projects, plans, promise

projects projects projects.

they are piling up. 

some are for school and some are not.

 (these will not get done immediately because my husband outlawed me from working on non-school projects until the term is over. good advice, because i have been getting so stressed out lately).

here it goes, random thoughts, swatches, etc.

for my next swimsuit project for school,  i'm thinking of doing something pieced like this: 

via anthropolgie

out of these three swimsuit knits:

 

the stretchy lace one is actually not a swimsuit knit, just a regular knit.  

i'm hoping i can underline it with white swimsuit knit and no one would be the wiser.

i am working on a swimsuit quite a bit like this, only a tankini:

via shabby apple

out of this fabric 

blogged about, and see a bigger swatch here

it is almost done.  just need to finish the straps and tie.

and the bottoms.

i'm doing a blouse, just for fun, like this:

 this pattern is from the 70's..via my grandma.  i've already made a dress out of it.

i'll post another time.

i'm doing it out of this fabric.  i only had one yard, so i'm not sure if this will turn out completely.

i'm really fudging it. 

next up...for my knits class, i'm making this dress. 

it is actually coming along a little wobbly. i'm not sure if i'll even like it ha ha.

i made a size small, and it would still fit me if i gained 100 lbs. 

don't get me wrong, i'm all for style ease, but this just might be excessive.

anyway, here it is:

and here is the fabric i'm using for it:

it is a navy blue knit (it looks darker than it really is here)

and a pleasant contrasting lilac floral knit.

it's on the inside of the pockets and is used for the drawstring.

i bought this pattern to make this skirt (blogged about here)

via madewell

 [i have yet to buy the fabric. because i haven't found that perfect shade of dated light denim yet. but don't worry, i'll track some down.]



and lastly,

this is the fabric for the cardigan i talked about in this post

and this is the fabric i used for the first, most basic swimsuit i made in class.

i got an A!

i will post a picture when i get it back from school.

memory

for my aqueous media class (watercolor. but doesn't aqueous media sound fancy and distinguished?)

i was assigned a sketchbook project of 54 small works.

our teacher gave us lots of freedom. with basically one rule: the sketchbook had to have a cohesive concept.

mine is memories.  all of my sketches are blind contour drawings of memories throughout my life.

here are five of my favorites. some of the other ones didn't turn out so well. a lot of them are still unfinished.

they are distorted, funny, sloppy, and i like them.

the secret's out

sometimes i wonder if i'm not a better curator than creator.  

but i definitely enjoy creating things, so that is what i mostly do.  

in this case, the design for mine and my husband's 

double graduation announcement was heavily influenced by 3 sources.  

here is the finished product:

i couldn't decide if i wanted the photo in color or b+w. so i did half and half.

a close up of the text:

first of all, and most obviously, i totally copied this layout 

from seesaw's studio opening invite. 

seesaw is a really great "creative studio" complete with 

blog, letterpress, graphic design, vintage etsy shop...

you probably already know about them but if not, go check them out. now. 

 i cropped the corners of my photos with a rounded "corner chomper". 

i got the idea from this christmas card:

source unknown

and then i added a little "class of 2011" card, which was inspired by this:

source unknown

so now you can see what i mean about the curator thing.  i just pulled ideas from other people's creations....and made my own product.  (of course, this was just for personal use). 

but, i am happy with how it turned out.

in other news, i helped my friend design her wedding announcements 

recently as well.  i can't take any credit for the 

photo or the printing that make my work look nicer...

but i did do the announcement design:

(which was inspired by this)

password f-stop

 

my photo class projects are giving me the blues...