| Clothing Patterns/Cool Find |
[Dec. 7th, 2009|09:02 pm] |
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| | "Where Does the Good Go" - Tegan and Sara | ] |
This is probably obvious to most people, but is something I forget a lot: Making your own clothes is cheaper than buying! :D And it lets you change the design/fabric/whatever a bit so your clothes are more unique and can be done to fit your style.
Last week I decided I really wanted a boyfriend blazer. They're pretty. I went looking for them, and MAN. Expensive! So I looked on the main companies I usually go to for patterns (McCall's/Butterick's and Simplicity), but they didn't have any. So I googled it. Know what I found? The "boyfriend blazer" is basically a remake of the style of women's blazers that was cool in the '90s when people liked baggy clothing and thought it looked professional (hey I don't make the rules). I got a pattern from 1993 for $4.99 from some awesome person who sells crafty things including old patterns. She had a lot of awesome ones from I think around the same time, but mostly not in my size. But I got this one! I hate the way the lady on the pattern package wears it (90s style, ick. Of course, they'll say the same thing about us in 20 years), but it really IS a boyfriend blazer! Same exact style, I just checked it against the ones being sold at Lane Bryant for $80.
So yeah. I learned being creative and doing some minor google research pays off. And I will have my blazer soon. Woo!
I also looked up one of my old teachers the other day. :) She was really cool, and had an amazing voice and I knew she had done a few CDs. I found them and bought the one I liked the best. I'll have to get the other later, but I'm on a budget and really shouldn't even have bought the one, but oh well. It's good and has joined my playlist of finals-helping music. :)
I am on a short break because I finished my first assignment and it seemed like a good time for one. Now I have to finish one more paper tonight, have a test tomorrow at noon, and have to finish my second paper by midnight tomorrow. After that, things get considerably easier. One very simple paper due Thursday, I can probably finish it in about 2 hours. Then I go home! :D So very glad the semester is over.
I've been having these headaches, very inconvenient especially during finals week. It's my wisdom teeth, and it's getting worse and more often, so I know I need to get them out really soon. I hope I can get them out while I'm home on this break, but I forgot to get my dentist's number on my last visit so I can't call for an appointment till I get there and that might be too late. Grr. Ah well, I'll hope for the best.
Time to get back to work. Later guys. |
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| Too Cute |
[Dec. 6th, 2009|02:10 am] |
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I love this clip from Justice League Unlimited. I really need to see the whole episode. I think I'm gonna be Trickster for Halloween next year.
Trickster- I'm fiiine. Wanna throw some darts?
Flash- :( No.
:D I just love Flash's facial expressions.
Desperately trying to finish my final papers in time. If I succeed, I will reward myself with (along with good grades) this hair dye: http://www.clairol.com/cem/index-C.jsp#/product/94 I've been wanting pink or purple hair for awhile now. I think that shade will be pretty. So far one of my friends says it's hideous, one friend says its pretty, and one friend just laughed. Ah well. |
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