tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12536924570781737002024-02-20T12:56:55.027-08:00Amity OriginalsA blog dedicated to all things sewing, machine embroidery, quilting, and crafting!Amity Originalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06893259490098571586noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1253692457078173700.post-22641003652177284922013-02-05T00:43:00.002-08:002013-02-05T00:43:55.190-08:00Sew Grateful Giveaway from Lolita PatternsThis is the last post about Lolita Patterns I promise! I will still be posting my personal makes here...I even have a post in the works. But I wanted to make sure you all had a chance to enter the giveaway! As part of <a href="http://fashionsfromthepast.blogspot.com/p/sew-grateful-week.html">Sew Grateful week</a>, <a href="http://www.lolitapatterns.com/">Lolita Patterns</a> is doing a <a href="http://www.lolitapatterns.com/sew-grateful-giveaway/">fuchsia themed giveaway</a> to celebrate the release of their first pattern this week! Go over and check it out and make sure to enter because there are a lot of goodies in there.<br />
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Also, voting has begun on the <a href="http://sewing.patternreview.com/cgi-bin/ContestGallery.pl?ContestID=171">One Pattern Many Looks contest</a>. Nhi entered several different versions of our first pattern, <a href="http://www.lolitapatterns.com/fuchsia/">Fuchsia</a>. </div>
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<br />Amity Originalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06893259490098571586noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1253692457078173700.post-20891360622545379192013-01-31T21:48:00.001-08:002013-01-31T22:46:26.201-08:00Exciting News! - Lolita Patterns<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The day has come! Remember how I keep hinting about big news? My friend Nhi and I have started a pattern company! It is called Lolita Patterns. Our company is lolita inspired sewing patterns for a professional wardrobe. We both work in corporate positions and there was a severe lack of sewing patterns that addressed this and we also both love the Japanese lolita fashion styles. We remedied this by making our own and combining the two! No more needing to choose who you want to be at work and who you want to be at home...you can combine the professional office attire with a lolita twist and have it all.<br />
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Go check out the <a href="http://www.lolitapatterns.com/">website</a> and see what it is all about! Our first pattern, Fuchsia, will be released next Wednesday, February 6th and it will be FREE! Sign up for the newsletter or the blog and all the other social media to make sure you don't miss a thing.<br />
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Thanks for supporting us and I hope you love our patterns as much as we do!<br />
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<br />Amity Originalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06893259490098571586noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1253692457078173700.post-79247725481681787702013-01-10T15:24:00.002-08:002013-01-10T15:37:25.445-08:00Jungle January's Giorgio's Top<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This version turned out fine, it looks good and there were no construction problems, it just is not as peplumy as the pattern cover either...same problem as last time. In any case, I wear my other version tons so I have no reason to think this version won't get just as much wear. And how fun is the animal print? <br />
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I got a couple yards of this red semi plasticky type polyester knit in a bin at <a href="http://amityoriginals.blogspot.com/2012/03/trip-downtown-to-las-garment-district.html">Michael Levine's loft</a>...and I think after this garment, it should probably be relegated to muslin or t-shirt type pattern status...because of the weird plasticky overlay...it definitely affects the drape. I still love the fabric...which is weird because I am NOT a fan of red...but combination of knit and fun leopardy jungle print and I am all over it!<br />
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You can check out the pattern review <a href="http://sewing.patternreview.com/review/pattern/82308">here</a>.<br />
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In other news, I jumped on the sewing dares that are going around started by <a href="http://crafting-a-rainbow.tumblr.com/post/39751831761/sewing-dares">Crafting a Rainbow</a>. Leila of the <a href="http://threedresses.wordpress.com/">Three Dresses Project</a> <a href="http://threedresses.wordpress.com/2013/01/06/sewing-dares/#comments">dared me to sew some trousers</a>! (and we also had some awesome Buffy discussions<a href="http://threedresses.wordpress.com/2013/01/06/sewing-dares/#comments"> in the comments</a> as well...)And would I back down from a dare?? No way! So I'm in. I'm sewing trousers...at some point. There is no time requirement.<br />
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Anyone else want to be dared???? Leave a message below and I will scope out your blog or your pattern review/Burdastyle and come up with a dare for you....just as Leila did for me!<br />
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<b>Don't forget to follow along either by email, friend connect, rss, or blog lovin'....I've got some big news in store...you don't want to miss it!</b>Amity Originalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06893259490098571586noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1253692457078173700.post-33944563554369590542013-01-02T12:40:00.002-08:002013-01-02T12:59:27.654-08:00Giveaway Winner!!Thank you to everyone who participated in my <a href="http://amityoriginals.blogspot.com/2012/12/epic-30th-birthday-giveaway.html">Epic Birthday Giveaway</a>! The time has come to reveal the winner. Now if you will remember, the giveaway was for my birthday as well as one of my doggies <a href="http://amityoriginals.blogspot.com/p/about.html">Pumpkin's</a> birthday. I have to also share with you Pumpkin's favorite toy in the whole wide world---paper and paper towels. She LOVES paper! Any time she sees paper anywhere she will grab it and take it. Therefore, I thought it was only fitting if Pumpkin picked the winner!<br />
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First I wrote everyone's name down on a piece of paper, giving each person the correct number of entries, and put it in her bowl. (Which I <a href="http://www.zazzle.com/pet+bowls">custom made on here on Zazzle.com</a>)<br />
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She is not the cleanest player in the entire world so she kind of made the papers fly everywhere (I cleaned them up--don't worry!)...but more importantly...she took one in her mouth! She was so proud!<br />
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I had to grab it but she was stubborn! She wanted her new toy!<br />
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Congratulations <b>Alison Esther</b>! Please email me with your address so I can send you all your goodies!</div>
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She is a new blog discovery for me and when she commented and started following me on Pinterest, I checked her out and did the same! She has a great blog named <a href="http://alisonweare.blogspot.com/">Cats & Crafts</a>. She is as into cats as I am into dogs! It is always great to find fellow <a href="http://www.oonaballoona.com/2012/02/adding-ist.html">sewasaurus rexes</a> that are animal lovers as well.<br />
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Thank you all again for participating. I have big news coming out in this new year and will definitely be having more giveaways!<br />
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I leave you with one more cute picture of Pumpkin, I couldn't resist. Hahaha, she has the sticky note on her head...so sad I took it away!<br />
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<br />Amity Originalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06893259490098571586noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1253692457078173700.post-85977007803623652152012-12-25T01:08:00.001-08:002012-12-26T00:23:50.724-08:00Vogue 8815 Peplum Top<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBr2ROK8BJPhhdlUlGIsTYeDmcA_L8PqfJ2adxmV3_d7HnGb3xPiVnMh11D1Btt6ydli6YH1sYalg6pcI81CEm7hhabhO6CFXBkrtkzoT92SFqnO5Vxp_Vy8eZhIEvugdfnyscazaFcxg/s1600/PC070077.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBr2ROK8BJPhhdlUlGIsTYeDmcA_L8PqfJ2adxmV3_d7HnGb3xPiVnMh11D1Btt6ydli6YH1sYalg6pcI81CEm7hhabhO6CFXBkrtkzoT92SFqnO5Vxp_Vy8eZhIEvugdfnyscazaFcxg/s320/PC070077.JPG" width="178" /></a>Here is my much altered version of <a href="http://voguepatterns.mccall.com/v8815-products-22897.php?page_id=174">Vogue's 8815</a> Peplum Top. I've been a fan of peplums for a long time! You can see evidence of this <a href="http://amityoriginals.blogspot.com/2012/04/special-post-for-green-apples-vogue.html">here when I made a peplum top back in 2006</a>! I snatched up the pattern when it was released and have been watching versions being made up around the sewing web. However, I didn't really like one thing about all those versions...the peplum started too high. It was made to start at the high waist and then the peplum would jut out from there and look like a maternity shirt from the side views! Being long torso-ed already, I did not need a peplum that started at the high waist..practically empire! (okay I know that is an exaggeration) So what to do? I got out my tape measure!<br />
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The other alteration I had to make was to make a 1" sloping shoulders alteration. However, it looks like I need more according to the picture below. That is what those wrinkles by the neck mean right? I need to lift the outer edge of the shoulder up some. At least 1/4" maybe even 1/2'? That's crazy. Is this drafted for super square shoulders??<br />
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I used stretch cotton poplin from <a href="http://www.fabricmartfabrics.com/xcart/home.php">FabricMart </a>when they had all those colors for 1.99/yard earlier this year. This fabric is super thin and wrinkles very easily. I originally bought a bunch of colors to use for pants but there is no way this fabric will work for me to make pants. (Check out <a href="http://lladybird.wordpress.com/2011/12/19/completed-colettes-clover-v2-0/">Lladybird trying to make pants from this fabric</a>) I was using it to test out the pattern for when I use my pretty stretch silk poplin type weight that I got at <a href="http://metrotextile.blogspot.com/">Metro Textiles</a> in New York.<br />
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I love how the side view does not look maternity! Yay! Mission accomplished! Lastly, I noticed as I was wearing it, that the waist would ride up. In hindsight, this makes sense because the original bottom of the bodice that attached to the peplum was made to be up at the natural waist and I lowered it to the high hip which is wider. So I now realize that it makes sense that it would need more room. So next time I need to make sure I add a little to where the bodice and peplum connect to keep it from riding up. I know it sound like so many alterations but it means I can make it exactly how I like it. Plus it looks so cute!<br />
