I have the POWER.....erhm I mean Optitex key.

This may be the all time high so far in my career as an apparel nerd. I just bought my own Optitex key.

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This is no small thing.

I'm also getting laid off from my day job at the end of November, due to the office closing. December 1 - I'm trusting in myself to be my own boss. I will always make the dresses, but sadly that is not self sustaining. If I stay in a structured job, the next step is management. Working at a company where factories are overseas, I have struggled with not being around the actual make of something. If I were to step up in job, I'd be even more far removed, which makes me sad. It's been 5 years since I worked IN a factory, and I've had a hard time with a lot of those. (I've also enjoyed no tiny sewing manager pinching me with her razor sharp nails every time I cuss when taking patterns down to the sew floor) I'm pretty sure a being a maker is in my blood, which is why I want to be more connect to the products that I help create.

So anyway, once it arrives I'm going to be all:

Holiday/Winter 2014

Photography: Upswept Creative
H&MU: Heidi Cuthbert
Models: Coco, Tanesha, Heidi, Theo the rescue St. Bernard and senior rescue Max!

Babes!!

Summer 2014 - still GAME ON!

I thought last weekend was the last (tear!) swimming weekend. I just took a look at the weather forecast and it says 90 again this Sunday.

It's really weird going to the river when the leaves are turning, and you are driving the by the pumpkin patch with almost ready pumpkins! I'll take it as long as I can. I think I sort of have a tan, from under my SPF 85 sunblock, for the first time in 20 years.

This spring, I had the worst nightmare ever. In the dream it was August and I hadn't been swimming yet. If you didn't know, I'm kind of a total freakazoid about swimming. As soon as it's warm enough, I have emergency swimming supplies in my car at all times. Suit, town, sunblock, floaty, sunbrella and chair! It was a crazy fun summer, and the only casualty was when Swan popped her head.

Oh wait, this is not from this summer, it's my dream home.

Holiday/Winter Teaser

I'm still a tad behind from doing the book! Plus I've been kind of swimming all summer, for a much needed mental health time.

Anyway, here's a sneak peek of one of the looks we shot the other weekend. Isn't Tanesha a total babe????

 Also, this is a low res screen shot, but my BRAIN JUST EXPLODED!!! Max is the cutest. That face!

Can't wait to show the rest.