New Jewelry Box

I bought this little 3 drawer jewelry box at Goodwill for $3 last month. Unfortunately  it was a horrid orange/red. The weather decided not to cooperate as well, it has never stopped raining, so I could not spray paint. So I hand painted it to match my 1950's dresser, which took FOREVER! I lined the drawers in felt and now my crappy jewelry has a home! BTW - The above picture is a total lie, that Eames chair usually has like 8 dresses lumped on it and the dresser has orphan socks, buttons and various deodorants on it!

Various Necklaces  - Bakelite & Fakelite

Brooches & Pins (+goth hello kitty box!) - Original Colour!

Affordable But Interesting Shoes

                 $39.99                            $69.95                          $15.98                                 $26.99

                $33.99                                $54.99                             $24.99                               $54.99  

                 $39.99                       $55.00                              $41.99                                  $20.99 



If I'm going to spend real money on shoes (like $150+) they'd better be Fluevogs, LA Canadienne, Rockport etc... I am quite partial to the red & black flats as well as the Korean military boots. Thank goodness my birthday is coming up soon!

Costumes For Halloween

Some historical drawings from the NY Public Library. The Magpie dress is so darling, I'd love to make a copy of it, but in a wearable daytime version.

Goth/Punk Diaper Covers

Two diaper covers made with McCalls Pattern 6108. Super easy patten, I'm making bibs from the same pattern as well. The greens match much more in person. Since I still don't know the sex of the baby, I've decided to stick with black, white and lime green. For the most part. Perhaps a bit of red. Or gray. Maybe I should separate them into "collections", then I wouldn't feel bad about things not matching.

Some Inspiriation For Sewing

1. Crocheted Baby Shoes   2. 667 Onesie  3. Skull Onesie  4. Cherry Skulls Bow Peep Dress  5. Pirate Dress

Decent Goth Baby Clothes Are Hard To Find

My friend is pregnant and she, like me, abhors pastels and cutesy crap. We both love baby animals, just not Osh Kosh versions with big heads and glitter everywhere. Searching in stores and online for goth or punk baby clothes has proved fruitless, for the most part, the only things available are printed onesies. So, I have decided to make a complete goth/punk trousseau for her.

First off are booties, since I don't know whether it will be a boy or girl. The love/hate booties I made first and are form Simplicity Pattern 2900, which is a re-issue of a 1950's pattern I also own. These booties are so easy, you barely need to know how to sew!  I smoothed out the scalloped edges and embroidered a line instead.

This pair of booties are made form some Halloween cotton I've been hoarding for years. The pattern is from Handmade Beginnings and was awful to work with. Overcomplicated, mislabeled and just plain stupid. My librarian is making the same pair for her granddaughter and is quite lost.  I am bringing her this pair to give her a visual reference. You can make these booties in half the time if you ignore all instructions!