Here’s the last part of the Toy Story Alien outfit that I wanted to share — the light up headband! I had actually wanted to make this for San Diego Comic Con, but with all the other stuff I was doing at that time, I just couldn’t get it started, let alone done. But the…
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This is the Cashmerette Swanton Blouse which was just released today as part of their Cashmerette Club, a monthly subscription that includes a fresh pattern each month. Or, at least the base is. I mashed it together with the lantern sleeves from their Vernon Shirt, but the bodice and collar are Swanton. I’m a Cashmerette…
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One of the areas I’ve wanted to get better at is machine embroidery. I’m okay at picking a design and getting it to embroider out successfully on my machine. Getting better at figuring out the right stabilizers. But what I’d like to get better at is digitizing my own embroidery designs. Often for some looks…
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Now on to the Toy Story Aliens. This was a look that I used for both San Diego Comic Con as well as the Disneyland Halloween Half Marathon weekend. It was originally conceived as a group look for SDCC which I then repurposed for the race a month or so later with another friend. So…
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The last thing I want to write about that relates to the Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em look for the 2024 Her Universe Fashion Show is also about San Diego Comic Con in general and that’s the 3D modeling and printing I did. This year I ended up doing quite a bit for both my fashion…
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This picture is really the best because you can clearly see all of my accessories and the camisole (and yes, I’m drinking coffee through a straw — must protect the lipstick!). No idea why my makeup contouring looks so pronounced in that photo . . . it wasn’t like that in any of the other…
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While the jacket was certainly the center piece of the Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em inspired look that I did for the 2024 Her Universe Fashion Show, you can’t have a pant suit without, well, pants. Above, this picture was taken backstage which is why the lighting is funky. And I’m holding the boxing champion belt…
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I’ve got a back log of pieces to post about and take pictures of but I’ve been procrastinating because, well, I’d rather make more stuff. However, I’m going to pause for now and tell you about the look that I most recently finished for the 2024 Her Universe Fashion Show, a look inspired by the…
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This is it! It’s the week of the Her Universe Fashion Show 2024 and I’m sneaking in the last part of my series on constructing my Totally Minnie look which won Judge’s Choice at the 2023 Her Universe Fashion Show. This part is about my accessories. The icing on the cake. If you want to start…
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We’re almost there and even closer to the 2024 Her Universe Fashion Show which is a week from tomorrow! This is part 12 of my series on my Totally Minnie look for the 2023 Her Universe Fashion Show. If you want to start from the beginning of how I made it, start with this post.…
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