Shop update

I'm giving my shop an overhaul...better photos with the kind loaning of an awesome DSLR camera and a tripod care of my father in law. I found the white bathroom wall served me well, and went about playing around. It is hard work! Screwing around with that tripod takes forever. Then I have to check the pics, are they blurry? washed out? not working? Then I have to use software to get that yellow tint out of there. Then transfer into a file, then another file, mess around with them in my photo editing program, then put them up in my shop. I had been hanging around the forums in Etsy, getting critiqued and finding out that my backrounds of the lovely metal fence and concrete were, just not going to do. They were right. They look soooo much better, have a peek! Here are what I have up so far:

I have more, but for some reason they are turned sideways when I try to post them.  What's that you say? Do I have other views in my shop? Of course I do.  Anyway, here is the backround they used to have:

 I know, it's hard to tear yourself away from the concrete. But try. It's much better, right? How did I go so long without realizing how unprofessional they looked? Because, I am not a professional. And I guess I didn't think they looked that bad. I've been lucky to have a good eye for composition, what failed me so greatly here? Once I started paying attention to other people's backrounds, I realized I could do so much better. With professional equipment, and creativity unleashed, you can do practically anything. I love to experiment, and stay up late hours figuring something out. I've practically got this DSLR down in just one night of playing with it. Now I want one. Hey, my birthday is coming. Anybody got a spare 1200$? hahahaha.

I can do it in a snap

Just a note to say-I DO make clothes in smaller sizes too upon request! I make clothes for my daughter all the time. Here is a shirt i made her with petals. She wanted it to look like earth, with green life growing out of it. She is a size 8-10. Just ask what you are interested in and I'll let you know if i can do it. yay!!

And now for something completely different

Remember I told you I was going in a different direction with my clothing? Well, not so much a different direction, but more the way I used to make them... I started digging through my boxes of fabric, and began pulling out all kinds of things to play with. I want to go back to making clothes with mis-matched prints, two or more, and ribbons and vintage trims. Experimental construction.  Fringe. Pompoms. Doing a lot more deconstructing and reconstructing. Big huge corsages made out of tulle and organza or shantung. Gypsy skirts. Lace. Camis hand-dyed and  slips made into dresses . Sink-in-your-teeth velvets. Exposed stitching. Hand-sewing. Embroidery. Vintage T shirt parts attached to other fabrics and made into something new.  I need to make what is really in my heart. This is the real me. These are some of the things I have made before:

Tunic from a vintage slip and vintage scarves.

peasant with vintage mixed prints.

reconstructed dress made out of vintage fabric, a thrifted skirt and shirt.

pieced together dress with vintage sex pistols tshirt sleeves .

cut up and laced with leather and grommets up the sides.

chinese kimonos and vintage scarves

inside-out brocade with a silkscreened red bird and a red ribbon.

ruffle made from purple stretch lace.

reconstructed top with vintage applique.

vintage prints and velvet dress with handmade poppy.

vintage scarves with tank and applique

 I don't want any regrets when I get old about, did I truly do what I loved? Did I go all out? I think I just had a period where I felt I needed to be "safe" with what I made. While I liked everything, underneath I longed to just be mad and unrestrained..Don't think about "will they like it? Do I need to tone it down?"   I tell myself-Don't compromise. Let all your imaginations and visions be translated into reality. Keeping you posted...

Overhaul!

I'm changing my blog around. It's in progress. I'm bad at HTML so it will take me a minute or two. Here's my newest mini-dress just to tide you over. Isn't it Beth Ditto-ey? I want it for myself. But you know, business.
see you soon! xxx

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