Tuesday, September 25, 2012

At least she can clothe herself.

Emme sews a lot. Basically, each night and through the weekend. It's pretty obsessive. Or 'Manic Sewpressive' as I like to refer to it. The great thing is that she's really quite good at it. And getting better with each stitch. 
Here are just a few of the impressive pieces that she has sewed for herself. 

I think this might be her favorite. She wears it often. Made of denim and she appliqued flowers onto it. Yes, she really is that adorable.
Her sexy dress!
Same pattern as the denim dress above. Linen this time. Even Stitch approves!
Lightweight linen creation of her own design. And a denim hat. But what's really worth note in this picture is the headboard area. That's my creation!! Painted the green on the wall and then framed it. Next, placed the (evil) dandelion decals. I love it. 

She made this a-line tunic for Disneyland. Obviously, she was influenced by Minnie Mouse. I'm also in this picture looking super dapper with Mickey.
 And, this is the cute dress she made for Father's Day. Orange is her father's favorite color. All of the Von ladies look wonderful.
Pants! She made me lounge-y pants! In a pirate theme! 

Emme sits on the floor as I type this. She's cutting out fabric to make herself another convertible clutch (seen in the last post). I'll share photos of that soon. 
Craft on. 

Sunday, September 23, 2012

Crafting us out of house and home

Emme is currently super into hats. I think they're a little more of a challenge for her. 
Not that you could tell. This is her 9th hat. In a week. Every time I look up she has a new hat on her head. 

This is my awesomely artsy photo of her sewing. I like that she's very dainty and proper and sews with her little pinky up! She's been working on this hat for about 30 minutes. End product will be done in moments. But first...
Here's a few photos of what she's made this past week.
8 hats!
7 bags.
I think she made a dress or skirt as well, but it's already in the closet. Well... it's on the bed or floor waiting to be placed in the closet.
These are her new convertible clutches. The furry creature on the left is our be-fanged cat Maggie.

The start of something

Emme wants a blog. She doesn't want to blog, however. She thinks it's an awesome idea if I write it about her.
Well... not exactly about her. She wants me to write about her crafting.
That's right. She wants to sew, stitch, applique, and do whatever else it is she does. AND she wants me to tell you about it. I'm uncertain if this is the best idea. I don't think I can type as quickly as she does her projects. I also don't think I'm disciplined enough to keep it up.
For now I'm comfortable with this start. Simply because it's a start.