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Wow how many times did I say peplum??<br />
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Don't forget to enter my <a href="http://amityoriginals.blogspot.com/2012/12/epic-30th-birthday-giveaway.html">epic birthday giveaway</a>! I am extending the deadline to enter until after the 1st of the year so that people who are super busy for the holidays (me!) can have time to enter. One person will get 30 goodies! Make sure you <a href="http://amityoriginals.blogspot.com/2012/12/epic-30th-birthday-giveaway.html">go and enter</a>!<br />
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<br />Amity Originalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06893259490098571586noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1253692457078173700.post-17871937854384249742012-12-19T16:44:00.001-08:002013-01-02T12:07:57.002-08:00Epic 30th Birthday Giveaway!Here it is! The day you have been waiting for! (Or maybe I have been waiting for because it is highly unlikely you all are waiting for me to do a giveaway...) Today is officially my 30th birthday. And it is also my puppy <a href="http://amityoriginals.blogspot.com/p/about.html">Pumpkin's</a> first birthday! Today, I have an epic giveaway that consists of 30 things in its honor! Ready to see the swag???<br />
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Now it's hard to fit 30 things into one picture and make it look nice so I know it looks a little crowded in that pic...and it is even missing one! So I took some more individualized pictures so you can see it in detail...</div>
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1. Set of brown faux leather buttons</div>
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2. Set of ceramic blue and white flower buttons from button mad</div>
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3. Set of white sparkly buttons--same as the ones used on the <a href="http://amityoriginals.blogspot.com/2012/04/naughty-sailor.html">naughty sailor dress</a></div>
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4. Package of vintage blue lace seam binding</div>
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5. Package of vintage blue green seam binding</div>
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6. 22 inch long blue green zipper to match the seam binding</div>
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7. 22 inch brown invisible zipper to match the fabric being given away below</div>
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10. Cute ladybug travel size nail file</div>
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14. 1 yard of 60" high quality fusible tricot interfacing</div>
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15 & 16. 2 yards of brown and white polyester charmeuse houndstooth print</div>
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17. 1 1/2 yards of orange ponte (we will only call it 1 item even though its 1.5!)</div>
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18. A PR button handmade by <a href="http://sewing.patternreview.com/members/NhiHuynh">Nhi</a>--she made a bunch of these for us when we went to a sewing expo so we could find other PRers!</div>
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19. A roll of pink and purple stretch elastic trim (so perfect for headbands!)</div>
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20 & 21. 5 yards of fuchsia sequin trim--remember the sparklier the better!</div>
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22, 23, & 24. 3 yards of 2" wide elastic--perfect for yoga pants</div>
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25, 26, & 27. 3 yards of black foldover elastic (perfect for <a href="http://sozowhatdoyouknow.blogspot.com/">So, Zo's</a> <a href="http://sozowhatdoyouknow.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/free-downloadable-pdf-pattern-pants_4.html">underwear</a> and <a href="http://sozowhatdoyouknow.blogspot.com/2012/07/free-downloadable-pdf-pattern-vest.html">tank tops/vest</a> patterns)</div>
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28, 29, & 30. 3 yards of ban roll to keep your waistbands from stretching out</div>
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Amity Originalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06893259490098571586noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1253692457078173700.post-72847006281309292322012-12-17T17:57:00.001-08:002012-12-25T01:32:35.055-08:00Awesome Birthday Dress!!!!<br />
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Can I just tell you how much I LOVE LOVE LOVE this dress??? This is the Burdastyle Colorblock dress from the February 2012 issue #117A/B. There have been so many fantastic versions all around the web that I bought this issue immediately upon seeing the first one. Yes...that was back in February. Color ideas and fabrics have been brewing the entire time. I knew I wanted black and chartreuse and fuchsia..but the fourth color was a mystery to me. I thought maybe gray, or maybe repeat the chartreuse and pink somewhere else...but nothing was working right. Then the thanksgiving sale email from <a href="http://www.gorgeousfabrics.com/shop/index.php">Gorgeous Fabrics</a> came in and showed the super fun houndstooth doubleknit and I knew that was it. All the other fabrics were pontes and as far as I can tell from research around the web, pontes and doubleknits are pretty much the same. I knew it was important that all the fabrics have the same weight.<br />
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I got the amazing sparkly riri zipper when I went to the garment district in New York at <a href="http://www.pacifictrimming.com/">Pacific Trimmings</a>. I have seen those sparkly zippers going for $40 for a mere 18" length! I got that 36" length for only $22! I think it's amazing. I just hemmed the dress to the exact length of the zipper. Also, I cheated..I did not make the zipper functional. I just sewed the back up and topstitched the zipper on.<br />
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This was my first Burdastyle pattern ever! And thank goodness I chose this one since it was the class pattern for the issue. I'm not sure I would have figured it out otherwise. But I feel much more confident in making Burdastyle patterns now..I always shied away because I did not know what size to make and if I want to make a Burdastyle one, I cannot just open the pattern and go, I have to trace and add seam allowances, etc. No worries! All that is over now! Size 34 worked perfectly. I only added 3/8" seam allowances and took a 5/8" at the top of the neck tapering back out to just 3/8" by the shoulder blades and the rest of the way down. I added 3/8" seam allowance by cutting with this <a href="http://www.threadstandhero.com/Rotary_Cutter_with_Adjustable_G.html">seam allowance guide attached to my rotary cutter</a>. That way I did not have to trace pattern pieces again! This wonderful guide was sooo easy to use! It was the first time I tried it and I will be using it with every Burdastyle pattern from now on. See my <a href="http://sewing.patternreview.com/review/notion/1287">notion review of this gadget here</a>.<br />
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I did make a muslin, out of my crappy muslin knit...and yikes! Yikes! My husband said it was a Stegosaurus dress..it literally had two large lumps going down the back...but also I was not being careful...just serging things up willy nilly and with all the patchwork...I definitely got my seams off some.<br />
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Because I made the zipper non functional, it is a bit of a squeeze to get on but is still manageable. I hand sewed the three snaps on to the front about 1 hour before my birthday party began...I'm always so last minute! But the neckline is great and does not gape at all...I even took a rock on picture so you could see the non-gaping.<br />
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Lastly, my makeup! Readers of my blog know I used to be a makeup artist before I became a lawyer, and my opportunities to do fun makeup are few and far between so I take full advantage!<br />
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Nars eyeshadow primer, Mr. Frosty by Benefit creamy pencil, Mac Chartreuse pigment, Nars Bladerunner dark green in crease, Lancome Action liquid liner on bottom, clear sparkle liquid liner from NYX on top covered with loose Chartreuse glitter from Mac and several coats of Maybelline Full N Soft Mascara. I also used an angled brush in Mac carbon shadow to line the inner rim of the lower lid. Powder sticks to the water line better than a pencil liner and lasts longer.<br />
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My lips you can see above were completely lined and filled in with Mac Magenta lipliner and then covered with a light pink sparkly gloss that I have had so long I don't even know what brand it is or color anymore! It is all rubbed off!<br />
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I had a wonderful party but the big fun is on Wednesday...my official actual 30th Birthday! I will be having an epic birthday giveaway. My giveaway has 30 things! One big winner will get all 30 items! Be sure to tune in Wednesday for a chance to win.<br />
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Thank you all who came to my party! I had such a great time! And a special thanks to my husband for throwing it for me. It is my first birthday party since my 23rd..and it was amazing! You are the best!Amity Originalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06893259490098571586noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1253692457078173700.post-18131576815632780812012-12-13T14:24:00.001-08:002012-12-13T14:27:47.232-08:00New Additions to My Etsy StoreCheck out these adorable new additions to my etsy store! These are the cutest clips ever! I also added a listing for a Hair Clip Keeper to keep all those barrettes from getting lost!<br />
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Cutest gingham bows and cowboy hats! Look at the cow print! </div>
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These are the cutest Jewish themed barrettes I have ever seen. Perfect for the holidays!</div>
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And of course my favorite...Halloween!</div>
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Look at the jewels on the princess crown and the anchor! I also love the penguin--so festive!</div>
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I love the bows on the cat and penguin!</div>
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This is a butterfly clippie keeper</div>
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And a princess crown clippie keeper</div>
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What do you think? I think they are the cutest! I have already sold a bunch to friends and family so I figured it was time to put them on etsy! You can find all of these listed in <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/AmityOriginals">my etsy shop</a>.</div>
