Creativity

SXSW 2008

March 14, 2008 at 9:57 am | In Crafts, Creativity, Travel | 1 Comment

I’m back from South by Southwest! Austin is a pretty cool city, full of neon signs, tons of music clubs, very weird weather, and dirt-cheap thrift stores. I came home with much more than I left with, thanks to my beautiful and super-hospitable cousin Danielle, who really showed me around. I will [...]

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Thank you Wardrobe Refashion

December 21, 2007 at 10:55 am | In Clothes and Style, Crafts, Creativity, Sewing | 7 Comments

It’s been about five months since I first signed up for the Wardrobe Refashion challenge. As someone who loves clothes and takes great pleasure in finding the right clothes, I thought this would be really challenging for me. I honestly wasn’t sure if I could commit to four months, but hey, aggressive goals [...]

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Craft, Inc.

September 8, 2007 at 9:32 am | In Crafts, Creativity | 1 Comment

I just finished reading Craft, Inc: Turn Your Creative Hobby Into a Business, and I must recommend it to anyone who is even vaguely considering a craft-related business.
This book is a short and sweet guide to everything it takes to strike out on your own. It’s full of practical, straightforward advice on [...]

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Wardrobe Refashion: The first month

September 2, 2007 at 9:16 am | In Clothes and Style, Crafts, Creativity, Sewing | No Comments

I was at a party the other night and started telling a few people about Wardrobe Refashion. One of them asked me if it had been hard so far. It’s been a month now since I signed up for the 4-month pledge, and I have to say, it’s been much much easier than [...]

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The Mode in Costume

August 28, 2007 at 7:37 pm | In Clothes and Style, Creativity, Sewing, Vintage | 1 Comment

Speaking of inspiration, sketches, and learning from the best… that last post brought to mind one of my favorite sources of fashion inspiration, The Mode in Costume by R Wilcox.
I suppose this book is of most use to historical costumers, but as someone who draws a lot of inspiration from the past when [...]

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Learning from the best

August 27, 2007 at 8:38 am | In Clothes and Style, Creativity, Sewing | No Comments

Yesterday, we somehow ended up at Neiman Marcus. I was looking for a foundation garment to go under the wedding dress, since it’s quite slinky. I was hoping to find something simple and slip-like, but after scouring Victoria’s Secret, Macy’s and even a brief poke around at the magical but unaffordableAgent Provacateur, I [...]

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