And the Winner is....

Aunt George!
And the winning name for my lovely red dress form....
well..it took alot of thought.....but here it is...
Lucille Francine La Bella
Lucy for short...why not just call her Lucy? well..I like the other names...so...heh...
Bonne suggested Lucy...
Grandma suggested Francine
and Smoothiejuice suggested Rosina La Bella....I love Rosina(love love it)...but I only used La Bella....
so Lucille Francine La Bella(Lucy for short).....you are now named 6 months after I opened your box that wonderful day in April.....hehehe

Cheers,
~The Bella Modiste~

Alrighty people! TOday(for me it is the 22nd already) is the LAST day to enter!!! So get to it!!!..leave a comment...suggest a name, I'll add YOUR name to the hat , and the name you suggest to my list....and I tell you...I'm gonna have a REALLY hard time picking a name....so I think my beautiful dress form...is going to have a looong name.......hehehehe
I'll have to make something with her soon to be discovered name.....hehe
After this contest, I'll work on my blogging...I'll try for daily updates.....I just haven't this week as I wanted to keep the contest at the top....

I'll RANDOMLY draw a name and announce the winner and winning name(s) on the 23rd

cheers,
The Bella Modiste

My 20th post....

Well, here it is, a week late, but none the less....here it is....ha ha

The promised giveaway...alrighty...

a small coin purse..and a few surprises....
So, for this giveaway, you must suggest a name for my dress form....she is a bright red beauty, adjustable from Singer....

Now, to enter, first off...no "Anonymous" entries, you must enter a name into the box, and be sure to check back when winner is announced, no entering and then not coming back to check if you won. :P

So the giveaway starts today, and goes until 22nd off this month...I'll announce the winner on the 23rd...and also, I'll announce my dress form's new name.....he he

So...whats new with me...lets see....oooh picture time...

My most recent project(besides the bag I made to match it yesterday, and also another canvas art bag for my father's business)

The stripes are matched on all four seams, so perfectly(:P) that my sewing teacher seemed VERY impressed when I showed it to her yesterday afternoon....she said something along the lines of "some seamstresses that have been sewing for a long time wouldn't even attempt to sew striped fabrics" (I cant remember her exact words, but that's what she meant)

And look at me....bwahahaa...I've done it!....haha..nothing shall hold me back...I shall rush forwards, learning as I go....No project shall stop me! :P

OOhhhh....AND I rearranged my room Sunday....It is not quite finished yet....I'll probably be getting my bed out of here soon("But where will you sleep? " you ask....why..where else? The couch!, hey...I'll do anything for a nice craft room...plus...I like sleeping on the couch..the only thing I have to do to make my bed....hehehe....fold up the blanket....hahaha)

Then the only thing keeping this from being a complete craft room will be my clothes will be kept in here....along with all my other knick knacks, and such....ha ha

so...a picture of the nearly finished side of my room....I still need to find a better spot for my still as of yet unnamed dress form...which I'll probably do once my bed and computer desk(computer will be kept in here..but will be on a multipurpose table, instead of the ugly modern styled desk) are out of here....

The hat on the dresser is usually on the form...but I just put the skirt on her, and didn't want the hat to get crushed in the process...

my room is a mix of styles, but I'm aiming for a Paris/France/red w/ white and some black kind of theme...its getting there....extremely slowly....

So went to Joann's today, got another twin needle(stupid mistake with the first one...I uh...accidentally zigzagged with it....yeah....also got two large lined baskets to hold fabric, and a remnant of peachy linen/rayon....

Oh and a quick note, the black striped skirt is either all linen or a blend, I got it from Walmart when they were closing the fabric department, and wasn't really checking the fiber content, but know that it at least has some linen..two reasons I know this...I can feel that it is(hard to explain that..but linen has a certain texture) and also.....well....the little receipt that came with it said "linen"...so yeah...:P....3 yds of it for like 4.50 isn't bad....right?:P..plus it is 60in wide, and so my skirt only took like 1.5yds....YAY!....

OK....enough for now....I want to sew some more tonight

cheers, ~The Bella Modiste~

Just a quick post

OK...Just a really quick post tonight..i want to go try a project I've wanted to do for the past week..I'm far from tired(those energy drinks really do last all day), or its cause I stayed abed til....um....yeah...nevermind...

So lets see..today I've sewn like 4 handbags for dads business, have two others to sew for moms Etsy store, plus, I have my own projects..sure mom could sew, but every time she touches my sewing machine..I swear the thread breaks, or something goes wrong..so she is no longer allowed to touch my baby.....ha ha

So lets see.....My grandma should get her dolls in tomorrow..my other grandma sent me an awesome box of goodies, everything from patterns, to books and trims, and ooh sweet goodness.....FABRIC!!!! and TRIMS!!! and and and.....oooh lala...I'll try to post a picture tomorrow...also..i have 25 yards of muslin coming in,.....FUN!!....tea towels, aprons, dolls, test runs of stuff...hmm...I may need more then 25yds....and alot more time..can we say....6 am til 12am....hmm....naw...i gotta have my 8-9 hours....11am to 3am...yeah......thats better...;)

so let me think...I've started a scarf...beautiful yellow and blue...I'll try to get that finished this week, and start another....then come maybe the end of Sept, I'll have several(hopefully) to list in my Etsy store...

didn't go to class this past Tuesday, mom wasn't feeling tip top the day before, and so wanted to kinda chill the next day.....but we will go next week...sure, with two classes, it will be a busy day, and unless I get up early, I wont have much time for much besides those two....but oooh how fun....ha ha

pictures pictures.....hmm..ah..ok...

