I am playing catch up now that I have a functioning computer with a big monitor. I posted something on Storyville back in May but I neglected to post pictures of my finished project. I was able to reproduce an envelope chemise out of some cotton that I cut off a maxi length sundress…
I was reminded that I needed to post the rest of my burlesque tale after the most recent episode of Project Runway where Olivier asks what double D’s are. Seriously? I thought that all men, gay and straight knew what they the were. I see a lot of boobs. It’s part of the job description. …
This was my first time working with lace, but thanks to a pattern I had already tested, I got to wear this dress to Vintage Vivant last night. Technically the dress is vintage. I bought some lace curtains at Savers (Claire thinks that these came right out of the Fingerhut catalog. I bought them thinking…
I recently did an art piece for a “futuristic” fashion show at Plutopia. Children have access to a lot of dark things these days. We try to diversify their toys and shatter the Barbie doll image. At the end of the day, if you ask my friend’s three year old, she wants ballerina princesses in…
Here’s my new bathroom clock to match my shower curtain. Decoupage on cork with clockworks from the craft store. I also made a clock for the sewing room. I decoupaged an article from Craft Magazine…
It started with collectiveselection’s post on Boyant Spring Prints. I clicked on the link to Browns Fashion and found a dress made for M. It was the dress with the open back that would frame her tattoo. The Opening Ceremony Silk Dress. Then there was a mu’umu’u. “ Most people think that I started with an…
I decided to take the plunge and sign up for the Treasure City Fashion Show again. I acquired a“ sack of old house dresses from my co-worker (her chain smoking mother-in-law had recently passed away. I will explain about the cleaning process some other time. I sent out a message on FB to all of…
Some people have asked about the dress I wore for LBD2. It was made of some remnant polyester of unknown origin (in the very bottom of the stash pile). The design is semi-original. I restored a pattern of my mom’s and made it sleeveless in the process. Next time I will definitely make better fabric…
My Yenta gave me full creativity rights when it came to upcycling her t-shirt. I decided the shirt was too orange. Most of it had to go away. I kept the front part with the silk screening and appliqued it to the front. “ As much as I didn’t like the orange, I decided to use…
I figured I should give you the construction details before I hit the one year anniversary of LBD 2. I started out with watching the movie and taking a look at the dress that Andie drew. Then I drew my own version. I already had some fabric in mind. A co-worker gave me some embroidered…