Maternity Dress July 30, 2008

For my Apparel 3 class I needed to make a lined dress appropriate for maternity. I thought a wrap dress would be perfect.
My idea was that a wrap dress would be great for maternity because it would expand for the growing tummy and the mother could wear it before, during, and after the pregnancy. First I had to make the necessary adjustments to the pattern. There were a lot to make, but I was pretty happy when I was able to do it without help.
I think it turned out really well. It’s just how I had imagined. I added pleats to the bottom layer to give even more room. The ties are extra long so the dress can be tied in the front or back.

Since I’m a poor college student, I am putting this dress up for sale plus many other clothing items on my sweetheart clothing etsy site. This dress is only $65, so go buy it now.

Bento Swap July 10, 2008

I was recently involved in a bento swap on one of my favorite sites, Craftster. The idea is you get paired with someone and you each make each other some items and buy each other some items then send it out. I just received my package from my swap partner and am very pleased with it. It was my first swap, and I had a lot of fun. I’ll probably do another one (with a different theme) when I’m not so busy.
Here’s what she sent me (first the crafted items)

a cloth napkin decorated with flowers and a little bag to hold chopsticks

a lunch bag with pockets to hold the napkin

as you can see it fits my Lock & Lock perfectly (I don’t normally leave the top off but I wanted to show off today’s bento)

and the store bought items – a snack sized box, cute cupcake cups, some small chopsticks, 6 triangle shaped silicone cups, and some awesome cutters for fruits/veggies, cookies or whatever!

And here’s what I sent her

(starting from the top and going clockwise)
a lunch bag with pockets for a napkin and chopsticks, a cloth napkin, some metal chopsticks decorated with flowers, a little container decorated with flowers, a onigiri mold, a sashimi mold, fruit/veggie cutters, 6 clear silicone cups and 6 red heart shaped silicone cups.

I think we were great partners because we both had a good time with it and ended up getting some nice things. I think it’s funny/cute that so many of our items turned out to be similar. We both even wrote each other little notes to go with the package.

Thanks anastrophe!

welcome! May 12, 2008

This is my first entry in my new blog. I made this blog to showcase the different vegan meals I make and the sewing/craft projects that I do.

Here’s a little info about me. I have been vegan for almost 6 years and enjoy making all types of meals for myself and boyfriend. I am also a fashion design major at UIW in San Antonio. I have one year to go and am very excited about finishing up my degree.

One of the reasons that inspired me to start this blog is that last night I just won (on ebay) my first bento box and I’m really excited about it. I can’t wait until it comes in and I can post pictures of all the cute bento meals I make. I won’t have any new meals to post in the next few days because I am working and going on a little vacation, but once I get back I’ll start posting more.

Here’s a picture of the bento box that I ordered.