Etsy!

I finally did it! I finally created an Etsy Shop to sell my craft items. Look at what I've listed so far.

Check It Out!

I have started a new craft blog with a new name The Pink Senorita. Last night I was able to finish some flower clips and posted them on the blog. Check them out!

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Muffins Anyone?

Tonight I was in a baking mood. So I pulled out a few of my muffin mixes and proceeded to bake. We won't be able to eat them all so I will be taking most of them to work to share with my co-workers. So I thought that I would share with you all how they turned out.

Don't they look YUMMY!!!

It's Done: Temple Dress

Finally it is done. My temple dress has been completed. I stayed up late last night to finish so that I could wear it today. What do you think? Isn't it pretty? It took a lot of hard work but I love the end result and it cost half as much as it would to buy it.

Progress: Temple Dress

I thought that I'd give you an update on my progress with my temple dress. But before I do I want to share my new purchase. I finally have bought myself a sewing box. Now my sewing notions have a home. Here is what it looks like.



Isn't it pretty?! I think so. Okay back to my dress. I found a solution. I bought a larger size of the pattern and I will be using the leftover material from the skirt of the dress to do the bodice. It is more flexible than the other material. So last night I sewed the bodice together and what do you know it fits! The armholes are big enough, the collar is a little big but all it needs is a small adjustement. Tonight I will be sewing on the sleeves and hopefully I can get most of the skirt sewn tomorrow.

Dilemma: Temple Dress

On Saturday I finally sewed the sleeves on to the bodice of my temple dress. I was thrilled to have at least that much done. In my excitment I proceeded to try on what I accomplished and to my dismay it didn't fit. :( How could that be? I measured and made sure that I cut out the right size. Well either the pattern that I choose must run small or maybe it is the material that doesn't have a lot of stretch in it. Well it looks like that I will be back at the material store buying new material for the bodice and cutting the pattern larger. What a drag. I guess that is all part of the process of sewing. Trial and error. I now know that if I choose to make another dress using the same pattern I know to cut it a little bit bigger than I normally would.

Current Project: Temple Dress

A few weeks ago I decided that it was time to get a new temple dress. So I started looking and I liked a few but none seemed to be me. So I decided that I would make my own dress. I recruited my new sister-in-law, Carree my brother's wife, to help me. We found a pattern that was Perfect. I've posted a picture of the pattern below.

What we did was combine the two bodices together. I didn't like the gathering on the dress on the right so we use the neck line from the dress on the right and fitted it to the bodice of the dress on the left. And of course we are using the long sleeves. Here is what the bodice looks like so far.
 

I know, the sleeves are not sewn on yet, but gives us some credit we both work full time so we are doing this on Friday nights after work and on Saturday afternoons. Here is what the material of the bodice looks like. It is brocade pattern, which is a tone on tone of the same color and the design has a sheen to it. I fell in love with it and had to buy it.



Had I bought a new dress it would have cost me twice as much than what I paid for the material and pattern. This dress is going to be made with love and dedication. I will keep you all posted on my progress.