tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17760777785337396982024-02-21T05:32:28.063-06:00adventures in adventuring!time to snoop and make some stuffcrissy bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333118001583737259noreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776077778533739698.post-3891472945220427752015-10-25T23:12:00.001-05:002015-10-25T23:12:42.357-05:00What I have been up to<div style="text-align: justify;">
Because it has been three years since I posted on here, I kinda want to post an update on what's new... because you know, <i>Braggy Bragstein </i>reasons.</div>
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Biggest and <i>best </i>development is without a doubt the fact that I am currently 342 day away from becoming<i> Mrs. Tyler Daniel Lutz! </i></div>
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Good ol' T-Rex popped the question this summer while we were on an incredible vacation in Alamo, Vera Cruz, Mexico. No big deal but it was on a tropical beach under the moon and stars while we were at a beautiful resort with a bunch of our favorite friends in the world... </div>
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<i>Tyler's face is probably due to the lack of champagne/ abundance of terrible cider the resort had.</i></div>
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Oh yeah also I got <i>TWO </i>engagement rings! He proposed with this amazing giant planet ring and then later on was like <i>'oh yeah I also have this diamond if you'd rather have that...'</i> and well <i>yes </i>I <i>obviously </i>would like to have both please. </div>
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<i>His mother's diamond is in the smaller ring, and the gold on the larger one is her band <3 i=""></3></i></div>
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So he done good. I've been doing all of the fun fiance things lately like going crazy on Pintrest and trying on our Mothers' wedding dresses. Unfortunately my mother was like 4'8 and 80 pounds when she got married so her dress was <i>comically </i>too small. </div>
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<i>Also parts of it have become so brittle it's impossible not to Hulk out of it...</i></div>
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Tyler's Momma gave me her dress years ago 'just incase I needed it for anything' but it isn't quite what I have in mind for myself so I'm going to use the skirts of the two to make myself a wedding day crinoline.</div>
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In other news we now have another fur-child. Really we have had her for about two and a half years now and I don't know why I didn't post about her forever ago because she is god-damn adorable. Meet Clara Bow!</div>
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<i>She is <b>supposed </b>to be a Fox Terrier/ Jack Russell mix... I'm not really sure how accurate that is</i></div>
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We have moved to another side of town and now we have a large window for the girls to greet us from every day. It also is where they hold their post as the neighborhood cat watch we have dubbed the 'Bad Bitch Cat Patrol.'</div>
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As far as work goes, immediately after coming home from the best vacation ever I started a new job as a Production Coordinator for a local clothing company called <a href="http://www.nicheclothingco.com/" target="_blank">Niche Clothing Co.</a></div>
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It's a pretty solidly great job that I feel lucky to have. Everything is made in the U.S. in either L.A. or here in San Antonio. There are seven people working at the HQ including myself and the two owners so everyone works together really closely and comfortably. Also there is and entire <i>WAREHOUSE </i>of fabrics with <i>DOZENS OF PALLETS OF FABRIC EVERYWHERE.</i> My room is the 'cutting room' which means more fabric, and infinite amount of rotary blades and cutters, and a cutting table that is like 20 feet long. It is a for real naughty seamstress wet dream up in there. </div>
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Nerd Alert got hard to maintain while planning a wedding for one of the members... and now it's my turn so nothing is going on there. It's all on the back burner to be honest but it will probably pop up again in the near future. We got a little big for our britches for a while there if I'm gonna be honest. Aside from that, things are mostly the same. I just wanted to mention those few things so that if I mention them in the future they might make a little bit more sense than if I hadn't...</div>
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Good news- The muslin fit pretty damn well! </div>
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<i>muslin or cult robe: YOU DECIDE!</i></div>
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This shouldn't be that surprising, because Laurena is a returning client and I always keep all of my past client measurements, sketches and patterns. What I <i>DO <b>NOT</b></i> always do is write names on them. I have a huge stack of folders for each and every client I've had in the past five years and then I have a folder of mysterious measurements, notes and sketches with no identifying names or costume drawings or anything. There was no 'Laurena' folder. </div>
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<b>THANKS A LOT PAST CRISSY YOU STUPID ASSHAT.</b></div>
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I finally found what I was pretty sure was hers and I went with it. A year or two ago I made her a really cool Storm cape, and the measurements seemed like the type I would take for something like that. Also she is HELLA TALL and these were for a tall girl. </div>
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So anyways she tried it on and it was a pretty great fit. I made a few notes of where I wanted to add more flare, length, lowering the necklines and what not. Then I went back to my patterns and did a good amount of adding and subtracting. </div>
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So here are my patterns shapes. I'm going to post my pieces before and after the post-fitting adjustments. Everything I squiggled on in black is a piece that I added in, but also they are side-by-side so just know that the newer version is on the right.</div>
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The front did not get a huge amount of adjusting. I wasn't sure how low of a neckline she wanted, so I had kept the <a href="http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/vintagepatterns/images/b/bf/V7836.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20080307182844" target="_blank">original neckline from the pattern</a> so she could tell me. Other than that all I did was to round out the bottom. I sort of just pieced things together before, but now I know what length and shape I need. </div>
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The back didn't get too much either. I hadn't made it long enough, so I added on to the bottom and also rounded that out (that would be the squiggly black part). Again, I wasn't sure how low she wanted it in the back but with this depth she can still wear a normal bra- which is SUCH A GREAT THING when you are wearing a costume. </div>
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It's safe to say it's been<i> a while </i>since I made a post on here.</div>
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What in the world could make me want to start this back up after<i> three years?</i> Well I will tell you. <b>It's dat god damn Disney.</b> </div>
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It's Halloween, which for many of you I'm sure means a very busy sewing season. I have three costumes I'm working on for other people right now, and they all happen to be from Disney.</div>
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First, I'm <strike>tailoring</strike> deconstructing, re-cutting and sewing back together a Mary Poppins jacket for my friend Stephanie. She bought it online and it is sort of a disaster.</div>
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Second, I'm making a Megara costume from Hercules for a more different friend Stephanie.</div>
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And third, and let me tell you. This. This is the reason for coming back- <i>mother fuggin' Maleficent</i>. Ugh. I'm making her dress from the Christening scene from the live action movie. While I haven't actually seen the movie, I have googled it endlessly at this point and I think I get the jest of it. The costume itself isn't what made me what to start posting again. It's that I can't really find a link to anyone who made one and is also posting pattern shapes in their progress! </div>
