Kate Reeve from Waitsburg, Washington

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U.B.M. (ugly bagamuffin mojo)

Snorrel under the Scottsbroom bush
Rip van oleman dreampt colorful longly
       of the one true differing gift to give --
       aha -- a bagamuffin for his frumpy lady!

It was brightly raggedy and heavily beady,
Silken lining mirrored in holes from insideout,
       it had frilly long fringes and was        handy.
       Behind it, it left a long trail of stuff.

That shadow-like kept falling from it: silky wisps       lints
seedy beads        shell chips and glitter        feathery hurls --
       It made itself ever-changey
       and evolving thus she ever grew.

                     -- Love, Rip

Oh dearly Rip how possibly to thank you?
(slipping it over and under and all the way around her)
       exclaiming, "How bawdy tacky and gaudy
       it just wants to conform to my body!"

The wispy and whimsy, pieces getting lost in the windy
just suits me nightly or daily with blue jeans
       or pageantry raiment and rubies.
       It leaves such a trail you'll NEVER lose me!

                     -- Love, kate

Ingredients:
o Silk Boucle with goat, Lopi, Mohair, wool, cotton, synthetic glitz. Silk lined.
o Peacock hurls, molted duck and chicken feathers. 1 possible dragon feather.
o Leather details - flap, lacing, fringes.
o Beads: seed 13/0 to 3/0, "Ugly" beads by kate, fiber, glass, wood, plastic, rock nuggets, shells, pc claws by kate.
o Etc: nail glitter, ugly-ified shells, 1mm synthetic cord, stringth, Nymo D, sewing and tent threads.
o SALTED with synthetic gauds, PEPPERED with plastic pontifications.

Attached to the piece was this WARNING!
"A few parts may escape. They are not
necessary to the integrity of the
primary construction or
embellishment, but intended only for
ANIMATION,
and to make an ugly mess"

Hogo

Operating Manual, p. 2