Yesterday I got dressed up again and walked around the Botanical Garden for a while. A nice trio took a couple of pictures for me (after they took pictures of their own of course). So here it is, my finished dress, which I left in the original size since, come on, that background. We're talking about the Garden here:
The only thing I don't have pictured is me in my jacket, which I don't have a picture of anywhere, but there should be time to put that on at some point. It's a plain jacket, so I'll be wearing it again.
Oh, and here's my big bun bun I wore.
Remember those hair switches from my very first post? Yeah, finally used them. I used one switch for the inner braid and three for the outter. Made a pretty huge bun, but that's pretty period.
So that's over and done with. What's next? Well, I'll be taking a big project hiatus and just working on petticoats for a little while. I have 18 yards of muslin in the mail that will get turned into more than likely bustle pettis, and maybe a Natural Form one too. Get the stuff done that gets put off, and then you never have enough pettis!
As for future big plans, I hope to get started on my zodiac dresses next year, starting with Sagittarius and Pisces, depending on which fabric I get first and whether or not I have a dress form made at that point (Pisces NEEDS it for what I have in mind). The military dress will be put off because I have much much grander plans for it, and I'll need a ton of wool for it. Which isn't cheap, as we all know. But if I'm going to make a military dress, I need to use wool if I'm going to do it right.
So between making the petticoats and participating in National Novel Writing Month, that'll take me through the end of the year. I haven't mentioned that I write? *stares at bio* Yes I did. Writing is my old school obsession. About fifteen years in fact. Nine of which have been dedicated to one novel series. Man, it's been that long? Really?
Anyway. Here, enjoy some pretty fall shots of the Japanese Garden. Click for full size awesomeness!
