Today has been a perfect day - sun streaming into the craft room, working away on the A-Line skirt whilst singing aloud to the Red Hot Chilli Peppers and jigging away on the chair, whilst sewing! Its a good job the house isn't overlooked, and the neighbours may not be partial to some of the song lyrics (but I make them up mostly..)
Once the basic skirt is made I have decided to make it into my Mae West skirt. Is made from cream fine wool fabric (inspired by recent snow) and I'm going to embroider onto it the this quote from Mae West:
"I used to be Snow White, but I drifted."(it works on so many different levels!)
and spiral the text around the skirt with maybe an applique snowflake - what do you think?
Many thanks to all of you wanting to join the mailing list and to all of you booking on the workshops. Its going to be a crafty Sring!
Nearly time for Project Runway (hurrahh). This weeks challenge is .....
Sunday 31 January 2010
Friday 29 January 2010
One of those satisfying days...
Well what a lovely day, it was such a beautiful morning that I took our dog out for a run in the park. It was so fresh and breezy - the kind of weather that brings apples to your cheeks!
I've had a productive morning replying to e-mails and coordinating bookings for the workshops, some of you are quick off the mark - it's great to know that Running With Scissors is putting on the kind of workshops people are interested in doing. I then spent some of the afternoon on the sample skirt for the A-Line skirt workshop which is coming along nicely. And the dog spent some time laying in the sun in the kitchen!
We've just then topped off the evening with a stroll around the block with the dog and to catch sight of the huge moon hanging in the cloudless sky. It looks like a full moon but it might be a new moon too - I'm not sure of the difference.
Maybe a glass of wine to complete the evening....
I've had a productive morning replying to e-mails and coordinating bookings for the workshops, some of you are quick off the mark - it's great to know that Running With Scissors is putting on the kind of workshops people are interested in doing. I then spent some of the afternoon on the sample skirt for the A-Line skirt workshop which is coming along nicely. And the dog spent some time laying in the sun in the kitchen!
We've just then topped off the evening with a stroll around the block with the dog and to catch sight of the huge moon hanging in the cloudless sky. It looks like a full moon but it might be a new moon too - I'm not sure of the difference.
Maybe a glass of wine to complete the evening....
Tuesday 26 January 2010
Looking forward to the Spring
Today we have uploaded some of the new workshops ready for booking (but there is more to come). I'll be sending out a newsletter to the mailing list very soon so get your skates on if you interested in any particular session.
Well theres not too much to say about this weeks Project Runway. The dress designs this week were based on photos the designers took of New York at night. I was a bit distracted at the end and I think the painted fabric / puff ball dress design won. Yes it was very 1980's. I'm old enough to remember them the first time around and I'm not intending to recreate any sort of puff ball creation any time soon (a la Pepsi and Shirley - anyone remember them?). The rejected designer's dress wasn't that bad - it was based on a long exposure photo of car tail lights, but I think I would have opted to create the pattern with coloured ribbons rather than ruffles. I did feel a bit sorry for Keith as he put so much effort in and was in the bottom three.
Good news on the broadband issue - we have a date of next Tuesday for activation hurrahhh.... it would be so nice to get some photos on the blog - I need to have lots of pictures!!
Well theres not too much to say about this weeks Project Runway. The dress designs this week were based on photos the designers took of New York at night. I was a bit distracted at the end and I think the painted fabric / puff ball dress design won. Yes it was very 1980's. I'm old enough to remember them the first time around and I'm not intending to recreate any sort of puff ball creation any time soon (a la Pepsi and Shirley - anyone remember them?). The rejected designer's dress wasn't that bad - it was based on a long exposure photo of car tail lights, but I think I would have opted to create the pattern with coloured ribbons rather than ruffles. I did feel a bit sorry for Keith as he put so much effort in and was in the bottom three.
Good news on the broadband issue - we have a date of next Tuesday for activation hurrahhh.... it would be so nice to get some photos on the blog - I need to have lots of pictures!!
Tuesday 19 January 2010
The Fashion Essay
Hello everyone,
Well the Spring and summer workshop programme is nearly ready I'm hoping to upload all the information this weekend! There will also be a couple of guest tutors giving you the opportunity to try soemthing new and exciting (more information coming soon.....)
