sew not a seamstress!

I'm so proud that I actually sat down at my sewing machine to make something...it's been probably at least 6 years since I have done that! I took one sewing class in my life eons ago, so I am pretty much clueless. But I managed to make this shirt and I love it! I took a vintage mens western shirt, cut off the top and the sleeves, sewed up the sides, added elastic to the top and some darts to the side and that's it! I make it sound like a snap, but it took me forever to finish...haha. And the tailoring is not good at all, but it was great for a novice like myself!This is what the shirt started out as.I threw on a necklace from my shop and one of the new crystal rings I made too.Now I can't wait to go thrifting and get some more things to remake new!

show and tell

happy saturday!!!
james from bleubird vintage has posted a show and tell feature. this is what i shared...my new alphonse mucha book.head over there and check out everyone's favorite thing right now!
so today i'm going to yoga for the third time this week...yay me! AND i went to the gym this week too. hopefully i can keep this up :) i'm sooooo sore though! later today i think boyfriend and i are going to go thrift shopping. i got him a record player for christmas and we need to find a record rack. hope you all have a lovely saturday :)
xo
katie

so i'm a blogger now eh?

welcome to my blog! here i will be sharing my designs, thoughts and experiences as i journey further and further into my independent creative career. i have always wanted to be an artist since i was a child. i even have a school project from age 5 filled with questions and answers, one being "what do you want to be when you grow up"? and my answer was "artist" and always has been. however, it's been hard to figure out how to make a living as such. coming from an upbringing of conventional sorts, i was raised to believe in school, degree, resume, job, ladder climbing, overtime, salary, raises, 401k.... ETC! and as i was in college as a fine arts major, i was conflicted with the belief that i would never have a "job" as an artist. so i went into graphic design, because that was a "job" within the creative field. i grew to like graphic design but after college i was very disillusioned about graphic design and design JOBS. they weren't anywhere near as fun as design projects in school, that were much more personal. after about 6 years working full time, climbing the ladder and hating every minute of it, i quit my full time job and went freelance. i wanted my own schedule so i could make time for ME and my life instead of my job being my life. it has been an extraordinary journey since then....so much has happened. so much has changed and keeps evolving and i love it! as scary as it is to be independent, not having a set salary, benefits, etc... i have never regretted it. it's a challenge but in the end it is so much more rewarding because it is "me".... i am doing my work, expressing my ideas... not someone elses just to make a paycheck.
so i have started up my own jewelry line and currently sell it on etsy:
http://myownlittleuniverse.etsy.com
i also sell vintage, which is also one of my interests, at:
http://backtothevintage.etsy.com
thank you for being here!