I wonder if it’s too late to change our wedding cake…
> Cake Wrecks (one of my favourite blogs to check out on a lazy Sunday afternoon) has posted an awesome geeky wedding cakes, you can find it here. Sitting on the couch with my fiance this is pretty much how my response played out… “OMG that Mario cake is SO freakin’ awesome! AND it comes … Read more
‘The Dress’ Status Update – COMPLETE!!! (Almost)
I’m very happy to say that today my mother & I did my final fitting of my wedding dress & we put the pieces of it together. There are a few small things to be done, there are some buttons that still need to be hand sewn on & we will need to put in … Read more
‘The Dress’ Status Update – BUTTONS, BUTTONS, BUTTONS!
> What a week! This week I covered 60, (yes 60!) teensy, tiny, buttons for my wedding dress. I looked for a little while to see if I could find a button covering service that would do it for me, but all the ones I found were closed over the Christmas break. So I bought … Read more
2010 Malanka Dress No.1
> So after all the drama… here is rundown on the outfit I wore to Geelong Malanka. What I’m wearing: Self-made dress, Karen Millen shoes & bag. Pattern used: Not sure, because I can’t find it :S Fabric used: Embroidered cotton blend for the skirt, silk for the waistband (I couldn’t believe it either – … Read more
WHOOPS!
>So you may be wondering why my posts have been a little absent in the last couple of weeks, and also why I failed to post pics of my Malanka dresses, WELL, I had a little accident at Geelong Malanka (the first one) that rendered my left arm useless for a couple of weeks… I … Read more
Invisible Zips. Grrrr! Oh… maybe not so grrr…
> Today I sewed an invisible zip into a dress for the first time… You might say that I probably could have picked something a little less risky than one of my bridesmaids dresses to try this new technique, but that’s just the way I roll, I had a look online for a video showing … Read more
A quick & easy summer skirt
>With production of my wedding dress temporarily on hold last week, I made a couple of other quick & easy items. The first was this skirt. About a month back when I was looking for fabric for my bridesmaids I found a beautiful Salvatore Ferragamo silk. So I bought 1.5m & put it aside for … Read more
Uki Christmas is the Best Christmas…
>Today is Ukrainian Christmas Day, which means I got a visit from Ukrainian Santa this morning. Uki Santa is the best! Look what I got…. Pattern Books! I saw these books in a fabric store recently & when I asked to buy some the girl told me that they weren’t for sale & were only … Read more
New Year’s Eve Outfit Post
>My fiance & I spent new year’s eve chilling at a friend’s house this/last year. It was incredibly hot in the afternoon before a massive storm later in the evening. So we played in the pool before changing for dinner & new years drinks. It was a great evening & we had an awesome time. … Read more
‘The Dress’ Status Update – DISASTER!
>Today was not a good day for sewing… Whilst fitting my dress today with my mum, I pricked my finger on a pin* & bled on the lining of the dress**. Mum & I spent the next 10mins frantically trying to blot the lining with a damp cloth without touching the silk for fear of … Read more