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I went into my sewing room yesterday to start a special birthday dress project but it was so crowded and cramped I had to clean a bunch first before I could even start tracing. And while I was trying to clear out room, this fabric and pillow kept haunting me..I kept moving it from place to place and it kept getting in my way! Now I have had this retired pillow forever and the fabric I have had since around 2002! Look at how fun the pumpkins are! And its very soft and comfortable fleece! I keep saying I'm going to cover the old pillows we retire as dog pillows because it is so easy. I'm sure you can guess where this goes.....it never gets done! Finally, after moving it around the room for the 4th time I said forget it! I am getting this pillow out of this room! So I grabbed the fabric and pillow and whipped up this dog bed. It took less than 20 minutes! The only thing that really takes time is the zipper but I promise it is so easy! I took pictures so I can show you. So stop procrastinating like me and make your dog a bed!</div>
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First, place your pillow on top of your fabric and cut around it with approximately 1/2 inch extra room all the way around. </div>
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Here is a closeup of how much extra room I left around the pillow when cutting. You can measure if you want, but since it is just meant for being on the floor, and the pillow is flexible and can fit inside even if the seams are off a little so I just eyeballed it.</div>
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Next, take one of the long sides, right side up, and turn under your 1/2 seam allowance and pin to the zipper. The picture above shows me turning the seam allowance under and placing it against the pillow. </div>
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While turning the seam allowance under, pin it against the zipper tape as shown above. I pin in direction I am sewing so I can pull the pins out as the presser foot approaches.</div>
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Because this is a dog bed, I wanted it to be extremely sturdy. So I did a second line of stitching over the zipper--a stress point. So I moved the needle all the way to the left this time, and ran the presser foot right the right side of the foot along the edge, same as before. Only this time, since the needle position was moved to the left, it made a second topstitching line.</div>
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Very Important Step: Unzip the zipper 3/4 of the way. If you do not do this, you will have a hard time turning the pillow right side out when you are finished! </div>
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Then flip the pieces right sides together so they are on top of each other with the wrong sides facing out and stitch all the way around the three sides without the zipper.</div>
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I find it easier to sew the entire seam and then cross back over with the next seam instead of pivoting at each side. This makes it sturdier and easier when turning corners. The picture above shows how I sew off the end of each seam instead of pivoting.</div>
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I also serged the seams to make it even sturdier. My <a href="http://amityoriginals.blogspot.com/p/about.html">four dogs</a> are very tough on beds!!!</div>
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Here you can see it inside out after sewing. This is where I unzipped the zipper in the very important step above so that I can now reach through that opening and turn the entire thing right side out.</div>
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After turning, I zipped up the zipper and it was all done! See? Super easy!</div>
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And here is my little Buffy after I gave her her new bed! (I know I know it should be Pumpkin enjoying the pumpkin bed but she is 5 times the size of that pillow! It is just a standard sized bed pillow. She is 113 lbs and still growing right now so I will have to make a much larger bed for her.)</div>
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I hope this helps you all make your four legged family members some cozy beds! So I bet you are all still wondering, what about that birthday dress project? Well, I got started on it right after...want a sneak peek??</div>
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Any guesses on what I am making??? I'll give an extra entry into my epic birthday giveaway (when I have it soon) if anyone gets it right!!</div>
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For our wedding, we decided to use the names of movies that all depicted a different part of Halloween for each of our tables. We had vampires, zombies, slashers, ghosts, witches, graveyards, etc to catch every aspect of the Halloween mood. Now that presented a very unique problem...there was no centerpiece that was going to work for every table. So guess what we did? We did different themed centerpieces for each table! They looked incredible...but that is for another post. This post is about the unique signs I digitized, compiled, and embroidered to designate each table. I was not intending on naming each and every design I mashed together and compiled to make each sign, but if you are interested, it is definitely something I can do. <br />
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I did all the signs on black broadcloth (which made color choices much trickier because you obviously want to use a lot of black in Halloween decor and I couldn't use black thread on the fabric!) which we wrapped around a stiff background. The best part about embroidering these several hours long each designs with multiple thread color changes? Getting to do it twice!!! Your table signs need to be double sided. Man was I in a time crunch doing these into the wee hours of the night on the final days.<br />
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We had ten tables of ten plus the the one sweetheart table. Also each table had a color theme which I will tell you here and you will see why in a future post.... (I had to lighten each photo so you could see the details and some of them look crooked because they were taken from their stand and placed against the railing of the ship to take the pictures...they didn't all quite stand perfectly..but when they were in the holders on the table they were square)<br />
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<b><span style="color: yellow; font-size: large;">Amityville Horror</span></b>: This was our sweetheart table that only my husband and I sat at. And of course it was fitting since my name is Amity and it's a classic horror film! I used an outline haunted house and then digitized the big looming eyes in the background. The font I used was Lycanthrope and I used Font Engine in Embird to digitize it. The color theme for this table was yellow..neon yellow in fact! This is because yellow is my favorite color.<br />
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Dracula</span></b>: What Halloween themed wedding would be complete without vampires? Especially since vampires are one of my favorite parts of Halloween! The color for this table is....RED! Obviously right? I did the Dracula writing in Blood of Dracula font which was used in our save the date and invitations and the rest of the design was done in gold metallic thread. (I have ways of making metallic thread work perfectly for me...especially since i used it so much for my wedding...if you want to hear what I do and some tips, let me know)<br />
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<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"><b>The Craft</b></span>: This movie came out when I was in 8th grade and I loved it. It is such a great movie for my generation. This table and movie represents witches! A classic part of Halloween. The color for this table was pink. For this sign, I digitized the font using the same font that they used for the movie posters. It took a log time to find this font and had to use a <a href="http://www.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/">font search engine</a> that allows you to upload pictures of the font and then searches for the same font. I had the most difficult time finding this font. I also used a giant cauldron and some pretty stars to jazz it up. Let me tell you...all those thread changes with the stars was not fun! What was I thinking??? But it looked so good...I think it was my favorite sign of all of them.<br />
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<span style="color: orange; font-size: large;"><b>The Nightmare Before Christmas</b></span>: This tables color was orange! This seemed perfectly fitting since Jack Skellington is the Pumpkin King! For the sign, I used the same font as the Nightmare Before Christmas movie and download this great Jack design off Etsy. Trying to do Jack without using black thread was definitely a challenge!<br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><b>Army of Darkness</b></span>: Those of you who know this movie know that it is fantastic! And totally needed at a Halloween wedding...and those of you who don't know this movie? Its a cult classic campy comedy horror film. If you watch it while realizing that...its fantastic. If you have no idea what you are getting into, you might think it is completely bizarre! In any case, the color for this table was blue. I used the true Army of Darkness font from the movie. I also found a book design and deleted what was on the cover and put a skull there. This was crucial because the Necronomicon (Book of the Dead) is a crucial part of the movie. I also put the classic key words Klatu verata nikto around and added the dead skeleton rising to complete the sign.<br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-size: large;"><b>Addams Family (Values)</b></span>: My favorite movie of all time!! Do you know this movie? It has the most hysterical jokes and dry humor that is easily missed. Also, one of my dogs is named after Wednesday from those movies/tv shows. When I named my dog Wednesday, I thought that would be obvious. But so many people ask if it is because I got her on a Wednesday or ask why i named her that. Apparently I am getting old!! (not really...I'm only turning 30 this month...watch this space for a major birthday giveaway!The younger people don't know of the Addams family! How tragic...they are wonderful Moving on...the color for this table is purple. I used the true Addams family font from the movie for the table name. Then I used a gothic victorian collage of designs on the sign. I think it turned out gorgeous. I need to us that design on some pillows or something for the home.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Casper</b></span>: did you think i would forget ghosts??? Of course not! Growing up, I loved Casper! And I was constantly told that I looked like the girl from Casper- Christina Ricci. And Devon Sawa at that age? Ladies of my generation...am i right? Dreamy... Guess the color of this table....did you guess white? Correct!! I used the same font as the movie for Casper and found some great ghost designs. If you look closely, one of the ghosts are shopping and wearing jewelry! How appropriate!<br />
