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Monday, November 28, 2011

Damn Good Lolita Fabric

So I wanna keep posting as much as I can, but right now I'm working on a project and I'm not finished. I'm still in school so I'm not sewing as much as I want to.

But to keep this blog going, I'm going to show you what I bought at my local fabric store

TADA!

Beautiful rose fabric! Awesome for Lolita stuff!
:D
My only concern for this fabric was the small rose strips. I couldn't tell if the strips was up or down or left to right, but I'm pretty sure its left to right (picture shown) 
None the less, it was a beautiful print, I only wish it came in black, then I would have been very greedy and made some lolita for myself

Which I haven't done yet and really should do soon
T^T

43''- 44''

If anyone who comes across this blog lives in Tennessee, the store I got this from is "Textile Fabrics" in Berryhill, all the way in the back with their 50% off racks! I always enjoy a good search in the discount areas of stores. You never know what you will find in the old dingy bins with a red tag!

The original price was $12.98 a yard
o.o
but I got this for at least $6 a yard and I got four yards, so the checkout price was $28
I didn't think it was too bad :/
It's ganna make a damn good skirt!!

Well, that's my update for now

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Thursday, November 24, 2011

Lolita Skirt: Heavenly

Here is the latest of off the sewing machine

A Heavenly White Lolita Skirt 
Half Flat/Elastic Waist Band


Made from bedsheets, clean of course, inspired by the pattern on the fabric (see very last picture)
This skirt was made for someone who REALLY loves huge skirts, this width is 134 inches!
Fabric is slightly heavy, but its no problem for someone using a couple of good and puffy petty coats. Model is wearing a single medium petty coat.

Features include:
Linning
Ruffles


A back view
3 rows of elastic for a tight and comfy fit :D





Measurements: 

Waist Band Details
Size: 26-30 inches 
16 inches Flat
10 inches Elastic
3 1/2 Length 

Dress Details
Total Length: 20 inches
Ruffle Length: 4 inches

Now on the Etsy Shop!


o^._.^o

Nyan with ya soon!

The Begining

I would like to start off this blog by explaining how everything started...

I guess it all started with a crazy idea that me and another friend of mine had. The idea was to create products to sell at the local Anime Convention named "MTAC." It was one of those thoughts that was a good idea at the time, but we never really were devoted and gave a serious effort to start.

But there I was...just thinking...hhmmm...making money eh?

While my other friend had no sewing experience, and me with...some experience, I started to invest in felts, threads, a sewing machine (well conveniently enough, there was a Singer machine sitting around the house, go figure) and all those other important supplies to start a small hat business. This was my freshman year of high school, and ever since then I haven't been able to stop sewing and creating random items to share to the world. 

:D

Things just progressed from there, I eventually started to make a SHIT ton of money with the silly/crazy Otaku anime hats, I also, at the time, wanted to become a professional actor.

In fact, I wanted to be a voice actor, just to be in animes and work for FUNimation. I wanted to  meet those voice actors, such as...
Todd Haberkorn 
Luci Christian
Aaron Dismuke (drooool)
and of corse, who can we forget...the amazing, Vic Mignogna 

^      ^
o*_*o
MEOW!

Back then, I really didn't know where I wanted to go in life.

Which path to walk upon, 
standing at a crossroad 
Endlessly staring at the street signs
Deciding to go left, right, straight
or backward, from once I came from....

It was hard back then, but then something happened, something that really made me change my mind: a Christmas gift from my dad, lessons for what he thought were for voice acting
NOPE! (Chuck Testa)
They were for theater projection...voice....lessons
as in...making your voice stronger from an on stage performance 
had NOTHING to do with character voice acting 
:/
It was a six or eight week lesson, meeting on tuesdays, or something, at the local collage theater building, because he apparently works for some collage theater class.
His lessons where SO ANNOYING!!! 
I didn't enjoy anything about those damn classes! The breathing excursuses were down right uncomfortable!!

I mean, I understand the reasons behind those stretches, but the things he made me do, I mean jezz, he might as well of just made me go doggy style in the middle of the theater, or some other weird sex position...

-__-*

By the end of the lessons, he really made me feel like SHIT!! 
I was suppose to memorize this monolog from Romeo and Juliet, which was incredibly difficult for me. Whenever I tried to preform it to him, he would just shake his head in disgust, and say
"wow...look at how far we have come, and YOU can't even get this down right.
I would HATE to leave you like this, unaccomplished and disappointed"

Total "Son, I am disappoint" moment...

It was his lessons that made me feel terrible as an actor. 
Thats when I change my direction from acting to fashion design, because THAT was going well WAY BETTER than whatever I was doing with my acting stuff

NOW, I have an ok little business on Etsy.com
http://www.etsy.com/people/JapanCandys?ref=si_pr
^ Linkie Linkie!! ^

I also have progressed since then. I am now learning and making Lolita skirts, steampunk attire, goth attire, punk, JUST EVERYTHING!

I guess this blog will represent the little details of the things I make, maybe each item will feature a story as to how I came to make these items

I don't know

But I hope that people will read this, share, and find the shop through this blog

Well, I guess thats all I really think I can say about this...
Enjoy

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NYAN ~NYAN