Archive for September 2010
Perfectly lonely.
Tonight my sister is leaving for a trip to Chicago. I’m super excited for her. I am also super excited for me. Right now the two of us are living in a 1 bedroom apartment. We created a studio type space out of the living room/dining room. So, we share the living room, but, mostly, it’s hers. I’m spoiled and have the bedroom. My sewing area is also in the living room. It’s pretty much the only place I ever want to be these days. But, I try really hard to respect her personal space and privacy while we are in this current living situation.
I will miss watching our favorite TV shows together and preparing meals together and whatnot, but, I cannot wait to have the place to myself to sew to my hearts delight whenever I want. I’m a night owl and that’s usually when I get my motivation, when she’s getting ready for bed.
I have some plans, a hair appointment and a baby shower that I am throwing for a friend on Sunday, but other than that I have plans to overhaul some dresses from my closet and possibly a few pieces of furniture, and then SEW Sew sew the rest of the time.
Should be a nice lonely weekend with my sewing machine, tea, and some good old movies on Netflix instant watch. I can’t wait.
But, I Love you, Sari!!!!
Chances are I’ll get too lonely and bombard my Brother’s house and his family at some point.
Asos wishlist.
Asos is one of my favorite shopping sites. But, they do not have a wishlist option (just a save for later option which saves the item on a list for 30 days). And, I LOVE to create wishlists on retail sites. It’s almost theraputic. Or, I’m just crazy.
Anyhow, while finding pieces I love, I realized I could just create my wishlist here! duh.
Dresses:
Perfect fall/winter dresses for tights!
1. ASOS Mesh Insert Pleat Detail Dress in navy.
2. ASOS Gathered Waistband Dress in pink.
3. ASOS Frill Bib Panelled Hem Dress in maroon.
4. ASOS Ruched Seam Detail Tea Dress in purple.
5. Vero Moda Gathered Front Zip Dress in mustard.
6. ASOS Cotton Crochet Shift Dress in khaki.
7. ASOS Fit and Flare Dress in mustard and in oxblood.
And the rest:
1.Mango Wool Mix Camel Full Skirt.
2. ASOS Safari Print Playsuit.
Okay, so apparently, I just really want a lot of dresses. I’ve actually been planning to purge a a lot from my closet that I don’t wear. Maybe I can make enough $$$ back to buy a couple of these….
iphone outfit post v2.
Here we are again. I know I will not be home early enough for decent photos since I started late-ish today. So, I thought I’d try this again. It was fun last time!
Purple loose tank: Nordstrom Rack
Men’s Hanes undershirt: Target
Black skinny jeans: Old Navy
Salt and Pepper cardigan: H&M
Black wedges: Sheikh shoes
Bracelet: Jewelry, Forever 21 and My Mom.
Goodbye sunlight.
Well, it’s getting darker earlier. As if I didn’t already have a problem getting home earlier enough. On the commute home it was sunset, and I thought I’d make it home in time for some nice shots. No such luck. I got home ran inside, met my sister ran back outside and the sky was a nice navy blue. Shoot. Oh well, next time , we try again.
I was pretty pleased with my outfit yesterday. Keeping with that boring comfort theme. But I threw some wedges in the mix. Lately, I have been wearing a lot of flats to work. I hate towering over people. But, these were fun to add in to the mix of an otherwise pajama lookin’ outfit.
Tan Wooden Wedges: H&M
Black cuffed trousers: Old Navy
Men’s Hanes Vneck: Target
Heather grey zip hoodie: Alternative Apparel
Denim jacket: Gap
Purse: Forever 21 (Wish I could replace this, I’ve really worn it out!)
I have one daytime shot. Taken with my iphone at lunch. I like the way my shoes an purse matched the leaves so I snapped a quickie!
I’m so ready for fall and all it’s rich colors.
“If the shoe fits, wear it”
As I stated previously, Friday night I went out for a night of dancing to celebrate Stephanie’s Birthday. For the most part I dressed casually. I am having body image issues and simpler feels to look better. But, I did break out my Sam Edelman wedges that I have worn only twice previously. They are like my babies. See an earlier post here, where I am pining for them. I have problem where I get certain items and I will stow them away for fear that if I wear them I will ruin them. I did this with my Christian Dior sunglasses that I purchased and wore very rarely for the first year (now I wear them regularly), among other items with similar unworn stories. I realize that the point on loving something is to get the use out if it. But, something holds me back. I’m working on it though. I think part of it, is I feel it will go to waste, and go unappreciated. This is why I want to work on documenting outfits. I feel like I’ll wear some of the great things hiding out if I know I can really show it off! Okay, enough of my silly ranting.
Here are my outfit details from Friday night:
Tank tops (2): Forever 21
Black cuffed fitted trousers: Old Navy
Sam Edelman studded wedges (in all their glory): Urban Outfitters.
