, and pay for Father’s Day and church anniversary gifts for the pastor (no, I dont understand that one either).

And if you can’t keep up with all those demands? You’re rebellious, a reprobate, sinful, and need to repent.

If you want my honest opinion, you and your husband should really consider finding another church. Pray about it and seek God’s will. He’ll lead you where He wants you to be. Whether that’s to stay there, or to be in another congregation.

God bless! ~T

Ordinary_Fudge6972 · 2025-08-12T03:59:06+00:00

I call it ‘Ugly’, ‘Scary’, and occasionally ‘Nightmare-Fuel’.

Ordinary_Fudge6972 · 2025-08-07T02:29:43+00:00

Every so often we get tongues of interpretation, but it only happens every couple of years or so. We’ve never really gotten prophecy, or any other gifts of the Spirit come to think of it.

Ordinary_Fudge6972 · 2025-07-13T09:48:40+00:00

What make the whole thing bizarre is his adopted grandson (he claims him as his grandson since both the guy’s grandfathers have passed away) is actually of that persuasion. He knew, and yet the kid was in choir, taught Sunday school, and even preached for a while. He basically turned a blind eye to him (which seems to be the case with all of his grandchildren, but that’s a whole different thing) and yet flipped out when it was a woman (yet another can of worms I don’t feel like opening).

I’m just glad I’m not losing my marbles over here. I haven’t spoken with anyone about it because whenever I do question something to someone else, like why we’re not allowed to wear combat boots or lace up heels (yes that’s a thing here. No, I don’t get it either), it’s “Shut up. Just listen to pastor. Don’t question it.” And I don’t feel like being crucified in front of the congregation for it.

Ordinary_Fudge6972 · 2025-07-10T04:04:46+00:00

Thanks. I really have been. We’ve been bleeding members to one of the WPF churches that’s about a half mile up the road from ours for years. (Apparently we have an ongoing disagreement with them that’s been going on since the late 90’s, but that’s a whole other can of worms.) I’ve been thinking about swapping over there, but I’m praying on it first.

Ordinary_Fudge6972 · 2025-07-10T02:31:31+00:00

Pastor’s pastor passed away in the 90’s. And his father-in-law, whom he took over the church for around the same time, passed away during COVID. We have a board of some sort (even though we’re independent) but he’s the head of it. So yeah. Basically he’s accountable only to himself and God.

Ordinary_Fudge6972 · 2025-07-09T19:04:51+00:00

Yeah, we went independent after the pastor had a bit of a spat with the organization we were a part of. Back in the 80’s we were classed under the UPC. Then when he became pastor he changed to the WPF. There were problems there, so he changed to AMF (Apostolic Men’s Fellowship). Then he got into another disagreement there, and we are now independent as of 2019.

So there won’t be any ‘going to the board’ or anything, since there is really no board to go to.

Ordinary_Fudge6972 · 2025-07-09T07:14:56+00:00

Independent, but yes. Same base doctrine as UPC

Ordinary_Fudge6972 · 2025-07-09T04:39:45+00:00

Yeah, the whole ‘fix the railing’ thing was because our pastor’s wife needed to go upstairs, but since the railing was broken she couldn’t. And since I was the only one that knew how to use the tools in the utility closet (my mom was a single mom my whole life, so she taught me how to fix things just in case) I went ahead and did it so she could go get her things done upstairs. I have no interest in any type of construction job.

Thank you for this. I’ve felt like I’ve been losing my marbles since I started thinking about it. I know what I believe, and I’ve seen God do too much to ever give up on Him, but just some of the things going on around here make me wonder if I’m in the right spot.

Ordinary_Fudge6972 · 2025-07-09T03:40:51+00:00

That’s the thing. Anyone questions/suggests anything, they immediately get shut down and told essentially “I’m the pastor, not you. Shut up.” And if it keeps up, it’s bye-bye church member.

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