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This is totally not a big deal and I think honestly most of the people who want that costume would just buy it. And I don't mind the drafting process because it is literally what I do... but not everyone has that going on and I can't imagine something more stressful than trying to make this with no idea how. And so with that being said, starting now and for the next few days I will be posting up a tutorial on:<b><i> How to Make Maleficent's God Damn Black Dress.</i></b><br />
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If I had to pick one word to describe my process for making costumes, I think it would be <i>Frankensteining</i>. Why make an entire pattern when you can just use the front of pattern A, the skirt from pattern B and then fill in the blanks? <i>Duh. It only makes sense. </i></div>
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After filling up a folder on my desktop of screen grabs and photos from costume exhibits, I realized that ol' homegirl is really just wearing a caftan with a train. Luckily, I <i><b>L-O-V-E</b></i> caftans and in addition to owning a few, I have a solid amount of sewing patterns in my collection. After pulling out a handful and narrowing it down to two stacks of 'ooooh I'm gonna make this for myself' and 'this is the one I need' I moved on to finding the right shape for the body.</div>
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<i>Simplicity 5315 A.K.A. my future at-home uniform</i></div>
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I added in a bit of a flare to the center front seam, and also to the side seams to make the skirt more dramatic. I also added in pizza-slice shaped pieces onto the side seams on the front and back to add even MORE drama to the skirt. The wing-a-lings connect on the side seam. Next I used a more poncho-shape to get the right curves on the wings. </div>
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After I had the pieces all drafted out, I made a muslin for my client Laurena to try on. I'm usually one to go all in when I make things, it's a rare occasion that I go through the entire muslin process... but since this is going to take what I am currently calculating at 9,000 yards of fabric, it seemed like a good time to make a muslin after all.</div>
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She is literally on her way over now, so I will update how that goes tomorrow. In the mean time I'm going to go stuff my face with cookies until she gets here. </div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I NOW HAVE THE COOLEST JOB EVER OF ALL TIME IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSE AND BEYOND!</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">my sister kathy, myself and our two best friends amanda and sofi started a little business together called<i> <a href="http://www.nerdalertdesigns.com/">nerd alert designs</a>.</i> maybe you've heard of us....</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">we are making vintage styled nerdy clothes, and wearable costumes. we opened up our<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/nerdalertdesigns"> etsy store</a> on june 1st, and have since then blown the eff' up!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and we have gotten featured all over the place! most recently we did a photo shoot and interview for </span><a href="http://mirandastudios.tv/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">miranda tv</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> which should be out this week. </span><br />
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so thats what i've been doing.. it's pretty much all of my time now, and i am lucky enough for it to even be my full time job! i'm still doing SOME sewing for myself, so i'll try to keep posting that here :)<br />
i just wanted to let yall know where i disappeared to.crissy bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333118001583737259noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776077778533739698.post-49576745769031091192012-04-06T19:02:00.000-05:002012-04-06T19:02:38.630-05:00yeeeeeehaw! its a polyester dress!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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if was to be only piece of polyester in my closet... you'd suppose it should be cute, <i>right</i>?<br />
well, probably, but that's just too bad for me because i can't tell if
this dress is ugly or not. i don't *<b><i>think</i></b>* that it is, but something
about it just seems like it should be. something other than the fact
that the fabric is polyester, like maybe it's the
<i>brown-purple-blue-black-white</i> color combos....i just can't figure it
out. <br />
so, while the jury is still out deciding on if this dress is just a big turd or not, i
dressed it up like a good ol' texan and have decided to wear it for a
day while i make up my mind! so here it is, another version of
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<i> nothing really wrong with it i guess.... just nothing special </i></div>
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<i> but at least i got all of the lines straight!</i></div>
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<i>and i got to rock my super texan belt! yeeeeeeee hawwwww!</i> </div>
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i am good at dressing two ways: like a toddler, and like a grandmother. pretty much that covers everything i wear, 24/7. i don't make a lot of practical things, and i certainly don't make a lot of sexy things.</div>
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part of that last part is because in the last couple of years, i've gone from a size 0 to a size 4... and it takes a while to get used to a new body. it's weird. so where i'm going with this- i did it! i made something sexy <i>AND </i>i feel amazing in it :)</div>
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<i>isn't that cute..... AND a little provocative!?</i></div>
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that big white heart is a cut out, from the back, i look totally normal...<br />
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<i>wait for it....</i></div>
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and then its a mega cleavage sneek attack!<br />
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<i>growing boobs has been the very best part of gaining weight!</i></div>
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<i>it's like a second puberty or something! </i></div>
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i looooove this dress! i think i got the pattern a few years back at a pattern sale, and it's just been sitting in my pattern mountain since then.<br />
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<i> butterick b5033</i></div>
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really wish i had used it sooner, because it was a really easy one! i just had to make a few adjustments to get the top i wanted, which by the way- was based on this photo: <br />
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<i>i don't think i was too far off! </i></div>
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that's bernie dexter, if you don't know. i didn't know she existed until last week, but since then i have spent HOURS looking at her web site, drooling over practically everything on it. her clothes are ADORABLE! if you haven't checked her out yet, do it now. if i thought i could pull off that sultry pin up look, i would do it constantly.<br />
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<i>le sigh... </i><br />
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<br />oh wait! before i finish this up i wanted to share something. this is a little screen shot i took last week of the keywords people are typing in to find my blog and i just wanted to say WHAT THE FUCK????<br />
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i just, i just don't get it....<br />
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<br />crissy bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333118001583737259noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776077778533739698.post-39068234251556337552012-03-30T22:56:00.000-05:002012-03-31T10:30:04.182-05:00drunk bloggingyeah. it's friday night, 10:30, and i am drunk at home. uuuuugh......<br />
this i what happens when work schedules, sewing schedules and tyler recording his band collide.<br />
so, i didn't win the $164,000,000 lottery tonight, which means our dreams of myself, my sister and all of our friends running off to create the drunken adventure show 'broads abroad' is going to be on hold for a little while longer. also, we won't be buying any stock in franzia any time soon, either.<br />
