One more quarter down, with just one more to go!

It feels like this school quarter went by really quickly, and with the minimum amount of drama :) I am now officially "on break" and trying to cross things off my To-Do List as fast as I can. This includes cleaning my room (I have already shredded an entire trash bag of old paperwork), planting my garden, and working on my garments for the fashion show.

All of my final projects got done and turned in just fine. The most successful of my projects was the Alice in Wonderland tea party hat. I was happy with the way it turned out, and so was my teacher. These are photos taken during our last class:

The Dormouse, peeking out to say hello.

My screen printed, hand beaded cherry skirt came out alright, too, except for the hem, which I will have to take out and re-do. Otherwise, I was happy it fit the mannequin and liked the way it looked.

In my haste to finish, I pulled the lining of the skirt too tight and it caused the outer fabric to pucker and look really wonky. Ah well, second time around I should get it right...right?
I have a lot of hand beading to do for my fashion show garments and will post some photos of my work in progress. For now, I'm off to tend to my flower bed.

Cheers!
Red

Almost forgotten...

The lookbook! I was so pleased with how it came out, and I think my instructor was, too.

All layouts and designs by Red, all photographs by Amanda Snyder Photography, and all modeling by Madison Walls. (Thanks ladies!)

Finals Week!

I have unfortunately been neglecting my blogging, but only to work on my final projects instead. I did get away to go see the new Alice In Wonderland movie the day it came out, and I was even able to take a few ideas from the movie to apply to my remaining project for my Costume Specialties class - the hat.

The hat is currently on the front porch after a dusting of pink spray paint. Earlier I was stitching two pieces together and the eye of the needle broke and stabbed me in the finger, so I'm feeling a little spiteful towards the hat right now. The mask was pretty successful - my only complaint was that one cheek of the porcelain clay curled in a bit, so when I actually put the mask on, it digs into my face a little.

This weekend on the to-do list: Finish up that hat and all the tea party-themed decorations I have planned for it, hem up my screen printed skirt, and put the final touches on my website.
Should I have any "extra" time, I have 3 proposed garments that need to become real by the end of April, so they can hopefully make it into this year's school fashion show.
WHEW!

Cheers!
Red