Bedtime lights:

I’m so sorry for not posting in a while. This is my last week of freedom before school starts, so I’ve been sewing like a mad woman. I’ve been working on a bunch of stuff for my Etsy shop that’ll be opening on September 13th…why September 13th you ask? Because it was the first day that popped into my head. Haha. I’m really excited about it!

I made this dress yesterday out of cream jersey knit that I got at Wal-mart for just a $1 a yard!! I was so happy, I’m in love with knits…although my sewing machine isn’t too keen on them. The dress is shred in the middle and has an open lace back, but you can’t really tell in the photos. I’m pretty happy with the way it turned out. I had a lot of fun with this photo shoot! The woods felt so magical and pretty….it was like I was in Neverland….but that feeling quickly went away once I thought I saw a snake….shivers. Haha. Hope you have a great day. I will be posting more often - I promise.

Sweaters and Balloons.

I’m so ready for fall!!!!!!!!!!! There was a cool spell last week and I got so excited that I went and got all of my winter sweaters out. Skip the fact that it’s still 80 degrees and humid, because I can smell fall!! Yaaaaaaay. I got this amazing sweater at Goodwill for 50c. It was too big on me so I had to sew it up. Now it fits like a glove…which I don’t know if that was a good idea, because it’s 100% wool and it itches like crazy!! But it’s so worth it for the cute, little sheep that’s on it. I also got my dress at Goodwill; again, it was too big on me, and it went all the way down to my feet so I had to fix that. But now I'm ready for fall.

Fall come as fast as you can!

P.S Here's a link to a site that featured me. : ) http://thehighlow.com/2010/08/my-purchases-esther-boller/

Inspiration:

I love this so much! It’s so whimsical and dreamy…Oh how I wish fall would come sooner. I’m in a photography rut ( I hate ruts!) right now so I thought I’d show you some of my inspirations. This is one of my all time favorite fashion features. Every time I’m at a loss for inspiration I go and look at this. Hope it inspires you like it inspires me.

P.S. Some differnet blogs have done some interviews with me. Here are the links if you'd like to check them out. :)

http://blog.moderepublic.com/2010/07/fashion-and-sewing-esther-boller.html

http://ohheybigspender.blogspot.com/2010/07/esther-boller-fashion-designer.html

Clare De Lune

I’m so ready to start sewing again!! I’ve been so busy lately I haven’t been able too. My poor Singer is turning blue, because of the lack of attention…poor thing. But all this week I’m going to do nothing but sew!!! My baby will turn back into a healthy cream in no time. No get well cards needed.

Awhile back I got an underwater housing for my camera and when my sister (Ruth) came home to visit I thought it would be the perfect time for an underwater fashion shoot. My sister is modeling my ruched gown I made. I realized something that day…underwater fashion photography is HARD! Half of the time I was just getting shots of her elbow! Haha. But at least now I know what to do next time…if I’m willing to attempt it again.

Sun in the Summer time:

Hey you guys! Sorry for the slow posting lately, I’ve been so busy it’s crazy!

I have some exciting news...I’m starting up my own Etsy shop!! Yay! I’ll be starting it sometime in September. I will be selling both vintage items and my own designs. I’m pretty excited about it. Now here’s the real tricky part…coming up with a name…DUN, Dun, dunnnnnn. Haha. So far I’ve got nothin…I’m drawing a blank. So if you guys could help me out that would be sweet! My dad actually came up with a pretty good one, "Milk and Oreo Handmade." The slogan could be "No crumbs left behind." Haha.

Here’s a vintage blouse I got a thrift shop a while back. It had a bunch of holes in it that I had to hand sew, but nothing too bad. This is one of the items I’ll be putting up for sale. :D

And a very special thanks to my doggy for helping me out on this photo shoot.

My lil brother:

Haha may I just say I love my little brother! He’s going to camp next week and he’s so excited. Every year at camp they have a theme, this year it’s the fifties. So he came up to me and asked if I could help him put an outfit together, and of course I said yes. We went down to Goodwill and picked out some stuff and I let him borrow some things. Thanks to Threadbanger for giving me the idea of putting wings on my converse, he can now run like the wind. Haha so he’s now all set for camp and he strongly believes of winning a bunch of points for his team. I’ll let you know if he wins.

The life of a butterfly catcher:

Today felt like a butterfly catching day. Ever just feel like catching butterflies? I get the urge all the time. I made my dress from a shirt I got at Goodwill. I cut the sleeves off, then sewed them together, gathered them into a skirt and then connected it to the top. I’m really happy with the way it turned out…but I realized something today. The 1900 style collars are evil torture devices made by man that make you sweat all day long. I think they’re right up there with corsets. Haha, but that doesn’t mean I still won’t wear it.