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<i>oops! this was actually last night....</i></div>
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so, for this drunk post, let me show you this dress i made for a wedding last week!<br />
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<i>pro'lly shoulda ironed it... meh.</i></div>
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i felt like a little blue tulip in it! i was inspired by this vintage dress,<br />
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which i have no idea anymore where on the internet i found it, but that skirt was just SO cuute i had to make it! i used <a href="http://crissybaker.blogspot.com/2011/11/finally-some-skirts.html">my favorite skirt pattern</a> for the under skirt, and winged the rest. i don't know why i could figure out the rest of this dress, but the simple pencil skirt was too much... pro'lly i'm a dummy.<br />
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i really wanted for the 'top layer' of the dress to wrap around like a little robe or coat, but it was SO much easier to just sew it all together, so i did that instead. i wanted to have a little wiggle dress, with a poofy wrap dress over, but it just did not happen. i did get the 'look' right. if you pull down the little flaps, thats what you got. you can see from my little doodles what my big plans were.<br />
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<i>oh, AND i made a cute belt to match- did you see that cute bow? yep. it's a belt.</i></div>
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some of you may notice (but i doubt it) that my dress form looks nice or possibly new- nope! <strike>chuck testa!</strike> i got my <a href="http://www.fabulousfit.com/Dress_Form_System_p/pfs.htm">fabulous fit</a> in the mail! my boyfriend, who happens to be the best boyfriend on the planet, got it for my for my birthday!<br />
best. gift. ever.<br />
obviously the first thing i did when it came in the mail was take out every single pad and stuff them into my clothes. i CAN'T be the only person who has done this, but the internet has led me to believe otherwise....<br />
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<i>i think i over padded my belly....</i></div>
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...and now i am going to stop blogging before i further embarrass myself. that and there is an episode of x-files coming on that is cops + x files in ONE EPISODE. it's gonna be great! and, i am too drunk to be doing this anyways.crissy bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333118001583737259noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776077778533739698.post-21523168201702215802012-03-20T19:29:00.000-05:002012-03-20T19:29:09.441-05:00ok, ONE more post for the day and then i'm done<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">alrightie! big BIG thanks to </span><a href="http://sewingandso.blogspot.com/" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">cecili</a><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">, </span><a href="http://vickiperrycreations.blogspot.com/" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">victoria</a><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">, and </span><a href="http://strugglesewsastraightseam.wordpress.com/" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">leah</a><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"> for all giving me the versatile blogger award! </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">i am awkwardly giddy about this. actually, everytime i get a comment, or have a new follower, i just sit infront of my computer and make this totally stupid giggle/laugh thing that probably sounds sort of like "gawheeheehaaaaww..." it. is. silly.</span><br style="text-align: -webkit-auto;" /><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">but anyways, thanks gals! </span> </div>
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add the badge to the winning blog page<br />
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thank the blogger who gave it<br />
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list the rules<br />
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list seven (7) random facts about yourself<br />
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pass on the award to fifteen (15) deserving and conscientious bloggers who are nominated for their diligence, demonstration skill, and achievements in the world of blogging anf specifically in the sewing related<br />
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contact the nominated bloggers and let them know they are recipients<br />
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and here are my seven facts!<br />
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1. i cry. i cry a <i>LOT</i>. sad movie? <i>tears</i>. happy movie? <i>tears</i>. wedding? <i>tears</i>. too much pms? <i>tears</i>. my sister makes a really funny face at me? <i>tears</i>. all dogs go to heaven? <i>oh you better believe there are tears!</i><br />
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2. i have a pretty sweet dinosaur tattoo on my right butt cheek... when i got it, i called it a mega-sore-ass!<br />
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3. i own well over 60 incredible vintage hats, and don't really wear more than 15 of them in a year... maybe i am becoming a hoarder, but good GOD i hope not!<br />
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4. i love, and i mean LOVE the x files. i watch it all the time!<br />
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5. i have a lot freckles. i don't think you can tell in all of the photos i put up.... also i don't really put up photos all that often so you really probably CAN'T tell, but they are there, and they are everywhere!<br />
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6. my best friends and i first bonded over a mutual love of a porn parody we all had happened to see. we are obviously all disgusting people.<br />
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7. i have what could fill a FEW albums of cheesy songs i sing to my boyfriend about our dogs. my favorite and current hit is entitled '<i>dog guitar</i>'<br />
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so those are my fun facts, and i would like to give out this fun award to the following people, in no particular order:<br />
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<a href="http://thewriterkyle.blogspot.com/">kyle</a> at momentary madness!<br />
<a href="http://sew-something-vintage.blogspot.com/">claire</a> at sew something vintage<br />
<a href="http://susanscloches.blogspot.com/">susan</a> at spare time for sewing<br />
<a href="http://presserfootpropaganda.blogspot.com/">forrest</a> at presser foot propaganda<br />
<a href="http://thebarnothing.blogspot.com/">emmi</a> at the bar nothing (who made the most adorable lady and the tramp skirt on the planet, by the way)<br />
<a href="http://ice-pink-stars.blogspot.com/">allie</a> at ice pink stars<br />
<a href="http://vintageorbust.blogspot.com/">lisette</a> at what would nancy drew wear<br />
<a href="http://isthatsew-kelsey.blogspot.com/">kelsey</a> at is that sew<br />
<a href="http://hand-quilter.blogspot.com/">sam</a> at all things quilty<br />
<a href="http://scientificseamstress.blogspot.com/">carla</a> at the scientific seamstress<br />
<a href="http://boodogg.blogspot.com/">rachel</a> at boo dogg and me<br />
<a href="http://mollysews.blogspot.com/">molly</a> at molly's sewing and garage sale adventures<br />
<a href="http://retroways.blogspot.com/">darla</a> at retro ways<br />
<a href="http://misskatie-littleredsquirrel.blogspot.com/">katie</a> at the little red squirrel<br />
and <a href="http://sorbetsurprise.blogspot.com/">sorbet suprise</a>!<br />
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i'm sure most of these fine folks already have been tagged, but it doesn't hurt to get it twice right? it just means you are more awesome! have fun!<br />
<br />crissy bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333118001583737259noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776077778533739698.post-20157413958677656622012-03-20T14:56:00.000-05:002012-03-20T14:56:24.909-05:0020 minute skirtso, i've had this gigantic old shirt in my sewing pile for a few months now. i got it out of a 'free clothes' box at a resale shop, it was pretty awful, but i thought it had some potential, and wouldn't you know it, i was right!<br />
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and here is the after!<br />
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all i did was cut the shirt straight across, just beneath the armpit. then i cut two strips from the back of the shirt top for the waist band, sew them all together with a few little pleats, and run elastic through the top!<br />
