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on my ironing board {11.21.13}

 

On my ironing board tonight. The first bags from my favorite fabrics. Hope to get some photos of these this weekend.

 

 

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Project 365: Week Twenty

November 11th:

I've been waiting for this issue. This magazine is so fantastic and I really recommend it for anyone who wants something unique. I've only read three issues so far but each one has had excellent content. It is so inspirational to flip through a magazine with enticing images and to read about people and small businesses that deserve the recognition. It has become a goal of mine to get in this magazine.

Monday night I was invited to the Anthro "managers party" for helping with display the past few months. We went to Pilsener Haus in Hoboken. This little gem was sketchy to walk to but man, was it awesome inside and out. It was a great place for the party and I really want to go back. Hopefully I'll have a trip there in the near future.

November 12th:

I've been seeing these leather sleeve trenches for a while now and have been itching to get one. I really don't have the funds at this point to go out and purchase a jacket that I don't really need so I took one of my old coats and one of my sister's old coats and put them together! I started this as my third project in refashioning class so I still have some work to do to finish it up but am excited for the final product.

November 13th:

I can't actually show this picture just yet because it is part of a display at Anthro. So this one will just have to wait!

November 14th:

My first #throwbackthursday! (#tbt). I've been thinking about what to get Drew for Christmas/our Anniversary so I was looking at the past gifts I've made for him. I have an idea in mind for this year, but don't know how it's going to work, so I have some more thinking to do.

November 15th:

My mom and I have been trying for months to work on this embroidery project but we haven't had time. I finally thought I had a chance on Friday but technical difficulties prevented me from working on this. So many ideas, not so much time to do them.

November 16th:

Today I learned how to harvest brussel sprouts. They are grown on a log, which most people don't know and are very time consuming to take off the log. We now sell them on the log because they are in such high demand!

November 17th:

These adorable ornaments are the newest addition in the farm market. They are a fair trade product handmade out of little gourds. We try to fill the market with handmade/fair trade products because we believe in the small companies out there that are doing good.

That's my week! What have you done this past week? Are you working on a Project 365? I would love to see!

Project 365: Week Nineteen

One day I'll actually post this on a monday.

November 4th:

Some mornings you just need a really great pick-me-up.  I rarely buy coffee somewhere when I can make it myself but spending $4.00 on this caramel latte was totally worth it.

November 5th:

Second project in my refashion class. I know it isn't really showing anything right now but I will post more photos from all my refashions! I'm getting really into the class and my closet is making some sacrifices for me.

November 6th:

These are some of the pieces for the new Anthro window. The complete window is absolutely stunning and I'm so happy that I was able to work on it. I definitely recommend going into your local anthro and looking at all the new displays!

November 7th:

Some display from the store that I got to take home. Adding some gold to my apartment ; )

November 8th:

I've started going to the farm on Fridays, in addition to Saturday and Sunday, and was stuck in traffic on the Pulaski Skyway for 20 minutes. I've learned to leave earlier.

November 9th:

I found one of my favorite stuffed animals from when I was little. I used to be obsessed with Tweety bird and baby tweety is just so cute! I had to throw it away because it was in storage in the barn and didn't sit very well in there.

November 10th:

Stormy Skies at the farm.

Drew and I went out to dinner at the Brass Rail. The whole experience was fantastic. The food, the service, and that drink was incredible!

 

Project 365 Week Seventeen and Eighteen

I'm starting to lose track of the days. The weeks are flying by and some days I have nothing interesting but work going on. Life needs to slow down a bit. But here we are,

October 21st:

Started some new recycled bags. Something went wrong with the black fabric and the stripes ended up being too small to fit on the floral. Still figuring out what to do about it.

October 22nd:

Today was my first day of Refashioning Class. I made my way into New York and found the school, and eventually found my class. Taking this class makes me miss college but it also reminds me how far I've come in the short period since graduating. I would love to take more classes and really love taking only what interests me.

October 23rd:

Finished a few of the recycled clutches. Actually, they aren't finished because they need twist lock closures, but I ran out.

October 24th:

These six fabrics are my favorites. The prints and colors in this collection are so stunning and I've been saving them for about 2 years now. I can't hold on to them anymore so I'm making new wrist-lets out of them.

October 25th:

These next few pictures are really boring. I've starting working on the farm on Fridays since I haven't been scheduled in Hoboken. We were starting a new online project and needed product photos so this is one of the photos I took.

October 26th:

This is what we primarily sell on the farm. Naturally raised meats.

October 27th:

Drew and I went out for dinner at the Madison. It was on the other side of town but it was a nice night to walk. Food was good, not great and service (our waitress) was worse than the food. I don't think I'd go back unless I had a real reason to. (Although the mudslide I ordered was delicious)

October 28th:

Every spare moment I got was spent sewing my costume.

October 29th:

My first project for refashion class. This was a boyfriend cardi and a floral blouse from H&M. I love how it turned out.

October 30th:

Getting my accessories ready for Halloween. Glitter heels and glitter tights.

October 31st:

Happy Halloween! Rainbow Fish!

November 1st:

November 2nd:

Out-take from a photo session on the farm. We had customer appreciation day today and had a great turnout!

November 3rd:

Drew and I had our semi-regular Sunday date night. We went out for subs and they wrote "His and Hers" on the bags. I thought it was so cute!

Halloween 2013: Rainbow Fish

I CANNOT BELIEVE IT'S NOVEMBER.

I've been trying to write this post for days, but with my work schedule and trying to get enough sleep, it hasn't been possible. I'll have my project 365 post up *hopefully* tomorrow.

If you've seen the last few weeks of project 365, you would have seen little bits and pieces of this crazy costume. So before I get into too much detail, THE FINAL COSTUME!

If you aren't familiar with the story "Rainbow Fish" by Marcus Pfister, then I highly recommend you check it out. It's a children's book about a little fish with shiny scales who learns to share his beauty with his friends.

Why rainbow fish? Well I've always wanted to be a fish (and one of my nicknames is "Trishy-Fishy"). But it was also a chance to design something that isn't a very popular costume. I went out for a little bit on Halloween and saw a lot of the same costume over and over. I love being unique, even if people didn't recognize the costume.

Some costume details:

• I started this last year but with my trip to guatemala and super storm sandy, I didn't finish nor did I go out.
• I made the "under-dress" from the light blue glitter fabric
• Each scale is hand sewn onto the dress. (except the top row)
• In the story, Rainbow Fish gives away his shiny scales SO most silver scales are velcro-ed on, so that they are able to be given away. 
• There are three size scales, growing larger towards the bottom AND there are six different colors, not including the shiny scales. 

Front and Back. I tried to overlap the scales over the zipper so it wasn't noticeable. The back scales do not have velcro.

Scale detail. All glitter fabrics, all double sided and stitched closed. All hand-sewn onto dress.

Velcro detailing.

I wanted to go out for Halloween, but honestly, Halloween in Hoboken is not what I'm used to. Drew and I went out for a drink and were walking to another bar when it started to rain. This dress in rain is not fun. So we decided to buy our own candy and have a movie night in the apartment. The amount of work that went into this wasn't worth it this year, but who knows when I have to dress like a fish!

Fish face!

This costume was so much fun to work on and I'm happy I made it and managed to finish it. Halloween is my favorite holiday and I've already decided on what I'm making next year!