I have been avidly watching Project Runway again this weekend (freeview channel 11 or 12, can't quite remember, Sunday evening). The budding designers names make me laugh - Suede, Blayne etc! Anyway I think Suede deserved to win this week with his bias strip dress whcih looked fantastic. I did feel sorry for the girl who did the gold dress with the extra loops on it, I don't think it was that bad really and it was well made, but the judges really slated it!
Some of you may be under the misaprehension that I am a complete fashion victim, which those of you who know me will know is far from the truth. I would hate to be involved in the 'fashion industry' - far too much back stabbing and paper thin shallowness, however you have got to admire the designers who turn out stunning creations every season. We all know that they don't actually make them and other designers then have to take the creations and turn them into something wearable, but watered down for for the high street. I'm more of a fan of uniqueness I think that people should dress the way they wish by making, customising, buying / acquiring vintage, altering, accessorising, wearing old with new or upcycling - generally mixing it up to get a look that you're happy with. Although I slob around in jeans just like everyone else I do feel that its a shame that people don't make more of an effort in general. It seems that having 'style' has becoem a rare comodity these days which is a shame, but don't get the wrong idea - I don't pop out to get a pint of milk in full make up and heels (although I'd like to think I could!)
Well the Spring and summer workshop programme is nearly ready I'm hoping to upload all the information this weekend! There will also be a couple of guest tutors giving you the opportunity to try soemthing new and exciting (more information coming soon.....)
I have been avidly watching Project Runway again this weekend (freeview channel 11 or 12, can't quite remember, Sunday evening). The budding designers names make me laugh - Suede, Blayne etc! Anyway I think Suede deserved to win this week with his bias strip dress whcih looked fantastic. I did feel sorry for the girl who did the gold dress with the extra loops on it, I don't think it was that bad really and it was well made, but the judges really slated it!
Some of you may be under the misaprehension that I am a complete fashion victim, which those of you who know me will know is far from the truth. I would hate to be involved in the 'fashion industry' - far too much back stabbing and paper thin shallowness, however you have got to admire the designers who turn out stunning creations every season. We all know that they don't actually make them and other designers then have to take the creations and turn them into something wearable, but watered down for for the high street. I'm more of a fan of uniqueness I think that people should dress the way they wish by making, customising, buying / acquiring vintage, altering, accessorising, wearing old with new or upcycling - generally mixing it up to get a look that you're happy with. Although I slob around in jeans just like everyone else I do feel that its a shame that people don't make more of an effort in general. It seems that having 'style' has becoem a rare comodity these days which is a shame, but don't get the wrong idea - I don't pop out to get a pint of milk in full make up and heels (although I'd like to think I could!)
Monday 11 January 2010
snowed in
Well there is still snow everywhere and I've cocooned myself in our new warm house and keeping busy making stuff. As well as planning the spring / summer programme I have also made a few things including a noticeboard for the craft room, a lampshade (well I put some trimmings on it, if that counts)- and I went a bit mad and bought a load of pieces of antique lace to make a curtain - its currently pinned together and I'm not sure exactly when its going to get sewn up. The craft room is full of projects in progress and I've been in contact with some lovely tutors to run some of the sessions for the new programme ... all will be revealed soon!
I would love to share some photos with you but we are still waiting for the BT man again on Wednesday and then it takes 3 weeks for the broadband to get connected ...arrgghhh
On the plus side after a stressful day yesterday I fell upon Project Runway on one of the TV channels (I'm not a big TV watcher unless it's an Agatha Christie drama but that's a different story)- of course I've heard to Project Runway (kind of The Appentice for American fashion designers) but didn't realise that I could get it on one of the myriad of channels we have (via a just plugged in recycled Freeview box). So I actually got to watch an episode and whats more it was a new series so now I have to work out when the next programme is on. Probably more blogs to come on the subject as I totally missed out on blogging on the Saatchi programme!
Onwards and upwards!
Monday 4 January 2010
Happy New 2010
Hi everyone I'm back - after a busy break and being frustratingly ill, culminating in bringing in the new year with a hot mug of Lemsip. Over the next couple of weeks I'll be organising and planning and you should start seeing the results on the website. We have finished painting the craft room although it needs a massive amount of tidying and I have lots of pictures and products to share with you all when we finally get a broadband connection which works properly (maybe I'll do a week of picture blogs to make up for having no nice images to look at!)
Happy new year to you all - lets hope its a crafty one!
Happy new year to you all - lets hope its a crafty one!
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