the bottom was already hemmed, obviously, so this only took me about 20 minutes! not bad at all, huh?<br />
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so i just wanted to share real quick....<br />'cause i'm really excited <3crissy bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333118001583737259noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776077778533739698.post-45168324318351908602012-03-20T12:36:00.000-05:002012-03-20T12:36:06.485-05:00new dress extravaganza!i guess you cant really tell how much sewing i actually do, because i might be the worst blogger ever, but barely ever does a day go by that i am not on the sewing machine. i consider it my full time job. between the sewing i do for myself, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/ohsheet?ref=top_trail">etsy</a>, <a href="http://www.montagevintage.com/">montage</a>, tailoring and custom sewing/dresses, i stay busy enough to keep myself happy and comfy! (well, i'd be more comfy if i wasn't the worst person on the planet with finances. seriously, it's bad)<br />
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right now i have on my plate a 3-piece suit for one friend and some light nighties for another friend's sickly grandmother, tons of mending and tailoring, wedding presents to make, a wedding dress coming up, a big wool coat, some crazy ninja pants, and my brother and his wife just found out their little twins they have on the way are going to be a boy and a girl-- so i have a LOT of baby sewing to do as well.<br />
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i get a little worried now and then that i am going to burn myself out on sewing, but only when things get like this. i think it's because i have this amazing book of new look dior, and in the beginning there is a little bio on him. i remember the first page i ever turned to in that book i read that he never really took up sewing because he was afraid it would ruin the passion he had for fashion. that pretty much scared the shit out of me. when nothing i am making is for myself, it gets a little sad. then, it really does feel like work and not like something i love... so the solution i came up with is this: for every 3 projects i take on, i have to make myself one awesome garment! so, get ready for the dress parade-- i have been a very busy bee!<br />
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my first project was this little skirt-<br />
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<i>i could either have a party skirt here, or a used car lot skirt....</i></div>
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i self drafted the pattern because, well.... that shape isn't exactly rocket science. after it was sewn and put together, i cut out a shit-ton of little yellow, orange and red felt triangles, attached them to the skirt with a quick straight stitch after drawing out the line i wanted them to follow in chalk. then, i took the ribbon and sewed it on over the tops of the felt. in the back on the side there is a little bow where the ribbon ends meet. i took a photo, but i didn't iron this first and it looked like shit so just use your imagination....<div>
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next, i made this pretty dress from some vintage fabric in my stash<br /><br />
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the pattern was fairly easy to use, but it turned out a bit large in the bodice and it didn't have too many ways to take it in easily, as there are no darts. another big problem; i made the skirt a complete circle skirt and wore this on what appeared to be the breeziest day ever.<br />
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<i>my. ass. was. all over the place.</i></div>
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fantastic. oh, check out the also un-ironed details on the top!<br />
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i made a dress from the pattern once before, <a href="http://crissybaker.blogspot.com/2010/03/procrastinate-much.html">years ago</a>... but had added in some darts. shoulda' done that again.... but this one is at least a lot nicer, and now i am like, 20 pounds bigger so i most definitely needed them way more then!<br />
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nothing too fancy... until i tie this <b><i>AWESOME RIBBON AROUND IT!!!!</i></b></div>
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<i>yep. now it's <b>adorable</b></i></div>
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this was from the ever-popular-on-my-blog <a href="http://crissybaker.blogspot.com/2010/06/beach-weekend.html">butterick 9633</a>. i did shorten it quite a bit this time. it's spring time, which means highs in the 80's and 90's, humidity like crazy and is therefore time to raise my skirts out to keep my lady bit nice and cool!</div>
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that ribbon though-- i love it. if you guys go through as much ribbon as i do, and you are still buying it from the fabric store, you are crazy. <b><i>GO TO A FLORAL WHOLESALER!!!</i></b> those shops are like, neverland! you can get insane yardage for so cheap on grosgrain ribbons, decorative ribbons, tulle... EVERYTHING!!! i got that ribbon for about $11, but i also got like, 40 yards. i also got red and white grosgrain (the white is the one on the flag skirt) and a small navy polka dot grosgrain all for $2.49 each in 25 yard rolls. i can't stress how much i love it there. plus, candles are crazy cheap too.</div>
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<i>the skirt seems <b>so </b>crooked. it isn't. really. i don't know what's going on there...</i></div>
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this is for once, not vintage or used or recycled fabric. i actually <b>BOUGHT </b>this. <i>new</i>. anyone who really knows me, knows i almost never buy myself new clothes, much less new fabrics... but this i just couldn't resist! i ended up wearing it out for a birthday dinner with tyler's family.<br />
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<i> <span style="text-align: center;">important lesson learned that day about lace + kimono sleeves... </span></i></div>
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now last but not least, my st. patrick's day dress! it's green enough!<br />
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<i>it is such a heavy canvas like material, i don't even need a crinoline- i just STAYS like that! </i></div>
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if you can't tell by now. i love all things nautical. seriously. most of our house is decorated with whales, sea monsters or sailors... so of course this is fabric i had just layin' around....<br />
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this is another copy of <a href="http://crissybaker.blogspot.com/2010/06/i-enjoy-being-girl.html">simplicity 4637..</a>. but this fabric gives it a totally different look.<br />
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<i> and my ultra patriotic belt! hazaaaaaaah america!</i></div>
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so, that is where i am at for now. still overwhelmed, but at least i will look cute while i bust all of this stuff out like a god damn champ! whoop whoop!</div>crissy bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333118001583737259noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776077778533739698.post-56777536578656552992012-03-01T15:16:00.001-06:002012-03-01T15:16:49.431-06:00gettin' stuff done!i started this post a while back, and THOUGHT i saved it to finish later.... but obviously didn't. <i>balls</i>.<br />
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anywho.... so that market i mentioned a month ago came and went, and it was SO fun! the market was held in the beautiful space on the riverwalk just beneath a fabulous old theater. look at my cute little ol' booth!<br />
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<i>i think it came out pretty cute! it actually looks a lot like a mini version of my living room....</i></div>
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those little doggie pillows were a real hit, and lemme just say, were a <i>brilliant </i>last minute idea! i seriously whipped those all up the <b>night before</b> the market out of all of the scrap fabric left from my dresses! </div>
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<i>there were even a few dresses for sale with matching pillows!</i></div>
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<i> i only ended up with a few left out of nearly 20! not bad at all :)</i></div>
