Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Bucket list for 2014 :-)
Hi lovely readers,
I thought I might share my bucket list with you.
It is the very first time I have such a thing, since it´s been a while that I´ve been travelling and it kinda got lost in the depths of my brain... but a fellow blogger mentioned it on his blog sometime ago, the ever-moving nice guy Chris from Aussie on the road, so I thought I just give it a try. It´s always good to set yourself some goals and then go and achieve them:-). And I recently became an achiever, so what would make more sense?
Long talk, short sense, here it is, my list for this year:
1. Learn to horse-ride
2. go sailing at least once
3. learn to scuba-dive
4. make 5 friends in Australia
6. take a Balloonride over the Ayers Rock
7. do the Harbourbridge climb in Sydney
8. attend a play in the Opera House in Sydney
9. find a fresh water pool on Magnetic Island
10. go fabric shopping in Japan
11. couchsurf as much as possible
12. shoot a gun (thanks for the inspiration, Chris)
13. go whale watching
14. explore unknown regions
15. stay in a 5-Star-Hotel for one night
16. drive a motorbike
17. learn surfing
18. eat something I never ate before
19. ride a bike along the great ocean road
20. walk the treetops in the Valley of the Giants
21. see an actual Kangaroo (alive)
22. get to know australian sewing blogger
23. watch a cricket match
24. play Oz-tag
25. meditate in a rainforest
Thats about it, folks.
What do you think?
It´s not set in stone, also the sequence doesn´t matter. I do hope I will have the time/strength/courage to tick off at least half of these.
What about you, do you make bucket lists before you go on travels?
I would love to hear from you.
Cheers,
Milan
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
A glamorous party in a vintage style dress
Hi lovely folks,
I hope, you´re doing well. Today I want to present a dress to you, which was quite easy to sew, BUT, I was crazy enough to add numerous pearls by hand to it, in order to posh it up and twinkle a little more!
As I happen to be a big admirer of previous decades, I was thrilled to learn that there are some 20ies style theme parties in my city and I immediately jumped to the occasion and bought me a ticket. The party series is called "Bohème Sauvage" and takes place in different locations all over Germany. They have a strict dresscode and I marvelled at all the photos of previous parties that I had the chance to see.
So, what shall I wear???
My wardrobe actually is more based on modern basics than extravagant evening gowns especially not for the 1920´s. So, I thought, didn´t you say, you´re a seamstress? Make one, that´s the ticket!
I rifled through my Burda Style magazines and finally found a dress that could rise to the occasion, Burda 126 out of the December issue 2011.
After the decision was made, I went to my second favorite fabric shop in Berlin, Hüco Stoffe (my first choice is always the Maybachufer market), and bought some 2m of babypink satin in a Polyester qualitiy, for a dress solely made for one special occasion I didn´t want to spend too much money on a silksatin. I immediately loved the colour although it does make me look even more pale than I already am, I had to get it. Off I went, home, traced the pattern in a size 38, that´s a size 12 in the US, and cut out my pieces. I used interfacing in the same colour made from Acetat, a very light quality.
Ok, man, I was nervous before the first fitting, had I lightheartedly skipped making a muslin, but, thank heavens, it fitted just the way it should - Bingo! I also eliminated the panel of felt that was in the original design, which I didn´t like...
For a swankier look I wanted to add some beadstrings at the shoulder and at the bottom seam of the dress. Good idea, unfortunately beadstrings don´t grow on trees, so I went to a shop with DYI supplies and got hold of some beautiful Japanese beads in two designs, some
shaped like little balls, some jet beads, both in babypink and so delicate!
It took me like five evenings to complete the strings at the bottom seam, as you might imagine, but I love every single one of them! I like the feeling of them jingling when I´m moving in this dress. It was worth the while.
No need to mention that I had a blast that night at the party and though it was not the most exiting dress I saw that night, I still felt beautifully dressed and well satisfied for making it all by myself.
Here come a few pictures with me posing like a silent movie film star... enjoy
What about you, my lovely readers, do you sometimes make themed garments just for a special occasion? I would love to hear your stories..
´til soon,
XX Milan
This is my best blogpost so far...or at least the most viewed...
Thanks pulsinchen :-)
I hope, you´re doing well. Today I want to present a dress to you, which was quite easy to sew, BUT, I was crazy enough to add numerous pearls by hand to it, in order to posh it up and twinkle a little more!
As I happen to be a big admirer of previous decades, I was thrilled to learn that there are some 20ies style theme parties in my city and I immediately jumped to the occasion and bought me a ticket. The party series is called "Bohème Sauvage" and takes place in different locations all over Germany. They have a strict dresscode and I marvelled at all the photos of previous parties that I had the chance to see.
So, what shall I wear???
My wardrobe actually is more based on modern basics than extravagant evening gowns especially not for the 1920´s. So, I thought, didn´t you say, you´re a seamstress? Make one, that´s the ticket!
I rifled through my Burda Style magazines and finally found a dress that could rise to the occasion, Burda 126 out of the December issue 2011.
After the decision was made, I went to my second favorite fabric shop in Berlin, Hüco Stoffe (my first choice is always the Maybachufer market), and bought some 2m of babypink satin in a Polyester qualitiy, for a dress solely made for one special occasion I didn´t want to spend too much money on a silksatin. I immediately loved the colour although it does make me look even more pale than I already am, I had to get it. Off I went, home, traced the pattern in a size 38, that´s a size 12 in the US, and cut out my pieces. I used interfacing in the same colour made from Acetat, a very light quality.
Ok, man, I was nervous before the first fitting, had I lightheartedly skipped making a muslin, but, thank heavens, it fitted just the way it should - Bingo! I also eliminated the panel of felt that was in the original design, which I didn´t like...
For a swankier look I wanted to add some beadstrings at the shoulder and at the bottom seam of the dress. Good idea, unfortunately beadstrings don´t grow on trees, so I went to a shop with DYI supplies and got hold of some beautiful Japanese beads in two designs, some
shaped like little balls, some jet beads, both in babypink and so delicate!
It took me like five evenings to complete the strings at the bottom seam, as you might imagine, but I love every single one of them! I like the feeling of them jingling when I´m moving in this dress. It was worth the while.
No need to mention that I had a blast that night at the party and though it was not the most exiting dress I saw that night, I still felt beautifully dressed and well satisfied for making it all by myself.
Here come a few pictures with me posing like a silent movie film star... enjoy
(I do look fat in this pictures, but since it´s not a fitted dress I can assure you, it only looks like that:-P)
What about you, my lovely readers, do you sometimes make themed garments just for a special occasion? I would love to hear your stories..
´til soon,
XX Milan
This is my best blogpost so far...or at least the most viewed...
Thanks pulsinchen :-)
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Sewing Buddy Project 2014
Hi folks,
just a little note I wanted to share:
I´m participating in the Sewing Buddy Project 2014!
but I can tell you, it´s gonna be tremendous fun!
I already got in contact with my Sewing buddy Heather and now we can start to sew something up!
Unfortunately there is a problem with me getting logged in over at whip-stitch, but I´m sure that will be solved soon.
Until then, have a good week,
Cheers,
Milan
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