Glamorous and geeky

 I have had this fabric I made on Spoonflower.com for a while now. And I wasn’t sure what I was going to do with it. I also have some other fabric from there I want to use up. But this dress was one I was wanting to get done. A corseted dress is what I did, and forgot the zipper. Which was a minor inconvenience for me. Getting it off was a nightmare, I just need to add a small hidden zipper and a few more boning channels on the dress. Sewing stuff is a hobby of mine that I really do enjoy.  The black satin for this silly project of mine was from Joann’s fabric. The velvet ribbon from Amazon. I got the pattern for the top of dress is from a simplicity pattern that was designed by American Duchess, The skirt is my own draping. I do love draping fabric.  It was sewn a lot by hand because of the boning an my sewing machine was not wanting to work right, I broke several sewing machine needles. I finished the dress but there is some corrections needed. And knowing me, I will pr...

 As some know, if you follow along on Threads, TikTok, and instagram, you may already know that I slipped and fell in the beginning of November. I slipped on a Christmas tinsel placemat that my son left on the floor. I still can’t remember what I was going to do, or what I was doing before the fall. I slipped on the placemat, I didn’t see it, and fell. I hit the back of my head on the floor. My right shoulder went through a Rubbermaid container and broke my fall some. Still by the end of the day, I was in serious pain. I couldn’t remember my name, couldn’t remember dates, it was horrible. The pain. And here I am now in April, suffering from Concussion Syndrome. The brain trauma still very much a present part of my life. I slur still at times, have difficulty talking, headaches, dizziness, nausea at moments, migraines, sensitivity to light and certain sounds. I already had an issue with sounds but now it is bad.  I have decided to, in my who knows what kind of wisdom trying the...

 So, I have concussion syndrome. It sucks that I have to not only navigate this TBI(traumatic brain injury) but also Neuropathy. And recently I had a doctor’s appointment from hell. This was not in part the doctor’s fault but the staff. Yeah, the staff made my appointment go from ok to down right uncomfortable.  How did this happen? Well let me tell you. The appointment started this way, I went in to the appointment with anxiety and stress. I was also sick. I was masked. And whenever I meet new people, like the front desk lady, I always now warn people about my TBI and how it affects my speech. Because the judgement you get from people when you talk and sound like I do. She shared with me about her family and how someone in her family has similar issues. Things were going good until she mentioned one thing. GOD. UGH. Yes, she said “I believe in god and I know you do too!” I chuckled uncomfortably because it was super uncomfortable. And she said “if you don’t know god, you shou...

 I’m finally done with my dress! Finally finished! The dress design came from when I wanted a dress from Selkie. The dress I was wanting was always sold out in my size! The green plaid dress with the slit and ruffle. Oh it was beautiful! But, old out. I knew what I had to do. I needed to make one myself. I looked at the style, checking how to make it. I had a pattern by Vicki sews (I suggest not that one, it was a pain, instructions on pdf and very vague.) I am looking for one that is easier. I looked at the fabric type. Paper Cotton type. Hmm… I went on spoonflower and got the signature petal cotton. It has a nice drape for clothes. Then, I picked out the pattern of plaid. A green Irish plaid. This plaid  also comes in other colors! I may do pink next! Fun!  The always sold out Selkie .  I bought on Amazon a green cotton bolt of fabric 3 yards was more than enough for a size 12. And the original dress has the basic ribbon, I decided to go with a lush black velvet r...

  I wish I had more to say here. Other than I wanted to dress in a cute dress for the day. Little did I know at the time that it was kind of cold outside, and then my head started to hurt. So, I changed into loungewear. The set from Selkie I own, that I guess does look like camo. It, isn't.  This is the set. JavaScript is currently disabled in this browser. Reactivate it to view this content. The pink Selkie dress here has a pretty floral pattern and I wore it with a simple cardigan and some pink heels. The jewelry is from Etsy and Stonehart Jewelry. I bought everything myself, not a sponsorship at all.  It was a great outfit, what do I mean was. It is a great outfit!  All the details are here: JavaScript is currently disabled in this browser. Reactivate it to view this content.

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