Happy Friday! A little illustration I made for a friend - I FINALLY started making progress on the custom illustrations and will start shipping them out over the next few weeks. Note to self: learn how to under-promise and over-deliver instead of the other way around. This illo reminded me of how, late last night, our neighbor texted me for help. A bird mysteriously appeared in her house and was flapping wildly around in her bedroom. The odd part is that nothing was open -- no doors, no ... Read more
Archives for February 2015
Beauty
There is a beautiful woman I see nearly every morning during my walk. Her hair is the shade of honey-infused lemon and I haven't been able to discern the color of her eyes, but I'm guessing they're blue. Slim, with delicate, symmetrical facial features and perfectly shiny, unfrizzy hair (I'm a bit obsessed with shiny, unfrizzy hair, if you haven't noticed - my own tresses are channeling Einstein's), she looks like an aristocratic, polished Barbie. I've never seen her smile, but I'd bet ... Read more
Monday Outfit: Coral Giraffe Print
Good morning! This week, I decided to sew up something that I knew K would absolutely love. It's knit, it's animal print, and it's bright. The trifecta of success. This tiered tunic is from this book, and because the largest size goes up to only 125cm and K is squarely a size 130cm now, I added 4cm to the length. I need to try to sew more from this book before K completely outgrows it -- so far I've sewn this and this and this from it and there are a few more that's on my sewing docket! ... Read more
Happy Friday + Randomness
Happy Friday! I got this beautiful hellebore plant a little while ago and wanted to capture the lovely transition from creamy white to this gorgeous dusty pink. Since I possess an industrial-strength black thumb, it's already dying -- I love plants so much, but they all immediately wither under my care. I'm a little insecure about this inability of mine to nurture flora, as if it's some serious character flaw that reflects my ineptitude to nurture all living things (i.e. my ... Read more
Front Placket Dress Tutorial
Well, here it is (this one's for you, Lucinda): the tutorial I meant to post on Monday from this awesome, awesome book that has rapidly become my favorite. This tutorial is very long and is purely a reference post, but it could also be an interesting way to see the Japanese text translated. I just hope it's helpful in some way. I approached this in a way that seemed most practical to me, but let me know if you have recommendations and suggestions for improvements. I want to do more of these ... Read more