Bloomtastic!

Well, I have actually been pretty creative and busy this past week.  Between cake baking, cupcake baking, sewing, and working on my endless apartment decorating, there is just not enough time in the day!  Not to mention my packed social calendar, an awesome visit with my hilarious Dad (must blog about later) AND fitting work in, as well--WOWZERS!  I am not complaining, though!  It's been fantastic!  Blessed Princess here!

So!  I went to Bloom last Friday and wore the dress I had made that week just for the event.  Bloom is a fundraiser for Kansas City Free Health Clinic.  Quixotic Fusion and Dolewite performed.  There were endless fantastic beverages and apps.....and of course, my favorite--DANCE FLOOR!  The theme was "South Beach."  As I have never really been to South Beach (I know, shocker, right?!), I had to use my imagination for event-wear.  Where was my first stop?  The mall--No.  Macy's--No.  Hall's--No.  Nord's--No.  My first stop was Hancock Fabrics.  In I walked and I could hear the "Hallelujah" music of angels as I spotted the fabric--bold, bright, quite possibly "South Beach."  I had picked out a pattern from my collection of dresses made previously, so I knew just how much fabric I needed and I marched to the cutting table.....the rest is history.  I have been wearing a lot of strapless dresses lately, so I decided this one was NOT to be strapless.  Here is the final product:

I beaded and added some wrinkled ribbon around the neck and center of the sash.

In addition to the dress making, I made these earrings and bracelets to match.  As I do like to dance, I must've been shaking it a smidge much, because one of my earrings went flying on the dance floor.  BUMMED!  In that instant, my insecurities got the best of me...."Way to go, homemade queen--earring broken." I thought to myself.  However, I was pleased to discover the next morning as I was emptying my purse, the result of my broken earring had nothing to do with my crafty-work.  See that little green glass bead at the bottom of the earring?  It broke because it was glass.  It wouldn't have mattered if I had paid big bucks for these or had just made them myself--glass is not dance-floor proof no matter what.  And Princess here is not going to slow down on the dance floor--with or without earrings.

So there you have my latest sewing project.  It fit well, was original, and a heck of a lot of fun to make.  I made some cupcakes earlier in the week.....but, I shall not post pics of those.  I think my mother might be a smidge embarrassed for posting penis cupcakes on my blog.  (They were for an engagement celebration.)  And to be honest, penises are just ugly....no way around it.  Even if they are made of cake and buttercream--kind of an eye-sore.  I am convinced that the almighty penis has purpose and function--neither of which are to be viewed as a thing of beauty.  Sorry guys, as a nurse I've seen a few, and never pulled back a sheet to say "that's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen!"  I do however, respect the male species...and his Y chromosome parts.  I hope to post pics next week of a new cake project, which I can smell baking in my kitchen as I type.  MMMMMMmmmm.....fantastic!  I also have a few painting projects in the pipeline.  It's going to be a busy couple of weeks before school starts!  Can't wait!!!

Sweet dreams....

One dress leads to another!

I am so excited for this Friday!  I am making a dress to wear to an event called "Bloom."  Bloom is an event to benefit the Kansas City Free Health Clinic.  I have never been to this event before and from what I have heard, it should be a lot of fun.  Lemme be honest, I love ANY excuse to "doll-up," have some cocktails, and dance the night away; not to mention this is for a great cause......AND...I love an excuse to make a new dress when I have time to do it!  The theme for Bloom is "South Beach."  So, dream it up!  I'll be sure to post a picture next week!  I still have all of the "hand" work to finish....and knowing me, it will be at the very last minute when it's done! 

So, inspiring my sewing mood this week....I will post some pics of the dresses I have made since last fall.

So this dress I got a ton of help from my mom.  She is WAY MORE the seamstress than I.  My mom is a wonder-woman when it comes to sewing.  She can make ANYTHING!  I picked out this fabric at Hancock's and was extremely disappointed when I to to the "cutter" to discover the fabric was in two different pieces---and the two pieces were slightly different in butterfly color.  I studied the pieces a little closer and found that I could make it work with both!  So, cutting out this dress was more thought through than normal.  I cut it out and wonder-woman helped me get it together.  I did all of the "hand" work, but let me be honest--props go to the mom for her hard work on this one.  I wore this dress to one of the most beautiful black-tie weddings I have ever been to....and boy did I dance the night away in this one!  Yes, same pic as my profile...in addition to the dress, cocktail in hand and smile on my face--I think that is very "me!"

I'm in the tangerine here....this dress was made from the same pattern as the dress above....only short, and with one strap.  I wanted a bold color--HELLO!...and I wanted a funky ribboned strap.....VOILA!!!  I wore this dress to NYE and again, danced the night away!  TOO MUCH FUN!  Again, props to "MAMA D" for some help on this one.  This dress (inspired by the first) led to another inspiration....much less creative, but still fun.....

And here you go.....I bought this purple dress online for $24.  I know it's a bit risky buying without trying, but I have almost mastered the art of this.  I have even been able to buy jeans just by looking at the cut without trying.  So, I purchased this dress for $24 online and inspired by my NYE tangerine project, I floooooffffed and pooooofffed myself up another one-strap funky sleeve.  Less than $5 in ribbon, not too shabby for a night out.  I wore this to "Party Arty" that is held at the Nelson-Atkins Art Museum once a year in Kansas City.

Look, a single girl's gotta be fairly creative to have a one-of-a-kind dress AND afford to attend some of the functions I have been privileged enough to attend the past 6 months.  I am starting to fret that "functions" and "events" will cease to be my reality in 55..just 55 days!  How will I ever have the time or the $$$ to do this with school on my plate?!

So, concluding this blog, I just want to apologize to those that follow my Facebook pics--I know this is redundant.  HOWEVER, in just 3 short days, I will be donning a new homemade dress--South Beach theme...and I am STOKED!

-Sweet Dreams...