Stolen Time

I broke down and bought a little white board to write my weekly calendar on.

This way, I can find little blips of time that aren't accounted for and which I do not have to sleep or shower during.

This little development tipped me off to the fact that Russ and I both had a free night that we could spend out and about. 

So we BBQ'd! (So many lettersssss!) and slack lined with Kait and Tom

And I totally broke my slack lining record. 3 steps! 

woohoo, right? I was proud.

Another for the J. Crew hack

How cute would this be for summer?

JCrew $128

Fabric.com: $8.98 a yard

or

$15.98/yard

and if you're not familiar with making a gathered waistband skirt you can print out this pattern from Burda Style

Burning the Midnight Oil...

Hi, my name is Cambra. I'm taking 15 credits, I work two jobs (42 hours this week), I'm sewing a wedding dress, taking on side projects, fulfilling my church calling, currently doing laundry and getting this week's meals in order.

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And apparently I don't know when to say no.

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This week has been oh-so-long, I closed at the pizza parlor last night and I had to be up by seven to pick up our bountiful basket and then be to work for a mandatory meeting...4 hours before my shift, the meeting ended an hour and a half early so I skiddadled my way out to my car before anyone could side track me and took an hour long nap in the front seat.

 Homeless person style.

...

Well, homeless person with a car style.

This week in sewing...

I learned that prom dresses are not fun to alter. A lady had brought in her daughter's dress last year for Junior Miss and wanted it cut to a cocktail length. So it was done.

The other day, she came back through the door with the same dress and bag of all the excess that had once been cut off, so we could sew it back on....commencing my two day tulle cage and my first time using the Juki ,and lemme tell ya, that  bad-mama-jama is a beast!

and...

 (don't tell, but) it went so fast I accidentally beheaded a pin. Chopped it right in half. It was pure carnage.

Baby Carson

Corey and Noelle, you've done it again. Cutest little mexi baby I've ever seen.

Welcome to the world Little Mister, have fun keeping up with Lil Miss.

I love you already.

Wish list...

I know I just bought fabric for a skirt, but here is another one that's in the works:

This one is positively COVERED in sequins...and is $850 from J Crew. 

Ouch.

So here's the ingredients to the version I'm cooking up:

Woven Lurex Seersucker Striped Fabric: $5.98/yard

and

 Glitter spray, about $5

Haha! Doesn't that just sound so ghetto-fabulous? Glitter painted skirt. Awesome. I've done my research though, and I'm feeling pretty informed that with the Lurex woven into the fabric that this little boost will give me the sheen I'm looking for. Also, since the fabric I found is lacking in the sequin department, I replaced that textural element with a seersucker, which will also help the glitter to reflect light in interesting ways, instead of along a flat surface.

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I promise this is the craziest of my sewing list right now. :)

Friend dates

Friend date #1:

Russ was gone for a couple nights (our first time apart since we've been married! It was pathetic how lonely I was...) So, I went to watch the vow and get hot chocolate with my new friend Kait who is an extremely talented seamstress and a total crack up to be around.

Friend date #2:

cupcakes, thrift stores, speak of crafty things...

Best friend date ever with the amazing Laura who can crochet like nobody I've ever met and (don't let her be modest) can sing amazingly. I'd buy her album (if she had one) even if I wasn't her friend.

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Friend dates, where I can both catch up and get to know someone even better are just one of my favorite things. 

Bouldering Comp

Today, Russell took me on a date to I.F. where we stopped by the fabric store where I got some amazing fabric for a maxi skirt (What can I say? I'm a fan of staying cool and not having to shave my legs in the summer) and we stopped by a Mongolian Grill for lunch. 

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After we got back into town, we stopped by Stix and Stones to check out the bouldering competition and Russell made a last minute entry. They awarded prizes to the first places in each of the three categories (beginner, intermediate, and advanced) and then pulled names randomly. Russ won a nice locking carabiner and had a ton of fun. So, all in all, it was a win.

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We also got to hang out with Jeanette for a little bit because she came into town, which is always a blast and a half. 

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Then, we got called to work at Regional Rock Walls.

It's been a busy day!!!

This week in sewing

Isn't he so creepy?? A couple semesters ago, when the girls were moving the fabric room, he fell off of a shelf and terrified everyone. He was promptly bedazzled and now lives on the project shelf.

This last week at work I:

Hemmed 3 pairs of jeans, while keeping the original hem (they were all $170+ pairs of pants, so I was a little nervous) using a tutorial I found on Pinterest. 

Put neck, sleeve and waist casings on 5 Southern Belle skirts/shirts

began sewing a pair of sweats from a previous pair of sweats

Tag teamed 8 60" long sashes

Seam ripped, and re-cut 6 cheer leading shirt fronts (after the local screen printing shop melted the fronts)

and, I did a little freelance work in sewing a baby blessing dress and bonnet, with promises of more to come!

and that's all I can remember right now haha. But today it hit me that I am actually getting paid to sew and it seems (seams, punny) all too good to be true!

My friend/coworker Kait and I are going to be making a wedding dress this semester, so I'll be keeping you updated on that! We are going for something really old-Hollywood glamour. It's going to be stressful awesome!

So, if you're in the market for a wedding dress, let us know!

(now it's off to work V2...)

back to sewing...

I've been bouncing around between jobs a little bit, luckily I've got it figured out!

I had the amazing luck of getting hired on at the school Dance Costume Shop. It's like a paid internship! I am learning so very much! And the practice is really helping my skill set.

I'm also working at a pizza parlor and eventually as part of that job as a zip line guide (woot!)

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So to reward myself, I think I am going to try and make myself a blazer.

an awesome blazer.

Similar to this without the buttons and tailored to me:

With this fabric!:

and lined with this:



Pretty awesome, right?

I want to make a jacket, because I've never fitted a jacket before and it's a lot better to test it out on something for me than on something for somebody else! I think I'm even going to try making a muslin first so I'll really end up with something quality.

Now, I just need to find a pattern to start with, because there is no way that I am drafting that whole thing at this point in time :)