On Thursday, I got to Laura's crying in pain because somewhere on the Turnpike I suddenly had the incredible urge to use the bathroom. I made it, but it was the most physically excruciating hour of my life. :( I was also an hour and a half late getting there because people felt like being uncooperative douchebags. But whatever, I made it. Shortly ( Read more... )

So I thought making hand-bound eyelets would be a good idea and I was wrong. Being, though, that I can't find appropriately colored metal ones and that I want this fucking dress to remain as light and airy as possible, embroidery floss still seems the best route.

My awl is about a millimeter or two too small, though. A millimeter! It's the tiniest ( Read more... )

Which do you want first?

[Good news.]Top half of the dress is nearly done! Check it out, only the eyelets are left. The sleeves are accidentally a little too long; I'll shorten them later if I have time, but it's wearable for now.

[(Predictable) Bad news.]Rangers lost. They're down 3-2 to the Devils, so one more does it. Henrik's had two AWFUL games in a row, letting in a total of ( Read more... )

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Didn't start off that great, with Annie being four and waking me up earlier than I'd intended, and then I loafed around but ( Read more... )

Woke up after fourish hours of sleep, hit the snooze for the next hour (it's okay, I planned it that way). Got a coffee, went to the hair stylist, was out in less than two hours. Went to buy cards for my mom and aunts and grandmother for Mother's Day (and Gramma's birthday); there are no birthday cards in Spanish (for grandmothers), and ONE Mother' ( Read more... )

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Not only have I been pretty lazy, but I realize I need to get that modesty panel in the back of my dress, like, now. Only thing is I don't know exactly what I'm doing, so.... I don't know how it's supposed to be attached to the dress, so I looked up ways to turn a zipper-back into a corset-back, and apparently the modesty panel is only supposed to ( Read more... )

I finally worked on the bodice! \o/ Got the two layers and the sleeves attached and tomorrow I'mma try basting it to the skirt again to see how it's supposed to go. I think there's too much in the back and I'm going to have to halve it. And then, after I attach the sash, hopefully it's just trim and shit from there on out (I mean, that'll be its ( Read more... )