a quick little re-fashion

A few weeks ago Goodwill had all dresses on sale for $5.99. I may have gone to at least 4 or 5 Goodwills around LA in one week and bought at least 15 dresses. It is possible ;) Some of the dresses were perfect as-is, but some were in need of a little help. I'm pretty sure the dress below is a child's dress, but it fits, so who cares lol. It had this weird shirt attached that made me look like a five year old.

So I just cut the top out, and voila! a simple summer dress. I'm such a lover of stripes. I know they supposedly add visual weight, but for some reason I feel that I look thinner in horizontal stripes.

So looking forward to Summer <3

wedding dress shopping

I've spent the past two Monday afternoons with my lovely friend Stephanie while she picked out a wedding dress. We had so much fun and she found a beautiful (and my favorite lol) dress that is absolutely perfect for her June wedding. I love Steph because she's not a bridezilla. She didn't freak out if I told her that I hated a dress that she had picked out, or the time I told her the waistband of one of the dresses looked like it was holding a bunch of folded up napkins.

This is what I wore:

sweater: thrifted, top: thrifted, leggings: Target, boots: Target, bag: Urban Outfitters

I really wish we had gotten a picture of the seamstress looking really confused as I ran around in a long veil. lol.

what a lovely day.

happy 2011

Long time no post. So I have a quick little money saving sewing tip for all of you.

Because I sew A LOT it's really expensive to buy tiny spools of thread, and my machine is not equipped to use serger thread. So I did something about it ;)  

I simply put a spool of serger thread in a (cute vintage) coffee cup and threaded my machine as usual.

The placement of the coffee cup and where you start threading may be different depending on how your machine is set up. Don't be afraid to fool around with the placement and your tension until you get it just right :) 

happy sewing.

so womanly ;)

Dear Ovaries,

I know you hate me because I don't plan on using you for children. Sorry my heart aches for the orphans in Ethiopia instead of birthing my "own" babies. But do you really have to cause me so much pain!?!? I'm only 21, shouldn't I have a few years before I start getting cysts? So in conclusion... Leave me the F alone! The pain sucks!

Love,

Your Home For Now

a funny quote

This summer I taught several kids sewing classes to sweet little girls that were full of funny thoughts. I've been meaning to post this one since then, so here it is.

"I don't really like being  Christian, well except for Jesus. He's really awesome!"

-Little V

 and here's another...

"Live, Love, Sew; That The Way We Roll."

-Little P

some thoughts

Tomorrow is one week away from Thanksgiving, which is one month away from Christmas, which is basically the end of 2010! I just looked at my goals for this year, and pretty much I have failed. But I feel mixed because I have accomplished a lot and been through hellish times. So am I really a failure because I didn't accomplish those goals? Or did my goals just change? Let's review my goals...

1. Lose at least 25 lbs.
So I gained 10lbs because I'm an emotional eater and my mom had cancer. Now I have 35lbs to lose and I am 20lbs over the most I thought I would ever weigh.

2. Cook at least 1 meal a week.
Yeah, um that I really did fail at ;)

3. Blog at least once a week.
Ooh another fail, but at the same time not a fail because I just didn't want to.

4. Teach Bella to sit, stay, come, down, roll over, shake, and speak.
She can sit and down when I have a treat, and come when she feels like it. She does this adorable version of roll over where she rolls onto her back and looks at me like, "Is this good enough?", and it always is.

5. Get my real estate license and sell/buy 1 house.
Um what was I thinking lol? So not in my future :)


6. Stay in control of my spending.
For the most part I totally rocked at this. But I may have had a brief Iced Soy Latte addiction that I'm still battling.


7. Buy a car.
My pretty Prius :) Currently I'm getting 43.6 mph. You know you're jealous.

8. Get a tattoo.
I still have time for this one.

9. Find a charity to believe in and give to.
check.

10. Stop cursing like a sailor.
Well on the positive side, I don't curse in front of clients?


Well I think it's a combo, I failed at some and my goal changed.

have an oh sew lovely day ;)

P.S. My Mommy's cancer is all gone!!!!!!! Remission baby!!!!!!!!!!!

Magnolia Bakery finally opens in LA!!!

So the Friday before last I was able to attend the pre-opening party at Magnolia Bakery with the lovely Sasha. Guests were given free reign of the desserts, champagne, and picture taking, and it was lovely. If you're not familiar with Magnolia they basically started the cupcake craze when they appeared in an episode of Sex In The City. But it turns out that they have other amazing creations too, like banana pudding, amazing cheesecakes, the blueberry jamboree (my favorite), cookies, cakes, ice box pies, and so much more. The owner is really sweet, and smart because he totally had me addicted before they even opened up. Oh the joys of working on 3rd St and getting free samples :)

So in love with the ceiling. Sounds odd but the ceiling is just so fun.

This picture doesn't even capture how pretty it is inside.

Pretty sprinkles :)

I'm so in love with her scarf! I asked her if she made it but it turns out it's vintage.

Seriously the BEST banana pudding ever!

Yes, that dog is eating a Red Velvet cake. lol.

Stuffing my face with the Blueberry Jamboree. Yummy.

Magnolia Bakery is located at the corner of West 3rd St. and Orlando in LA.