Apr

26

Love this website

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I carry my beloved Coach handbag everywhere I go. Imagine my distress last week when I read (somewhere) that you de-quality (my own word) a designer purse when you use it when you wear - say- sweats to the chiropractor! SO yeah I guess I need a dress-down bag!
http://www.tonicliving.com/

It is called Tonic Living and has the cuuutest fabrics. I think they are in TOronto too.

Apr

25

Another suprise blown!

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And I had such high expectations on this one! Mike’s birthday is next week and Katrin had invited us up for the weekend. There is a $500 dollar a plate dinner with Stephen Harper and we were going to sit at the table right next to him! For free! Mike would have loved that so much. No go anymore for reasons I refuse to go into. Maybe Katrin can come down here instead…..are you listening girl?

Apr

25

Costume designs

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My friend Barry and I have been singing together for a few years. We have evolved from a cabaret ensemble of 12, to a group of 5, to now just the two of us. We are working on a series of shows showcasing each decade from the 1920’s to the present. While the vocal arrangements have taken up the bulk of time, I have started to focus on costuming for it lately. Now that we have a gig - this weekend- the pressure is on! Barry envisioned a flapper dress for me that could transform from a modest 19teen’s style to the more daring - “oh dear show my KNEE?!” mid 20’s. Riiiight Barry!

So I took a BWOF dress - pics later- and omitted darts to loose the image of a waist.
I added two tiers of ruffles, and fringe on those. To do the transformation, I made two additional sets of ruffles on lining fabric, and velcroed them to the main dress. Now, at the appropriate points in the show, I can take them off and “voila” - a new dress! I just hope it doesn’t come across toooooo cheesy!

Some hints about my surprise…..looks like I will need an umbrella!

Apr

22

I am so excited that I am wiggling!

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Oh boy - big surprises for someone I love VERY MUCH are in store next week. No hints ’cause I heard through the grapevine that people I didn’t know read this blog do indeed read it. Let’s just say…nope let’s not say a thing! Thanks to my bestest friend in the whole world for helping this one happen!

Later y’all

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