I had nothing to add yesterday!

So it would seem that blogging everyday just isn't in the cards for me.  It's not that I don't aspire to writing every day...it's just that some days I have nothing of value to talk about.
However, I did get some more sewing in yesterday.  I came across a website about repurposing, revamping, reconditioning your wardrobe.  It's a group of people who have promised themselves they won't buy anything new until they can and will wear everything in their closet.  I think I can do that!  I have a closet and dresser full of clothes that sort of fit, that I sort of like, that I don't like at all but I paid good money for.  So, I pulled out everything that I refuse to wear for whatever reason and started cutting last night!  I've always been a fan of making something usable out of something I already own, so that was easy enough.
Let me first start by saying that I am in love with my duct tape dress dummy.  This was the second time I've gotten to use her, and the first time I've used her for a recon.  If you don't have a dress dummy...get one, make one, steal one....they are soooo worth it!!  Mine now has a pink name tag placed by my 18-year-old son that says Hi, my name is Mom.  He tells his friends I made it so that he would have something to hug when I'm not around *L*.  He says he'd like to take her with him when he moves out this summer so he won't miss me so much.

Ok, so onto the new shirt...here is the first in a long line of things I will be revamping.  It started out as a long sleeved button up..I don't wear it as it way too big and sort of frumpy:

It has now become a cute little blouse that I will totally wear...in fact, I am wearing it right now!!

A close up of some of the details.  I already had the skully fabric in my huge stash!!  If it's pink and has skullies or bows I buy it!!

I was going for a bowling-esque shirt...didn't turn out exactly as I pictured it in my mind...but they almost never do.  *L*  I have a tiny bit of tweaking to do still.  I want to shorten it up a bit...it's still kinda frumpy long, and I got a little chop happy with the neckline and it shows a bit too much boobage.  So I'm gonna add a little skully panel to fix that....But I would say it is now a wearable article of clothing for my closet....

Oops...missed a day!

So I missed a day of blogging already!!  Dang it....and it was partly my fault partly the fault of the building I work in. The heat was out in my office for two days making for a very miserable Trixie!!  My boss sent me to buy space heaters so we could at least function...so $100 later I was huddled in front of my brand new desk heater...which ran for approximately 3 minutes before knocking out the power to only my office!  This effectively killed the phone system, knocked out the internet, and shut down my computer and printer!  Took them an hour to find the breaker box.  Finally, power gets turned back on...me huddled in front of my desk heater again...tried to print something...BANG...no power again!  This time there isn't anyone in the building with the key to the breaker box so I got to go home an hour early!!  I haven't been doing any sewing or crafty stuff as I've been coming home and bundling up in my chair with a blanket and warm socks and trying to bribe the dogs to lay on my feet!!
This morning we have power AND heat!!  Whoo hoo!!

I did manage to get my daughters acrylic nails on yesterday.  I'm going to finish painting them tonight...since my girl has a love of long trashy nails just like her momma!!  I have two people asking to get their nails done as well....perhaps I should start to charge for this stuff!!

I got a bonus from one of my bosses for christmas so I bought myself a pretty new bauble!!  It's hard to tell in the picture but the stones are pink!!  I am obsessed with pink!  I have a beautiful wedding set, gold...diamonds, but I've been feeling that Trixie should wear something big and flashy.....and pink!  *L*

My Christmas present to me!!!