Preparing for Easter 2014
Marusya

This is by far my least favorite time of the year. Between giv­ing up dai­ly plea­sures dur­ing Lent, doing tax­es, and the gloomy weath­er, I dread March and ear­ly April! Despite all these things, there’s one thing that does light­en the mood…sewing my 2014 East­er dress! Again I’m design­ing an East­er dress inspired by my babcha. This time I’m using some of her old fab­ric rather than spend­ing count­less hours doing...

Le Velvet Smoking Jacket: Gomez Addams & Chirp Thing
Marusya
Black Maroon Velvet Smoking Jacket Gomez Addams Family Lace Dress

We all know the most inter­est­ing man in the world drinks Dos Equis, but do you know what he wears? It’s a shame smok­ing jack­ets are no longer pop­u­lar and rarely seen on men today. These mid thigh-length vel­vet & silk robes are bad ass!  Just imag­ine how lux­u­ri­ous & relax­ing life would be if men wore smok­ing jack­ets dur­ing their morn­ing cof­fee or evening read­ing by the fire. Per­haps,...

Happy Valentine’s Day!
Marusya

Last Sep­tem­ber, I was able to vis­it some of the girls I babysat for while I was in col­lege. These girls were some of the first peo­ple to receive my one-of-a-kind quilt­ed hand­bags. In fact, I can remem­ber bring­ing over the fab­ric squares to their house, so that they could design their purses! Now a few years lat­er, they’re design­ing more than just hand­bags! This time, I asked them to...

Sportula DIY Project & Super Bowl XLVIII
Marusya

The super bowl is just hours away! Not only is the Super Bowl a very big deal in my fam­i­ly, but it’s the num­ber 1 watched event in Amer­i­ca! So whether you’re stay­ing at home, going to a par­ty, or going to the big game, you must choose a team to root for! Even though I like Man­ning, my bets are on the Sea­hawks!  I chose Seat­tle because my fam­i­ly spent about...

Projects from the Past: Wedding Rehearsal Dress & Silk Floral Dress
Marusya

Over 2 years ago, I made my sis­ter’s wed­ding rehearsal dress. I used Vogue’s V8766 pattern. I used ivory raw silk for the under­lay, poly bridal lace for the over­lay, and a light­weight ivory poly­ester fab­ric for the lining. This dress was pret­ty heavy from all the layers! I adjust­ed the pat­tern to have thin straps and short­er hem length. Also, I did not attach the sleeves to the raw...

Some Alterations & Projects
Marusya

My week­end began with this guy… This guy is my some­times annoy­ing and always awe­some brother. Some may say that you’re your own worst cri­tique. But this does not apply to me because of this guy! This guy likes to pop in and voice his opin­ion on every piece I hand­craft and he always finds some imper­fec­tion (well… what he thinks is imper­fect)! Some crit­i­cism is con­struc­tive, but he real­ly has no...