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Fabric Stash Challenge: Burgundy Faux Snake Skin

It took way longer than I anticipated for me to get to the next fabric in the fabric stash challenge, but I got there and have made these shorts!

The pattern I used is McCall's pattern M7726 and, while it is a classic style, the pattern itself is not as straightforward as I thought it would be. I made some adjustments and I'll discuss that in a later post when I do a formal pattern review.

2/26/21 2/26/21

Sketching More to Make Good on My Yearly Goals

Finding time for sketching and doing just about any other project that takes concentration and time has been a bit of a bitch, but I think I’m onto something now.

1/26/21 1/26/21

Fighting Against Perfectionism or Why I Postponed Finishing My Bday Gown Until After My Birthday

Ivery much want to be good at everything I set out to do. I think most people do. That desire isn’t wrong or terribly unreasonable. But did you know that ability, time, unforeseen happenings, and being fallible — human— are all factors that affect outcome? I know that, yet sometimes I think I can overcome any challenge anyway. Insufferable, no?

1/18/21 1/18/21

My First DIY Sew-In Weave

I got myself a curved needle, hair weaving thread and net, a pack of hair, and a free evening. I cornrowed my hair and painstakingly sewed on the net. Old episodes of Girlfriends kept me company as I cussed and questioned if I should keep on, but I kept on.

1/15/21 1/15/21

Interior Design As Therapy

Let me take you back to the Winter of 2017. I was entering, what I wasn’t aware of at the time, a depressive episode. Nothing I did was getting me out of what I realized wasn’t just a momentary funk. After some conversation with my doctor, she said that I was showing signs of depression. She commended my efforts to stave off the effects but that maybe I needed to try something else.

1/13/21 1/13/21

Creative Goals for 2021

11/16/20 11/16/20

Unleashed At the Beauty Supply Store

Though my plans for my wardrobe have remained stagnant, my beauty routine however, has entered a new renaissance. In part due to the medical crises I had earlier this year and my mission of generally having more fun while I exist on this planet I began to reevaluate how I do everything.

9/19/20 9/19/20

Happy To Be Here

Now that things are somewhat stabilized for me I want to take baby steps with getting my blog and everything else in my life back on track. I plan to start regularly posting again in October.

4/1/20 4/1/20

Covid-19 Quarantine and Creative Goals

3/30/20 3/30/20

2020 Birthday Gown

2/14/20 2/14/20