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Maximus

2009-01-26T06:17:20Z

My cat Maximus just looked too cute so I had to take a picture!

:(

2008-10-21T18:22:37Z

I'm 43 today. Damn! I might as well say I'm 50!

spelling rant

2008-06-01T16:59:34Z

How hard is it to spell "design"?? Why do people who claim to live, breathe and eat fashion want to become "Fashion DESINGERS"

bows...grrrrrrrrrrrrr!

2008-03-26T06:38:21Z

I'm having no luck with the bow for a corset, it's my first one with a bow like this. I used to be able to make fabric bows a couple of decades ago...sigh!
Any way, here's a pic I took yesterday, before the lace and bias were sewn on. I was trying to decide between lace at the top or ruffled lace at the bottom. The top won!

Eddie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-03-05T23:28:59Z

I just bought Eddie Izzard tickets!!! He's finally coming to Houston!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have a car!!!

2008-03-01T14:47:00Z

My sister in law bought a new car and gave me her old one, how cool is that?? She took such good care of it, the interior almost looks new! I don't drive a LOT, but I do need one specially if my parents need my help (groceries, meds, etc).

phooey!

2008-02-19T02:28:55Z

Why do I have to run out of everything all at once:
gold tips, silver tips, fusing, zippers, spirals, springs, 618 washers, lint rollers, black dupioni, red flat lacing (both shades of red that I use), black lining, gold lining...and if that wasn't enough, every scissor I own is dull, even all my thread snippers!!!!!

new turquoise dupioni with lace overlay

2008-02-15T13:43:42Z

Made this one the other day. I'm calling all my corsets with zippers and 2" waist reduction "fashion" corsets now. I plan to make this one with a busk and a 4" reduction too.
I'm in the middle of redoing my web page since it's sooooo out of date! So I'll be up to my eyeballs in HTML this weekend!!!

newest spats!

2008-02-09T16:09:09Z

Finally got these photographed! I'm pleased with how they turned out!

behold...the empanada!

2008-01-01T04:59:51Z

I made Chilean empanadas today, for my mom's birthday. The hardest part is the dough, then rolling it out. My hands are messed up, specially the left for some odd reason. I set off both fire alarms by turning on the oven and boiling water...what the hell! Leave it to me. But it was all worth it because they came out yummy and everyone enjoyed them! They are the kind of food I'm only willing to do once a year though!!

Cats!

2007-12-20T02:53:10Z

Practicing taking photos, my kitties are the reluctant subjects!!

Sigh...can't get any more of this fabric

2007-12-18T11:21:41Z

Work in progress...

2007-12-18T05:53:55Z

New skirt I'm working on, still needs lining and trim sewn over the pointed edges, but so far I'm pleased...