I love a good Craiglist deal. Yes, these came from Craigslist. They didn’t start out looking this good. They retail at IKEA for $199 each. I took a chance on the ugly ones that someone was selling on Craigslist for $35 each. The price was good and the hydraulic lifts still worked. I brought them…
I’ve been working on this project for what seems like FOREVER. Seriously. It started out because I saw the Weekender pattern at remnants:fiber[culture] and Jessica offered to trade me the pattern for a sample out of shop fabric. I said sure. Then we chatted about me teaching a class on it later in the Summer….
Have you ever had a project haunt you? I did. It was this dress. It hung in the doorway at Amelia’s for a really long time. It was damaged, it had a 22 inch waist, but it had one or two good parties left in it. I knew that it was mine to restore if…
It’s that time of year where I take all my faded black clothes and add a little more color. In the past I would have tossed them in the washing machine with a bottle of RIT, but I’ve learned that dying in a front-loading washer can be tricky. The next best thing to the washing…
Every year I make a new jacket. This year I scored a great pattern and some unexpected fabric finds at Fabricker’s fabric swap and ended up with two jackets. Now most of you are probably thinking,”No way! I remember the lining, but that camel colored fabric wasn’t at the swap. Look in the upper…
So it’s been a while since I shared what I have been working on. May was all about wedding dresses and re-invintaging for a few stores. June was recovery from wedding dresses and helping out a few friends with their projects (solving the problems of others is often better than tackling one’s own). July was …
It took 2 years from this post to finish said capelet. Then another year to actually write about it. As previously mentioned… The plan was to cut up a charcoal grey, felted wool circle skirt and make a capelet. I had just enough for the body of the cape but not enough for a collar…
I am working with Ms. Do Right on a new outfit. She wanted a flamenco style skirt in a bright color to do a bull-fighter style striptease. “ I know I could have made a skirt but I didn’t have the time or energy. I added it to my thrifting list and went on with life. …
I have fond memories of the Highlights Magazine Hidden Pictures puzzles. When I was out shopping with my friend Kris she said that my brain is just wired to find the hidden objects. I see dresses inside dresses like some people can see dead people. Exhibit A Fugly cotton muumuu. The fabric was nice and…
Last post for the evening. So,Vintage Vivant was supposed to be on vacation for July. Then, out of the blue it was back on with a Love on the Left bank theme. I had no clue what I was going to wear. Then I decided to do what the French did best. Lacy underthings. I…