Oh Dolly

Behold. My first embroidered portrait:


In case you can't tell (from the quite dark photo), it is the one and only Dolly Parton.

A friend, Z requested an embroidered bag for her birthday (which was in March!!), so as I was SO late I decided to capture her favourite diva in stitches.

Started with sewing a simple drawstring bag...


Decided on a portrait to copy


Traced the portrait with a pencil


Went over the pencil with a thin sharpie felt pen. Put the pen drawing inside the bag so I could trace it with disappearing fabric pen


And started stitching that pretty face


What do you think? Did I capture her likeness?


Here is is all finished and ready to be wrapped.


Further Dolly enjoyment below...

Headbands

I went a bit nuts making headbands in the weekend...


... don't worry the supplies are super cheap in the garment district near my work. Even though most street vendors in NYC are charging $50 a piece for them.


And if its cool enough for Posh, then its cool enough for me.

We are like twins.

I also had a go at a crochet+chain bracelet;


What do you think?


This was my inspiration.

Sandra Suy

Pretty pretty illustrator Sandra Suy.








I want one of these artworks for my new apartment! Come onnnn moving Santa.

Check out her drip book here.

New Lily

Lily Allen - Not Fair

PS: Those shoes will be mine...

Deep breaths...

Hello new favourite shoes...


From Alexander McQueen

Procrastinatey Friday

EepyBird's Sticky Note experiment from Eepybird on Vimeo.

Extreme sticky note experiment from Eepybird - who are more famous for their diet-coke/mentos videos.

**Watch out for the celebrity cameo from an ex-Roswell cast member!!!** I think its him, anyway.

Happy Friday people. I have been crafting and hopefully will have something to show you next week. Eek!

L.A.M.B.G

One of my idols Gwen Stefani, has released this super cute series of perfumes (aimed at the younger crowd, but I still love them), named after her Harajuku Girls back-up dancers and of course one after herself.

Inspired by Gwen Stefani's Harajuku girl posse, each of these eau de toilette fragrances represents one of the girls in look and spirit. The glass bottle is topped with a powder-coated plastic replica of a Harajuku girl and filled with a perfume created with the personality of that girl in mind. Love is a floral scent with notes of bergamot, peach, peony, rose, jasmine, musk and nectarine blossom. Lil' Angel is a fruity mix of raspberry, blackberry, cranberry, and pineapple- plus a dose of rose, violet and lollipop! Music is a sweet mix of clementine, pear, jasmine, sweet pea, honeysuckle, vanilla and musk. Baby is a fresh scent with notes of freesia, bergamot, white rose, orange flower, white musk, vanilla and violet. G is a crisp mix of mandarin, coconut, apple, jasmine, and sandalwood. Get them all or just rep 1 to stay true to your favorite hollaback girl. Imported.

Meet them all, this is LOVE...


ANGEL


MUSIC


BABY


and G


I want them allllllll!!!!

Check out the website here.

Hot Pineapple

Mmmmmmmm....


Hello James Franco.

Gasp...!

Could it be true...

Alexander McQueen is rumoured to be designing a range for Target soon.

That would SOOOOOO be worth a train ride to New Jersey.

More celeb-twins, of the non-related kind.

Example 4: America Ferrara (Ugly Betty)


And Jordan Sparks (American Idol)


Example 5: Helen Hunt (heaps of things)


And Lee Lee Sobieski (Never Been Kissed)


And the following are a tiny bit of a stretch but other people out in the interwebs seem to agree so...

Example 6: Tom Brady (American Football player)


And Matt Damon (Bourne Identity)


Example 7: Angelina Jolie and Megan Fox (Transformers)


Example 8: Will Ferrell (Blades of Glory) and Chad Smith (RHCPs)


Example 9: Kermit and Pharell Williams

The Wonder Twins.

The pic of Shiloh in the top right corner was too cute not to post.


Via. Gawker.

Celeb-twins

How is it that the following people have not been cast as siblings or even twins in any movies so far. Hello Hollywood casting directors! I always though I would make a good casting director. Based on, I dont know what, but still.

Example 1: Paula Marshall (Hidden Hills)


And Elizabeth Reaser (Jane Doe from Grey's Anatomy)



Example 2: Zooey Deschanel (Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy)


And Katy Perry (Singer)


Yes I swear those are two different people.

Example 3: Jane Carrey (Jim's daughter)


And Rachel Ray (Cooking show host)



More to come when I think of them.

Happy Friday people, I'm off soon so enjoy your weekends.
xx