Race for the Cure

My bloggie friend Erin is joining the Race for the Cure. Please help her reach her goal as she runs to honor her awesome MIL Debbie and to help end Breast Cancer.

Old ass wrinkles!

So I've hit a snag in my niece's flower girl dress adventure. Oh, the fun of working with vintage fabric. You really never know what is going to happen until you're in the trenches. Turns out that 30 year old synthetic fabric is pretty stubborn! The over lay fabric just will not let go of its wrinkles. I've tried everything: first just ironing and steaming. Then I took it to my friends at Timberlake and steamed and ironed with the heavy duty industrial. Still wrinkled. I even dredged the fabric in boiling water, then ironed it while wet. Nope. Still marbled with tiny, set in , old ass wrinkles. Darn it. I was dreading telling my MIL that I probably wasnt going to be able to use it. Its exactly what I was afraid of happening when I didnt want dismember it! As a last resort Im taking it to a dry cleaners on Thursday to get one more opinion. I did purchase back up fabric to use just in case and it looks exactly the same but its still so frustrating! I just hate to dissapoint, even though I know whatever happens, it will be beautiful in the end.

In other news... look how adorable tiny Alayna is in the "Sweet P" onsie I painted just for her. She made my day!

They call me Jane...

On repeat in my iPod:

A good Friday

I had a lovely day Friday with Tricia and her darling little Alayna May.



What can be better than chatting with your girlfriend while watching Curb Your Enthusiasm, eating pizza and cuddling that adorable baby??

Behind the scenes...

A behind the scenes look at New York City Ballet's costume shop.



via Awesomosis

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Pretty sure I have to make this new Vogue pattern!

Wedding dress demolition!

So this weekend I started working on my next project- my niece Kailyn's flower girl dress. Chandra sent me her measurements and I set out to make a practice dress. Since they live in Chicago, I wanted to send her a dress to try on to make sure we've got the right sizing, etc. I didn't want to just make an ordinary muslin so I made it out of some scrap silk and beaded trim. It turned out really cute!



Now she'll have a dress to play princess in! This practice dress doesn't include the chiffon tiers that the real one will have since they take up a bit of time and fabric fabric and they dont really affect the sizing. I'm sending it out tomrrow and hopefully it will fit with a little bit of room to grow.

Then Eric's parents came to visit and Barb brought her wedding dress circa 1979 for me to use to make Kailyn's dress.



I must admit I was pretty apprehensive to start deconstructing my mother in law's wedding dress! Eric had to assure me that she really wanted this and that it will make her so happy on the wedding day to see Kailyn in what was once her dress. So with his approval I turned this...



in to this...



No turning back now!

I'm published!

Today, Overheard in New York published a quote I submitted! Warning! It's not for young eyes!

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That's the Official Word from the Gay Consulate, Anyway.
Chelsea guy #1: Okay, it's the next stop, we have to decide who's having sex with him this time.
Chelsea guy #2: Not me, I had sex with him last time.
Chelsea guy #3: No! I had sex with him last time!
Chelsea guy #2: Whatever, that was just a hand job. It didn't count.

--Uptown 1 Train
via Overheard in New York, Apr 9, 2010
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True story.

Parenthood

So I absolutely love NBC's new show Parenthood. If you haven't seen it yet, you can watch all the episodes at the link. I just think its really well written and acted. It makes me feel all cozy inside! Anyone else been watching?

Personal Hygiene 101

So, I spend a lot of time on the subway. Think about all the time you spend in your car, but then imagine that 100 strangers are in there with you. They breath your air and very often are so close that you are touching each other. I've gotten used to it over the years but there are certain things that people do on the train that I just cant get used to. The MAJOR thin that drives me bonkers is grooming. I can not stand it when people groom themselves on the train. It is so gross. I can deal with a lipstick touch up, but that's about as far as my patients runs. Examples of grooming I have witnessed that made my skin crawl:

1. Full on makeup application. From cover up, to powder, to ridiculously trying to apply mascara between stops. No one wants to see your "beauty" regime!
2. Nail clipping. This happens more often that you'd think. People just let the clippings fall right onto the floor. Eeeekkk! The particles!
3. Nail filling. More tolerable that clipping, but still repulsive. Again, the particles!
4. Nail painting. Um, NO! Subways cars are not well ventilated and those fumes stink!
4. Flossing. Yes, teeth flossing. Oh, this might be the nastiest. A toothpick is better, but still gross.
5. Hair brushing. No one wants another persons hair on them. Similarly, dont pick hairs off your clothes and them them fly into the air to land on someone else. EEeew!
6. Tweezing. Seriously?
7. Fragrance application. I dont care if its Lady Gaga's newest scent, I dont want to smell it! Again with the poor ventilation!

Ugh! Now that Im done with my rant, I beg of my fellow public transit commuters, keep your personal hygiene personal! Thanks.



** P.s. just after I wrote this I was searching for a picture to use and I found this article. Apparently the NY Times agrees :-)