New STUFF!!!

(Looking for my giveaway? Here it is.)

I'm not much of a runner or exerciser at all. I like to get my exercise by doing things I already like to do rather than putting myself on a schedule.

With that said, I'd like to relate my little experience this morning. Today was a self-proclaimed vacation day. I woke up, read, bugged my husband to wake up, woke up the dog to bug my husband to wake up, and decided I'd go for a jog with my little friend.

I put on my shiny new Puma shoes that I inherited from my sister-in-law due to some sizing misunderstandings, put on my little black workout top with a built-in bra, and some black shorts. I stood in the mirror and was already jazzed about how fit I was. I looked at myself, posed a few poses, and decided I'd make running an every day thing for sure; It already felt so good.

Finally, I'm outside with my dog, quickly running behind his little Chihuahua butt that can run at speeds I wasn't anticipating. About 2 minutes later, I'm running through the baseball field behind our house thinking to myself "This little SOB can run. Forever. WHY?!"

After about 20 minutes of recovery with a glass of water on the floor of our living room, I was decidedly against fitness, sweat, and feeling like my head is going to implode and that the lights may be dimming - are they even turned on? Where am I?

So there you have it. I'm Lorena, I'm 24, and I am not going to try to pretend that I'm some sort of crazy exercise person EVER again.

There's some new stuff in my shop! A cowboy bear with a vest and leather details, a silly floppy-eared bunny (fabric I designed on the ears), and...could it be?! Yes, the boyfriend with a removable beard is BACK! And I'm very excited.

I also got some more proofs of my designs from Spoonflower! Very happy with these - expect to see some fabric in my shop soon! Well..like in a month because it takes forever to get it.

Also, did any of you watch the Office, episode 23 recently? Did you see Erin's AWESOME shirt? If not, here it is:

Is there anywhere I can buy this? No, is there any way I can make this? I'm going to ponder the last question and get back to you. Any ideas? Seems simple enough - like you could just sew a little piece of fabric there to hold the top down and the bottom up. But it does look like it goes through the front of the shirt..hmmm

I love Erin and Angela's style on that show. They're always wearing something really feminine and making great color combos.

Two Shirts, No Pattern

Don't forget about my giveaway...

So I hear there's an H&M coming to Utah. Not so excited now that I know how cheaply made their clothes are. And especially now that I sew. But I probably will browse the store for ideas. Same goes for Forever 21. Or XXI or whatever they're calling it now.

On Friday, I wore a top that I really do like from Forever 21, only I realized that it was REALLY simple to make. About 20 minutes later, my sister-in-law asked me if I had sewn it; a question which reminded me that my mom asked me the same about the same shirt over Christmas break; a memory which set the wheels in motion...(semicolons?)

All I did was fold the original in half, trace, cut, sew, measure some knit for the waistband, sew, and add bias tape to the arm holes and neckline. So easy.
Here is the fabric. Pretty wacky, right? Love it. It's a slightly stretchy, thin knit.

Here's me sporting it with big hoop earrings: (btw, you'll notice a lil white piece on the shoulder in the second picture...yeah..that was the edge of the fabric where the name and the artist are printed...yeah..I'm not much of a perfectionist.)

I also took this picture, but there was just something a little off about it. Oh, that's right. I look dumb.

Elloh Handmade Giveaway!

That's right! It's a giveaway: $15 to use in my shop.

See the official rules at The Tootsie Wootsie.

Weekend Recap

Last Friday it snowed all night, this Friday - not so much. Saturday we woke up to what I felt like was the warmest weather I'd experienced in ages. It went from cold to BLAZING no problem. It was a beautiful day with lots of activity in our neighborhood. And then, of course, it rained all day Sunday. But Saturday was amazing. I sewed an original top (will blog later) and turned another shirt and a dress into two new items of clothing (will also blog later). I also finished a little guy who MIGHT look like a cowboy. All this while an announcer was booming from the skate park behind our house due to a Volcom skate competition being held.

This weekend was perfect. And might I add that I also made enchiladas and these Sweet Tea Bourbon cocktails from Joy the Baker?

YUM.

Hooray!

Well guess what? I'm Burdastyle's Featured Member this week! It was pretty exciting to get to my computer and see myself on Burdastyle's blog. So go and read it and let me know what you think!

Mother's Day Gift

I think it's ok if my mom chooses to read this post since she does know what she's getting and she even picked out the fabric herself. BUT if she chooses not to read any further, I'll understand. I pieced together two different fabrics and made these simple placemats for her. The back is a linen muslin that goes nicely with the colorful front. I made some quick napkins as well. (hello, rolled hem)

Sending them today!

And here's a lil (yes, lil) sneak peek of my next project.

Weekend Recap

This weekend happened to be pretty eventful for us. Aside from reading most of the day in bed with our pooch, we went up to Salt Lake for dinner and a show with some friends. And after it got done snowing Friday night, it was a little sunny on Sunday. I also made a silly lace headband that I had a good time wearing yesterday.

Oh and...don't mind the weeds in our grass :/