Sunday, October 28, 2012

Blocking and skirting the issue!

I was craving for something new to wear to the office, my current wardrobe really needed a revamp. Pronto! And help just came at the right time yesterday. A relative sold off to me a pretty nice top, a long-sleeved chiffon top..the one with a Peter Pan-like collar and semi-cuffed sleeves. What made me love it is the colour block (well not really a colour block, more of a maroonish bodice and sleeves, and navy blue collar and cuffs) .. HAPPY ME!

So today my hands were itching to sew something for my daughter, that's when I thought of the colour block. I was coincidentally rummaging through my wardrobe, looking for stuffs that I could somehow mix and match using my not-so-fashionista-skills, when suddenly I pulled out 3 old tops..in which if I were to wear them, I'd definitely look like a walking Michelin advert. (no offence, but one can blame the "post-mommy-I-don't-have-time-for-gym" syndrome).

As I lay them on my bed, they kinda looked like a pastel-coloured traffic light..





I really needed to give these babies a fresh look!! Of course online tutorials were definitely the biggest help of all and within an hour or so, I managed to whip out a 3-tier colour block skirt for my lil' daughter!


There you go!

Of course my daughter was my model for this skirt...(but with much persuasion - had to "bribe" her with some raisin bread and warm milk)

"Mom, I really think these pair of leopard print booties would match my look"..


"But honey, mommy thinks those booties are a lil' loud for your whole outfit"...
"No mom, here let me get them for you...Look they're of good quality"


"Of course they're good quality, I bought them for you" -_- 
"OK mom, whatever you say, I'm STILL sticking to my fashion sense"


FINALLY a so-called "happy" shot..

Mini Muse: Alveena / Lil' Miss Chatterbox
Age : 1++ years old
Pose : I'm giving you my widest smile
Hairband and Booties : Model's own


And the look lasted only for a few minutes before she gave me the puss-in-boots look and pointed to me her nappies.

"Mama, poop poop".

-_____-

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

The Rainbow Retro Dress

OK it's funny how I started with blogging. Since this is my 1st ever entry, let me just come clean. (Just bear with the grandma stories) Well, I was always amazed and in awe with people who always had the time to write..blogging to be exact. 24 hours seems never enough  (I do sound busy do I?), and here other people had all the time in the world to blog. So now it's weird that I'm actually blogging and noticed that I DID have time, it was just striking the right balance with correct time management. (phew, try saying that in one breath) 

I just felt that this year was a year of revolution (big word, right?), I was and still a sponge..absorbing and learning about things around me, and application wise soon after. (this quarter-life crisis is REALLY starting to sink in, innit?!) That included juggling with my career, being a superwife & supermom andddddd being creative like creating "something pretty" for my 1 year ++ daughter. 

Well you see, it all started when I couldn't get hold of any event planner for my daughter's 1st birthday party and yeah I thought, oh well, let's see if I can whip up some magic. Well, not too much magic really, more of a "ok someone has done this and it looks great, let's see if I'm able to do the same". (but actually I was more of a mom-zilla who was more excited about the party than the kid itself). Then I stared at my palms and said, "Hey, u guys are kinda nifty eyh?" .And Wallah! here are some snippets of the event..(of course it would not happen without help from family and friends who were very supportive of the mom-zilla...)....

Welcome to our colourful party!


Even parents need some time out..


Yummy-licious rainbow sugar-rush stuffs


My daughter giving a go at Twister


Even the clown was busy entertaining


The final pose of the colourful rainbow-day


And so the obsession for colourful things started and look what now....





Tada!! Cute much? I call it the "Rainbow Retro Dress"...I was always in L.O.V.E with colours, textures, designs hence..THIS! My first handmade, homemade, made with love dress for the lil' one. Of course the model IS a lil' diva but luckily I managed to get her IN and OUT of the dress...with MUCH effort of course (take a look at her "mom-is-this-already-the-final-pose?" expression...)



The sleeves were supposed to be ruched and cinched at the arm but I improvised it to be more of a flare to give it a retro look. I also added some 3D rosettes and a matching coloured belt to add more character. Of course the shoes are my daughter's (perhaps I will learn to make shoes, NEXT! hehe) 

So now, mom-zilla is a happy mommy. And a happy mommy will find more inspirations to doll up and dress up the lil' one. Who says only adults can have all the fun :)