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Monday, November 26, 2012

Portfolio Submition: Review for Yourself!

Hey guys!
 
It has been quite a while since I have been posting updates.
 
I am sorry for that! I have just been working hard on starting college as a freshman.
 I have been doing more than just sewing in the past few months. I now have to draw, paint, and create works of art on picture plains, instead of human bodies. I will have to post my past semester's work!
I have so much to show you!
:D
 
But for now, I am posting a quick review of my past works that are within this portfolio. I had to submit this for a different college (not the one I am in today) for a scholarship.
I got $26,000 worth of scholarship from this school, but it wasn't enough to attend to, sadly.
But my other school offered me much more.
I just had to take that!
:3
 
Anyway, here ya go and I hope you enjoy.

 
Photo by Kat
 



Photo by Kat
 

 
 
Photo by Kat
 
 

Photo by Kat
 
Photo by Kat


Photo by Kat
 
 
I am truly sorry for not making any posts on my blog. I will make sure to keep updating this for now on!
:3
 
Happy Holidays!
 
 


Thursday, June 28, 2012

-FOR SALE- One Peice of My Collection: Formal Rave Homecoming Underbust Corset Yellow.

Here is one of the three peices of my collection inspired by raves.

Underbust Yellow Satin Corset with Steel Bonning Black Lace Criss-Cross Laces and Optional Removable Dress

                 
This fancy underbust top would require a nice top because it does not cover the bust. that way, this dres can become very versatile to the wearer of the garment. the back of the garment is beautifully showing the sparkle tulle petty coat that comes with the dress.


There are corset lacing ties on each both sides of the top.
These can be ajusted slightly.


Laced Hem all the way around the dress.



Cool features about this dress:
On the waist line there is a zipper that can remove the yellow flow dress and reveal the sparkle tulle tutu that comes with this dress, for an even more versatile options for the wearer of the dress.


Here are the exact measurements of this garment.


Have any questions or interested in buying this dress? Please message me on my Etsy account. Listing link bellow.

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Very Red Lolita Dress

Latest Project!

I was SOOO bored the other day I just wanted to create something! I also wanted to keep working on my lolita dresses. Here is the latest, ready and made!




The back view turned out pretty well. It looks nicer than I expected.


This dress has a button closure and a 10 inch zipper.


What's pretty awesome about this dress is that I made pin tucks on the hem! I think I did a great job for a beginner on pin tucks!



Here are my notes about this dress. 
I did leave out the long ties out of the dress. . . 

View the Etsy listing here!

Monday, December 26, 2011

New Lolita Skirt: Elegant Roses

Latest project!
Roses are Pink Elegant Lolita Three Tiered Front Panel Dress


This dress was a challenge for me
I'm not so proud of the result, but I learned to like it
It's pretty nice when you add all the petty coats underneath (right photo),
but by itself (left photo) its ok

This is a specific design I came up with myself (assuming that this wasn't thought up from a big time lolita designer first)

This is another one of my half elastic half flat waist band skirts

The a front panel has three tiers with lace covering the seems

The sides also have a twill tape (I forgot what its real name is) on the side seems to add a little more elegant detail

And there is also 4 inch long ruffles and white lining

Here are my notes on this skirt if you are interested in the process and thought pattern
Please check out my etsy shop if interested in this dress

 
:D

Friday, December 2, 2011

Prom Dress 2011

So this week I haven't been doing much of any sewing at all,
which makes me really sad

But I will post this dress that I made at the beginning of the year.

Heres a prom dress I made for the Joann's Prom Contest


Front View



Back View


This is a ball gown corseted top dress with plastic boning and an overlay of red, black, and more black tulle with rime stones as a top layer

Now I'm really sad about this dress for many ill thought of mistakes...

This was one of the many first attempts of making a corset. What I did was that I bought a corset pattern, modified the waist line for a more dramatic curve, and sew an overload of tulle along with a satin under dress.

What I wanted out of the corset was a 2 or 3 inch back gap, a dramatic curve, and, heh make my boobs really pop out...
(But overall I wanted a very tight fit in all places of my torso)

But what happened was that the waist was more snug than tight and breathless, the bust was HUGE, and the hips were awkward and gross appearing

I wish that it would have turned out better cause it would have looked even better if I had just gotten all the measurements correct....

And I wasn't in the top 20 contestants for that contest....

sigh

I might sell this item

If interested or want to know any measurements for this dress,
please contact me through
Etsy.com (link in banner on top of this page)
Facebook.com (Kat's Hat Rack page)
GaiaOnline.com (JapanCandys)
Ebay.com (JapanCandys2010)
Youtube.com? (JapanCandys)



New Cat Hat!

New
Black Visual Kei Cat Hat
With its Shiny Glory


This is literally my latest project!
Got right out of my chair, sat on my bed, took the photo, and now its on my blog for all to see!
It took a little under 50 minuets,
It was a quickie for an occasion for tomorrows hang out with friends!

This hat includes 
Red fishnet ears
5 safety pins
A broken zipper decoration on front
 A zip head on the ear
A chain that falls from the ear to the zippers

This was a hat made for myself, because sometimes I need to make myself something nice
Cause every time I make something for my shop, it is more difficult to send away because I get too atathed to my crafts 
T^T

BUT
If you would like to order a hat like mine...
Message me at Etsy.com
(click on banner to access my shop)

Thanks for reading!

o^._.^o
nyans and meows

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

o^._.^o



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

o^._.^o
NYAN ~NYAN