When I wrote my last post, I totally failed to write about Tuesday, so here ( Read more... )

My Halloween costume! What do I doooooo ( Read more... )

After having spent the better part of three hours finishing my new curtains, I am about to attempt the herculean task of sorting and reorganisation of my fabric stash. It used to be stored according to my very scientific system: one drawer for silks, one for cute cotton prints, one for heavier fabrics, one for things I plan to use soon, oh hey I ( Read more... )

The Onion, never stop being awesome. Today's fit of giggles was brought to you by: Obama = Cactus! XDDD ( Read more... )

It's becoming clearer and clearer that I fail at remembering anniversaries, so this one is nearly a week late: last Monday marked the date that I'd been living in this apartment for two years ( Read more... )

Let me tell you a tale of long ago, a time when I sported a B cup. I bought one of those "invisible bra" thingies to wear under a backless dress, where you just tape the cups to your chest and there are no straps. The dress I was planning to wear them with never got made, and I never even took the thing out of the box, but I still have it, though ( Read more... )

Wow, I'd forgotten how small kids are. It's one thing to work with them each day and hold them; it's quite another to make dance costumes for them. So. Damn. Tiny. (We're having Culture Day on Friday, and as I'm in charge of the ballet troupe, I thought I'd make little vests for the boys and skirts for the girls. We're dancing to The ( Read more... )

Here's the dress I finished on my way to Korea. Seriously, I spent the train ride to Narita sewing the straps, and finished those and added a hook and eye at the gate while waiting to board the plane. I completed it about five minutes before my seat section was called ( Read more... )

[ETA: One more picture, which I forgot to include ( Read more... )

Today was productive beyond my wildest dreams. I sewed! I sewed some more! I completed a whole project! I got most of a new dress done! I even made small, pointless fruit! :D

Pictures tomorrow morning. Of the dresses, and also the fruit.