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Some things

Things that make me want to rip out my hair:

– I promised my sister I would start Jillian Michaels’ 30 Day Shred today. I tried the ab toning one a few months ago and got through about twelve minutes. Haven’t worked out since, that’s how torturous it was. That lady is evil.

– I have a horrendous paper due tomorrow. It should be really easy but for some reason I’m having all sorts of trouble with it. Gah.

– I also have a presentation to give on Wednesday, two group projects due on the 23rd, and a paper due on the 30th. We’re not even going to peek into what I have due in the first nine days of May.

– I made a dress but the fabric is too thick and now it’s sitting funny. Gah.

– I made another dress and the fabric is possibly too thin and I’m afraid it’ll be see-through.

Things that make me smile inside:

– I got through a Jillian Michaels workout! Granted, I didn’t use weights because I don’t have any yet.. But still!

– I’m going to France in 84 days!

– I know I’m way behind the ball on this one but I’m really obsessed with Swedish Hasbeens.

– I’m considering taking a photography class.

– Boyfriend and I are going to his roomie’s family’s lake house next weekend!

– The two dresses I made are super cute!

– My hair is ridiculously long. I lurve it. I’ve been trimming it every few weeks but I’m determined to grow it to even more ridiculous proportions so I can dress up as a proper elf when the Hobbit comes out. (Yes, I am a huge nerd.)

– My camera. It’s just full of squees.

– I have a place to live next year!

And just because I have no interesting photos to share, here’s a one of me and Lyds out last week before school got crazy.

Me and Lyds

 

Bitchy fabrics

So chiffon was a terrible idea.

In fact, chiffon is usually a terrible idea. Except that it’s always so pertty that it’s difficult to say no to.

Anyway, all that’s left is buttons!

I can’t decide what color buttons to use. Maybe cream colored ones so they don’t stand out so much? Or a darker shade of the pale mint green/blue? Or straight up brown ones? That might be too harsh.

Hmmmm. Thoughts?
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Excuse the photo. I was having fun with a new phone app and simultaneously attempting to hide the currently wonky neckline with fake artistic-ness. Edited: Here you go, better photo!

In other news, Megan Nielsen is holding a sewalong for this dress. I’m considering participating because I’d love to make another one of these (Or three more. You think I’m kidding..). But then I realized that I just made most of one in a day. To be fair, if I had chosen a less bitchy fabric (like a nice cotton or linen), I most likely would’ve been done by now.

Maybe I’ll make one dress a day for the duration of the sewalong.

Only joking.

(I’m not though.)

ampersand

Yesterday I tagged along with a friend while he was picking out shoes. And then I got distracted by all the pretties.

Before I knew what had happened, I was walking out of the store clutching these lovelies.

Seychelles Ampersand

On the way home, I was daydreaming about all the different outfits I would wear these shoes with until it occurred to me that I did not have a single outfit that would work with these shoes. Maybe dark jeans and a muted top, but that’s pretty boring.

So today I went off to the fabric store in search of fabric because the dress-making tingles haven’t gone away. I thought I had perused every bolt in the shop and was on my way out when this one flung itself at me, screaming “Buuuuy meeee!” in a tinny voice. And who can say no to fabric so purtty?

Seychelles with fabric

It’s a somewhat sheer chiffon, hence the lining. I think it’s going to be a Darling Ranges dress. Possibly with some ruffle-age.

-squee-