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in other good news, i finally finished making a sari that i had started working on over a month ago! look at this <i>beauty</i>, in her <i>beauty</i>-ful sari!</div>
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<i>i hope she doesn't mind my posting these....</i></div>
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<i>it's before she was ready and before the final pressing so everything is a little poofy!</i></div>
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ok, and i should say a friend of mine corrected me that this <i>isn't </i>actually a sari, but an <i>anarkali</i>... but i don't want to embarrass myself trying to pronounce that so i'm calling it a sari! oh! i even made the <i>churidar </i>pants to go with it! i should have taken a photo of those... dammit! </div>
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i am pretty happy with how this came out, and with the fit. this was one of those magical clients that is- to the eighth of an inch, the same <i><b>exact size as i am,</b></i> so fittings weren't even needed! it was amazing! courtney bought all of the supplies for her garment, but i went ahead and added in this pretty glass button detail from my button stash to the back.</div>
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<i>you know, just a little sumthin' sumthin'</i></div>
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now my big project is pulling a 3 piece suit out of my ass in a week. i've gotten all of the meticulous measuring down, most of the patterns cut, the fabric bought... i just have to sit down and finish it! only... i'm off for like 4 days in a row and am having a pretty hard time focusing on it. today i spent a LONG time cleaning off the top of my dresser and sorting out my crap-ton of jewelry.<br />
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<i>see? its MOSTLY clean!</i></div>
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now, this is probably just more proof that i am in fact a giant toddler, but i don't care. (well i do a little, but not enough to not make and wear things like this) this is just the cutest damn dress i've made in a while!<br />
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the fabric is something i have had stashed away in my dwindling fabric hoard for a few years now... and i have been too terrified to use it. you know how when you get some really fantastic yardage, you get so scared of wasting it you can't use it? that's this. that's actually this and half of the rest of the fabric i have. anywho, i got it at the wimberly market days for like, $15 for about 3 yards. the pattern is (again) simplicity 4270... which makes this the 5th or 6th time i've made that dress! it is obviously my current favorite.<br />
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i also recently finished up a project i have been slooooooowwwwwlllllyyyy working on since summer- new shades for the living room! <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/273664114826714071/">check these babies out!</a><br />
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<i>i guess really this is just one baby, but still, you get it.</i></div>
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there are 4 windows in our living room, all the same size, so this wasn't too hard to do. first i decided this was what i wanted... then i just <i>HAPPEN </i>to find a whole bunch on craigslist (only 30 miles away!).... then it was all just cutting them to size and attaching them to new roller shades! it really should not have taken me so long, but you know what? i get distracted <i>pretty damn </i>easily so that's just how things go around here!<br />
the other windows are the east coast, europe/africa/australia, and texas. they are all different styles, so it looks pretty great. i am very happy :)<br />
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now, that market i mentioned in my last post, you know- the one i was teaching a workshop at and was going to post all these great pictures from? let me sum it up for you real quick:<br /><br /><i><b><span style="font-size: large;">pppppppppppppffffffffffffffffftttttttttttttttttttt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</span></b></i><br />
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in other words, it was stupid.<br />
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mainly, it just wasn't my 'scene,' but at least the little workshop went well! i am setting up this friday at another little market on the riverwalk downtown at <a href="http://atasteoftexaswine.com/">taste of texas wines</a> with a bunch of friends :) good thing this one is at a cool wine bar-- momma needs her craftin' juice!crissy bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333118001583737259noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776077778533739698.post-9784681412445810002012-01-18T14:09:00.000-06:002012-01-18T14:09:35.086-06:00a workshop and some babies, baby!excited news! my brother <a href="http://thewriterkyle.blogspot.com/">kyle</a>- who i <a href="http://crissybaker.blogspot.com/2012/01/aaaannnnnnd-im-back.html">mentioned was having a baby</a>, is having <b><i>twins! </i></b><i>aaaaaah</i>! i am so thrilled :) it was bound to happen sooner or later. twins run in his wife's family, and twins and triplets run in ours! in fact- kyle is a twin!<br />
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<i>look at those sweet little peanuts!</i></div>
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i have known this for a few weeks now, so i should have posted about it already, but you know how i love to procrastinate! they should find out the sex(es) soon, so i will definitely post about that sooner since i already have a crap-ton of baby patterns set aside. i just need to know what colors to use....<br />
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in other news, i got all sorts of giddy last week when my friend kiki asked me if i would be interested in teaching a quick 1-hour workshop on how to use a vintage pattern at a <i>d.i.y. clothing fest</i> on the 21st! of <b>course </b>i said yes! i looooove teaching people how to sew! i think everyone should know how, it is soooo nice knowing that when i leave the house everyday, i am wearing something that no one else in the entire world has! it feels gooooooooooooood!<br />
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so, there is also going to be a market at the workshop. i've been busting my little hump to crank out a lot of new dresses, skirts and tops.... and i've also been raiding my own closet since i recently lost enough weight to not fit in some of my favorite handmade dresses! hopefully i will have a bunch of new photos of my market clothing and myself kicking workshop ass this weekend!<br />
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oh yeah, i got photos of my baked potato new years dress! enjoy!<br />
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<i>good thing booboo jumped in to make the pictures better!</i></div>
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last week i made two cute new dresses! it felt sooooo good. i haven't made myself anything since november... and as someone who NORMALLY makes at LEAST a garments per week for myself, i was going crazy. but, that's the holidays for ya! i made a pretty great new years dress, but i made it from a metallic brocade and photos do NOT do me or the dress any justice. i look like a baked potato in every photo i took. it was bad. so, instead of embarrassing myself, ill just post my other dress for now....</div>
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i made this cute black and white dress from some super soft vintage cotton i got a while back.</div>
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<i>gotta say, i feel pretty damn cute in this....</i></div>
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which i have had for a couple of years but never used. i don't know why i haven't... it was SO easy and only took a little bit of altering to get the fit right. needless to say, i will show up again in the near future.<br />
the fabric i got from the mother theresa of sewing patterns, a woman named yvette. i don't think i've ever mentioned her, so let me tell you about ol' homegirl real quick...<br />
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so, when i first started sewing from vintage patterns in 2008, i put an ad on craigslist that said something like <i>"i am looking for vintage sewing patterns, if you have any i would love to take them off you hands, blah, blah, blah, blah..."</i> and like, the <b>next day</b> i had an email from a girl named yvette that said something like <i>"oh, i have a few small boxes of patterns you can just have, you can pick them up or ill drop them off, blah, blah, blah, blah..."</i> so we arranged a day for me to go get my "few small boxes" and let me just say, <b>what an understatement.</b><br />
