Project Post: New York, New York

In a more coherent post, I thought I'd like to show you some recent projects! I realized, unfortunately, that I didn't end up getting any pictures of my outfits over the weekend and I was super excited for them. So, even though I'm not wearing them in these pictures, here are some recent projects of mine that all involve my recent New York trip.

This adorable little black and red number is my new favorite. It's an XL black gathered shirt top with a tee shirt and vintage red tourist shirt for the bottom. For the first time ever, I had a person compliment me on my dress! I wore this up to NYC because it was very comfy and I knew would still look good by dinner time, and while Ally and I were being super chic shopping ladies one of the boutique people said they loved my dress! I was stunned! But I have a witness, y'all, it really happened!

I wish it weren't dirty, I want to wear it to work tomorrow.

The above dress is a new favorite of mine, too. It's got a vintage table cloth and concert tee bottom with a soft gap tee on top. This was me trying to make a bad memory better- I got the tee shirt at a Lindsay Stirling concert. I was very excited to see the show, but it was horrible. Miss Stirling herself sounded amazing and played very well, but the venue was waaaaay oversold and they turned off the big screen, so if you were under 6 foot and didn't arrive SUPER early to fight towards the front, you didn't see any of the performance. I spent the evening in tears that I paid that much money and still haven't actually 'seen' her in concert.

Still, I bought the shirt, and I do still love her music. Even though the concert was heartbreakingly disappointing. So I tried to make the memory a little better and make a dress! I wore this on the way home because it's very comfy and loose, so I was cozy for the train ride from New York to Philly. I love the floaty colors and blue/purple scheme.

Finally, because it's been getting cooler here, I've been WAY into sweater recons. This sweater was a men's purple crewneck from Philly Aids. I took the bottom and used it to re-trim the neck and make a band for a hem. I also sewed on some snaps for closure. It's supposed to be a loose, cropped, lagenlook-inspired sweater and it's also super warm. I loved the contrast of it with the red in the first dress, and then how it complimented the purple in the second dress, so I wore it all weekend.

I know I've been quiet on the blog. It's because sometimes the things I do IRL don't translate well to the internet so I've not had much to write about. I'm working on it, though. I've been sewing up a storm but most of the things I've been making were for myself or for friends lately. I've been concentrating hard on my writing and I really hope that I can reveal some of that to you soon. ;-) Until next time!

OOTD: Sounds Like Salmon

Don't you love how when I say things like, "I'm going to be a better blogger" I inevitably follow that up with a week (or six) of radio silence? I know. To quote my friend, I'm the worst. ;-)

Halloween is my favorite holiday, but this year I was working most of the day. Which was fun, except we got a little slow in the afternoon because... well I guess there was mischief and mayhem (and trick-or-treaters) keeping people from the store.

Because of general laziness (I think I'm fighting off a cold) I didn't get the time to make the Punk Rock Dorothy of Oz costume I'd drawn up, and it didn't matter anyway since I wasn't going anywhere except work. Luckily, I had already made this other dress that was a perfect last minute outfit!

Dress: Handmade/Me, Boots: Dr Martens/Ebay, Cardi: Thrifted

It's a little bit big on the top, but that was a cutting error on my part. I LOVE this Day of the Dead fabric from JoAnn's and I'm sure I'll wear this more than just for Halloween. I've also got my favorite blue skeleton cameo on and a purple hair flower. :-D Lots of people thought I looked super cute! And it was perfect for my Halloween tradition - lighting candles and watching The Great Pumpkin while eating popcorn.

On a side note, I'm really in love with my hair like this. Which is funny because when I was younger I thought I had the biggest forehead ever and never wanted it to be showing, but I LOVE my hair pulled away from my face now.

That's all I've got for this week, but stay tuned. Monday I'm going to show you the most fabulously ugly sweater I own. (It's a giant square union jack. That is all. With sleeves.) Have a good weekend!!

OOTD: Another Old Tee

I keep making these because it's the perfect shirt!!

So what I do, and maybe this would work for you, is I usually find shirts (men's AND women's) that fit well but are just a bit too long. I sew a casing up the side and put drawstrings through, which ruches up the shirt a bit. It makes it feminine (although sometimes accidentally maternity, which is not good) and is barely an alteration. I LOVE this. I will make thousands of these shirts.

