Luckily, I know how to sew. So yesterday, instead of being cranky and refreshing the job listings on craigslist 1000 times (like I did the day before), I decided to do some sewing. I made a skirt out of an ill-fitting shirt that I never wore because it was too big.
Before:
After:
I got the idea from the CRAFT magazine blog. I didn't actually look at the tutorial until I was finished, but I did basically the same thing with the exception of the puffy front pleats. And I moved my shirt's pocket onto the back of the skirt. I think mine is less puffy because the shirt I started with was 100% silk instead of whatever stiff fabric men's shirts are made of, not just because of the different pleats.
I also finished the nose for my retriever costume. Here it is 3/4 of the way complete:
Today I'm going to work on the paws and tail. The filming got moved back to the weekend after my birthday because someone neglected to book a hotel before everyone else who wanted to book a hotel in Nevada City. (Who are these people?) I would have been more enraged, but it's actually good because it gives me a little extra time to work on everything.
Last night Channing asked me "what did you learn today?" and I said "I learned that I'm much happier when I'm making things than when I'm looking for a job." Which I guess I already knew.
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When did you write all this stuff? Guess I need to set up my feeds, but I have some now "forcefield" program that is protecting my computer, mostly from my, and it ate my bookmarks toolbar. But here's the thing, you are on the right track. I am reading all the time about how much people need to free themselves up so the can Make Things. And that's all I would like to do too. P.S. Happy Talk Like A Pirate Day.
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