Heart Shaped... Dress-thing

(Music: Heart Shaped Glasses // acoustic version - Marilyn Manson)


Yep, gotta sew this one some when. Right now I'm finishing my sheer black skirt (need it for tomorrows - well, todays - party) but that's the next project.
I'd call it a 60's inspired Gothic look that Taylor Mommsen would wear. The heart would be the perfect occasion to use the last tiny remains of black chiffon I've got. I still don't know what I'd use for the rest of the dress. I'll get inspired searching for fabrics. Too sad I don't have any red boots, but black ones will do the look too ^_-

                       .   Close up :D   .

Lonely, Cryin', Only? - Not really.

Hey there,
special post for curious Charlotte ;D
I'm showing my new room. Room's the correct word for it, 'cause it is just a 30m² room. Without its own bath. A disaster for me! But I'll survive at least one semester. I'm sure. Because my room itself will look good soon.
First off, how it looked in its rawness:

desperately in need of a new chair (and by the way, I HATE yellow!)

but I somehow like the dark brown metal furniture

the door needs a new painting!

the bed looks... well.. I need a second mattress.

wardrobe inside, it's enough space for most of my stuff, I could barely imagine that

after hours of trying to bring the pieces together... here stands my new cupboard! (not even half-filled)

even the bed looks better now, plus that I've bought a new lamp (golden 'cause it will match my golden mirror :D)

and the sketch of the dress I plan to sew. I'm such a stupid copy-cat, but I was falling so in love with this gothic layering look. As I told I've already got a dress for underneath (thx Lotta!) so I'll just sew a circular chiffon skirt. Then I'll see how much chiffon's left for doing something else. But that's the idea.

Though I don't think I'll get much time for sewing until Friday, because I'll spend my time at decoration- and furniture-shops. I still don't know whether I should take my sewing-machine with me. It will distract me so much from studying... and I still don't know which guitar I should take with me. And whether I should take my keyboard with me or not. I'm still so undecided.

Oh and comment to my song-pick: I've got a crush on Therapy? lately. Maybe because I've just found an old album again. And maybe it was now exactly this song that stuck in my head 'cause it's uptempo though it is a really sad song. Can't get it out of my head for some reason.
Check out the video if you've liked the song: strange, surrealistic, black-and-white.

It's done, it's done :D

(In Flames - Deliver Us // a little obsessed now, cause maybe - well, not only maybe - I'll go to their concert :D)

Sorry I didn't have the time for posting yesterday... too tired. I'm still not really well, but I had to work. Hm, work... walking two hours around in the city in a funny costume handing out programmes for the theater wasn't really work, but funny. It was the same costume I wore last time and people again thought I was Capt'n Jack Sparrow ^^
And after that I was in another city nearby spending hours in the city and shopping centre because I had to waste time 'till my dog's hair got cut. Poodle... No choice.
But I've bought a romper (my very first one!) and a skirt on sale there. Photos tomorrow!

Anyway, now, the blue tunic/dress I've drawn some-when is finally finished! Very finished. No spot that doesn't fall well anymore. Proud of myself.

Oh and I've drawn down how I want to decorate a white hat... if I find one that's good enough and cheap :D The ones I saw at H&M were to flabby, another one's brim not broad enough. Nw... not easy to find the perfect hat for this :D
The plan is decorating it with a lace ribbon (light grey or something) and adding flowers on one side, but the interesting part is that I wanna glue only a few petals on the brim and on the inner brim to create an effect like in my drawing.

don't look at the stuff in the background. I was bored :D

 And my blouse from Bodyline came! Cute, isn't it? So much lace... Got it for 10€ 2nd hand, but it wasn't even worn.

Oh and I didn't introduce you to my new model: Sisi! That's the bonus I've got for my burda-sub, just about 3 months later...

Sketches

("Mon amour, mon amie" from 8 femmes)

Just two sketches I made last week (on Friday night I guess, don't remember exactly anymore). I already started sewing the blue one, which is quite simple, but yet tricky, 'cause I don't have enough fabric, so I need to alter it a little. Maybe I need to sew a frill at the end of it. I'll see ;)

I promised myself I'll start the pink skirt just when I've finished the blue. So.. be curious what I'm gonna do with that one. It's a remaining too, one I've seen in my mom's locker. Guess it'll be enough for a cute little Ama-Lolita skirt. Not sure about the exact amount of lace yet, but the hearts will remain, I love 'em somehow ^^


Btw., just watched 8 femmes now... such a great movie! It's a French one, set in the 50's, with the most beautiful female French actresses. The songs in there are so great, the outfits so lovely and the story quite catching. A little Agatha Christie like. The "Who is the murder" game. But still very exciting, though I saw the movie already.

