Chugging Along

I can promise you that I will never get myself on a permanent schedule. It is what it is, but at least I won't lie and say "I'll be better" or "I promise I will always post on...", so I think I deserve some credit for that. And in that vein I sit before my computer at five till eleven on Friday night drinking a glass of red wine and presenting you with an inspiration board.

It's bright, it's frilly, it's the circus! Fantastic timing since I've been looking at a bunch of House of Worth gowns from the late 1800's to the early 1900's and they have the same kind of whimsical feeling to them. Also, every time I look at this board I remember that the bride wants to put the groom in tails and then I think of is the ring leader. BRILLIANT!

Me MIA?

Yeah that happens a lot doesn't it. Whatever, I'm here now. By the way, so is fall. It was like the weather decided it wasn't going to gradually change with the seasons, but instead did a strange cartoon bit of going straight from one to the next. Next thing you know all the changing leaves will just drop off in a heap. Just like that. Oh well. I'm excited for the cooler weather, lord only knows my wardrobe tends to be more tailored to it.

But enough about the amazingness that is fall, you all want pictures and inspiration boards. So today I give you STEAMPUNK:

I don't know what it is that makes it so right for fall, but it might have something to do with the rustic nostalgia that is attached to it.

Have a good week everyone!

So The Scanner...

Yes it deserves to be capitalized, it has become an entity of of great villiany in my life. That is to say it is still having problems. I know how to fix it, thankfully, but in the end I have decided that I 'm going to wait on posting the actual designs I did, and instead post those all together at the end.

So for my next board I was able to find pictures from an actual chemistry themed wedding, which I know will tickle my friend's fancy (she loves chemistry - her dream kitchen would be a chemistry lab). On my end this should be interesting because it has no actual dresses as reference. I have a few details in mind from some dresses, but nothing substantial. So here we go:

I personally am a big fan of the candy table with all the periodic elements as labels. Enjoy!

No drawings today

Sorry if you were looking forward to it. I have both preliminary sketches and a finished piece that I really want to show every one, but my scanner is out of commission at the moment. Hopefully next week will yield better results. So until then here's the next inspiration board to hopefully appeal to the senses:

This one I'm really excited about, and the reason for this excitement is that it's a bit of a military influence. It might not seem that way since it consists of Empress Elisabeth of Austria's coronation dress and costumes from the ballet Stars and Stripes, but the reality is that both were already influenced by military dress to begin with. Also, the whole sword thing going on down in the right hand corner - I know that there are talks about a mock battle during the ceremony. What can I say, my friends have a flair for the dramatic!

Hope everyone has a good coming week!

I'm not dead?

I thought I was, Lord only knows my life is monotonous enough to make my a zombie. But then the clouds parted and the sun came out in the form of my friend getting engaged and then coming to see me. Ladies and gentle men, boys and girls, if you are ever in a depressive funk go hang out with friends and take a mini vacation and suddenly the world becomes a little brighter.

Because I saw my friend and asked her about her wedding I have been inspired enough to do something. You see, she knows nothing and told me to come up with ideas for her... for  her wedding. So, yeah. For the next couple of posts how ever many they may be will be full of ideas, inspiration boards and dress sketches for my friend for her wedding.

So without further ado, here is the first concept: Starry Night

This board was actually created by Snippet & Ink with the inspiration of a Constellation Wedding fueling it. Once I saw it, it made me think of my friend's love of architecture and cathedrals that have star covered ceilings, so I came up with this:

By next week I hope to show everyone at least one dress design using this board as inspiration. Wish me luck!

Neglect

It's an ugly word, but it's the truth.I have been neglecting my blog. On the other hand, I can happily say though that the bachlorette went of without too many problems (stupid alarm system...), my sister's wedding was AMAZING (she was so happy she was vibrating. No, really, she did a happy dance on the alter), and now I have two - yes TWO - new part time jobs.

If you remember, for the bachlorette we went for a Kate Spade inspired theme. So there was Kelley green, black and white, polka-dots, and details that had "utility, wit and playful sophistication" written all over them. My favorite part was the balloon chandelier I created.

this would be me laughing too hard while blowing up the balloons...

The wedding was amazing, but I'm afraid I don't have any photos to share. It's what happens when you're one of the maids of honor, and therefore have no camera all night.

Speaking of Kate Spade, it's one of my new employers. Epic, right?! So I now get to drool over awesome bags while trying to sell them to people. Sometimes I think I do a better job of selling them to myself, but whatever. The other job is at Talbots. This is a little entertaining in my family because my grandmother retired from the company not too long ago. It's a small world after all... Also, my managers are freakin' AWESOME! Just thought you should all know.