It has been a long time since I posted any clothing items I made. I made this dress for the VOP Rock and Fashion Show.



I am thinking about clothing again. I have a few things in mind that I will post here in the future.

I'm having a crummy week so I'm just going to post pictures of cupcakes I made and a perfect orange I cut up last week.

It's been a while since I posted pictures.

( Fruit in liquor, The Great Gatsby, a Poladroided closet, a trip to Indiana, and 30lbs. of Strawberries )

I'm trying to be better about taking pictures of what I wear. It was super windy in Iowa City Friday and we were in a big hurry because we were running late but here is my polka dot dress.

My hair has jumped the shark but I probably won't dye it again until I get my hair cut again so I guess I will just have to deal with that.


Bigger pictures and a picture of the back are under the cut.

( This is the biggest bow I have made up to this point )
True fact: This dress stands up on its own when thrown in the corner of my bedroom.

In March I changed my hair color. I'm just now getting around to posting a picture.

It is blue on top, pink underneath, and the dye is bleeding a bit so there is some purple fade between the layers now.



I don't ever think about my hair - it isn't an unusual color to me, it is just what I look like (and extremely appropriate for me if you ask anyone that has known me in the last 10 years). So it is always funny to me when I am out and I hear kids oohing over my hair. It isn't just little girls, little boys love it too. I can't imaging how many parents are frustrating trying to explain to their kids that they can't have blue and/or pink hair too.

It has been way too long since I have posted any pictures on here.

Last night I made a Raspberry Marshmallow Tart:


The crust needed to be sweeter but other wise is was pretty good.

I don't go thrifting very often, but when I do I love looking at the old records and I have a tendency to collect the ones with great cover art. When I was cleaning today, I found a stash that I bought a couple years ago.

( I want to cover my walls in record sleeves )

I don't remember the last time I laughed so hard:



(Found on Tumblr)

Kris and I had an invitation from our Austin friend Mark to stay at his place for "as long as we want." We ended up staying a week. Well, technically it was Monday night through Friday night.

( I don't remember what we did on which days for the most part so I will just give a sweeping summary of the highlights. )

So that's it! I hope next year is as much fun as this year.
<3 Carly

Forever ago (back in June) I posted that I was going to make a dress inspired by this one:


I loved the dress, but the fabrics weren't really my style.

( Here is what I made )

Click here if you missed Maker Faire Trip Pt. 1

( The stories continue! )

So that is the end of Maker Faire. The people at Maker Faire are some of the most amazing people on this planet and I can't wait to see them again (if not in San Mateo, again in Austin next year).

I'm going to end Pt. 2 here and I'll post about the rest of our trip in a day or two.
xoxo

The Maker Faire trip ended up being a big adventure! I don't know how to break up the trip so I'm just going to write until I get tired of writing.

( Maker Faire, I'm on my way! )

That's the end of Saturday night. I think I will end Part 1 here. Part 2 will come along soon.

I can't really load my friends page on my laptop, so I won't be able to comment your entries until I get home but I will be posting from time to time!



( Maker Faire - Maker's Day )
I know Kris and I were 'paparazzied' tonight so we will probably be showing up in the flickr photos tagged 'Maker Faire Austin 2008'. Just look for the pink hair and Kid Pirate mummy boy t-shirt.

I should be doing so many things other than posting pictures of Buffy trying to fit into a tiny corner of my patterning table.

We've never been the type of girls to dress up our animals.

Until the day I found sailor collars at Target.





We took the cats yachting and then they came home to a delicious meal of Mariner's Catch.

The moon has been very bright the last few nights so last night I went outside to take pictures! The only picture that turned out well enough to post was a picture of the back of my house.

I took this with my point and shoot camera - I used the longest night time exposure I could. I didn't do anything to adjust the brightness or color of this picture.



( larger pic behind the cut! )

The way the shadows have been make it look like we should be shooting episodes of Spin and Marty in my backyard.

Last weekend I went to a family reunion (my mom's side of the family) in Indiana. It was at my grandparent's house.



What you need to know!
- They live on 6 acres in Indiana
- My grandpa was a hobby pilot. He built a 2 seater airplane in their garage when my mom was a kid. He doesn't fly now because of he didn't pass the eye sight test. He does still make remote control airplanes.
- My grandma's main hobby is weaving. She has a bunch of looms.
- On the property there is a house, a garage, a studio, a shed, and a falling down barn.

( Seriously Picture Heavy! )

I purchased a 50 yard bolt of muslin to use making test fits and mock shirts for my men's line. This time I mean it.