Sweater Weather

Hello everyone!! Oh goodness it feels like forever since the last time I posted anything! I hope you all had a great summer! I’m sorry it had to end. Mine went by a little too fast, but I am ready for fall weather again. I’ve missed wearing coats, sweaters and scarves!

Last week I started taking classes at a local college where I can earn duel credits. That way by the time I actually graduate from high school I can have most of my general classes out of the way. I’ve been a bit busy with that, but it’s going good so far. I made a new backpack the other day (my Barbie backpack just wasn’t holding up) which I will be posting photos of later on. :)

Here are a couple self portraits I took today. I’m not too sure about the first one, but hey, it’s good to have a couple clinkers every now and then. :) I hope you’re having a great Labor Day so far, and happy sweater weather!

Dreams are Sails

Hey everyone!! So a couple of weeks ago I went to an art camp at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art. I seriously can’t thank them enough for everything that they do!! I learned so much and I had so much fun and I found my long lost twin!! :D Seriously she has to be my twin! We both have red hair, we both like the same music, we both love art, our favorite stores are thrift stores...it’s crazy the list goes on forever! We had a slumber party the other day and did the photo shoot together which I will be posting later. :)


Dreams are Sails from FWMoA Education on Vimeo.

At the art camp I was given the chance to work with video, which I had wanted to do for the longest time! And I can definitely say that I LOVE it! It was a little tricky trying to film myself though. I shot everything on a tripod and used manual focus to film all the scenes. For the shots of where I’m up in the tree I taped my camera to a ladder with masking tape. I was so afraid that the ladder was going to fall…I had to pay my little brother in candy bars to get him to hold the ladder for me. Haha. I designed, drafted and sewed the sailor jumper seen in this video to create a nostalgic feel of the 1930s.

I want to make a very special thank to my AH-mazing Grandma!!! I seriously couldn’t have done it without her!!! :)

I hope you enjoy!

Music: Glosoli by Sigur Ros

Carnival

Hello everyone! Tell me all about your summer! How’s it going so far? Mine’s going great! I’ve been sewing like a mad woman! I love being able to just sew all day and not having to worry about homework!

Here’s a dress I made this week based on one that I saw on Glee, (yes I’m a Gleek.) I made it from an old lavender sheet that was lying around the house…no sheets are safe in my house. I painted the print on by hand using watered down acrylic paint. It has an invisible zipper on the side for getting in and out of and then has scalloping on the hem. Scalloped hems are really fun and easy to do. I learned off of a tutorial from the lovely people at Burdastyle. :)

I hope you're having a wonderful day! Happy Friday!

Sleeping at Last

Hello everyone!! Sorry for the slow posting. I just got back from my sisters wedding!! :D She got married out in Washington State so I went out there for a little while to help with wedding stuff. I’ll be sure to post a link to her wedding photos once they’re up.

In other big news I finally saved up enough for my new camera!!! :D It’s the Nikon d7000 and it was love at first sight. I’ve named him Norman and we shall have many fun adventures together. Haha.

Also SCHOOL’S OUT FOR SUMMA! I’m so excited! I plan on locking myself in my room all summer and just sewing! I missed my sewing machine so much while I was out in Washington…but now we’re reunited again and all happiness is restored in the world! Haha. I hope you’re all having a wonderful day!!

P.S. If you click on the photos you can see the detail a little better.

Wireless Cellular Device:

Hello everyone!! How’s your day going? Sorry for the slow posting lately. It’s been a crazy week! Here’s a coat that I made a while back. It’s not completely finished, I still have to put buttons on the front, but once I do that it’ll be finished. :) I’ll be selling it in my Etsy shop once I do that. I’ll be posting more stuff in my Etsy shop this summer once things slow down. I’m so ready for summer, I’m tired of school! Only a little while longer though, thank goodness!

I hope you’re all having a great day!!

Also we hit over 400 followers!! I can’t thank you guys enough for supporting me and following my adventures in sewing and photography! It really means a lot! :)

He is Risen!!!

