sewing for robert's halloween costume

so after a rigorous night of cutting, poking myself with needles, folding, ironing, and sewing i have completed one of my favorite projects yet, roberts tail coat!

robert and i drove to the goodwill where i let him pick out an xxxl mens dress coat. it needed to be long for the tail part (which i still need to take a picture of his backside LOL), so an xxxl was crucial. never mind that it was wide, that is an easy fix. you just fit it and sew up the sides. then comes the hard part where i put all my focus in where to cut and where to sew. it's a little hard to explain in words but maybe i might post a tutorial since i want to make one for myself. i know my words dont give it justice. and it is a really easy reconstruct, if you want to try this out you definitely should and look at examples online to wing it! difficulty i would rate at basic sewing skills, unless you're going for a clean look then i'd rate it at experienced sewing skills.

~~~ yours truely

skelopiggy

im gonna cut this short cause im all tired.
i went to styles, got some blank shirts and tank tops for screen printing and a few other articles of clothing that i absolutely love. i wanna go back and get more! styles is my new shopping place to get blank tees and tanks. then i went to target and got some black and white striped gloves and this SUPER cute skelopiggy bank that fits in perfect with my random skeleton animal collection.

adventures in antiqueing

~ i went antique shopping last night but had to come in today to pick everything i had picked out because....my card got declined!! eek!! that was so embarrassing, i ended up getting there twenty minutes before they closed. they had so many beautiful things at the antique mall i went to called Granny's Attic. theres also a second antique mall right next to granny's called Grandpa's Attic. i haven't yet explored the place because Granny's attic was huge and i haven't explored the entire mall yet, so next weeks mission is to go back there and finish looking and start on grandpa's attic. anyways heres a few treasures i bought
i got this great chandelier that i hung right next to my bed, although i did hit my head on it enough to make me want to move it to the other side of my bed and i decided i was going to paint the flowers a rusted over black color even though the rosey-pink is gorgeous, it doesnt match my room.

spotted this old photo taken of a dead man in his casket, his wife and daughter peering inside.. it was so gruesome that i had to have it.. for $20... expensive, but it was worth it because it fits in perfectly with the rest of the oddities in my sideshow of a bedroom. i apologize, my scanner doesn't do the photo justice. click on it to see it larger.

this cage was fairly small, but would fit my black crow in there perfect. it also wouldn't cause too much tension on my ceiling, so it was perfect to hang in the corner of my room where there isn't any decorations.

i got a set of deers for only $8 that goes with my ever-expanding, but small deer collection my great-grandmother gave me when i was a little one. they were too cute to pass up and "hooved" creatures seem to be very "in" this year.

i bought a porcelain doll head for $2 and placed it in a really neat looking jar i also bought for $4 for a spooky feel.

lastly, i got another singer dress form, but this one is a small size and this one adjusts to my own measurements while the other dress form i have is a medium and is too big for me. but i am so glad i have it and only for $70 it was mine, that is SUPER cheap. and it comes in handy for all my clients who are petite and just in general makes life much easier. hurray for dress forms!

beetlejuice

my friend said my sun hat reminds him of lydia.

new decorations

ive had this lighted spider web up for awhile but just decided to take a photo. i got it at walmart for $6 and the spiders come with. (you can see my fake human organs on top of my fridge, i got these for a dollar each at the dollar tree).


my brother and his friends wanted to do a seance so they borrowed my ouija board and they didnt return it for 4 weeks, but i finally got it back and put it up on my wall. honestly, i dont believe in ghosts but i wish they were real 'cause i'd totally want to meet a ghost.

i got my vampire girl vs. frankenstein girl posters from comic-con. its one of those japanese gore movies and its made by the same people who did tokyo gore police. so yeah gore + hot azn chicks. thats all you need to know.

i just did this set up, that tree is a candle holder i got from michaels for $10, the tombstone from michaels for $4, the ragdoll kitty is hand made, the skulls are from dollar tree for $1 and the spider webbing from michaels for $2. the black shelf is from the thrift store for $3.


a kitty tin pail from target for $1. you can get plain tins and paint on them just like this.

look at these tiny skulls they are so cute!! i have so many ideas so im not sure what i wanna do with these, i might have to go buy more to do everything i want to do with them. they were only a dollar at the dollar tree.

macro photography

i had an assignment for photography class to take 5 macro images.

a few odds and ends

i love halloween, i always pick up awesome goodies for super cheap. heres some stationary im excited to use for writing to my pen pals.

vampire, black cats, and pumpkin erasers to give out.


notepads ~


some more ringed notepads


halloween sticky notes so cuuuteee!!


halloween stamps


and.... pokemon cards. these are the new cards out so i thought i'd buy 'em in hopes i'd get an umbreon and a gengar. i got a haunter and misdrevious. also another thing thats cool about these is they have different illustrations so you never get the same eevee picture etc..

comic book shop

i went to the comic shops a few weeks ago and picked up 2 copies of tank girl and i also picked up a limited edition domo-kun skeleton figurine.. and im not sure if i should open it or not. I really wanna open it. should i? :(

spooky tutes

i am obsessed with halloween and wish it could be all year round. i always get in the mood when halloween is just around the corner. heres some awesome new projects i will be working on this month;


Martha Stewart Coffin Table


Black Cat Pillows



Raven Costume

cuckoo clock of doom - free tutorial

i was looking for a cuckoo clock to go with the style of my new bedroom but they were all so expensive. i've made clocks before, but never a cuckoo clock. so i hunted for a free tutorial and pattern and i found it!
Cuckoo Clock of Doom

Heres a printable template courtesy of Creepy Cupcakes

halloween

what if i turn into my halloween costume no one would ever date me...


~yours truely