July 10, 2009
Summer laziness has set in, but loafing around the house does also lead to cleaning and sorting through old stuff. While tidying my room, I rediscovered a few of the dresses I’d sewn over the past year and I’d thought I maybe share three of them for fun.
note: they’re all in need of an ironing– they’d been scrunched up inside a bag for a while… 
They were all pretty easy projects– unfortunately, I do not possess the skills or patience (yet!) to attempt really complicated, structured pieces. The good thing about these kinds of patterns, though, is that they’re super comfy. (As you probably can see, I’m a fan of belts.) Hopefully, when I head off to art school next year, I’ll be able to learn more advanced techniques.
1. I recycled an old long prairie skirt that I really liked when I was twelve… I constructed the top part from scratch and joined the two. This is a really easy project– try it!
2. Used a Built by Wendy pattern, added a pocket, buttons. Kind of folky.
3. The colour’s a little off in this photo– it’s actually a really bright hot pink. It has a bubble elastic hem, side insets for extra poof, and I made the braided belt to go with it.
June 30, 2009
It’s been eons! While I’d like to say I’ve been super busy with stuff, the truth is I’ve been slacking off for the past few weeks. I had an exam and some grad events, but really, I’ve just been a lazy kid relishing the joyousness that is summer.
So… what have I been up to as of late?
Watching lots of How I Met Your Mother.
It’s been a while now, but I saw the movie Up and it was so sweet! I’ve always loved the idea of balloons carrying people away, as evidenced by some art pieces I’ve done in the past.
I painted my ukulele! It is now quite badass, for a folky little instrument. I love it to pieces.
And speaking of painting, here’s a peek at something random I’ve been working on recently… I don’t do enough with acrylics.
I’ve also been making more historical earrings for people and starting to think up a bunch of new sewing projects for the summer. I haven’t shared many of the clothes I’ve made over the year, mostly because I’m lazy/it can be hard to photograph. Happily, I am getting a new computer soon, which hopefully means that my Photoshop will run faster and I thus will be less afraid to upload and edit photos.
One of the larger distractions– I succumbed to MSN. After not having it forever, I gave in! It’s kind of sad how much I can account to chatting away… eh…
May 19, 2009
To fellow Canadians, hope you had a nice long weekend!
For me, it was one of the most enjoyable weekends in a while. This might have had to do with…
-The end of AP exams!
-A mini camping trip with plenty of s’mores and ridiculous music
-The new Star Trek movie – WOOT
- A Nutella crêpe lunch
Okay, I’m going to stop before I post ten thousand pictures of food. But yeah, with the weather getting just that smidgen sunnier and my homework getting shoved aside, I can practically smell summer now. Only three more weeks until I graduate from high school– pretty crazy!
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