Modcloth Design Submitted

It's a very late post, my dearies, very late indeed.

I just want you to know that I have been slaving over a design for several days now and I've finally finished my favorite of the fifty sketches I've drawn. Not only did I finish, but I also submitted the design to a Modcloth contest and I'm very excited.

Now, I've only submitted one garment, but I feel pretty good about it! Check it out!

Other than that, I've been working on my cat's dress. It's nearly finished but needs to be altered because it's a tad loose on the poor girl.

Yes, it has lace on it. 

Yes, I feel a little bad about it.

No, I'm not going to stop.

I'll give her an extra pinch of catnip to make up for it, yeah? She's a champ.

This Friday, I'll be on a train heading for NYC with my sweet boyfriend. I'll be seeing friends, visiting stores, and eyes the fashion on the street. I do love fall, spring, and summer fashion a lot more than winter fashion (because I LOVE colors!) but I'm sure my eyes will have a great time!

I also will keep an eye open for Rilakuma and Molang merchandise. They are way cute!

Here are the clickies!

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Gotta Have a Goal!

I haven't had a chance to work on a lot of new projects this past week because I've been working a ton. I DID manage to make a butt load of extra cash and I'm pretty excited about that. Like I said before, I WANT  it!

I did manage to pop out a couple of Valentine's related bow ties. But I love hearts so that'll be a reoccurring theme regardless.

Also note worthy, my Valentine's dinosaur sold from Hedonist Artisan Chocolates! Here's a picture!
I REALLY have to make another one. On a side note, I think I have that same hair bow!

I'm going to make more things all next week because I just HAVE to. I feel it in my fingers, all tingly and such.

I also have to get better at keeping up with my day planner. I've got this reward system where, if I complete the tasks for that day, I get a cute sticker. But I haven't gotten any stickers for at least two weeks and I feel kinda crappy about that.

So here are some goals for next week.

Enter the Modcloth designer competition! The deadline is the 25th of February.
Finish all the bow ties I started (about ten.)
Make a pair of lolita bloomers/romper.
Start making either a shirt with sleeves or a pair of pants.

Poor Parsley, she'll have to wait on her pretty dress. I wanna add more ruffles anyway.
All right, self, let's make it happen! Pictures will be proof of my abilities to see things through!

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A little something about my personal life.
Justin made me a Valentine's card out of a train ticket to NYC. I will have to do something super super cool for him in return. Like make a French Maid costume or something!

We'll be there in March, ready to buy a whole lot in the fabric district. But if you know any place in particular I could go for wholesale bolts of fabric, LET ME KNOW! Oh man, I could use a lot of cool notions too!

See ya next Sunday, but maybe sooner!

What a Week!

My dearies, I'm tired.

I sold two bow ties and I'm quite thrilled. If you care to know, THESE TIES!

Also, I got added onto an Etsy treasury list! What?! Cool!

So, I didn't have very many day job hours these past few weeks. But then I got this fateful call this past Thursday from my boyfriend declaring that if I needed a few extra hours of work, I should come in to help the chocolate shop with a monumental order. So that's what I've been doing on top of my usual day job. It's a lot of work hours and I'm happy for the extra cash. Now I can buy ALL THE FABRIC!

Being a seamstress (or trying) is fun. But it can get expensive when you start out. Luckily, fabric, thread, and notions are usually the only things that need replacing. But those are also the cheaper of the necessary items needed to be a seamstress, besides the skills (which can be expensive if fashion school/sewing classes come in to play.)

I recently bought myself a rotary cutter but have yet to use it. So sharp. I only meant to buy white thread(because I was nearly out), and ended up with many things, including books!

I even replaced my missing seam ripper and could finally take this satiny pillow case apart and make these ADORABLE bloomers!

 I got too excited during the sewing process and forgot some very important rules. Pin you edges for neater bindings! (I bought very pretty pearlized heart straight pins too!) Luckily, I have a second pillow case! Great thrift store finds!

Here is a picture of a loose tank top design. Can you believe it was from the same pillow case? Now I can finally walk around my house lookin' like a sexy clown!

Also...
I'm making my cat a dress. That is all.

It is midnight and I will sleep forever. I love you all.
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Sweet Loafs!

So I've been making a few of these things I like to call Loafs, or Sugar Loafs. They're essentially cute beady eyed soft toys in snow suits. I really love making them and I designed it perfectly the first time through  it took a few faulty designs to finally make them just right.

I've discovered that cotton flannel is the perfect material for the body. It's soft and generally forgiving and hides the hand sewn portion really well. The eyes are 12mm eye beads I bought off Etsy and the face is a thin dotted cotton. It looks like they have freckles!

They come in three sizes so far. These sizes might change if I decide to make bigger or smaller ones.

Standard Sugar Loaf (The pink cupcake one and the big space suit one next to each other!)
Small Sugar Loaf (The space suit loaf hanging on the very edge!)
Mini Sugar Loaf (The one without a face yet!)

They're not listed on my Etsy yet, but they are for sale temporarily at Hedonist Artisan Chocolates in Rochester, NY. If you're local to that area, stop by and pick one up. Got cozy hearts there too! If you're not, unfortunately, they don't sell them online the way they sell their delicious chocolates. They'll be there until sold OR after Valentine's day.

I'm trying to find other days to post on my blog because I find it difficult to wait until Sunday for these things. I want to share everything right away! But I need to learn some disciple. Sundays will be a given, but I'll add another day. Just one. More pictures next time!

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I'd also like to say hello to +Malu! Hello~
Thank you for being my first follower!