It’s yo birthday, so I know you want to ride out.
On Friday night, I went out with some girlfriends to celebrate Stephanie’s birthday! Stephanie met up at the apartment with Sarah and I. We all got ready together before meeting up with a couple other girls downtown.
And, before we headed out we had a photo shoot. Of course.
Sari (rockin’ her sailor colors):
Steph (classic and cool):
We Love playing dress up.
Happy Birthday, Steph! Hope you had a blast.
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A little catch up, Part 2: Fancy wedding fashion skirt.
Project: Emily wants something specific to wear to a wedding.
My sister in law was in preparation to attend a wedding a while back. While I was over chillaxin with her on my lunch break one day (a regular happening), we sat together a sifted through various websites looking for dresses. I think I remember it was in the J. Crew wedding dress (you know, for the brides) section that she decided she wanted to wear a skirt. A layered, possibly tulle or chiffon, skirt with a kangaroo pocket. Somehow, I’m not sure of the details it was decided that it would be made! I had never sewn with chiffon before mind you, so I’m not sure WHAT I was thinking. But, off to the fabric store we went. and and picked her materials, and I headed home and got to work.
The ribbon and tulle pictured here didn’t actually make it into the finished product. But, as is the case with most projects that you are trying for the first time without a pattern, you learn, things get left behind, because sometimes, less is more. And that was the case here.
Here is has a layer, or 2 maybe, of tulle underneath the chiffon. It looked too boxy, so we ripped it out.
Here was the final and finished outfit she wore to the wedding. Skirt included:
She looked gorgeous. And I felt pretty amazing. Something about her wearing this to such a big event really made me feel great, very confidence boosting. I felt honored that she trusted me with such an important task.
The icing on the cake:
At the end of this project, my poor rickety, cheap-o sewing machine (I won’t even name it, I’m too embarassed) really started to act up. Thread jams every hour, on the hour, the bobbin thread would sew way too tight while the other was loose. It was just straight WACK! I knew my machine was special. And I had planned to invest in a new one. Well, Emily had a sewing machine from when her and I took a few Fashion design courses together YEARS ago and offered to let me use her machine for a bit until I do eventually find one that I am ready to take the plunge into (I’d really like to get something nice). Well, this beauty is the machine Emily sent me home with:
It is an Elna model #2110, and it works like a dream.
I LOVE this thing. I am so grateful to Emily for being so generous and letting me use it. This baby is a huge part of the reason I have been so happy and sewing as much as I have lately. My old machine slowed me down and stressed me out. I haven’t had the problem once with this one. THANK YOU, Emmie! But, you can have it back whenever you want 
of course.
A little catch up, part 1: Crib Organizer.
I thought I’d do a few quick posts showcasing a few other projects I have worked on in the past few months but haven’t really discussed here enough. I sort of took an unexpected hiatus from blogging. I just was having issues finding the time while working and hanging out with friends, and sewing.
So here a re a few projects I’ve worked on:
A crib organizer. My girlfriend Laura is expecting a new baby boy in November. Through out her baby shopping she came upon a crib organizer and asked if I’d make her one similar to it, but more suited to her crib bedding. So, we took a trip to the Super JoAnn’s. (It’s perfectly about halfway between her place and my place.) I’ve only ever gone there with her. It’s huge. She brought along pieces of her bedding and this was what came out!
I took these at her house last time I was there. I had been so anxious to see it set up with the crib and the bedding. The organizer is meant to store spare diapers and wipes to have nearby for quickie changes. It was super fun to make. This was really fun to put together, and also really easy. I love little projects my friends come to me with. It’s fun to try out things I wouldn’t come up with on my own, and attempt spread my skills out on different types of little projects.
“As a matter of fact, I rather feel like expressing myself now.”
My sister WAS going to join me for this outfit post, but she changed before I got home and just played photographer. So, hopefully tonight I can catch her before she changes. She always dresses nice. IT would be fun to document it.
This is my outfit from yesterday. Casual and comfortable. Usually what happens when I don’t pick out my clothes the night before. I wake up and just put on whatever will feel as close to pajamas as possible because I’m still half asleep. It’s not the best way to pick out clothes, and I usually regret it as soon as I leave the house and am fully awake. But, yesterday I didn’t regret it. I liked this look.
Something about the cropped jeans and flats with a button up collared shirt felt a little Audrey Hepburn, So I ended up throwing my hair up into a pony half way through the day.
Shirt: Derek Heart via Marshall’s
White men’s undershirt: Hanes via Target
Black Skinny jeans: Old Navy
Flats: Urban Outfitters
Clutch: Forever 21
Next time, I’ll do Audrey right with a black classic turtleneck and some oxfords or even loafers, perhaps.
“As a matter of fact, I rather feel like expressing myself now.”— Audrey Hepburn
