flare

thank you to all who read the pattern review on sew, mama sew and left comments. i truly do appreciate all the honest feedback people left. i too was a little nervous about the cut of the dress, and feared the skirt wouldn't be flared enough. So in response to that, i decided to try my own version of a circle skirt, but added a wider band at the waist. this was also my first attempt at hemming a skirt - no easy task. props to all you out there that do alterations. i will be wearing this this weekend and post pictures afterwards. it might still be a tad long, but as always, its easier to take up than let out - in theory :)

YAY!

My pattern review is up at Sew Mama Sew! Please go out and read it and let me know what you think of the dress!

quilts

old red barn co. is giving away a quilt in honor of her 200th blog post. click on over and check it out.

creative

while in the fabric store i had an epiphany about some new accessories i could make with this fabulous fabric that i found. i got 2 of the 6 items completed, you can see them on my etsy shop. (it's the link over there --> ). i also painted a 3 pc. acrylic canvas set for our living room. that task can finally be crossed off the list, it only took like 8 months - but it's done now and that's what's important. i love it, and will post pictures soon.

capture

i got my new camera today - i am the proud owner of a nikon d80 digital SLR. So far i have taking some great pictures and can't wait to get outside and really start to play with it. i know it's probably not that interesting, but here's a picture of my shoes that i thought turned out quite nicely for the newbie that i am :)

accomplish

i have finished it - i made my first amy butler dress and it turned out fabulous. that woman can design. i'm not 100% sure i like the colors, but it seems to be photographing well. the review will be published sometime after march 10th. thank you beth and kristin for letting me write the review for their website, sew mama sew. i hope you enjoy it!

ache

so today makes it 14 days straight with a headache. i had a brief break in ache friday when i got adjusted, but it was back less than 8 hours later. perhaps i should hire a chiropractor to live with me and just constantly adjust my spine. i've hear acupuncture works too, but i don't know if i'm ready to try it. anyone out there ever had it? thoughts?
i'm also on hold for designing my clients web site. i need him to play with what i have done so he can yay or nay everything that's built. if anyone has ever built a website before, then you know that it's easy to build from a template, but once they are built it sucks to go back and change everything. come on dude... work with me here.
i made another custom wallet and i heart it immensely. its on my etsy shop if you want to take a look at it.