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Why do I even bother?

I've spent hours hand embroidering a dress/cat bed. Awesome.
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roses? maybe a whole bouquet?

I was working on some embroidery tonight, and then after I finished it, I still had 15 minutes of tivo’d Glee to finish watching… so ...
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redemption

here’s the mostly fixed version of the 1930s apple dress… clearly I need to read more Anthro catalogs, because I am HORRIBLE at naming dresses…I ...
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the aviatrix dress…

when I was younger, I totally adored Shirley Temple (if I still had time to watch her movies, I would)…I particularly love her wardrobe… and ...
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rough week last week…

last week was a real bummer of a week. nothing ACTUALLY horrible or tragic, just a bunch of crafting problems. but when you’re me, that’s ...
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Check off the stem stitch!

I finally (FINALLY) feel like I have mastered the stem stitch. Hopefully this dress will get fully embroidered/sewn/finished in the next week so I can ...
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Apple Dress

the pleated jumper pattern I drafted a few days ago, plus an apple pocket and some puffed sleeves! the apple pocket is VERY much appreciated ...
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same dress, different pics…

I finally got this dress off her, so I decided to seize the moment and photograph it before she grabs it back… it’s a little ...
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