...Again, these creative thoughts won't let me sleep...last night I got started on this robe...my old robe is just fine...but, after watching "Mahogany" for the 3rd time I decided I wanted something nicer...I had this fabric in the closet for at least a year and I always wanted a kimono styled robe but they usually cost more than my cable bill...so what's a designing girl to do...when her daughter wants to watch the Disney Channel?
...draping...
...thinking....
...tweaking...
...tada...
...finished....I heart it...can't wait to try it out this weekend...
every girl needs a beautiful robe...you know, the kind you wear when your making breakfast after a grown and sexy evening...and if the evening went really well, you'll be sipping coffee, and looking cute while someone else makes the eggs...smile.
Sorry, this won't be in my Etsy Shop...the cost to make is too prohibitive...
I'll reserve my commentary until later...out of towners, let me know what you think...what would $700,000 buy in your community?
Mahogany, 1975 - $11.99
...This is a must see movie for any designer, designer in training, artist or just about anyone who loves a great love story with a fashion plot...What could be better than Diana Ross as a girl from a Chicago ghetto trying to make her design dreams come true...(according the the internet, Diana Ross designed most of the clothes in the movie herself) Billy Dee Williams plays her on again off again Chicago, community organizer boyfriend (Hum, did Obama watch this movie as a kid?)...and Anthony Perkins is her closeted gay, svengalhi, sp.? Oh yeah, it was directed by Berry Gordy former owner of Motown...When I saw this movie as a kid I was well on my way of dreaming about being a designer, but seeing this movie sealed the deal for me...there was nothing else I wanted to be...well, besides a mom...smile...If you get the chance check it out, you won't be disappointed...think I'll watch it again tonight...
My cousin took me out for drinks and dinner last night, thanks "S"...good times...I woke up with a little bit of a hangover and a lot of inspiration...I'm going out again next weekend...this is the birthday that doesn't end...I feel like Mini...So, i decided to drape this old fabric and fashion it into something I could wear next weekend...It's mahogany inspired...
I was thinking about an origami image I saw earlier and I had this really cool knit fabric and I needed a cool sleeve for my laptop, which was taking a beating in my tote bag and I came up with this...so cool....It stretches, so any size laptop will fit....
Available for sale in my Etsy Shop.
...I would like to thank K. and K. for coming out last night to celebrate my birthday...and your gifts really touched me...my girls know me so well...XOXOX
Thanks to everyone who wished me a happy b-day...especially my best friend from 2nd grade, who I haven't spoken to in like, forever...and she still remembers my b-day...now that's the gift of friendship...
Mary, a merchandiser over at Etsy, highlighted my T-Shirt in her Valentine's Day story board...YEAH! How cool is that?...Bringing tons more traffic to my Etsy Site...Mary also runs a pretty cool blog Contrary Garden...check it out.