LOVELOVELOVE

i don't even know if i'm going to a halloween party, or doing anything atall for halloween. But i saw this mask in Accessorize and feel i must buy it.
Even if i don't wear it for halloween, there's always going to be an occasion that requires a masquerade mask, right?

LOOK HOW PRETTY:






£3.50... I genuinely cannot find a reason not to?

waiting games

I'm actually terrible at keeping up with this blog thing. Will get back into it soon, i promise. Got quite alot of things to update and ramble on about so this may be long...

Firstly; the ball dress I mentioned previously that I was making for a friend has been made. Took about 10 days altogether, including time to buy the fabric and to post it to her. Gotta say, it was bloody stressful and I sat up for hours hand-stitching the sections and re-doing all the sections that I felt weren't right. But in the end, we got there and she loved the dress. I never make ball dresses, but actually loved making this more than any of the others, or maybe it was the fact I was making it for someone else. I don't know, but whatever it was, put to rest all my doubts about actually wanting to go into fashion.
I was pretty tempted to keep it for myself, but this was a Bee dress all along:


(The picture was taken just before the final adjustments were made, so excuse the pins and lack of hemming on the bow)

This is the top section, which was something abit different but I thought the detailing made the dress:



Numero deux piece of news; I found this amazing website; www.myvintagecharms.com
All really cheap and can order in bulk. 144 heart charms with flower imprint for £2.00? Bloody good deal. Got some really cute things on there aswell


Trois; I sent off my UCAS application (woo). Just waiting for the school to finish my refernces then should start hearing about interviews which is scsary, scary shit. Starting to think I need a back-up plan, so also sending off applications for Art Foundation courses, incase I can't get straight onto my fashion course, so I won't be stranded for a year. Gonna mean about 7 or 8 interviews to worry about, but hopefully somethings going to come from it. Fingers crossed for the arts university though :)

Went on what I'm calling an attempt at an a-level business trip. The plan was to go to Harrods and look at how they market/ promote perfume for our coursework, based on launching a perfume. But Harrods, don't allow school groups to visit. So we had to go through casually in pairs, not drawing attention to ourselves. But we'd been spotted all getting off a coach.. 6 failed attempts, and I was finally smuggled in by a woman who told them I was her daughter. I'm sure all fashion designers in the early-stages of their careers were refused access to and kicked out of harrods, right? If not, they should of. Fun times.
After the Harrods mission. We went off to Oxford Street and Picadilly. I got a looovely top in topshop and a necklace in H&M, which I will take pictures of when I can... The day was followed by a long night camping. We didn't get off to the best start, as we found a frog sat on the loo seat in a pub before we even got to where we was camping. Slept in a car at 5am for afew hours, which is amazingly comfy. Ate so much food I still feel full 24 hours later and was almost given a heartattack by a sheep.
Thursday 22nd October, was by far, the weirdest, most random day of my life to date.

Last thing, I found this picture of photobucket and fell in love, how amazing would it be to have this on your wall?!



So in the next coming months I'll be playing the ucas waiting game and beginning making my christmas presents.. I'm going for cheap-chic this year. Also have alot of things planned for November/ December that require some pretty dresses, so going to be making those and hope to get some fabric within the next week! Thinking of a romantic-ballerina colour dress. Pale pink chiffon with lots of ruffles and drop waist.. But we'll see. My ideas never plan out like I write on here..

long time, no blog

As pointed out to me by katherine-jane singer, i haven't blogged in 10 days.
Honestly, because I've had nothing to write and I am starting to find myself ridiculously snowed under with things.
Tonight I started making the ball dress, which wasn't going to well, but after 200 pins, a fairly serious stab wound to the knee, multiple to fingers and spilt ice-cream, i got the front all pinned up and my friend loooves it, which kind of makes it worthwhile..

Slave labour begins in a couple of weeks, followed by actual work beginning. Applied to do events waitressing on a contract, dear god, PLEASE don't let me drop something on a brides wedding dress.
I've done no more work on my portfolio and I'm only just scraping by in textiles. Feel I really need to get things back on track, but having serious lack in motivation lately.
I will return to normal.. eventually. Sooner rather than later I hope. And then normal blogging can resume..

Oh and the best bit of news, i've discovered my love of piglets.
Seriously, THE cutest things in existence.
I want one as a pet.
A micro-pig, so would stay small forever, then i could still take it for walks.. dress it in capes.. put hats on it.. etcetc.


(it was trying to rip the buckles off my boots, this was my attempt to fight it off..)

Ignore everything else I've ever posted on this blog saying that I wanted.
THIS is the future of fashion