Dear Canada, I'm sorry I didn't do anything to celebrate your birthday. If it makes you feel better, I didn't do anything for mine... P.S. i luvz u.

So. It's pretty official. Whenever someone views my blog over the next day or two (until I update again) they will see that
1) My sister is the only one on this silly home page (can I get an "oh, haiiii gurl"?)
2) I apparently only make and dress and breathe and eat and sleep and snore and snort (okay, maybe just make and dress) pastels.
Consequently, this may lead you to believe that some android has taken over this blog from a galaxy far, far away. Therefore, to clear any rumors that may be circling around the world wide web HI GUYS IT'S STILL ME. Phew! Just to sort that out. (Pretty media saavy here, dealing with these wild rumors before they get outta hand. Ohhh, to be a public figure.)

*er, AND ONTO THE ACTUAL POST*

Hi guys! Exciting post! I think! If you exclaimation marks, maybe you'll think it's super! duper! awesome! YAY! Anyways! I'll walk you through what I like to describe as "the accumulation of a few hours of summer boredom." Aw yeah, I just quoted myself.

Project #xx
a step-by-step exclusive view

1. INSPIRATION. Okay, I will admit that I kind of wish I had this cool mood board with a variety of exotic and culturally-sounding pieces of reference (ex. "ah, yes, the seafoam green was inspired from the images that I sourced from a Bulgarian magazine from the 1920s, in which..."). However, this hardcore GRANDMA* sweater inspired me, as I wanted to find a way to embellish it. (aka, boring grandma, not cool grandma sweater)

* And by "Grandma Sweater," it REALLY IS a grandma sweater! My Grandma got it as a gift and didn't like it and gave it to me! (...hm, what does that say about my style? Likes grandma sweaters that grandmas don't even like, check)

2. PROCESS. Found a pile of old fabrics that would go well with the sweater. Also decided not to actually sew ONTO the sweater, but make accessories to go with it.

3. FINAL PRODUCT! Took pictures on the whim. Because we have nothing better to do. And I wish I was kidding about that one. But I'm not. Therefore, expect more pictures of other things. Enjoy!

Accessories - Hand sewn by me (Lexy)
Model - Sister (Mimi)

I called it "Frosted" because I thought it personified the underlying intentions of the pieces in that they were, um, OH SCREW THAT. I wanted to name it because it makes me seem like a professional so SHEESH.

a) Hairband



b) Broach



3) Necklace



Yayyyyy!
I had fun making these and hopefully you'll see more of it on the blog! Yo.
(I added the "yo" because I sound slightly pretentious. So it was to detract from the pretentious-ness.(?))

4?. REPEAT. Kind of. I mean, I WANT TO EMBELLISH THIS SKIRT NOW! A fantastic fake silk pink skirt that's a little, well, I've worn it once. But I like it. One of the first pieces I'd evahh thrifted. SHOUT OUTZ TO SWELL VINTAGE/ THRIFT SHOPS IN VANCOUVER! yeeee. But still, I'm in an embellishing (slash needtodostuffinmyfreetime) mood!

Closer look of things on my flickr. Yeah, I made a flickr. I'm pretty much on every social networking website thing out there. (Shameless self promotion: CHECK ME OUT here, here, here, here, et cetera.) If you're super keen, you can have an EARLY LOOK at the layout for the forest nymph shoot here. Will post them on my blog soon... but KEENERS I'm looking at you! Rep-rep-represennnnt.

█ ♥ █ Have a good day! █ ♥ █
(Happy Canada's day my Canadian bloggers! What did you do? I sang Kumbya and lit fireworks. Kidding. I didn't do anything. I did SO little that pretending that I sung Kumbya makes me feel cool. Oh snap.)

P.S. QUESTION: Do you guys want to me to post a tutorial on how to make the rosettes? (flower shape thing in the pieces.)

They're supa easy and supa fun! supa dupa! supa dupa! fo realz. I think I will! I mean, if you want...