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she gave me like, 18 large postal boxes overflowing with patterns from the 1930's thru the 2000's, <i>plus </i>fabric, <i>plus </i>a machine carrying case, <i>plus </i>permission to use any of HER patterns anytime i needed.... and let me just tell you-- i would bet <b>no one</b> on the planet has such an incredible collection of early vogue and 1920's mccalls patterns!!! it will make you pee your pants its so amazing! so, i took home what was actually like, 1,000 patterns, sorted them out by date and type of garment, filed them into 22 boxes and started my pattern collection.... and then i lost all of her contact info.<br />
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fast forward to november 2011... and there i was cruising through craigslist again, looking for awesome estate sales and patterns.... and i saw an ad that said somthing like <i>"looking for old vintage patterns, let me know your price, very interested in 1920s, blah, blah, blah, blah..."</i> and i just had this feeling that even though i live in a city with <b><i>1.33 million residents</i></b>, there are only two people who would make a post like that on san antonio craigslist... me and yvette. so, i took a shot in the dark and sent an email about how <b><i>IF </i></b>this was the person i thought it was, how greatful i was for the patterns, how i've made my living off of sewing because of her for the past 3 years, how appreciative i am for her generous gift... and more mushy stuff. and-<i> IT WAS HER!</i> she didn't just email me back, but she also said she had more stuff i can have!!!! AAAAAND- we have both moved since our last meeting and now we only live a mile and a half apart! <b><i>ISN'T THAT NUTS??!!?!? </i></b>so, i went over, and she <i>gave</i> me 4 sewing machines (two don't work, they are decoration for a friend's vintage shop now), lots of fabric (including the fabric my black and white dress is made of) and a couple hundred new patterns!!!! check it out-- here it is while i was sorting<br />
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<i> a more close up look at the 1930's - 1990's</i></div>
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isn't that all incredible??? this woman is a goddess. true story- i think i am in love.crissy bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333118001583737259noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776077778533739698.post-30351897013096120802012-01-05T14:18:00.000-06:002012-01-05T14:18:58.574-06:00aaaannnnnnd.... I'M BACK!<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>it only took me 2 months....</i></span><div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">so, i have obviously been super busy lately...my part time job is working in a toy department at a hippie store... so as you could imagine, between the holidays and christmas craftin, i have had basically no time. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">-my brother kyle has recently learned to sew. so far he has been a <i>god damn <b>CHAMP!</b></i> he's been taking awesome old suits and jackets and giving them a more modern/european fit. he even started (after i nagged the crap out of him) his own blog! i think he probably intended it to be a blog about everything... he also makes wine and beer and is a great writer, but it's really hard not to want to write just about sewing when you are doing such a bad ass job at it! right? so-- <a href="http://thewriterkyle.blogspot.com/">check out his blog!</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">-also in <a href="http://crissybaker.blogspot.com/2010/08/super-burfday-grape-time.html">kyle</a> news, he and his beautiful wife are expecting their first baby!<b><i><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">not too shabby, huh? we moved in about two weeks after the first photo was taken. we still need to put on shutters and window screens.... and there is a little more of the house on the right that you can't see in these pictures- over there is the front door which i still need to paint red. on the inside we only have to finish the kitchen, and also our garage needs to be painted, but that is <i>IT!</i> once it is all done i'll post up before and after pictures that will knock your socks off!</span></div>
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ok so making this was easy and not so easy. it was a lot of frankensteining. the top is from <a href="http://crissybaker.blogspot.com/2011/10/i-have-just-been-caught-in-middle-of.html">simplicity 3430</a>, the bottom is from <a href="http://crissybaker.blogspot.com/2011/11/finally-some-skirts.html">simplicity 7995</a>.... and the bubble skirt i drafted using my brain. its not hard. its a rectangle and a more different rectangle. anyone can do it. the worst part of this dress was trying to figure out how /where to put the zipper. i went with center back, and had to keep the top bubble layer open so that i could add tulle in there to poof it up if i want. which i do. and also i didnt want it to get flattened in a zipper. so, the top layer snaps together and the zipper is underneath! i hope that makes sense. you can kinda see it here....<br /></div>
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i blame a lot of that on the fact that we only get a couple weeks of cold weather here... its pretty summery most of the year. its hard to dress for cold when it isn't happening!<br />
well, i decided to try to make something fallish for a change. i thought i would at least try to wear something that isn't unicorns or floral or bright! granted, this isn't the most<i> adult </i>thing i've ever made... for some reason i have been making nothing but silly dresses for the past month.... BUT it is still awesome!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i> the print almost matched enough on this seam that all of the horses just look like martians</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">this pattern has a great shape to it. they are like, just between a pencil and an a line. i took in the bottom for a<i> more shapely silhouette</i>... i just have a <i>real </i>big booty so it doesn't quite look it here! </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">the last two are my favorites of the bunch.... and i think that the vogue pattern is going to be made from this fabric i got last week from my secret san antonio fabric spot!</span><br />
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<i>uuuuugggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!</i> i <b>need </b>this. i need this soooo badly....<br />
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someone be a dear and <i><b>gimme</b></i>.<br />
that is all.crissy bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333118001583737259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776077778533739698.post-83685503321664750772011-11-02T22:32:00.000-05:002011-11-02T22:32:25.192-05:00as long as i'm dying, i may as well be ridiculous<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">i couldn't do it. i just couldn't sit at home doing nothing anymore.<br />i stared at my fabric wall, sorted through my pattern boxes, and made the most ridiculous thing i possibly have ever made.... </span><br />
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which i grabbed at the same estate sale as the fabric. as soon as i held them both up, i knew they were meant to be! well, actually my first thought was "<i>oh my god-- these would be the</i> <b><i>BEST KITCHEN CURTAINS EVERRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!</i></b>" but i didn't quite think tyler would go for it. our whole house is pretty bright and less than masculine already... so second thought... this dress:</div>
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i seriously loooove this dress! it has pockets, puppies, and looks fantastic with a big, big crinoline! i wasn't totally sold on the bows, so they are both detachable. so far i've worn this with just one bow attached, and i stuck this <i>marvelous </i>pin on it that tyler's <a href="http://sherrywooleyart.com/">lovely aunt sherry</a> got me for christmas last year</div>
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speaking of the house....you know, a few paragraphs back.... we FINALLY got a coat of paint on it! holllaaaaaaa!<br />
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if you don't know already, tyler and i moved into this house in january of this year. true story- used to be a crack house. really. and it totally looked the part when we moved it. it took <i>WEEKS </i>before i would even get naked here! </div>
