A Good Saturday

I shipped out my first Etsy order, my Venomous Wench embroidery was included in an Etsy treasury, and I picked up some stellar vintage clothes (and a Vogue Givenchy sewing pattern). I still have a stack of clothes that need to be photographed and listed on Etsy, but that's what Sunday is for. We also saw so many puppies and cats at the pet stores. There was one with three legs that I would have immediately adopted if I was allowed dogs in my apartment.

Before I start some paper cut collages and cards, how about a good cat pic?

Projects in Process

Before delving into some "real" work today, I wanted to share some projects that I've been working on and some recent little things.

I've been working on a couple of embroideries based on my favorite Twilight Zone episodes. I'm partially done with one based on Eye of the Beholder:

The other one will star my favorite actor: Richard Kiel.

I also have a little dress in the pipeline, but I haven't touched it in a week. I'm working on this pattern:

I'm working on the option shown

In this charming fabric:

Sorry about the cat hair. As soon as I brought out the camera someone decided to sit on it.

I recently made this cute little card for a friend's birthday:

He has a Boston Terrier, in case you couldn't guess.

I think I want to spend an afternoon this weekend making more cards like this. It's a bit simpler than the ones I usually do, but I think they'd make a good 4-pack on Etsy. Maybe packs of one type of twee animal or different animals with coordinating colors and prints?

This Sunday, I also managed to weasel out of celebrating Easter with my family. I saw Casa de mi Padre and hit up the Frock You Huge Frocking Sale instead. My favorite part of Frock You is their vintage lingerie selection. Every time I've been to the sale, I've been able to get a lovely vintage foundation garment at a good price, like a black lace long-line bra, which is only bested in loveliness by my La Perla set (I used to have connections). This time, I picked up a 1960's open bottom girdle (which I'm considering dyeing) and this 1950's corset:

What an insane thing! There's a very small stain, but those are easy enough to get rid of (they are, I swear). This thing is by far the most intense foundation garment I own, and it definitely took some internet research to figure out how it's supposed to be worn. I know, it seems simple enough, but when it's on a hanger instead of a mannequin, it's very complicated. I need to find some nice ribbon to replace the current lacing. It's in good condition, but I'm just not into it.

I saw Casa de Mi Padre over the Weekend

It could have used more Gael Garcia Bernal. But I say that about every movie.

Armin Tamzarian

I'm re-watching all of Mad Men with the S.O. We're on Season 1 and when it's first revealed that Don Draper is really Dick Whitman, he asks me if it's like that episode of The Simpsons with Armin Tamzarian (The Principle and the Pauper). I think about it for a moment and give him the only reply I can honestly give. Yes. It's exactly like that episode of The Simpsons with Armin Tamzarian.

Insult Embroidery

I came across this Shakespeare insult kit and decided that the most productive use would be for embroidery.

I've already made a couple by pairing the insult with floral fabrics. I have a couple more in mind that I'll be putting up on my Etsy page, The Cat in Glasses.

This one is going to a friend

Available at The Cat in Glasses

Etsy, Etsy, Etsy

I did it. I became a living, breathing caricature and now have a little Etsy shop: The Cat in Glasses. I have a handful of items up and am working on getting more posted. It's some vintage stuff, some embroidery stuff and some paper stuff.I'm slowly figuring the whole thing out. It's a lot of work, but I think I'm getting it. Maybe? I have a feeling I need to start using Twitter again.

These two are my favorite are my favorite things I've listed so far:

El Venado Loteria Embroidery

Strawberry Blossom Collage

Sunday Morning Embroidery

The Significant Other is out of town, but I'm enjoying a relaxing morning with my cat, Law & Order and some embroidery.