Lisa, what is up with the title of your blog? I am glad you asked that question, dear reader. The answer lies within my profile pic, a flashback to my 9 or 10-year old self. It was the late '70's, and my favorite TV show featured an Amazon Princess played by Ms. Lynda Carter. She was it, my idol, and looking back, not too shabby a role model to look up to in the Barbie Dream House era. My Dad jokingly dubbed her, "Wonder Boobies", which the young Me found very offensive. To me, she was more than just a skimpy costume. She represented independence, strength and power. And, she had that sweet invisible airplane! :) Of course, with the plane I always wondered if she really thought she was invisible, because we could always see her sitting in mid-air. Kind of defeats the purpose of the invisible plane, am I right?

As for my WW costume, well, that was custom-made for me by the incredible woman that my Dad was dating at the time. I thought it was the coolest thing ever, and wanted to wear it all the time! I was a bit pissed off that I had to wear red tights with it, however, because it didn't feel "authentic" to me! The woman who made my costume took me to a fabric store 45 minutes from our house, and let me help select the shiny gold fabric for the eagle on the costume and the tiara, and the shiny silver fabric for the stars and "silver" bracelets. That was a big deal, because at that time, not alot of attention was given to me by my parents, so for this woman to care enough to go to all this trouble to make something special for ME? Well, let's just say it is a treasured memory and leave it at that. I don't know what ever happened to that costume, and this photo is all I have left of it, but the memory is as vivid now as it ever was. And that, dear friends, is why I still have a Wonder Woman doll on a shelf (in the box, I don't actually play with it!) in my craft room, and why the title of my blog is devoted to that Amazon Princess that I will never be.....