Something Special.

Something life changing occurred today! I now possess a license to drive. I spent two hours at the MVA, but it was worth it.

I did a little solo driving (it was great) but once I got home and basked in my excitement, I did have a dress to sew. I just have the hem left now!

Real posts over the weekend, and I'll also be doing all my replying to comments then!

The Start.

I have my first fashion project of the year due on Friday. We dyed fabric in class and have to make something out of it. We didn't dye the fabric in class until Tuesday, and today we started planning our fashion show. Tomorrow we don't have school, which means I'll be devoting my day off to sewing. I tried to pick a simple pattern since I haven't sewn much since last school year. Hopefully all goes well and pictures will follow! Scratch that, hopefully I even finish!

Goes A Long Way.

I'm attempting to get to sleep early tonight, hopefully I haven't forgotten any important homework. I even managed to remember my blogging promise.

I decided a pretty picture would tide you over. Here is the rest of the editorial!

We Meet Again.

This is my first night of late night, procrastination induced homework since school has started. (Yes, even with the three day weekend.)

I'm currently working on making a plan for the fashion show in January. Everyone in the class has to create a sketch and a write up to go with it showing the theme they want. Most of the class has discussed the theme already though so it sounds like it'll end up being Paris themed. It probably wouldn't have been my first choice, but no doubt that Paris will be a plenty fabulous theme!

Now, it's time to get the ideas going maybe I'll even end up with something not so terrible on the piece of paper in front of me!

To The Fullest.

This weekend at Nordstrom they were offering free makeovers at the MAC counter in order to promote the new collection, Fabulous Felines. I told myself no more eyeshadow, and ended up leaving with two things. I bought the mineralized blush in Pet Me which is from the collection. It's a really pretty pink, and I'm all about a nice pink flush for the cheeks. And then I wanted the lipstick they used on me, which was called Pet Me Please but it turned out they didn't have any left at the counter or store. I ended up buying a similar lipstick that was just a little more pink called High Strung, which wasn't part of the new collection. It reminds me of my lip color, just a little more enhanced and a little bit frosty. When I'm looking for a lipstick, I usually go for something not too far off from my natural color but just something with slightly more oomph.


In other news, I've been reliving my childhood via television lately. I've been watching old episodes of As Told By Ginger on youtube, and you know what, it's still good! It isn't the best thing I've ever watched, but it's enough to keep me interested. And sometimes when you've got a lot on your plate, that's all you want out of a little entertainment, and the nostalgia doesn't hurt. I also appreciate that the characters in the show change their clothes when a new day starts unlike on most animated series, and they also wear their clothes more than once, unlike on sitcoms.

Make any exciting purchases? Re-watched any old favorites?

It Comes Around.

School has been in session for less than a week and I'm already so glad to have a three day weekend. Do you guys have any exciting Labor Day weekend plans?

I have a family thing for Labor Day and I'm also debating about dying my hair this weekend.

I'm trying to get to sleep early today, so that's all!

Remember to share your plans with me and wear lots of white.

The Busy Get Busier.

We decided on the deadlines and important dates for all of our projects in my fashion program, so I thought I'd share. I'll definitely be kept busy.

September 10th- Tie Dye
September 15th- Project Runway muslin
September 17th- Project Runway
September 21st- Accessories
September 28th- Business wear muslin
September 30th- Business wear
October 5th- Outerwear muslin
October 8th- Casual muslin
October 12th- Outerwear
October 14th- Casual
October 22nd- Costume muslin
October 29th- Costume
November 3rd- Specialty fabric muslin
November 5th- Specialty fabric
November 9th- Where Would You Wear That muslin
November 12th- WWYWT
November 17th- Fish painting
November 30th- Duct tape
December 7th- Formal wear muslin
December 10th- Formal wear
December 14th- Menswear (Final and muslin)
December 17th- Child's wear (Final and muslin)
December 22nd- Recycled materials

All ended with a fashion show on January 7th!

Tomorrow we're tie dying the fabric for the first project.

If you have ideas for me, I need to choose a recycled material to make an outfit out of, and I also need to decide on a character from a novel or play to base a costume off of.

Happy Thursday!