Virginie Ledoyen who was singing that song (love her ensemble)

 

 If you've got the chance and love vintage fashion, watch that movie ;) Catherine Deneuve also was awesome in that movie. Plus the dresses she was wearing!

Have a nice week ;)

Hang On To Your IQ

(ang on to your IQ - placebo)

So this is another crappy picture post, I'm just using the time I've got WLAN on my laptop now. Yesterday and today it didn't work, now in the afternoon since 10 minutes it's working, so I'm writing as fast as I can as long as it's still working.
Today and tomorrow my parents have holidays too, so we're sewing a little and go to a theme park tomorrow. Didn't do this for yeeeears now, so I'm quite excited. Even more excited than for Versace at H&M. I didn't like the previews much, to be honest. I hope there will be more exciting dresses or accessory. If I want some, I'll have to save some money for it...

Because of that (and studying fees) I promised to myself I wouldn't waste so much money on clothing - because I've got enough for the moment - seeing the sale at Asos it was hard for me, but I stayed strong and didn't buy anything! So proud of myself. But I had to buy Copics. Saw them in a bookstore yesterday, they were off from 4€ to 1€, so I couldn't resist that opportunity. Plus the colours they had were awesome and I desperately need Copics in nice colours. So, here they are:

Nice pastels! Match the fabric I've bought... from the rests, just a little piece, but it'll make a nice tunic. Love love love the pattern, so I couldn't resist again. The background is a pale blue, there's now a white fabric underneath for the photos:

What kept me busy was also the search for the perfect buttons for my H&M blazer I've bought a while ago. It is black but had stupid brown buttons... Awful, really awful. So, now I've found perfect ones! D'ya like them? Seeing so many nice buttons in that store made me a little button-obsessive :D

Much better than brown I think. Looks perfect now. Another little thing I've also sewn was a cover out of some remaining of a skirt fabric. A cover for a bottle-box I keep shoulder polsters and stuff like that in, but on the outside I always hang my hair-bands.
The box out of metal is red, but I didn't like it... so, now it's black and white tartan.

covered with head-bands :D

Oh and I've also asked at the drapery 'bout pleating... there are already pleated fabric sold... but they only get some remaining for sell. So everyone who's searching a plisée fabric... just ask around. There's also a pleating machine in a factory here, but the lady in the drapery wasn't sure if private clients also can get a pleat. And she couldn't guarantee for the result. So I should look around in the ads at the sewing mags...
I did as she told me and found a factory not so far away that pleats fabric for normal costumers. Guess I give 'em a call on Monday and ask how much it costs. I'm sure there are such pleating-fabrics everywhere. If I'll get price-information I'll blog about it ;)

Shopping ^___^

Hey there guys!
Yesterday I went shopping with my mom - yes, shopping with mom is best because you get almost everything paid plus in my case she's fun to hang out with - and bought a nice dress and a summer skirt. I really had to get out a little bit. The weather is so grey here at the moment, I'm just sitting around at home this week, guess I'm getting a little depressed. So, what's better than spending money for cute clothes? ;D
Here are my finds:

Dress from H&M, with light petticoat underneath. The real colour is somewhat between both pics. 29,95€

white (not off-white!) summer skirt from Orsay. Had a discount - 30% - so it was only 17€!

On sale - I almost always buy tights on sale - this one with big black dots. A little too big because I normally wear 34/36, but that doesn't bother me. There wasn't any smaller one.

Also on sale, also too big, also doesn't bother me, also polka-dots. Only tinier and white on nude ground.

Jep, I HAD to buy it. Only 19€! ^_^ 

Found the game when I was searching for headphones. Sadly I didn't find the one I was looking for. The Sennheiser HD 218. Everyone is wearing skullcandy headphones or some other stylish ones, but my personal oppinion is, that they sound like 10€-headphones and actually cost 60-80€. Of course, they look nice. But sound is more important to me, that's why I'm gonna buy a Sennheiser or Sony or Philips. We'll see. Today I wanna take a look into another shop. Maybe they've got a wider choice. The problem for me is, that I've got a small head because I'm small in general. The one I liked wasn't tight enough on my head. Why don't they've got XS-headphones for girls like me?! Q__Q

Oh and I've drawn something:

I've bought a leftover of this fabric some weeks ago and now know what I wanna sew: A short tunic-like dress with wide sleeves. A little 70s, but I like it. Now I just need matching Go-go-boots ^_^
And I have to sew it. Yesterday I've cut the model. This afternoon I've got a little time for it. But first I'm gonna get my headphones! Yeah.