first day back

recently i had the immense pleasure of styling megan for her ebay store, first day back. yes, playing dress up is just as fun when you're older, especially when your doll is life-size and stunning. megan has amassed quite a collection of vintage items, and as every woman does she had to face the fact her closet needed thinning. below is the result of our hours-long play session... (take note, megan is a petite little thing so some of the clothes may seem big, but on me i'd be stretchin them seams)

an original gunne sax dress, i think she looks like jenny lewis' long lost twin.1940s housewife frockannie hall-esque jacketcropped red-velvet shellhoundstooth jacket- would be beautiful with a mini dress and bright tights...delicate 1920s shift. there are a few minor tears, but overall this dress is a dreamgray anthropologie dress, one of few non-vintage itemsher store not only has clothes, but also antique sheet music, vintage cameras and other delights...
happy friday!!! xo s

ebay backpack

here it is!!!! the newest addition of happy!! i've been wearing her all week, and i finally had paul take photos of me with my new backpack (which arrived monday in the post). i immediately clamped on some black studs, i felt i should keep things minimal, and apply more later if so desired. no more slipping off my shoulders while i tromp down the hilly streets, weight comfortably distributed, and not too shabby indeed...

i must have the medusa affect on the camera because as soon as i looked deeply into the lens they blurred...isn't she pretty? soft grayish-tan LEATHUH.
black studs were ordered from studs & spikes...

good stuff

this is the skirt i worked on over the last two nights. two zippers and 8 episodes of metalocolypse later it fits like a dream. thank god. i BROKE the first zipper, having made the waistband too high, the zipper was too short to get over my better half and it snapped. my pride is still a bit bruised but anyway... i started by pinning 2 pieces of fabric on my mannequin (kept them together like it was just one piece), fashioned some inverted pleats, and hand-stitched the zipper in so that there are no seams on the outside. i'm terrible at explaining things so if anyone has questions about sewing just ask...

AND i just won this backpack on ebay, and cant wait to slap some black studs on!!! i'm riding the wave of triumph... for $9.99!!!!!! high fives all around**P.S. is ANYONE else obsessed with this show? i'm partial to toki wartooth...