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<span style="color: #999999; font-size: large;"><b>House of 1000 Corpses</b></span>: Not all of you might be familiar with this movie, but it was written and directed by Rob Zombie of White Zombie and later Rob Zombie fame...great music! This movie took several years to get pushed through...it was too graphic, was going to get an NC-17 rating------ that and it finally made it into theaters years after it was made! There was a sequel made right after this one was released, the sequel is called The Devils Rejects and all the characters look so much older! This is because the first was filmed so long before it ever came out. Also as a side note, Rob Zombies very pretty wife also stars these movies. Ok enough of the movie. I did the font in a skull alphabet font, found various tombstones and placed them all over the sign to make it look like a graveyard with 1000's of corpses...hahaha I'm so funny. The color of this table was silver.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Scream</span></b>: Another classic for my generation! Great slasher flick! The first couple of these movies came out when I was in high school and were instant hits. I love these movies! So it was natural for me to have a table for Scream. The color for this table was black. I first found a great grim reaper that I used for the sign. And then I digitized some scream mask faces to us on the edges. For the font I used the exact same font they used for the movie. I did the font in a metallic black thread and then used red hot fix crystals to outline the letters inside.<br />
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My mother was in charge of putting together a huge charity luncheon for the Sisterhood organization of her synagogue. Part of the charity luncheon was the donations that people could buy raffle tickets to bid for. Early on, she requested that I make a Jewish themed quilt for her luncheon. This is what I made. </div>
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It is an adaptation from one of the patterns in <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Not-Your-Grandmothers-Log-Cabin/dp/1930294069/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1353315219&sr=8-1&keywords=not+your+grandmothers+log+cabin">Not Your Grandmothers Log Cabin</a> by Marci Baker of <a href="http://www.online-quilting.com/">Alicia's Attic</a> and Sara Nephew.<br />
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This book is wonderful! It not only has perfect instructions, it even has impeccable pressing directions so all of your points match up exactly perfectly right. Go ahead..zoom in! Check out my points...they are spectacular!<br />
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The way I got the perfect points was to use her tools. The <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Qtools-Corner-Cut-60-Pack/dp/B004KZ0N80/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1353315844&sr=8-4&keywords=qtools">Corner Cut</a> was essential. I know some people are good at offsetting those 60 degree angles but not me..I need those "dog ears" cut off! That's how I kept all my measurements and points exact.</div>
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I also used the rest of her tools...I find them so helpful for these 60 degree log cabin patterns...and they are so beautiful. I used the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Clearview-Triangle-Degree-Acrylic-Quilt/dp/B001DPHL3A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1353316135&sr=8-1&keywords=clearview+triangle">10 inch Clearview Triangle</a> to make my cuts...I originally had the Creative Grids 60 degree ruler but it has a weird half inch extra that means more calculation in my head and for a couple extra dollars I knew I would rather just have the ruler do the exact measurements for me. I used the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Alicias-Attic-Qtools-Cutting-Orange/dp/B001LLMFE6/ref=sr_1_2?s=arts-crafts&ie=UTF8&qid=1353316217&sr=1-2&keywords=qtools">Cutting Edge</a> under the ruler to make my cuts quickly...so much quicker than a piece of tape under the ruler or eyeing it each time...and with log cabin you are making tons of tiny strips. </div>
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The last tool I used was the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Tools-Reusable-Sewing-Vinyl-Consistent/dp/B001W88KEM/ref=sr_1_3?s=arts-crafts&ie=UTF8&qid=1353316217&sr=1-3&keywords=qtools">Sewing Edge</a>...but only because I had it. It is extremely helpful but my marking on my Bernina is very exact and I would have survived without it...but since I already owned them...I definitely used them. Makes less worrying necessary...I just run the pieces along the sewing edge and then they are all the exact measurements and fit perfectly.<br />
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Lastly, I made a quilt label on my embroidery machine. I used <a href="http://www.embird.net/">Embird</a> to digitize the label and hand sewed it on the back after completion. I know a lot of people pay a LOT for embroidery software, but if you are looking for an option on a budget, check out Embird. I can do everything on Embird my friend can do with her Artista software. I use the Font Engine almost every time I digitize something. Embird can do every single thing...and there are tons of groups out there to support using the software and help you use it. There are also a lot of tutorials. If you want more information about it let me know.<br />
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If you are interested in purchasing any of the items I talked about above, please use the links below! Marci Baker, owner of Alicia's Attic also has several <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/AliciasAttic">you tube videos</a> with all her quilting secrets...they are so informative and fun to watch...so check them out!<br />
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It might be easy to forget about the groomsmen and the groom when doing a Halloween wedding and a bunch of DIY but Halloweening up the groomsmen was so much fun! It all started with my favoritest fabric that I ever found...and I only bought four yards! This was three years ago and I cannot find any more of it....I even tried the <a href="http://www.findmyfabric.com/">Find My Fabric</a> website..but nothing! I check Joann's every year during the Halloween season (where I originally got it) for more...but no luck yet.<br />
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It is a polyester black fabric with glittery skulls all over it....so much fun! So we used this amazing fabric for several things. First, I made the ties for the main groomsmen out of it..and one extra for my husband just for fun, but we ended up using that one extra for my father to wear the day of the wedding! I used an existing tie my husband had for the pattern. For the best man, we made a bowtie out of the fabric..so cute.<br />
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We had the groomsmen and bridesmaids as well as the parents of the bride and groom change immediately after the ceremony...they still wore costumes to the party!!<br />
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And what better way to make the groom stand out than by making his entire vest out of the fabric!! He wore a regular black tie but his entire vest was this sparkly fun fabric...he's such a good sport :) Instead of fitting a pattern to him, we used a vest that fit him and used that for the pattern. I also made it with an adjustable cinching in the back to make it easier to fit.<br />
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After the ceremony he took his jacket off and the glitter rubbed off on guests and me all night!! It was awesome!<br />
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I also made the ring cushion out of this fabric as well...I can do a tutorial on how I made it if you want, but it is just a pillow with a fabric covered button tufted in the middle with ribbon under it...but if it helps anyone, I can do it.<br />
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So what do you think? The men look pretty snazzy don't they???? The guys were all such good sports and wore the outfits well...and then really got into it with their costumes which were all fantastic...one groomsman even hand made his costume! Wait until you see it...it's pretty cool...<br />
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If my process described in words does not make sense, let me know and I'll post pictures of how I did it. This was my first time making a bias cut garment so I was unaware of how it wears. At first I thought it was pulling weird, but I've since made another bias cut garment (to be reviewed soon--<a href="http://sewing.patternreview.com/Patterns/29405#.UKnoIofAdrM">Simplicity 2594</a>) and it pulls the same way so maybe that is just how a bias cut garment wears...it still looks great, I think it is just something to get used to. A definite change I would make next time it to make the armhole smaller...it pulls from way too low when I move my arm which may be the reason for some of the pulls I was describing above.</div>
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I actually wore the exact outfit you see in the pictures to <a href="http://www.etasewexpo.com/ETA_california/index.htm">ETA California</a>. I had a great time there and met a fellow blogger in person that I had never met before...Susan from <a href="http://knitters-delight.blogspot.com/">Knitters Delight</a>. I also went with my sewing friends you have seen before...check us out!</div>
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Time for the cake! This is one of the funnest parts of a Halloween wedding! I surprisingly found a lot of inspiration for the cake online...but nothing was QUITE exactly right for our theme...remember our theme is traditional wedding with spooky twists. All the ideas I found helped lead to the perfect cake...and trust me..it was perfect!! See for yourself!<br />
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It was a traditional, white, tiered cake and had super pretty sparkly hearts but the best part is the blood royal icing dripping down. And the cake toppers...custom made! Here are some more close ups.<br />
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I had the cake topper custom made from etsy seller <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/TNZsculptures">TNZ Sculptures</a>. I told her what color hair and eyes and dress I wanted so it looked just like my husband and I and she had it out to me right away! It does not look like she has anything in her shop at the moment but I am sure she always takes custom requests! We loved our little vampire cake toppers...I think they complemented the cake beautifully!<br />
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Just in case our exact cake and toppers are not exactly what you are looking for, here are a few other inspiration photos.<br />
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To see a lot more inspiration cakes, visit my <a href="https://pinterest.com/amityoriginals/">Pinterest</a> board for <a href="https://pinterest.com/amityoriginals/halloween-cakes/">Halloween cakes</a>. </div>
