Saturday, June 27, 2009

Warm Weather Wear



It has been HOT HOT HOT this week! So, I whipped up a little something to wear in this scorching weather. It is McCall's 5317. I actually snagged this pattern st Goodwill for 29 cents!...29 cents! What costs 29 cents anymore? The fabric is some slinky stuff from the dollar table at Wal-Mart. I've had it for about 3 years and am just now cutting into it.

So here is my $2.29 dress.

Fluff Fridays



Over at The Cloth Diaper Whisperer they run awesome weekly contests. This weeks prize is pretty sweet...NEED TO WIN!

Take me to the contest.

Friday, June 26, 2009

How Sweet Is This???


I FINALLY got a sewing desk. And it's flippin' AWESOME!

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

A Naptime Miracle


For the first time ever, we have both boys sleeping in their own beds, in their own room, at the same time!

Look Who's One!

Here's a quick photo roundup of Kyle's first birthday party.

Before.


After.


Extra festive.


I didn't get a picture of the food before it got attacked. We did tons of Filipino food: Pork BBQ, Pancit, Lechon Kawali, Ukoy, Fried Rice, Lumpia Shanghai, Fresh Lumpia, Siomai, Ube-Coconut Cupcakes, and Halo-Halo.


Kyle gets help from the present opening experts.

Friday, June 12, 2009

Choli Moley 2.0


Here's a much better shot of the choli, on it's actual owner.

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Wee Woolies



I finished Kyle's woolies. By the way, short rows and stripes don't mix.

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Ye Olde Ren Faire Update

The basic construction of my dress is done...You'll notice that I opted for a front instead of side lacing dress, as shown in a previous post. After looking at many more paintings, it just seemed more historically correct.

Extra foufy sleeves...check.

I still need to dye the over dress, and apply the trim. And of course I will get some more appropriate lacings. The following image is simulated. Badly.

Overall, I'd say its not too bad for a sofa slipcover from Goodwill...I didn't even use a pattern...totally winged it. Wo0t!

Thursday, June 4, 2009

Why is laundry never this much fun for me?

Choli Moley, Batman!


For those of you who don't know, I have a secret identity as a belly dancer. I also LOVE to make belly dance wear. This is a choli I whipped up for a fellow dancer. And yes, the awful photography was done in my bathroom mirror, MySpace style.

Monday, June 1, 2009

Cardboard Box + Marker = Instant Playhouse





Wearing a Batman outfit while playing in a huge cardboard box...The joys of childhood.