Today I'm spending the afternoon with 18 3rd graders.  At first glance that sounds horrible, but these are a particularly good group, so it's actually quite fun.

Then I've got a meeting with my artist co-ordinators for the Pageant.  We're exploring a new element of artistic performance this year, live painting.  I'm excited to see how that ( Read more... )

... but I'm so excited about it I just gotta spill the beans ( Read more... )

my foray into fashion.

On the 4th page you can ALMOST see what's in the jar around my neck... a sculpted clay foetus.
I decided that it wasn't gestating, it was lunch.

Oh, by the way, my second look (the blue dress on the 13th page) was one that I designed myself in 15 minutes out of three yards of blue sequined polyester, a feather boa and silver ( Read more... )

I got my hairs cut this afternoon.
While under the razor, my stylist commented that I had some blue in my hair.

I said, "Oh, that's probably paint from the 1st grade art class I subbed for this afternoon.  They were painting color wheels."

Upon closer inspection, I realized that it was actually my scalp, dyed blue, and it was leftover from my Robot ( Read more... )

One last push tonight, and then it's smooth sailing.

Whew.

Unless, of course, I put all this stuff on people and it looks like crap.

Add cuff and a button at the knees to 3 prs. pants for Andy, Neil
Add drop front buttons to Joel’s pants, then add cuff and knee button
Buttonholes and trim on Amber’s 2nd corset
Close seam on Amber’s Dead Look skirt
Purchase two sets of stays for Amber’s corsets
Find 4 prs. tights/socks for Andy, Neil, Joel
Find two shirts for Andy
Clean up lining of the ( Read more... )

I'm checking things off the list, slowly but surely ( Read more... )

Yesterday I stopped at Savers on my way home from work (Monday is Dollar Sale, you know ( Read more... )

So I started with this piece of crap 80's pant suit from Savers:


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Yesterday was very prolific.

I fitted Amber's corset, which needs to be taken in a little bit.  Went home and did that.
I spent the rest of my evening working on Zoe's Spencer Jacket, which is starting to look awesome.  I'll have before/after pictures soon.  Really, I'm just procrastinating on the men's clothes, because they're just not as much fun.

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