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while it may not be the biggest or greatest house in the world, it has a lot of potential! it was built in 1948, has all wood floors, a detached garage, a fig tree, a pecan tree and two pomegranate trees, is in a nice neighborhood with <i>MULTIPLE ice cream trucks</i>, is walking distance from the grocery store... and also we have a KILLER back yard! it is <i>huuuuuuge</i>! </div>
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we still have a lot of work to do, but fixing it up like we want it is pretty amazing. there is some more exterior work to be done, and the kitchen is pretty bare right now, but it does have a <i>new </i>ceiling, walls and tile floor! the bathroom has been our greatest accomplishment so far. we have some trim to paint and need to fix the window frame, but <b>check this shit out!</b> we are <i><b>awesome</b></i>!</div>
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poor, poor tyler....</div>crissy bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333118001583737259noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776077778533739698.post-37870093509748533622011-10-21T22:05:00.001-05:002011-10-25T23:19:18.501-05:00too busy for the internets? perhaps....i have just been caught in the middle of the busiest month of all time!<br />
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first-- there was this this dress for my friend emily<br />
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then i got things ready for a local market (which ended up getting cancelled at the last minute!!!) so there was the big '15 dresses in 36 hours' ordeal<br />
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<i>yes i know that's only ten, but some of them really don't photograph</i></div>
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<i>very well... so just trust me on this one!</i></div>
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there is some more detail on those at <a href="http://circle.sewweekly.com/profile/crissybaker">sew weekly</a>...<br />
and while that was going on, i also gave my friend kiki a quick silk screening lesson. she learned fast and whipped out a huge batch of these for the same market!<br />
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<i>she still has tons-- let me know if you want one!!!</i></div>
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and i made my first renaissance fair outfit...<br />
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and i have also been up to my ears in mending, alterations, fixing a brides maid dress and halloween costumes! AAAAAND the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/satxbeardsmen">san antonio beard cultivation society</a> needed a flag, so i made that too! i have been crazy busy!<br />
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oh! and THEN, there was this super cool estate sale i went to with my brother, and we got tons of cool sewing stuff! i have been teaching him to tailor his own clothes, and he has caught on really well! ok so here is the loot:<br />
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<i>a future dress....</i></div>
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<i>i could not even wait to use this!!! im wearing the dress right now... </i></div>
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<i>more patterns i didn't need....</i></div>
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<i>and a few more...</i></div>
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<i>and OH MY GOD! that 3961 is the poodle dress!!!!</i></div>
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<i>in anticipation of cool weather, a nice wool catalina sweater</i></div>
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basically, a pretty good haul! the yard sale probably should have been a separate post, but oh well! seeing as how it's only the 21st, and i've still got another 10 days left of this super month, i'd say i'm not even close to done yet... but we will have to see. i have to sleep some time!</div>crissy bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333118001583737259noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776077778533739698.post-88194673732488562782011-09-09T10:17:00.000-05:002011-09-09T12:24:26.717-05:00now, where was i...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
oh yeah! sewing some shit! </div>
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as you may know, <i><a href="http://crissybaker.blogspot.com/2011/07/non-patriotic-dress.html">rarely</a> </i>do i let a holiday pass without making a <a href="http://crissybaker.blogspot.com/2010/07/leeches-and-fireworks.html">dress</a> to <a href="http://crissybaker.blogspot.com/2011/05/memorial-day-dress.html">match</a>. well, this past weekend was labor day, and once again we spent it at the river house. so, learning my lesson last time (that dress will be off in 5 minutes once i see that water!) i whipped up a new patriotic swimsuit the night before! <i>AND</i>, i took (awkward) photos in it so you's guy's can stop askin ;)</div>
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<i>good GOD. taking these was the most awkward moment of my entire week.</i></div>
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well, the top came from mccalls 2722. not really a vintage pattern (why did i say that? not at ALL a vintage pattern.) but view D really had it <i>goin' on.</i></div>
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the bottom i just drafted up. they are basically underwear with a tube sewn over it, it wasn't fucking <i><b>rocket science</b></i> or anything. i traced the bottom of a pair of panties i love to make sure my ass wouldn't be floppin' all over the river... but i think a cheek or two snuck out here and there.</div>
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1) the center panel is soooooo not straight. while i doubt anyone would ever notice (besides a seamstress) the fact that i know it's there is enough to make me uncomfortably aware constantly.</div>
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2) i didn't put a zipper. or buttons. this entire thing is pull on, pull off and let me tell you, this fabric is NOT that stretchy! going pee right after swimming is almost <b><i>impossible</i></b>. its like sliding into a small wet paper bag. oh yeah, this isn't swimsuit material. just a stretchy tick gingham i had layin' around! so maybe it's more like three mistakes... lesson learned. again.</div>
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so i <i>ALSO </i>made this the other day for my friend <a href="http://www.rgvintage.com/">shelby's shop</a>, where, if you find yourself in san antonio, be sure to stop by it to pick up a few <i>crissy baker originals. </i><br />
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ok so here is the cheesy dress, myspace style:</div>
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<i>"if i look to the side, people will think i'm deep"<br />"from way up here, the camera won't pick up all of my 300lbs"</i></div>
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i can't find the pattern i made this from. its something old, like everything else awesome in this house. the boobs have pretty awesome cone-ability... but with a bra its a nice smooth chi-chi silhouette. it wasn't even 10 AM when i took these, so a bra and makeup just weren't gonna make it in these photo. not today bud, <i>not today. </i></div>
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<i>kinda <a href="http://crissybaker.blogspot.com/2011/04/because-i-can-not-do-anything-easy-way.html">goin' back in time</a> it looks like....</i></div>
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the back was just a nice low halter... if i were keeping this, i would probably have done shirring or something nice and comfy back there.... its a bit snug.<br />
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as you can tell from my muffiny back?</div>
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ugh, i really wish i knew where the pattern was. currently my sewing room looks like this </div>
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so there is no way of finding ANYTHING in there, and until i'm done with tommy and amanda's wedding, i probably won't even step foot in there.<br />
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a wedding post! you know how sometimes you meet a couple who have been together for years and years and years and every time you see them, it's like looking at a couple who just started dating and are still in the puppy love stage and they are <i>SO friggin' perfect</i> for each other that it makes you want to <b>barf</b>? </div>
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well, that's tommy and amanda.</div>
