Spring 2013

I can do the blogging thing, right? Sure! What's up with me:

I made an Etsy! You can now buy my things! Hooray! This has been a long time in the making, and frankly just a scary process for me. It's like jumping into the pool - scary at first but fine once you're in. Except I never jump or dive into the pool... so you can see my problem here.

It's under "Auroratorealis" for now, but any other shop names would be greatly appreciated.

This past weekend I went to EarthFest for the first time! I can check that off my life-list now, so that's nice. And that also checks off going to the Hatchshell. 

The weekend before that I went to the Watch City Steampunk Festival in Waltham... and bought lots of tea and leather, and ate pie in a cone. 

Me and Ngan as Sherlock and Watson

And the weekend before that was Medfield Greening Day, where Deadfield Craft Society attempted to sell stuff. 

I only sold one little thing, but that's better than nothing! Now that I've finally set up my Etsy store I'm hoping I'll be better at finishing things and posting them! Hope I'll be back on here again soon!

Christmas!

I got a temporary holiday position at the mall at one of my favorite stores this season because I wanted to fill up my time with something more productive! What I couldn't have expected was loving working there, going to their holiday party in Boston, and getting 3rd place for their costume contest and leaving with a runner up prize! 

I thought I didn't have anything appropriate for the party in my closet - I guess I was wrong! I pinned up my hair short, wore a cloche and long pearls, fun shoes, gloves, and a real fur to tie it together! 

It was such a fun party! The theme was "Boardwalk Empire"/prohibition era. They had gambling and girls walking around with trays of candy cigarettes. I'm so glad I went! Since then, I've ended up keeping the job after the holiday season, which is great on so many levels.

Also around this time my neighbor commissioned me to make her a scarf for Christmas, and then had her friend commission me for three! Whenever I wasn't working at the mall or at my weaving job, I was trying to cram in those! I barely finished them on time.

And here's the picture I received from the woman who commissioned them from me! I'm glad her family liked them.

Connecticon 2012

Cosplays from Connecticon 2012! Since I am way behind, I'm doing this now because any later than this I wouldn't think I can justify putting them up!

Effie Trinket and Katniss Everdeen

A professional photographer at the con actually took a picture of us and eventually we found it! (see their gallery here)

My friend Katie wearing my Kaylee (Firefly) outfit. 

My new Abby Sciuto costume! (NCIS)

I'm convinced, if ever introduced, these two characters would be best friends. 

A Quick View of This Weekend's Projects

Dress number four/ graduation

Dress number 3 brainstorming

A bit of this semester's work...

Fall 2011 Adventures, Incidents, and Happenings II

My roommate being a rocket ship while wearing the unfinished Rococo circuitboard dress.

An example of a twill I was weaving at work

One day I covered my nails in glitter. Definitely fun, but I put on four layers of top coat and it chunked off strangely. Very sparkly.

A fascinator from last summer... finally took a decent picture of it to enter into the holiday sale.

Another example of awesome MassArt graffiti.

Listening for aliens!

Living with animators is always interesting, especially when sound recording and videotaping for projects in the backyard.

Texere: A Fibers Show

Texere: A Fibers Show was back in November, and it was another great fibers department show here at MassArt!

I made oreo stuffed chocolate chip cookies for the reception. I don't know if I'd make them again, they were definitely a novelty. The recipe is here, but I just bought pre-made dough and wrapped them around the oreos.

My bee hat from millinery last spring.

See more of Jess' work and the adventures of this heart.

My Persephone dress from Spring semester.

Jess and I

Steph in my hat! Finally a live model :)

Halloween 2011 at Cat Haus

     Another much delayed post... Cat Haus Halloween! We had quite a fun party. Lots of people, music, and someone even scrounged up a projector!

Here is the dress I used for my costume, which I bought at Savers, before I tampered with it.

cut cut cut...

Brooke was Frida Kahlo!

Reba was Joan from Mad Men

And I was Kiki from Kiki's Delivery Service!