Video Tutorial: Cutting Buttonholes

Finally! Well, after much fighting with the deviantART, I was able to get both of the videos uploaded there:

• Tools+Techs: Buttonholes made easy(-er) [also on YouTube]
• Tools+Techs: Cutting buttonholes [also on YouTube]

Check them out and let me know what you think - also, I'm always open to suggestions on other tutorials to do, both filmed and written, so if you get any ideas, let me know, and I'll add them to my very long list of things to make tutorials of!

Day Trippin'

Today was a good day, up until now at least.

We've spent this afternoon driving around looking at a few locations - a couple of storefronts for rent that I may be able to afford, and, even better, two locations that we may actually be able to afford to buy that have both retail and living space together!

One of them is really amazing, and I'm very excited to get to see it on the inside. Don't know if we'll be able to actually move into somewhere, and I know I've posted about looking at locations before, but it's always something new, something happy.

So, my one bit of advice if you're looking to open a business: Keep your eyes open, and don't get too caught up in emotion from one spot to another - there is always bound to be something new in a few months, and you never know from one year to the next what is out there.

The important thing is is to never give up, never stop looking, and eventually things'll work out for you. Just don't quit!

Obi obi belts - on their way!

So, okay, I've already uploaded a few sneak-peeks of these obi-obi belts, but we finally got to shoot some pictures of them today. The weather was a blustery 43 degrees, and we both froze our butts off, but the pictures turned out pretty darn well, if I do say so myself.

Here are the first few pictures from this mini-photoshoot, which will be used as the "example" pictures on the Etsy listings!

I'm off to take pictures of the obi belts that I've finished, and get ready to get them posted so that people can order them in time for Mother's Day (ya know what my mother is getting - lucky she doesn't read my blogs!).

And, as more obsession goes, I have ideas for how to make Steampunk variants on these - a pattern re-draft is in order, but I have a few designs digitized and ready to test!

Video Tutorial: Buttonholes made easier (-er)

I finally got to edit a new video tutorial that I filmed a week or so ago, working on the Heartless Wa-Loli (which I'm still in love with, btw...)

This one is a few tips on making your life a little easier when you have to deal with buttonholes. There are two parts, the first is about an automatic (or one-step) buttonhole foot, and the other is my magic trick - tear away interfacing.

Currently, the video is only uploaded on our YouTube channel, but it should be available on DeviantArt shortly as well!

Heartless Wa-Loli in Blue *pictures*

Well, there we go! I have the pictures up and everything for the Heartless Wa-Loli in blue outfit.

Consider this a sneak preview, since I'm not going to be able to stay awake long enough to put these together and submit them to DeviantArt tonight...




See more, and read more about this outfit here (the wa-lolita entry) and here (the corset entry)

So, whatchoo all think? Like this color, or the black and red better? And, who thinks that she is going to be the awesomest person at prom, ever? I know I wish I had worn something like this (instead of just feather and/or fairy wings...)