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I'm a free-lance artist who sews a whole bunch and has a major weakness for cute shoes. This blog is about anything and everything I do that is creative.

I'm currently challenging myself to sew something new for myself every month and put together some cute ensemble to go with it.

To see more of my artwork, check my DeviantArt page at http://thedollmaker.deviantart.com !!

This song always made me wish I really WAS walking in Memphis…

Then after walking in Memphis, this song made me smile and remember how much fun I had… 

Then it made me long to go back and plot when I’d return…

Now I’m all giddy like a schoolgirl because… just 10 more days :-D My feet will be 10 ft off of Beale! Better believe there will be catfish on my table at BB King’s!!!

And I am still jealous of myself because I’ll be staying at the Peabody. I also have a BIG problem… my mind’s already there, and my body is still here. Oops! Damned pre-vacation syndrome!

(Source: youtube.com)

Apr. 4, 2011 @ 23:43

A bracelet and a necklace I strung up tonight. Glass beads, hematite beads, and plastic glow-in-the-dark beads with metal charms. The stars glow in the dark :-)

Apr. 3, 2011 @ 0:51
+   Look at all the pretty colors!  Accessories
Dress is all finished… tons of tiny stitches later, the hem is completed :-) I can’t wait to show this off in Memphis :-D

Dress is all finished… tons of tiny stitches later, the hem is completed :-) I can’t wait to show this off in Memphis :-D

Apr. 3, 2011 @ 0:45
+   Look at all the pretty colors!  2011 sewing challenge

I decided April will be a 2-for-1 month. This dress whipped up easily. I just need to do the hem and I’m set to go…sounds easy but the skirt is at least 7 yards at the hem which needs blind-hemmed (otherwise, it won’t look right).

The dressmaking form doesn’t do it justice because the form is NOT close to my proprortions. When it’s worn, it looks flattering and those awesome peacock shoes? Those really bring it together along with the fascinator I made!

I was afraid it’d look too fussy, but it really is a perfect look for a night out in Memphis (or anywhere, for that matter)! Even makes a great day-dress. Suffice to say, I’m in LOVE with the outfit. Will pair it with some vintage black beads from my grandma.

Apr. 1, 2011 @ 3:49
+   2011 sewing challenge  Look at all the pretty colors!

Shoes the Full Version (by liamkylesullivan)

My friends say I act like Kelly when I see shoes I like :-P

Mar. 31, 2011 @ 18:57
Candid confession

My new sewing projects and my upcoming trip have me REALLY smiling for the first time since my grandpa died in February. It’s fun to get excited about something again.

Mar. 31, 2011 @ 18:39

Fascinator to go with my black dress. Coral rose by New York and Company. Headband by Icing. I added the white feathers onto a clip, and the rose is pinned to that. The whole piece can be removed from the black headband.

Mar. 31, 2011 @ 17:43
+   Accessories

Little Black Dress finally had its extra piece of flair added to it. It’s enough to kind of balance out the *black* of the dress and it can be removed.

Mar. 31, 2011 @ 16:33
+   2011 sewing challenge
This is what happens when you’ve realized… with horror, that indeed, your blue suede shoes were in that box that was mistakingly sent off to Goodwill when you moved. Some of us simply can’t go to Memphis without a pair of blue suede shoes… and how could *I*, of all people, board a plane and touch down in the valley of the Delta Blues in shoes of another color?? Ahh, in two weeks I’ll be walking with my feet 10 feet off of Beale :-D Then I’ll be off to Texas spend time with a friend I’ve known more than half of my life, followed by taking one of my best girlfriends out to dinner for her birthday in Louisiana… followed by another afternoon in my beautiful Memphis! 

This is what happens when you’ve realized… with horror, that indeed, your blue suede shoes were in that box that was mistakingly sent off to Goodwill when you moved.

Some of us simply can’t go to Memphis without a pair of blue suede shoes… and how could *I*, of all people, board a plane and touch down in the valley of the Delta Blues in shoes of another color??

Ahh, in two weeks I’ll be walking with my feet 10 feet off of Beale :-D Then I’ll be off to Texas spend time with a friend I’ve known more than half of my life, followed by taking one of my best girlfriends out to dinner for her birthday in Louisiana… followed by another afternoon in my beautiful Memphis! 

Mar. 31, 2011 @ 15:07
+   Look at all the pretty colors!  OMG Shoes  girls just wanna have fun

I finally got around to snapping pictures of the fabrics for May and June’s dresses. HOWEVER… if things go as I *hope*, I may *ahem* “need” my May dress for mid-April ;-)

The May dress fabrics are linens in plum, teal, and ivory and they match those amazing peacock shoes I ordered…which arrived today and were love at first sight and everything I could have asked for!

The June fabric is gold organza, ivory dupioni silk, and a green-gold taffeta.

The facinator is finished, but I’d like to get pictures of it *on*, which will have to wait for a day when I can be bothered to put in my rollers, put on some make-up, and do it justice. Otherwise, it looks… flat. Impressive, but the picture of it not being worn doesn’t really “make sense”.

Mar. 30, 2011 @ 1:17
+   fabric samples  Look at all the pretty colors!