This sherbety beauty can be found in my Etsy store

http://www.shesewsbytheseashore.etsy.com/

well..that's all for tonight..how would y'all feel about a give away post next time? eh? yeah..thought you'd like that..thing is...it'll be a surprise.....bwahahahaha

cheers,

~The Bella Modiste

Updated Etsy store...

So lets see..last night, I fixed up a medium/light weight corduroy skirt that had been in my to-do pile for a while, I shortened it a bit, took it in from a size 16 to about a size 10, and added a bit of lace at the bottom t dress it up some...I think it turned out pretty cute...

um...lets see...Also, today mom and I updated my Etsy store (www.shesewsbytheseashore.etsy.com)

We listed several aprons, a few small purses, a girls toddler short/halter set, as well as a colonial styled floral dress....

I plan to this week, start on some fall themed items, then in a few weeks, get started on Christmas...I know..it is still early, but for those shoppers who actually don't wait until the last minute, and don't have time to make those homemade gifts they wanted to try for this year...its perfect timing...ha ha

so, anyways, I'll also be starting on a bunch of scarves for my shop for the coming winter/fall, hopefully I can use up alot of this yarn I got earlier then year...mom said "get it, you can start making stuff for winter"...that was in early spring....yeah..it sat in my drawer for a while..but tonight I dug it all out, tossed it on my bed, and just a few minutes ago picked out two cute colors for the first scarf....great thing about it, I'm cheating, using a nifty knitter hoop, so I can sit and watch TV or something, while being productive!...That's terrific for me, cause I always feel bad when I sit down for a few minutes of brain rot time...."What could I be doing instead that is actually productive?"...haha..eventually I'll learn how to knit...I know the basic "knit" but...well, I kinda forgot how to even START!....haha...but, one of theses days, maybe while on a vacation, I'll take a bit of yarn, knitting needles, and some how-to info, and finally really figure it out....

weellllll.....there isn't to much new...i may have already said this..but I got two bias tape makers from Hobby Lobby the other day, cant wait to try them out, so will have to find some kind of cool retro lots of bias tape apron to make....haha....I figured, its cheaper then buying it, in the long run, if you buy it pre-made, it is 3 dollars for 3 yards, while, you can buy a yard of fabric, and get way more then three yards out of it....so....you know..sometimes it will be better to buy it, but I think I'll have more fun making the "custom" bias, to actually match the other fabrics better....and WAY funner then just a solid color....polka dots, stripes, oooh FUN!

anyhow....that's my blog for tonight....

cheers,

~The Bella Modiste~

P.S.....I WILL get around to adding more blogs to my list of blogs..really..I will...so...I have a suggestion...you read my blog...and have a blog...leave a comment, and I'll add you to the list...deal?

oooh and a second note.....I MIGHT just might, be having a give away for my 20th post....so stay tuned....;)

2 miles, and a dozen errands later.....

So lets see...I didn't blog yesterday..so...yesterday....
mom and I ran a bunch of errands for dad, then yesterday evening did a 2 mile workout video...and shock of shocks....I'm not to achy! And I must say..that is quite a plus...hehehe
Didn't really do much today...ran some more errands, went to Hobby Lobby, while there I got two different bias tape makers, the farmgirls have been talking about them, and also my sewing teacher, has several, all of the above have said it helps alot..so...only $6 for two...
also...what else..oh yeah, yesterday I finished up Grandmas dolly...woulda shipped it out today, but I went to the post office, stood in line behind 5 other people for about 20 minutes........ugh....the guy doing the postage stuff for everyone, pretty much just walked off, and hadn't come back by the time I just gave up and walked out....mom and I had other running to do...this particular guy that was working today is usually quite slow in helping anyone, no smile...boring ol' "I'm a government worker" attitude..you know..the usual....haha...If the other guy were working...I'd have been out of the place in about 10 minutes, even with 5 others ahead of me...he actually seems to enjoy his job, he chats to people, smiles, and seems to have a really good time doing what he does...so...yeah....grandma, I'll ship that out hopefully tomorrow..i know..you said to take however long I needed...well, they are finished, and I really want you to have them soon...haha...I think you'll like how the one doll, that I actually made recently, turned out...
in other news..I'm awaiting 25yds of muslin to come in the mail..a lady on the farmgirl site, had bolts and bolts of the fabric....for a mere 12.50 a bolt...so I sent my check like last week....and I really really hope it comes in soon....lotsa fun!...I know..its just muslin...but muslin is fun!...you can do all kinda stuff with muslin!
cheers,
~The Bella Modiste~

Oooh my hand....

OK..so my hand doesn't really hurt, its just...stiff....I've been cutting apart approximately 800 vinyl decals for the past 1-2 hours....some were cut using a slide cutter, but then each strip of decals was into individual pieces, except for 400 of one kind, those were cut into groups of 5....so that last part certainly went faster...haha..but now I've got this funny looking reddish ring around my right thumb....where the scissors were...haha....It'll be gone soon though...ha ha
so any who..not to much new, just this and that...also weeded the prementioned 800 decals(weeding....removing the unwanted material from around the cut and printed design), that took longer then actually cutting them apart!..as did the applying of transfer tape to half of them(transfer tape, a clear or white tape used to move the thin vinyl decals from the paper backing to the surface to which the vinyl will be applied, once the decal has been properly applied, the transfer tape is removed)
so..anyways...I gotta hurry and go see if any of the blogs I read have been updated....
cheers,
~The Bella Modiste~