Hey! I’ve been sewing a ton lately…mostly summer outfits. Here’s a skirt I made a couple of days ago out of an old sheet I got at Goodwill. It’s just a simple skirt with elastic at the top and pockets in the side. Have I ever told you that I LOVE pockets?!

My shirt is based off of the Sketch Book Tee by Alexa Chung for Madwell. Considering I can’t afford a $75 t-shirt, I decided to make my own. Haha. I just used a fine point sharpie and did free hand. I love Alexa Chung’s style! She’s right up there with Keira Knightly in my book. Who’s your style icon?

P.S. By beloved Barbie backpack that I take with me while I'm on photo shoots.

Shae Acopian Detar: Interview

So a couple of weeks ago I e-mailed the AH-Mazing Shae Acopian Detar of Everythingstyle.com asking her if I could interview her for my blog. When she e-mailed me back saying yes I was so excited I nearly feel out of my chair!!! She is one of my all-time favorite photographers and I really look up to her and her work. She used to own an online vintage shop, but then she decided that wasn’t for her. Then she was introduced to photography and has been doing that ever since.

Seriously if you don’t know her you are missing out! Her work is absolutely stunning and it never ceases to inspire me and she one of the nicest people I have ever talked to...well typed to. Haha. Here’s the interview with the lovely and talented Shae Acopian Detar…



1. How did you get interested in photography?

I had decided to quit selling vintage clothing, and I really had no idea what career path to pursue. Then one day I was snapping street style photos at Fashion Week in Bryant Park for my blog. These two bloggers, Craig Arend of AltaMira, and Karl Edwin Guerre of Swagger 360, were telling me about the tricks of street fashion photography. Karl Edwin showed me how to shoot using the camera in manual mode, and that little gesture opened up a whole new world to me. I started experimenting with my camera and not using a flash, and it was soooo much fun. I instantly switched my blog focus to chronicle my adventures in learning photography. That was November of 2009, about a year and a half ago.



2. Is there a certain theme that you try to portray in your photographs?

I guess my photos tend to have a nod to history in some way, whether it is via clothing or the feel of the shoot. Not too many of my photos feel modern. I also like to make things seem dreamier than they may really be.



3. What inspires you the most/ who are your biggest influences at the moment?

At the moment my inspirations are coming from the likes of Egon Schiele, Gustav Klimt, and the early works of Picasso. Paintings and drawings inspire me more than photos do, for some reason.



4. I know that sometimes you take vintage pieces and remake them into something new or you'll sew an outfit specifically for a shoot. What made you start doing that/ how did you learn to sew?

I started re-doing vintage pieces when I was a teenager. The reason was simply that I'd go to the thrift shop and the dress I wanted to buy was too big, or too long, too many busy patterns or the sleeves were ugly.
So I started changing them in small ways to make it how I wanted to wear it. I've been re-designing my clothing for so long that it's just a natural part of looking at vintage at this point. For more involved pieces I take them to a seamstress. I'm actually not very good at sewing. I get by for the small things like hemming and taking things in. A lot of the body suit/leotards I've made are hand sewn as well, which takes days to make!



5. What are some of your favorite type of vintage pieces to shoot?

I love shooting eccentric pieces; very costume-like stuff...but I don't
always have access to that sort of clothing (only on occasion). Shooting ethnic pieces are so much fun ~ all the vibrant colors and involved patterns. Victorian pieces create a very distinct mood and I always love to shoot with clothing from the 1910’s-1940.



6. If you could use any one designer's collections (such as Marchea,
Versace, ect.) for photo shoots, who would you chose?

Hmmm...I don't get very excited about designers of today, but if I could use anyone’s clothing for shoots, I'd raid New York Vintage's amazing treasures they have stored in their upstairs showroom in NYC. I did a video with them and the stylist for Boardwalk Empire, and I have never in my life seen better vintage than this place has. It was blowing my mind.



Thank you so much for your time Shae and if any of you have time be sure to check out her lovely blog! :)