What I’m Working On This Week: 20/01/14

I’ll be working on the big, bridesmaid dress order for most of this week. Nevertheless, I’ve bravely scheduled work on The Aurora Dress sample to begin this Friday. If fuelled by the proper ratio of tea and gummy bears, I might just have a sample to photograph and list by the weekend!

Spending all of January sewing bright coral fit and flare bridesmaid dresses, along with the occasional summer dress for  my Australian lovelies taking advantage of this month’s free shipping sale, has really helped me avoid getting bummed out by winter. I can’t help but think about new fabrics and new designs for spring dresses every time I spread the boldly coloured summer fabrics out on my cutting table. I think it might be time to order my spring fabric swatches:

For The Belle Jumper (Via Fresh Modern Fabric)

For The Belle Jumper (Via Fresh Modern Fabric)

For The Jawbreaker Dress (Via Fresh Modern Fabric)

For The Jawbreaker Dress (Via Fresh Modern Fabric)

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How to: Wash Your Shoes

One spring time ritual I really look forward to is boxing up my winter boots and bringing out my summer shoes. If you are anything like me, this ritual takes place while you are in the midst of an overwhelming compulsion to make your interior as bright and fresh as the new spring time exterior, making the dinginess of your favourite summer shoes the first thing you notice as you revive them from storage. The good news is, your shoes are easier to clean than your windows, walls, ceilings and all the other places you’ve suddenly noticed are in dire need of a good bubbly scrubbing. Continue reading

Three Wedding Dress Styles – Spring/Summer 2011

In addition to my own wedding, I was lucky enough to attend two other weddings this year. As a woman, what I looked forward to most as the wedding dates approached was seeing what the brides’ wedding dresses would look like. For the most part, each dress was starkly different this season but they did have a few, somewhat shocking, similarities. Continue reading