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How about some fun Halloween cake topper photos???<br />
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What a fitting day for a Wedding Wednesday post! What to wear for your wedding dress at a Halloween wedding??? Many people would assume you should wear black, or a costume. And both of those are great ideas! But let me tell you, there is no market out there for Halloween wedding dresses...and I looked...and looked...and looked! Of course, I could have made my wedding dress...being that I am a <a href="http://www.oonaballoona.com/2012/02/adding-ist.html">sewasaurus rex</a>. However, I did not want that kind of pressure on myself since I was already DIYing so much of the wedding. I will show you some of the ones I found when I was looking and what I wore, and then you all can chime in in the comments if you find other great ones!<br />
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First off, for my wedding, the plan was to do a traditional wedding with Halloween accents. It may sound silly, but the idea was to make it just like a regular wedding...and then add a spooky twist. Therefore, we were still planning on dressing up as bride and groom. Those were our costumes...since all our guests were in costume as well.<br />
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This was my original choice of dress...but I had it custom made in white, added cap sleeves, and asked for the spiderweb beading to continue all the way to the bottom of the dress. I ordered the first week of May with my custom measurements and paid. However, these people are very bad at responding. And then my dress was never arriving. Next thing you know, it is the first week of October (my wedding was the 29th) and no dress still. My coordinators found websites showing numerous customers who ordered from this site and never received their dress, etc. It was looking bad. Yikes!<br />
<b>DO NOT ORDER FROM GOTHIQUE BRIDAL BOUTIQUE IN THE UK!!! </b>(I just looked on the website and it now says it can take up to 25 weeks for custom orders--when I ordered last year it said 14 weeks...which was well within my time limit--furthermore both myself and my coordinators sent numerous emails and made many phone calls to try and find out what was going on...with no response!)<br />
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Needless to say, we were all panicking. I found this rental company called <a href="http://onenightaffair.com/">One Night Affair</a>, and went there to see if I could find a dress for near immediate rental. Luckily I found one that was gorgeous! And the beauty of renting the dress was that I could never have afforded such a gorgeous dress as that. I think the retail on the gown I ended up wearing was close to $7,000. I picked out the dress and had the alterations decided and ready to go before I left knowing I would pick it up two days before the wedding.<br />
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The next day, (October 14th!!) of course the gothique bridal boutique dress arrived. The incessant phone calls and emails must have finally had some effect. But it was too late, I had already rented the other one...and to be fair, it was gorgeous, I loved it, and I made the right decision. However, if I had not had any problems with the dress delivery or vendor, I would have been ecstatic at how well the spiderweb dress fit me and looked...you can see for yourself to the right.<br />
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You cannot see the spiderweb detailing but it does go all the way to the ground as my custom order specified. And the dress fits for the most part...I probably would have needed a hem. Regardless, it is not the dress I wore. What am I going to do with the dress to the right??<br />
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The dress I did wear was like Cinderella fairy tale princess.<br />
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I love love loved my dress!!! However, I must be honest. When I saw Olivia Wilde in this dress, I thought it would have been perfect for my wedding.<br />
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It is the black version of my actual wedding dress!!!!!! It is EXACTLY like it...beading all the way down. How awesome would that dress have been? It's exactly the one I wore...but black...incredible.<br />
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What other ideas do you all have??? Did you have a Halloween wedding dress?? Can we see a picture?Amity Originalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06893259490098571586noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1253692457078173700.post-4210124913389932692012-10-24T14:00:00.000-07:002012-11-07T20:44:40.456-08:00Halloween Wedding Wednesday-Envelopes and Stamps<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I literally had every tiny detail planned out for my wedding. All the way down to stamps...and even putting skeleton faces on the portraits and pictures in the ballroom of the reception since I did not like them---but I am getting ahead of myself. One detail I used was envelopes and stamps. The ones I am covering here today were strictly for my Save the Dates. I used completely different items for my invitations for the wedding and for the shower invitations. Everything had to fit the theme of the event.<br />
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These are the envelopes I picked out for the Save the Dates--also from <a href="http://www.vistaprint.com/vp/ns/easypath/studio.aspx?pf_id=278&combo=261080.142.1.230028%7c230028%7c137%7c0&uei=341263&icparts=yes&ag=true&combo_id=437666&ssc=1&ag_category_id=992&filter=9%3a10013%7c%7c1%2c3%3a10072%7c%7c1%2c4294936929%3a4294935990%3a4294935886%3a4294935856%7c%7c3&xnav=previews&xnid=button&rd=2&ref=1&referer=http%3a%2f%2fwww.vistaprint.com%2fgallery%2fIEAA4AMBAAAAAAA%3d%2fa-2-envelopes%2fhalloween.aspx%3ffilter%3d9%253a10013%257c%257c1%26xnav%3dgn%26xnid%3d1">Vistaprint</a>.<br />
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I also printed the addresses on them using my computer and printer and the envelopes and labels function in Microsoft Word. To maintain continuity, I did the name of the couple or person in <a href="http://www.urbanfonts.com/fonts/Blood_Of_Dracula.htm">Blood of Dracula</a> again, and then address in <a href="http://www.ffonts.net/DecadentaFrax.font">Decadenta Frax</a> again.<br />
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The stamps we used for the Save the Date were these adorable ones we found on <a href="http://www.zazzle.com/">Zazzle</a>.<br />
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Lastly, I sealed the envelopes with these amazing Martha Stewart Halloween stickers. Just in case the Save the Date, envelope, and stamp wasn't enough to get our point across :) <br />
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They were three dimensional stickers with all sorts of fun designs that really added the finishing touch. I do want to add a word of caution though...make sure you check on the weight AND WIDTH of what you are sending before buying your stamps. Luckily we did that ahead of time so we were okay. But what we did not do was make sure everything was hand cancelled and things got smooshed in the mail. Make sure to have everything hand cancelled. Especially since we had a three dimensional sticker. Hand cancelled just means it does not go through the machine so things do not get bent out of shape. You should definitely do that for your wedding invitation too...of course we didn't and some of ours ended up to people in pieces...but I am getting ahead of myself aren't I?<br />
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There are many other <a href="http://www.zazzle.com/halloween+stamps">Halloween themed stamps on Zazzle</a>. A super cute one for a wedding might be this one: <br />
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If only that one was available...I might have incorporated it in as well.<br />
And the great thing about that website is, you can get almost everything coordinated. From envelopes, to invitations, to stamps. Take a minute to browse.<br />
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Do you think these were the right pieces to go with the Save the Date from my previous Wedding Wednesday post?Amity Originalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06893259490098571586noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1253692457078173700.post-7510686665772853512012-10-17T14:00:00.000-07:002012-11-07T20:44:58.211-08:00Halloween Wedding Wednesday-Save the Date<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today we start with the Save the Date! A save the date is important for a Halloween wedding, especially if you are doing it the weekend of Halloween, because others might schedule Halloween parties. So getting out the save the date a good five months in advance is a must! I think we just barely missed the 5 months mark but that is because we wanted to use a picture from our engagement photo session on it and of course I did not schedule the photo session enough in advance!<br />
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We had an idea of what we wanted for our save the date and told the photographer and we tried a bunch of pictures at our engagement session to nail down what we wanted. As I stated in my engagement photos post, it is all trial and error. Unfortunately what we had tried and had as our idea, did not translate for us in the photos. It was just not what we were looking for.<br />
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Luckily, we had the <a href="http://www.karenleahphotography.com/index.php">worlds greatest photographers</a> and when she heard this, she agreed to do another session, completely free, to get that exact picture and look we wanted. And when we showed up she had tons of new ideas and ways to do the pose so we could be sure to find exactly the photo we wanted. And you know what? It worked! We found it and our save the date could not have been more awesome!<br />
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This finally hit the nail on the head! This fit our theme...fun Halloween. This was campy, old horror movie style. And it worked perfectly for what we wanted. The final save the date looked like this!<br />
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We had these printed onto magnets using <a href="http://www.vistaprint.com/">Vistaprint</a>. The fonts we used were <a href="http://www.urbanfonts.com/fonts/Blood_Of_Dracula.htm">Blood of Dracula</a> (save the date), <a href="http://www.fonts.com/font/itc/itc-grapefruit/regular">Grapefruit</a> (formal invitation to follow [that link will lead you to what the font looks like, but I had it in my Microsoft Office...it came with it]), and <a href="http://www.ffonts.net/DecadentaFrax.font">Decadenta Frax</a> (everything else). By making it ourselves, we were able to include a skull (gotta have skulls!) and the cutest little heart spider...because I love hearts and sparkles and things.<br />