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tommy and amanda are two amazing friends of mine who are getting married on saturday. technically i think they got married last year at the court house (something about loving each other so much they couldn't wait more than a month or so after getting engaged or something disgusting like that) but now they are having a big ol' ceremony and reception! i have the <i>honor </i>of making all of their floral arrangements for the wedding and i am so excited about the boutonnieres, i thought i would share them and also make a tutorial if someone else wants to make some like this too! </div>
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first off-- <i>check this shit out:</i></div>
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<i>two things you need to know about tommy and amanda-<br />they love comics, and they are dance MACHINES!</i></div>
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so flowers made out of comic book pages really seemed fitting. tommy does some super cool artwork using comic books, plus it seems like he has quite the collection. so, here is how it's done ladies and gents:</div>
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<b><i>step 1: gather up supplies</i></b></div>
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things you will need for sure:</div>
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-comics (durrrr)</div>
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-about a 14 gauge wire, paper wrapped is better</div>
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and if you want to make this same type i did, you will also need some greenery (i'm using rose leaves) and green hypericum (there is already so much color, green won't get so lost)</div>
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<i><b>step 2: pick out your flower colors and get yourself some comic books</b></i></div>
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tommy and amanda's wedding colors are '<i>peacocky</i>,' so we needed a lot of greens and blues. flip through the books and try to grab some where the main colors are something you need. thor and the x- men were blue and green enough for me. it is important that you watch what you're using. you don't want to use a page that is comic on one side and an ad on the other... which happens<i><b> all the god damn time. </b></i></div>
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<b><i>step 3: cut out 9 billion hearts</i></b></div>
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yep, just little ol' heart shapes! make them about 1-2" big, and make sure the two round tops are the correct colors on at least one side. they don't need to be perfect, the same shape, or the same size. if you didn't care about colors, it would take about 2 pages worth of cut out hearts to make one flower. since i really, <i>really </i>care, i used about a dozen books to make 10 flowers.</div>
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...to this!</div>
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once you have them cut out, make sure the hearts are ok on both sides. i ended up not using a whole bunch i cut out because they were great on one side, but the other side ended up being too much of the wrong colors. while both sides won't always show, its easier if you just have all usable pieces.</div>
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<i><b>step 5: roll the edges</b></i></div>
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this is the most <b>annoying </b>step. grab your paper rapped wire (or a kabob stick- that's what i used!) and gently roll the top of the heart, starting at the center so it doesn't tear anywhere. the side with the best coloring on it will be the side that the stick doesn't touch</div>
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but here is a video if i didn't describe it well... obviously the <i>'good side'</i> i mentioned above is the big critter mug in the video<br />
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<i>do all of the hearts before you start gluing. it's annoying, but easier when you start gluing</i></div>
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<i><b>step 6: glue sticks are gooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!</b></i></div>
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time for the glue gun! starting with the smaller hearts, you are going to glue them from the flower center, out. the first you use shouldn't be your favorites, because they are just gonna be little tubes.</div>
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it's easier if you just watch this video instead of me trying to describe this, but basically you just go in a circle gluing this shit down!<br />
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<i>don't criticize my lack of painted nails. not only does nail polish chip off after like, 1 hour because my nails don't know what shape they are supposed to grow in, but i also sewed off half of a fingernail last week and it looks gross, but if ALL my nails look chipped, maybe no one will notice!</i></div>
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<i>also, i'm not a creep. yes, barry white is playing in the background while i make my internet videos, but the sam cooke station on last fm is the bomb. i can't help it.)</i></div>
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keep on adding until you are happy.... and after all that, hopefully you are somewhere around here:</div>
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<i><b>step 7: tape time</b></i></div>
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hopefully that helped and now you are ready for the floral tape to bust out. if you haven't used floral tape before, here is a tip: pull it a little tight as you wrap and it will get sticky enough to stay. if you pull it <i>TOO </i>tight, your fingers will get sticky and you will most likely<b> rip that shit up</b> and get mad. so don't use your hulk strength for this step. start just under the flower, roll up, and then wrap to the bottom. </div>
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make sure the 'stem' is the correct length before you wrap it all up.</div>
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<b><i>step 8: trim your trimmins</i></b></div>
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you only need like, <b><i>a</i></b> leave and <i><b>a</b></i> tiny bit of hypericum. i went from this</div>
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to this and that already wasn't a full stem <i>AND </i>i cut it down a little more after i was done!</div>
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get your trimmin's close to the base of the flower, and carefully wrap floral tape around it. the stems from these should be shorter than the length of the paper flower stem. once these are wrapped-- <b>BAM!</b> you are done! curl the bottom, pin that shit on and go get <i>married</i>! </div>
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crissy bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333118001583737259noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776077778533739698.post-24961845194273079272011-09-01T16:28:00.000-05:002011-09-01T16:28:33.610-05:00from nerdy to flirty!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">yesterday a wonderful wonderful woman i work with gave me this dress</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>'used to belong to a square dancer!</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">she got it at a yardsale forever ago for<i> less than $1,</i> but hasn't worn it in ages so she gave it to me! now, this is an <i>ADORABLE </i>dress, but on me, the length and fit made me look like a <b>super </b>nerd. it was a really awkward highwater length, and fitted strangely on the bodice AND it had a drop waist which, <a href="http://crissybaker.blogspot.com/2011/07/non-patriotic-dress.html">as i have mentioned before</a>, i despise.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">so here it is! after a quick revamp-- my new dress!</span><br />
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isn't that just god damn adorable? ruffles and flowers and a big ol' bow in the back! look at the cute detail on the fabric!<br />
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i do with the the person who made this originally had used a matching thread with the rick rack, but as an <b><i>incredibly </i></b>lazy person, i can understand seeing this as too much effort. <i>seriously</i>. </div>
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well, with my new dress finished (i promise the crinoline doesn't hang down this far under it when i wear it...) i went out to run errands today and got lots of compliments from all of the old southern gent's i ran into at the grocery store. that must mean it was a success!</div>
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