The Official Photos from the Mardi Gras shoot are in! Just in time for the season, as Fat Tuesday is almost upon us (one week from tomorrow!).
All items are now available (ready to ship or made to order) in my shop.
Photography by Underexposed Photography.
Hair & Make Up by Amanda Bravender
Models: Yuri Sisson & Nancy Jane
Clothing & Accessories by Trapped In Time Designs
Just a sampling–the light was so perfect and the sky so blue this day!
After a long (looooooooong) and unintentional blog-hiatus, I’m back!
Really, that was a long time to be away.
Blame instagram–it’s so much easier to post a picture with a one-liner, and go about my merry way.
Also: business has been pretty kick ass since before Halloween, and I’ve been busy sewing (and upgrading my studio).
I figured some images from a Mardi Gras themed shoot I did this week would be in order for my first post back in this cob-web-filled space.
These are just images that I took–I’m anxiously (yet patiently) waiting for the final edits from Underexposed Photography, whom you’ll recognize from past shoots.
Hair & Makeup by AHB Hair & Makeup
Models: Yuri Sisson & Nancy Jane
Clothing & Accessories: Trapped In Time Designs
You may have noticed that my shops are all on vacation this week. Only a temporary hiatus while I catch up on orders and regroup a bit. I expect to be back up and running in a couple of weeks.
As mentioned, I’m using this time to catch up on orders. But FIRST, I had to complete the doll pairing for my nieces:
A red chiffon skirt/dress (shown as a dress since is so LOOOOOOONG):
A couple of sparkly cowl-neck tunics flew off to the UK:
An Alice dress is in the works for a lucky actress:
And a striped tunic, bustle and military hat came off the machines, too:
All-in-all, a productive week so far. Hope yours is going well, too!
The Wicked Witch replica dress is still in the works. *this close* to being done.
I only have the dress photographed (and poorly at that) so far. Note the dress form she’s on is slightly too small….
Can’t wait to get better pictures and the whole costume together! Hopefully this weekend will allow me some time to do so.
It’s definitely been a longer process than anticipated. Cobbling together the pattern and making it all work together proved to be more intensive than I had imagined. But, it’s looking beautiful, and will soon be offered on a made-to-order basis in my shops. 🙂
I’ve been working on a custom full costume order.
I actually *gasp* made a mock-up for this one. I’m combining a few existing (highly altered) patterns, and draping a few of my own pieces for this, so a practice garment really just HAD to be made.
Plus, I can use it as the final pattern moving forward, as I do plan to offer the costume in my shop.
There are a few tweaks to make for the customer before I start on the real fabric. The sleeves need to have less puff, the corset needs to be a wee bit shorter. Nothing too substantial.
So, it’s back to the studio with me, armed with a cup (or 2, or 3) of hot tea.
I can’t wait for this to be done, so I can post images of the final!
This week has flown by, and I haven’t accomplished 80% of the things I wanted to accomplish. I guess weeks like this happen every once in awhile, right?
This week, I’ve been:
Finishing up work in the photography/shipping studio (still more to do):
Working on new patterns that will be used in an editorial shoot scheduled for next week (!!!), and that will be offered in the shop after that. I first made them in a heavy ticking, as that’s what I had on hand, and I didn’t want to cut into the nice (and expensive) wool I have that will be what the final results are made of:
I love both the hat AND the capelet. *swoon*
Working on a pair of knit boot toppers that may or may not be part of the same shoot:
I really need to learn to crochet. It goes so much faster.
I’ve also been working on a new costume, which means combining 3 different existing patterns into one, and changing them rather extensively along the way. But, in the end, I’m hopeful that I’ll have a new full costume to offer on a made-to-order basis:
All this in the midst of a few orders and an intense desire to cook big dinners with lots and lots of veggies.
I always mean to snap pictures of my cooking, and prep, and final results. But my pictures never come out as lovely as food bloggers’, and my kitchen isn’t NEARLY as lovely. I really need to get on the kitchen re-do that I’ve had scheduled in my head since we moved in. FIVE YEARS AGO.
I’ll be shooting my winter knits session this weekend–extremely excited for that. While I had to scale down my original intention for the set, I’m happy with the current ideas bouncing around my head. I need to find a few crucial set pieces, which is today’s project.
This slinky number was made specifically for a photo shoot.
I have to admit, it’s a little sexier than I normally go for.
I’m kind of a costume nerdy girl…..more Helena Bonham Carter in regular life than Victoria Beckham.
So, I went back and forth and back and forth and back and forth on the neckline.
I did compromise a wee bit–the original idea was for it to be cut to the navel….
I used the dress in my RAW runway show, too.
And, WOWZA, Mary brought that baby to LIFE.
I recently listed it in the shop. (yes, it’s been cleaned)
The belt is part of the sale–it’s actually made from a re-purposed leather purse strap.
I hope to make more of these in other colors and fabrics.
One of these days….
You can find the dress here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/156283125/dress-brown-dress-womens-dress-pinstripe?ref=shop_home_active
Modeled by:
— LouAnn Eads
–Mary Andrus
Images featuring LouAnn photographed by: Gustavo Escanelle
This week I’m featuring an item that was out of stock for quite some time–and also happens to be one of my best sellers.
My velveteen capelets are, if I do say so myself, rather fabulous.
My solid version was featured on brides.com a couple of years ago, and I still get traffic from the site.
These were unavailable for awhile. I’ve recently re-listed them as custom/made to order options. Not sure why this didn’t occur to me sooner.
This one is customize-able in color and trim options.
A lot of brides have ordered these. I love learning what people are wearing my creations for–and I love getting pictures even more! 😉
I initially created these as part of my Little Red Riding Hood costumes, but had so many requests for just the capelet that I went ahead and started making them a separate option.
The inside of my serger in always filled with red fluff from these. Always.
You can order here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/90390398/red-capelet?ref=shop_home_feat
Model: Sarah Brittney-Ann (http://www.modelmayhem.com/1692827)
Photographer: Underexposed Photography (https://www.facebook.com/#!/brittsmithphoto)
Happy 4th of July!
I’m celebrating by working. 😉 Gotta grab the time when you can.
I’m cutting out a pretty cool costume, actually. I have the awesome task of making this costume:
Into a women’s version! So cool!
Blueberries were out this week at my grandfathers–yum! I froze these babies, and have been nibbling on them periodically, savoring and saving them as long as possible.
Some leggings went out early this week.
Over the past weekend I got the urge to paint–I do this every once in awhile.
I’m never as happy with the outcome as I want to be, but I love the process.
I have a whole haunted theme going, and a few paintings to complete. Two are in various stages of completion right now, none are completely done.
I reorganized my pens/pencils/markers. I’m a little too pleased by it.
Hope you’re enjoying a lovely day off. If only a BBQ were in my future….sadly, the husband was called out to a job yesterday and will most likely be gone through the weekend. And the kitties don’t grill.
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