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We also had an accompaniment to the save the date printed on cardstock to give all the major details, like hotels, events, etc since the magnet had limited space. If you want to see that, send me a private message. Most of the info is not something that should probably be posted on the internet but if you would like the general idea of the theme and how I put it together, I would be happy to send it out personally.<br />
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What do you think of the save the date? Did it capture our message?Amity Originalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06893259490098571586noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1253692457078173700.post-40326986698123360732012-10-10T14:00:00.000-07:002012-11-07T20:45:19.878-08:00Halloween Wedding Wednesday-Venue<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Venue for a Halloween wedding can be so many different things. The idea is to think about the venue that will most fit the way you are interpreting the Halloween theme. For us that meant the <a href="http://www.queenmary.com/">Queen Mary</a>. It is haunted, the boat has all the original wood paneling and ambiance, plus <a href="https://www.queenmary.com/dark-harbor/">Dark Harbor</a>!<br />
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The year before our wedding, I had gone to the Queen Mary's Dark Harbor and it was awesome! It is the Queen Mary's version of Haunted Halloween mazes and such. A lot of theme parks do special Halloween haunted nights around Halloween time and the Queen Mary definitely participates. It is not as big as theme parks, but the mazes are better...I think so anyway. And it is not as crowded. Anyway, the prior year I had discovered this amazing photobooth type guy that I had to have for our wedding. The first thing I did when we decided it would be a Halloween wedding was to call that guy and make sure he was available since I knew he would also be doing the Dark Harbor again. Second, I booked the Queen Mary. I know that seems backwards but that is how great this guy's services were. And that's all I am saying about it for now...you will have to wait and see!<br />
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We were lucky to get scheduled in the Queen Mary. We started talking about the wedding end of April but officially got engaged in May. We were soooooo lucky that they had a place left on the last Saturday of Halloween on such a prime venue as the <a href="http://www.queenmary.com/weddings/weddings.php">Queen Mary</a>. (Yes we planned and made this happen fairly quickly---What can I say? When you know, you know!) They have three ballrooms and the only ballroom they had left (Verandah) was for about 100 people which was exactly what our estimate was. It was meant to be!<br />
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But you are not here to just listen to my venue. Other great ideas I have seen are weddings in cemeteries. A lot of large cemeteries actually have weddings and areas. There have been plenty of weddings in haunted mansions. I would have loved to do something like the <a href="http://www.winchestermysteryhouse.com/">Winchester Mystery House</a> (but I no longer live in Northern California). In fact, my mother tried to get the Winchester Mystery House for my Bat Mitzvah (October 28, 1995) since it was around Halloween and we all know my fun tendencies but it was booked on the Halloween weekend dates 5 years in advance! Yikes!<br />
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What else? I'm sure there are other haunted ships to use. What about theme parks? I know you can get married at some, I wonder if some will let you get married there during their haunted night festivities? And then there is the classic, a backyard or outside. There are so many great ways to decorate backyards and outside for Halloween themed weddings.<br />
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Any other ideas? Please comment your genius thoughts!Amity Originalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06893259490098571586noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1253692457078173700.post-71304949943534372472012-10-03T12:00:00.000-07:002012-11-07T20:45:57.943-08:00Halloween Wedding Wednesday-Engagement Photos<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today I am starting a new series called Wedding Wednesday! As my readers might know, I had a Halloween themed wedding on October 29, 2011. A LOT of it was DIY. I remember how hard it was to find good resources on ideas for Halloween weddings so in response to a few emails, I thought I would do a series where I highlight some of what was done. I will attempt to go in order...from the beginning to the end.<br />
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First up we have engagement photos. These are photos you might use for your wedding website, save the date, wedding decorations, around the house, etc. But to be sure, you will use them at least at some point for your wedding. So it is important to set the tone from the very beginning. Our tone was---Halloween! But we were doing fun, campy Halloween...not evil scary. So we did our engagement photos in a graveyard but with lots of smiles and fun. Here are some of them to give you an idea.<br />
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Make sure you check ahead of time for permits or requirements for photographing in a cemetery. We found that one cemetery we wanted in Redondo Beach wanted $1400 for even just a one hour session! Also Hollywood Cemetery wanted $400 for an hour. Just make sure you check into those things so you are not breaking any rules.<br />
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The good thing about having an engagement session is learning about what pictures you like best. We took all kinds of pictures. But when we got the proofs, we could see that serious style pictures were not for us. We preferred the ones where we were smiling and we were able to translate that to optimize our wedding pictures.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">same heels I wore to <a href="http://amityoriginals.blogspot.com/2012/08/promaballoona.html">Promaballoona!</a></td></tr>
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Lastly, I want you to know who my amazing photographers were. We used <a href="http://www.karenleahphotography.com/index.php">Karen Leah Photography</a>. We researched a lot of blogs and styles before deciding on them. And they were fantastic! Truly amazing...wait until I show you some of the wedding photos. We HIGHLY recommend them.<br />
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You can check out a sneak peek of things to come by looking at her <a href="http://www.karenleahphotography.com/Weblog/?p=1333">blog post</a> of our wedding.<br />
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I hope this helps get the ball rolling with some inspiration.<br />
<br />Amity Originalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06893259490098571586noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1253692457078173700.post-31224269654019421102012-10-02T19:13:00.001-07:002012-10-02T19:25:34.953-07:00Heart 'n Bones Renfrew<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Wow this post is a long time in the making. You can see the first glimpse of my <a href="http://www.sewaholicpatterns.com/product/1201-renfrew-top">Renfrew</a> way back <a href="http://amityoriginals.blogspot.com/2012/03/trip-downtown-to-las-garment-district.html">here</a>! Yikes! I still wear it regularly. I love the fabric and the idea of a simple t-shirt. However, the shape doesn't curve quite right with my measurements, and it is not long enough. I have a long torso. I plan to improve this the next time around. </div>
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A few years ago I made a t-shirt (unblogged) from this Connie Crawford pattern here, <a href="http://images.patternreview.com/sewing/patterns/butterick/5215/5215.jpg">B5215</a>. (I should blog it because these patterns get such a bad rap and I had a wonderful experience with it) I made the extra small and it fit my curves and everything wonderfully! And it was the right length! However it only has the scoop neck option.</div>
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For my next Renfrew, I will use the bodice from B5215 for the bodice of the Renfrew and then use all the other options the Renfrew has to offer. That will give me the right length and shape and then the options for the other necklines and sleeves. I think it will be the perfect combination!</div>
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For my Renfrew, I used this fabric from <a href="http://www.moodfabrics.com/index.php?file=productdetail&iprod_id=24241&icat_id=2,1,3,12,29,23&icatidntr=&icatidwtr=&icatidwbt=&icatidwnewtr=&icatidwac=&shortdes=&passtype=&vcolor=&vpattern=&vapplication=&pricerange=&onsale=&newarrival=&custfav=&closeout=&wholesale=&pagelimit=24&page=1&keyword=heart&topmatmsvalms=&vbrand=">Mood here</a>.</div>
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I discovered this fabric from <a href="http://sewing.patternreview.com/cgi-bin/readreview.pl?reviewnum=72163&readreview=1">this patternreview</a>. Now the eagle eyed among you would realize that this review is from none other than my friend <a href="http://sewing.patternreview.com/members/NhiHuynh">Nhi</a>! However, I never met Nhi until the garment district shopping trip mentioned above and in the blog post <a href="http://amityoriginals.blogspot.com/2012/03/trip-downtown-to-las-garment-district.html">written here</a>. I showed up to shop in my Renfrew and Nhi exclaimed she had the fabric! I didn't realize that it was her review that had shown me the fabric and led to me buying it! What a small world! Crazy coincidence! </div>
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The second I saw this fabric in her review, I had to have it. Those of you who follow my blog know my love of Halloween and skulls and then also hearts and stars. This fabric was a natural! I had to get it! I still have plenty left...I used under a yard on my Renfrew since I cut the bands in a black matte jersey from Joann's. I will definitely be using more!</div>
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Overall, this was a simple and easy make that I made entirely on my serger. (Except for the one part of the v-neck band that had to be stitched by sewing machine.) I cannot wait to make a cowl collared one for the cooler weather that is coming!</div>
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Not that you need any encouragement, since this shirt has been made by nearly every sewing blogger, but just in case you haven't made it yet...go for it!</div>
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My pattern review can be seen <a href="http://sewing.patternreview.com/review/pattern/79805">here</a>.</div>
