I’m making a change, at least for now. I won’t be blogging on here but rather using Tumblr instead. You can find me here: La Vie Boheme.
In the last little while I’ve downloaded/saved lots of tutorials on various forms of crafty things, mainly to do with jewellery making. Last night I made my first glass tile pendants. I really need to get some chains for them and remember these are the very first ones I’ve done. I’m most fond of the one on the right.
I also completed this little box wallet, another fabulous Keyka Lou pattern, the other day. It’s meant to be mailed to someone I just haven’t had the chance to get to the post office yet.
I sewed the lining too small so I have to redo it. Oops. Here’s a photo of my current project. One of, I guess I should say, since I have more than one thing on the go:
I also got a pattern in the mail for a tunic. Will I make the leap and attempt to sew clothes? I told my mother and she said “Your grandmother used to make clothes.” I looked at her and said, “So did you. You made those dresses.” She looked surprised and said, “You’re right and I made that coat!” She had completely forgotten. She says she never sewed like I do but that’s not true, we still have the dresses she made, at least some of them, and the coat.
Here are some photographs that I took of Krista. In the first she’s wearing the coat my mother sewed herself. In the second, she’s wearing one of the dresses my mother made. Also her bracelet was made by my great aunt.
* Photography is copyright to me, please don’t steal.
I buy a lot of my fabric from sellers on Etsy. While I enjoy visits to the local fabric store, the cool fabrics just aren’t there. I know some people are really into the whole upcycling thing. I am not. Firstly, I can’t go into second hand clothing stores. Within 5 minutes I’m having an asthma attack. Secondly, it grosses me out. I just cannot get passed how disgusting and dirty I feel after being in there. Chalk that one up to Jew neurosis, I guess. I don’t want to make things out of clothes strangers wore and I certainly wouldn’t ever want it on my child or make something to sell or give out of something that someone else wore. My family has been environmental and recycled before most of the world knew the world so you’ll have to forgive me if old worn gross smelly clothes don’t make it into my fabric stash. (No offense to those who use it, truly, it’s a hangup for me!)
Anyway, these arrived in the mail the other day. I bought them from one of my favourite Etsy sellers, bytinster. She’s a doll and ships so fast, her stuff often arrives before stuff being shipped within North America. Packages of fabric always make my day a little brighter.
I found these books in the house. I haven’t had much chance to give them more than a quick once over. They seem like they may be interesting.
I’m anxious to set up my sewing area. I haven’t had the time to do much lately but I’ll be very happy once I have a dedicated sewing space. I may try to post more on the content of the books at a later day. Right now I need to concentrate on finishing up a paper for class and the million other things that are going on.
