Holy cow. Delyse's gown was up for less than 24 hours before it got over 2000 views on Etsy. Thanks Ashley, for including me in your Treasury! Also, I know Ryan of Flux who is to the left of me from my days of hawking jewelry on the streets of Soho, when I first got to NYC last fall. I heart serendipity :)
And my obi belts have been selling like crazy. I'm going to have to make some more.
Today, hopefully, I am buying a guitar. I need to learn something new!! I make stuff, I read, I draw, I write, I cook, I do yoga (sometimes, not really right now).... I need something new and difficult to do with myself!!!
I had the honor of attending the lovely Berry/Hanson wedding on Saturday. It was such a lovely time, at Mama Hanson's country house in upstate New York. A calm, peaceful, idyllic wedding... a good time had by all. My favorite part was the afterglow party on Sunday. A perfectly sunny day, we all layed about in the grass and sunshine ALL DAY. I can't think of a better way to start the summer, being surrounded by love and music and the outdoors.
The dress, thank god, was a hit. I got complimented on it all day long. I'm thrilled it came out so well. Really, Delyse looked amazing in it. She was glowing. Without her, it's just a ho-hum collection of fabric, but when she puts it on, my goodness!
As soon as I got to the house, there were 3 sewing emergencies that needed my attention. A girl with a needle.
Oh my I might cry: Delyse's gown is looking so beautiful (the crummy weather might have something to do with it too). I still have to finish the guts (lining) and zipper and hem, but I am quite pleased with how it's progressing. As well I should be, since she needs to be on her way upstate Wednesday evening. I'll probably have to spend 10 hours pressing it... there's some subtle but stubborn waviness in the satin.
Awwwwh this makes me want a handmade wedding!!!
Daisy and I walked to and from BurdaStyle yesterday, and we saw this
closer to work. And this
closer to home. I sang the whole way. I think I might be finding my voice.
Since I've been working on Gold Street I've been obsessively collecting Etsy shwag. I was thinking of putting it in one place and taking a picture, but I realized that might be too weird. And it would take too long. It's pretty spread out.
Anyway, the Etsy Labs moved to the 3rd floor of the Clock Tower and I checked it out for the first time yesterday. I needed some shirts for a virtual teen lab we're doing next month (more on that later). The new Labs are pretty sweet, and they have a WHOLE coffee table full of shwag!! Of course I picked up a few things. I picked this up; I'd seen it before but wasn't able to make it my own.
It's cute and clever. I found Phil already took pix, so read the whole booklet here.
I am having a perfect Sunday. I saw my first catch at the pier. And took some pictures. (Tinka is Kristin's new pup.)
All is not lost, though. I am making a very pretty dress of silk and Liberty of London cotton. I bought a huge stash of beautiful fabric when I was in LA in February, but just started cutting it the last few days. For some reason I didn't want to waste it or mess it up, and darn it I just love uncut fabric--it's like the beginning of a romantic relationship, when everything is possible and hopeful, before all the issues rear their ugly heads and reality sets in.
Anyway, I first cut into it to make this (MOM DON"T FOLLOW THIS LINK!!!) for BurdaStyle. And after that, I HAD to cut into this fabric. This is my second dress from the LIberty, keep an eye on ledthread.etsy for them.
Today's dress is the prototype for a custom dress for my friend Camila, of Tollywood Allstar fame. I hate making muslins, they are such a waste of time and fabric, so instead I'm using this:
Wa-la! More satisfaction than muslin for me, and a lil more stock for ledthread.