Amity Originalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06893259490098571586noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1253692457078173700.post-66137946189319616962012-09-28T20:44:00.002-07:002012-09-28T20:44:36.261-07:00An Award!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have been thing these blogging awards going around the sewing blogosphere for months and being secretly extremely jealous....or maybe it was not such a secret. In any case, I finally won an award from my friend Jill who blogs at <a href="http://www.thesewalongs.com/">The Sew Alongs</a>. If you follow my blog, you will have seen her mentioned before on a<a href="http://amityoriginals.blogspot.com/2012/03/trip-downtown-to-las-garment-district.html"> fabric shopping trip to the garment district</a> as well as the post on <a href="http://amityoriginals.blogspot.com/2012/08/promaballoona.html">Promaballoona</a>! She is the gorgeous one in the red and black vintage dress in the picture below.<br />
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The rules of the award are that I have to share 7 things about myself so here they are:<br />
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<b>1.</b> I love all things Halloween and skulls and vampires etc. So much so that I had a Halloween themed wedding and my house is decorated year round inside (it would be outside too if my HOA rules did not forbid it!) I also did a LOT of DIY for it...watch this space for some of those details....a wedding Wednesday series perhaps??<br />
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<b>2.</b> I make it my goal to spend the most time possible in bed....I LOVE my bed and being in it. I can do almost everything from my bed...I eat it here, work there, play with my puppies there, watch TV, read, etc. I don't like to leave it and the second I get home from anything I change into PJ's and jump into bed.<br />
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<b>3.</b> I browse the Internet almost exclusively on my phone...this is because of item #2 above.<strike> The annoying thing is that there is no pinterest app for the android based phones yet so I cannot pin from my phone...so I email myself all the cool links I want to pin and then when I get to my computer I open all my own emails and finally pin things....seriously can't pinterest get on top of this??? Don't they realize people need to stay in their bed? Lying down I mean...not sitting up on a laptop...let's not get totally crazy! (or totes cray cray as James Van der Beek says on Don't Trust the B....yes I went there)</strike> UPDATE: Pinterest made an app for the phone in August--I had this post in draft mode for awhile--and I have been happily pinning! Yay! You can follow me on Pinterest <a href="http://pinterest.com/amityoriginals/">here</a>.<br />
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<b>4.</b> I have <a href="http://amityoriginals.blogspot.com/p/about.html">four beautiful babies</a>. One Siberian Husky mix named Princess who is 11, two English <span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">bulldogs-one is 5 and and named Buffy..as in Vampire Slayer, and the other is 10 months and named Wednesday as in Addams, and one Bloodhound named Pumpkin who is 9 months old...and the biggest by far...she is already 100 lbs and such a cuddle bug. (see item #1 above for info on the theme of my dogs names)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><br /></span>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><b>6.</b> I love love love glitter!! And super bright colors...the more neon the better...and lace!! So beautifully gothic. Yellow is my favorite color....so much so that when the car I wanted no longer came in yellow (Nissan Xterra) I had it wrapped in Pantone yellow vinyl...cheaper than a paint job and when it's taken off, the original perfect black paint job is still underneath.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><b>7.</b> I machine embroider as much as I sew...I can do anything with an embroidery machine and can digitize as well. I also happen to be very familiar with my serger...I can do almost anything on my serger and use all the attachments. I have been contemplating doing a major serger learn along complete with making samples to teach all of you to do more than just finish edges with your serger...what do you all think of this? Maybe a weekly day we learn a new thing on our serger? Let </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969);">me know if there is some interest</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969);"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969);">Those are my seven things! I also get to nominate 15 other blogs! I can't keep track of who has already received the award so I am just going to nominate blogs I love. I also have over 400 blogs in my blog roll so it is hard to pick just 15...see the left side of my blog for tons more to be inspired by.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969);"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969);"><a href="http://loweryourpresserfoot.blogspot.com/">Lower Your Presser Foot</a> - She has the most makes and patterns matching my style than any other blogger. I can see myself making almost everything she has made! We have the same style...I love getting ideas from her.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969);"><a href="http://strugglesewsastraightseam.wordpress.com/">Struggle Sews a Straight Seam</a> - I love getting my Leah fix! She is the funniest blogger I know...and her makes are totally cute! I even found myself using her phrase, like I do, in one of my posts...her blogging has infiltrated my life!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969);"><a href="http://amandasadventuresinsewing.blogspot.com/">Amanda's Adventures in Sewing</a> - I just discovered that this blogger is well known seeing as she is now part of Mood's sewing network....I've been following her for awhile. I love her makes...she uses great fabrics and well fitted styles. And her little daughter is as cute as a button!!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969);"><a href="http://sewingthroughthemotions.blogspot.com/">Sewing Through the Motions</a> - Do not miss this one!! She has the cutest style! She has not been posting ass much lately (like me lol) but I read back to the beginning and read every post of her blog...check it out!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969);"><a href="http://ofdreamsandseams.blogspot.com/">Of Dreams and Seams</a> - Wow this blogger can do amazing things with fabric! The can turn the smallest scraps and old garments into the most incredible outfits!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969);"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969);"><a href="http://www.lookwhatmelissamade.com/">Hey! Look What I Made!</a> - This is more of a crafty DIY blog than a sewing blog but these DIY's are fantastic. I want to make almost every single one of them! It helps that she loves glitter, glitter, and more glitter! (see #6)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969);"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969);"><a href="http://brownpaperpattern.blogspot.com/">Brown Paper Patterns</a> - I actually know this blogger in real life...we met through another sewing friend and have since been shopping in the garment district with her, had an all day sewing marathon at my house, and attended Promaballoona! </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969);"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969);"><a href="http://mushywear.blogspot.com/">MushyWear </a>- This blogger has a great etsy store where she sells bags made of Hawaiian prints and linen...she also lives in Hawaii...so there is a tropical air that goes with all her makes...its refreshing</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969);"><a href="http://rhondabuss.blogspot.com/">Rhonda's Creative Life</a> - Not only is she an amazing seamstress, she gives free tutorials for patterns and shows how to draft all different kinds of sleeves. Tons of information and gorgeous garments!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969);"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969);"><a href="http://sewingbytheseatofmypants.blogspot.com/">Sewing by the Seat of My Pants</a> - This is the first sewing blog I discovered so it holds a special place in my heart. I read every single post from the very beginning of her blog and used her blog rolls to find other like blogs and you can see where that led my blog roll! Check the left side of my blog...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969);"><a href="http://thesewcraticmethod.blogspot.com/">The Sewcratic Method</a> - I have recently written quite a lot about this blog. I won a contest on her blog and met her in real life...more than once!!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969);"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969);"><a href="http://emadethis.wordpress.com/">~E Made This</a> - She is so talented!! And another great resource for maternity alterations just like Lower your Presser Foot---see above.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://zilredloh.com/">Zilredloh</a> - Another Chicago blogger! She goes into great detail about complicated processes..I just cannot get enough!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://roobeedoo.blogspot.com/">Roobeedoo</a> - She has some great makes! I went on a crazy mission to find this one retro pattern, McCalls 6245 after seeing her version. It is fantastic! And I found it...received it the other day...I can't wait to make it!</span><br />
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After winning, she suggested meeting up for fabric shopping and lunch since we were both in the Los Angeles area...no way was I turning that down! We met up at the Loft and spent awhile there finding all kinds of goodies. For those of you who are not familiar, or who didn't read about <a href="http://amityoriginals.blogspot.com/2012/03/trip-downtown-to-las-garment-district.html">my last Loft experience</a>, the Loft is an offshoot of the famous<a href="http://www.lowpricefabric.com/"> Michael Levine's</a> that sells an entire room full of fabric in boxes and on bolts for only $2.50 per pound! It is an amazing deal....especially if you are getting a ton of chiffon--they hardly weigh anything! But of course my aim on this trip was to get bottomweights and suiting materials because I have so many knits and chiffons...all I make are blouses! But I plan to expand on that....wait until you see my planned lineup for my sewing projects...I must be feeling ambitious because there is a LOT on there!<br />
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KC also made out with a lot of great fabrics.,..she even used some for her <a href="http://amityoriginals.blogspot.com/2012/08/promaballoona.html">Promaballoona dress!</a> Here is a picture I stole off her blog to prove this event really happened. <a href="http://sewing.patternreview.com/members/NhiHuynh">Nhi</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969);">, another sewer who I have shopped with at the Loft before met us as well and joined us on our expedition.</span><br />
