Less than a week til Tulsa! I'm not scheduled to work next Wednesday, which means Calder and I will be able to leave a bit earlier than originally planned. Roaaaddd tripppp ( Read more... )

I spent over half of today making the ruffle to go around the hem of my dress. Before gathering it was about 21 feet long...and I had to add another panel ( Read more... )

Here's the dress I've been working on...the bottom of the skirt isn't hemmed, because it's probably going to have a ruffle added. I'm also going to add embellishments to the bodice, so this is still pretty "unfinished" as far as being a lolita dress goes, but at least the dress itself is all sewn! It'll also look much better with a petticoat... ( Read more... )

Making my first lolita dress has been a steady process so far, with no particularly difficult/frustrating parts. It definitely helps that James's vintage Singer machine and I get along, since sewing machines and I have a strained history ( Read more... )

I got some Maybelline Lash Stiletto mascara today, to see if it works as well as the commercial claims. The answer? Hell fucking yes! This stuff is amazing. My lashes almost reach my eyebrows, and that's BEFORE curling ( Read more... )

http://lookbook.nu/look/116304-Brown-Bear-Brown-Bear-what-do-you-see

I thought this outfit would be a dud, but...it seems I should never underestimate the power of SHOES!

Especially shoes that I spent ENTIRELY too much money on, hyuk hyuk.

1. Their menus are glitchy, which is how I ended up with the wrong color shoe ( Read more... )

Still no confirmation email or response from customer service for my shoe order...but I do have a tracking number already. Huh. Well, they're on the ball with shipping anyway. I guess I'll return them for the right color when they arrive, although I'm pretty sure they're out of stock in my size, which is probably why I ended up accidentally ( Read more... )

So I ordered the shoes I wanted and realized immediately after hitting the "confirm order!" button that the wrong color was selected. ARGH! I KNOW I picked the right color, but the site's drop-down menus were kind of wonky...anyway, so I went to my email to get the order # so I could contact customer service, and...no confirmation email ( Read more... )

Dia went to fashion school. She is a special tart. I should've taken her suggestion ( Read more... )