Exciting news!

Hi,

Just a quick post today as everything is a bit hectic for me at the moment, but in a good way! I have been trying to find some work experience recently and was really lucky to get a reply from a bridal boutique near me. I had an interview today and was really excited when the lady who owns it said she is really happy to give me a trial period during my Easter break and after that to consider taking me on for more experience on Saturdays.... and as well as all that.... something extra exciting.... she invited me to come and help out backstage at the bridal fashion show she is involved with next Sunday!!!! :D I am soo excited about how much I will get to learn. I will keep you all updated and hopefully bring you all some pictures of the fashion show next weekend :)

Talk to you all again super soon and hopefully for a bit longer :p

Byeee xxx

I like christmas... can you tell?

Hi,

I hope you all are having a good week so far :) I go home from uni tomorrow night, my dad is coming to pick me up in the evening! I am sooo excited, we will literally be 'driving home for christmas'! :P And when I get home I am presenting the hamper I have been putting together for many weeks for my family to them, hehehe fingers crossed they like everything otherwise I will have a lot to try and eat myself :P

 

I have lots of stuff planned that I want to do before Christmas (I have making up to do since for the last two years due to revising for A Levels I only took Christmas day off and now I have a whole month!) I have got to make some different bits for family and friends we will be seeing, cook some festive treats, set up my train set, make a Christmas outfit for me to wear (and look glam in :P) on Christmas eve, buy some Christmas clothes, read some sewing books, do a little bit of work, go to the tailors and dressmakers I used to go to- 4 times :), wrap prezzies and in general spend a lot of fun time with my lovely family!

(Hehehe and do lots of blogging of course :P)

 

Today I only had a half day at college, I came home and after I had had my lunch I was at a bit of a loose end seen as I have done my packing for home already because I am so excited! So I thought I would get started on a Christmassy project I decided I wanted to do this morning- make myself some elf boots :P:

 

 

Hehe, they are not done or anything yet, I just drafted up a pattern and then made a toile (tester) of one foot to check the style/fit. I think they will work out though so that made me happy. When I have perfected the pattern and made a full pair I am going to add a fun cuff of felt with points, which hang down :) I am also going to add a bell to the tip of the curved toes for extra fun and to give that true elf feel :P

 

Hehehe, I am off to do more dreaming about Christmas and my last bit of prepping for tomorrow!

 

Talk to you again soon,

 

Byeeeeeeeeeee xxx

 

Uni Update :)

Hello,

I am gradually getting able to get my head around stuff now, which is good :P I am finding myself having a little bit more time as I am doing less running around faffing trying to remember everything I need to do like washing, tidying and cooking on top of uni- which sounds utterly ridiculous if you are used to doing all that stuff normally (like most people :P) and don't think about remembering to do it you just do! Hahaha oh well I will eventually become a fully fledged but I am pleased I don't have to remember paying different bills and taking kids to school etc... just yet :-P

 

My lectures/lessons are really good, I am enjoying them all really though especially the sewing ones!(I do theatre history/performance analysis too for some lectures to give us all extra knowledge).

 

Last week we did lots of little samples and this week we have been doing basic pattern cutting and draping on the stand- Yay :D I have been waiting for ages to be taught how to do it properly. (I have tried at home but things always happen like it comes out a bit big etc... and you wonder why :P)

 

Here is a few shots of my bodice draping (my side is on the right/the main side in the pictures :):

 

 

Oooooh it is so fun!

 

Our first project coming up soon which we complete just before Christmas is a mini half scale kimono- I am really looking forward to that too :-)

 

I hope you are all having a lovely week and keep your eyes peeled on the blog as I am planning a Halloween giveaway soon now we have reached the fun month of October!

 

See you soon,

 

Byeeeee my lovely friends xxx

 

Today is the start of something new :D

Hi everybody,

 

Today I finished the last ever of my A-level exams meaning I am done- finito- done, done, done, done, done!

 

It is a fabulous feeling as now the next chapter of my life can finally begin- what I worked so hard for- to go to university and study costume production; my dream career!

 

I have the holidays and several weeks and lots to do before I head off to do that but I am so happy as now I can really start the rest of my life :)

 

Hehehe, I was just so happy I wanted to share my thoughts with you all!

 

Thank you all for all of your lovely comments and reading my blog and everything as all of it really helped me through my Alevel/exam years being able to talk to all you fabulous people!

 

xoxoxoxoxox

 

See you all soon (when normal posting will resume- but with all the new stuff in my life included too :P),

 

Byeeeeeee XXX

 

Knitting and crochet blog week 4 starts tomorrow!

Hi,

The 4th ever (my thrid!) Knitting and crochet blog week starts tommorrow!

 

Woooo! I am so excited!!! :D

 

I will see you all tommorrow for the start of a whole week of fun :)

 

Bye xxx

Vintage sewing patterns and fabric

Hi

 

I forgot to mention in my holiday posts that when I was in an antique style shop I found a whole box of vintage sewing patterns :) I got sew excited (lol :P) because they were all only about 90p each and some of the garments looked so pretty! I picked up my 3 favourite ones and then later in a vintage themed craft shop I found a neatly tied up bundle with a vinatge bedspread and pillow cases in it- for only £10! It had a pretty flower pattern on it and I thought it would be great for making up some of the patterns in:

 

I think I am going to get started on the trouser and top set tommorrow, Yay! Then I will have a cool vintage outfit to wear :-)

 



I hope you all had a lovely weekend :o)

See you soon,

Byeeeee XXXX