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Warning!!!! Anyone looking for <a href="http://www.myfabricplanet.com/index.php">Fabric Planet</a>...do NOT follow the address on their website for their downtown location...it is totally not there! We walked like 250 extra blocks to go to this address, in the heat, and it was not there and had moved to 8th and Santee...which was so close to Michael Levine's (where we had been) that we did all that extra walking for no reason! Ok actually nevermind...I just checked their website and they updated it! Good! Because it had been since before April that their location was different...and I told them when I was there about how ridiculous it was that their address was STILL not updated on the website! Well it looks like it worked...feel free to actually follow the address on their website and ignore my warning. Amity Originalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06893259490098571586noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1253692457078173700.post-8649482575424856872012-08-22T00:22:00.001-07:002012-08-22T00:22:37.750-07:00Follow My Blog with Bloglovin'<a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/3954301/?claim=6bqthfca5u8">Follow my blog with Bloglovin</a><br />
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La di da...Amity Originalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06893259490098571586noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1253692457078173700.post-50103868901891743232012-08-21T22:08:00.000-07:002012-08-21T22:22:18.414-07:00Phew! and New Look 6648<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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New Look 6648....a ridiculously comfy top that has been <a href="http://sewing.patternreview.com/cgi-bin/search.pl?CompanyID=34&search=search&PatternNumber=6648">reviewed many many times on PR</a>. I made this out of a poly/rayon/spandex I got on my <a href="http://amityoriginals.blogspot.com/2012/03/trip-downtown-to-las-garment-district.html">recent excursion to LA's garment district</a>. This knit was only 2.99 per yard in this store that I wish I remembered the name of! They had all your basic colors as well. I wasn't sure about the quality but it washed well and wearing it is amazing!!! This is the most comfortable fabric and top that I own. So comfortable in fact that the first day I wore it, I wore it to sleep as well because it was just that comfy! I did not want to take it off! This fabric is so soft and warm its incredible. I want to go back and find that place so I can get more! Also, sewing with the fabric was not very difficult...the edges curl a little but such is life with a knit.<br />
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Here is a good picture of how large the sleeves are....but they end up making the shirt warm. <br />
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Now I ended up cutting too many of the bottom band because I misread the cutting layout...which I normally don't even follow anyway! So I made another colorblocked one with this same fabric used as the band at trim. But that one bled in the wash....which is so weird because I wash the teal one all time with all my clothes and there is never any bleeding! And I prewashed the fabric! So I don't understand what happened with the second one....weird. I will show you all when I get pictures of the second. It is currently in the washer...I still wear it around the house...my husband is so lucky :) <br />
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Also on the second, I tapered the underarms up some so the sleeves were not quite so large...but I kind of like the original better. Well it really depends on the look you are going for...the sleeves I redrafted below are much more casual than the originals. Here are some close-ups of how I changed the sleeve on the second version in case you want to redraft yours in a similar manner.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then connected the two lines using the curve to make a nice rounded shape--if you look closely you can see the white chalk from the two lines made by the above pictures</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">closeup of the chalk marked curve</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">after it was cut off</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">close up of where it was cut off so you can see the relation of the notches</td></tr>
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So in summary, just read the layout carefully because I didn't pay attention to how it is not folded selvage to selvage but otherwise, the million reviews on PR are not wrong...this shirt is easy, fun, and comfortable!<br />
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Check out my pattern review <a href="http://sewing.patternreview.com/review/pattern/78535">here</a>.<br />
<br />Amity Originalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06893259490098571586noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1253692457078173700.post-60663719039519330562012-08-08T17:36:00.000-07:002012-08-21T21:07:08.764-07:00Promaballoona!!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizCh9DcB6AGF9cXd9S-39Sjv5_tNYyAMXbcmh42Lgvq49yfan2iNbzHbqzHNCWkPA6Bsodg-tDrLHcYykOOfWDgF8XSI7r2pXoDkUKWWi4dqRi-qKCSvfXRm-0A03iqeII1qF8Mw4BQD4/s1600/me+with+wand.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizCh9DcB6AGF9cXd9S-39Sjv5_tNYyAMXbcmh42Lgvq49yfan2iNbzHbqzHNCWkPA6Bsodg-tDrLHcYykOOfWDgF8XSI7r2pXoDkUKWWi4dqRi-qKCSvfXRm-0A03iqeII1qF8Mw4BQD4/s320/me+with+wand.jpg" width="198" /></a>Yes I have been absent....but I have definitely been sewing. And fabric shopping. And partying with sewers at <a href="http://www.oonaballoona.com/2012/07/in-techni-living-color.html">Promaballoona!!!</a> I was one of the lucky ones that actually lived in the location where a sewing themed event was being held! And I was in town! It was like the stars aligned. And even crazier, Miss <a href="http://www.oonaballoona.com/">Oonaballoona</a> herself <a href="http://amityoriginals.blogspot.com/2012/05/yupi-jumped-on-bandwagon-vogue-1250.html?showComment=1344180513938#c4163006593903472555">commented on my own humble little blog</a> the day before Promaballoona...so I was able to write her back and tell her I was coming to her prom! Now I know the true mark that a sewing blogger has made it is when they get a <a href="http://cationdesigns.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/my-blogging-bildungsroman.html">nasty/useless anonymous comment on their blog</a>....still waiting (fingers crossed lol!)....but I think a sewing blog has made some sort of mark in the sewing world when Oonaballoona comments!<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnKS0-z9Us_ZaN1fLaiiyQAYXH0njrysufz9JvBLL8YDOVDuBhESGmGD2LKDvq6LleJ2SFUkfxXdkH_PAVrFwaBtB27o-lw5eYzcKHjjfffwiTeLQ1UmO4recWdHJ-9GbFixQq3l7fWmfd/s640/promaballoonainvite.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnKS0-z9Us_ZaN1fLaiiyQAYXH0njrysufz9JvBLL8YDOVDuBhESGmGD2LKDvq6LleJ2SFUkfxXdkH_PAVrFwaBtB27o-lw5eYzcKHjjfffwiTeLQ1UmO4recWdHJ-9GbFixQq3l7fWmfd/s200/promaballoonainvite.png" width="200" /></a>The prom was held at <a href="http://sew-la.com/">Sew LA</a> in Los Angeles on Sunday night. I met up with the sewing friends I met at the<a href="http://amityoriginals.blogspot.com/2012/02/spider-peony.html"> last Sew LA event I went to</a> for <a href="http://www.colettepatterns.com/">Colette Patterns</a>. A new friend also came to the Prom. I met KC, blogger of <a href="http://thesewcraticmethod.blogspot.com/">The Sewcratic Method</a> (fyi coolest blog name ever if you are a lawyer), when I won a giveaway on her blog! I won <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Manipulating-Fabric-Colette-Wolff/dp/0801984963">The Art of Manipulating Fabric</a> by Collette Wolff. This book has some very cool techniques that can be used on fabrics to make interested textures and designs...I cannot wait to try some of it on a simple garment to make it shine.<br />
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<a href="http://images.patternreview.com/sewing/patterns/vogue/8280/8280.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="146" src="http://images.patternreview.com/sewing/patterns/vogue/8280/8280.jpg" width="200" /></a>I am not giving many dress details on this post because I will do a separate post on it, the amazing shoes, and the amazing makeup, but it was a piece of work! I originally started this dress for my sister-in-law's wedding (well sister-in-law now) but I only started it the night before (like I do) and it did not get done in time. But in my defense, the pattern was a Vogue Easy Options and I should have been able to get it done no problem in around 5 or 6 hours. No...absolutely not. This <a href="http://voguepatterns.mccall.com/v8280-products-6705.php?page_id=855">Vogue 8280</a> <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=roland+mouret+galaxy+dress&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=kQIjUPmoLuafiALry4CwBw&biw=1254&bih=497&sei=pAIjUOv7JuKaiQKHm4DgCw">Roland Mouret Galaxy dress</a> knock off is anything but easy. I would even call parts of it advanced...like the flanges where the directions are incredibly difficult to understand. But all this has been said in the <a href="http://sewing.patternreview.com/cgi-bin/patterns/sewingpatterns.pl?patternid=13113#.UCMCGLVcgdw">numerous reviews on pattern review</a> I looked at after this dress did not get made in time for the wedding. Also, I had my heart set on some hot pink and black houndstooth fabric which was no where to be found...anywhere...at all. But <a href="http://www.fabricmartfabrics.com/xcart/home.php">FabricMart</a> had some white and black houndstooth rayon suiting (<a href="http://www.fabricmartfabrics.com/xcart/BKA2930-Rayon-Houndstooth-Suiting-Black-Pale-Oat-61-Wide.html">similar to this</a>) that I bought and dyed...with Fuchsia Rit dye. Now that was also an experience I will save for the detailed post. But I did finish the dress...about 20 minutes before I left on Sunday night for the prom...and it does look good in the pictures if I do say so myself...and I do. Here they are:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It looks like I am pushing <a href="http://thesewcraticmethod.blogspot.com/">KC</a> out of the way :( I'm not!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">OMG there is a theme! I keep cutting <a href="http://thesewcraticmethod.blogspot.com/">KC</a> off! Sorry KC!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From left to right: <a href="http://sewing.patternreview.com/members/NhiHuynh">Nhi</a>, <a href="http://brownpaperpattern.blogspot.com/">Sandra</a>, and <a href="http://www.thesewalongs.com/">Jill</a></td></tr>
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Now I stole some of these off <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sew-LA/43250538895">Sew LA's facebook page</a> because there was this pretty sparkly backdrop that said Promaballoona and an unattended camera with remote where you could just hang out and take pictures of yourself. Yes! I did that! A lot...so that explains some of my random candid shots. Oona also has some pictures of me somewhere...maybe she will post them on her blog and I can steal them for mine!<span id="goog_1762263269"></span><span id="goog_1762263270"></span><br />
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Moral of the story is this: Should you ever get a chance to attend a Promaballoona...or Oona event...do so!<br />
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UPDATE: Oonaballoona has <a href="http://www.oonaballoona.com/2012/08/the-after-party.html">posted her pictures</a>! Go see them!Amity Originalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06893259490098571586noreply@blogger.com6