In which I've made a thing.

So as you can tell I make things. Some of these things are cute, some of these things are not functional, some of these things I give away, some of these things look like a drunken child made them. Sometimes I am super critical of the things I make, sometimes I'm happy that I've accomplished making a thing but super frustrated that I can see all of its flaws. I am really  proud of being able to make these things. For once, the flaws are minimal, the self criticism is silenced, and I don't feel uncomfortable saying, "Why yes, I did make this. I created it. I am a badass." 

Recently I've made a dress using Simplicity 1873 in a midnight blue sateen fabric with a lace back. I also made the coordinating necklace, earrings and hair combs to go with the dress. This was my first fancy dress I created, second dress in general. The lace back was a little tricky since the pattern originally requires the zipper to go down the side, but it was an easy enough modification. Making this dress was just one step towards my goal of creating more of my own wardrobe and tailoring things to fit my body and not the other way around.

Next step will either be the same dress pattern or a pair of Colette pattern Iris shorts. I haven't quite decided yet.  Let's see how this will go!

(Since I got changed at work, I had to depend on my coworkers for pictures! sorry not much more detail is included)

The lace back on the "red carpet"

I am incapable of taking a nice picture sometimes

Taken at home, please excuse the messy room!

Harry Potter Heels

I was inspired by these comic book heels I saw floating around on the interwebs here and was instantly intrigued by it. However, no offense to the original poster, but I am not the biggest fan of comic books. So I suppose one should go with what they know and what they love and so I went with Harry Potter!

I just went out and bought very basic heels [I went with black patent heels that had a bit of a platform to them, which was a total personal preference]. Then spent a couple of hours cutting up the pages of a Harry Potter book. I choose book 2 merely because I loved the quotes scattered throughout its pages and it was the only HP book that I had a copy of and was falling apart. I'm not going to list every step I took, that's why the link is posted if you so wish to make your own-although I must warn you... it is a very very long and tedious process... expect to spend the afternoon working on this.

I plan on making more of this style in whatever book crosses my fancy. :)

The shoe before it gets Harry Potter-fied

Make sure to place something down to protect
your work surface. Cleaning up glue on the floor is not easy.

The most tedious part is definitely wrapping
around the heels and curving the sides

But everything was definitely worth it!

Amount of time: 1/2 day [I kept getting distracted by the Olympic trials]
Willingness to repeat: absolutely yes!!

I can't wait to wear them!
Let me know if you would like me to make you a pair in your favorite book!! Shoot me an email and let me know or go to my etsy shop!