I love my new job!

Today was my third day working at.... the BYU Costume Shop!

I am a "stitcher," so I sew costumes. It's pretty wonderful so far.

This is something I worked on today:

in progress

Shoes! They are for Arabian Nights. I embellished the straps.

Marquie got married!

Isn't she just beautiful???
This is EmmaLee, Marquie, and I

Well, since I was going to another wedding, I needed to find something new to wear! This one was a bit more casual than Cassi's, and so I decided on making a skirt out of this:

Before
I really should get a full length mirror
instead of standing on my tub.

EmmaJane gave me this dress as a hand-me-down a while ago, and I didn't like it as a dress, but I always knew I wanted to make it into a skirt. Today was the day! I decided on using black 2" elastic for the waistband. I had never made an elastic waisted skirt before, so it was an adventure!

I think it turned out classy and fun!

Bridal shower gift

Marquie Hutchings is getting married! The theme for the gift was "something she can use in the morning." So I made this darling apron! She loved it :)

The Wardrobe of a Sister Missionary

Kimberly's going on a mission to Oklahoma on June 6th! She really wanted to take this dress, but it was too short, so I lengthened the lengthened the lining to make it officially missionary-approved attire!

Vintage shopping

Isn't this dress beautiful? I found it at a vintage shop!

A tub full of buttons! I got a bagful!

Wedding guest dress

all the pieces laid out

close-up, in production

full view

Cassi and I at the wedding. Doesn't she look beautiful?

My roommate from freshman year, Cassi Lee, now Cassi Cheney, got married! So of course I had to get a new dress! ...or update an old one! That's exactly what I did. :) This is a hand-me-down dress that I accidentally put in the washer... where it was simply not allowed to be. So the fabric got a little bit drab looking... I think the patch work transformed the look from drab to vintage!

Inspiration collage

If you collect enough scraps from various magazines, you can turn time wasted watching a movie into time well used creating inspiration!