Shirt: DIY/Me, Jeans: Target, Shoes: Chucks, Jacket: DIY/Me, Necklace: Gift

I also tried cuffed jeans. I'm still not sure if I'm a fan, but these are purple on the inside which is pretty awesome.

I've been kind of negative lately. It gets hard to see the good things in life when you're surrounded by so much shit hitting the fan, so to speak. But there are good things. And I am aware that I have many of them, in abundance. I just need life to start working for me a little bit better. And I don't know what to do about that.

On the plus side, I am loving this shirt.

until next time - xoxo - Meghan

Dream Outfits: Feelin' Koi

This is a re-post, but with new pictures. With a new blog, I definitely want to continue doing my Theme outfits and my Dream outfits posts. So even though this was posted over at my old blog, here are new pictures and the old story of why this is a dream outfit for me.

Cameo & Dress: Handmade/Me, Shoes: Converse, Belt: Thrifted

November 28, 2012: 

I'm going to tell you a (short) story about why this is a dream outfit. Before there was ever a Rescue Mission Thrift Shop in my tiny hometown, there was something the size of a closet called the "Bearly Used Boutique". I mean, I think this was before I was even in high school- it might have been middle school. And I still had a disdain for shopping second hand and I hadn't even really discovered DIY clothes (well, a little. I was already painting on tee shirts). I discovered that this place would do stuff-a-bag days (which was something the rescue mission used to do as well, and gosh I wish more thrift stores did it because it rocks). I started going there with my ten bucks and stuff large paper grocery bags full of clothes that I would love to have back now. One of the pieces I remember most is a white shell top with a side zip that had bright rainbow colored koi fish embroidered all over it. This didn't last long- it was almost too small for me when I got it and I was in middle school which means I was still in the process of growing up. Maybe early high school. Either way, I remember the damn top. And over the years, I've thought about that freaking top. How even when it became too small I tried to salvage it by cutting off the embroidered fish and ended up having to throw the whole thing away (this also happened to a white skirt I owned with purple flowers along the hem). Oh stupid adolescent Meg. Why did you have to go and do that? Either way, I've missed that top.
Well, fast forward to two weeks ago when my boyfriend kindly took me out to JoAnn Fabrics. I was only going to get yarn and solid fabric, I promise! Then I saw the scissors fabric. That's all! Just solid colors and the scissors.

Then I saw this koi fabric.

I mean, it was beautiful. It wasn't at all like my beloved top of years ago, but it was still cute and fishy and better yet, it wasn't white so I could actually wear it! And that, dearlings, is how I came to have this amazing awesome beautiful fish dress. And as I have dreamed over the years about that koi top, and it was the first thing I thought of when I saw the fabric, I am counting this dress in the dream outfit category.

I am in love. Better still, I don't own anything red. Almost all of my dresses tend to be in the blue or purple family. So it really stands out against my other clothes. I'm SO glad I got this fabric. It's awesome.

Outfit: Smile For The Camera

Here is a Meghan in her natural habitat. Wearing headphones! Wearing a Lisette! Wearing a creepy cameo! (Smiling?)

Dress: Handmade/Me, Boots: Blowfish Miami, Jacket: DOTS, Cameo: Me

This is one of those rare times where I think I look adorable. I was just goofing off while listening to my tunes, and these pictures came out really nice! I did alter the colors. PicMonkey is one of my favorite pictures toys to play with and I love this particular filter- it's called Tranquil and I love how faded out it looks.

While you're looking at my ornery face, I'm off enjoying my beautiful city in the spring with my friend Trees. I'll be back next week with some DIY and of course, more dresses. 

Have We Met?

I'm thinking yes, because I know where most of you are following from, but since this is the first post on a brand new blog, let me re-introduce myself to you. :-) If that's alright. If not, skip down because there is an outfit with this post.

I'm Meghan Edge. I live in Philadelphia, I work at an awesome consignment shop, and I grudgingly attend school for marketing. My passions in life are sewing and writing supernatural stories and listening to alt-punk music (like My Chemical Romance and Me First and the Gimme Gimmes). I spend a lot of time on the internet. I have depression/anxiety problems, but I work through that. I have a lot of awesome blog friends, I adore Tumblr, and I'm a Sherlock Holmes addict. I'm a geeky sewing nerd fangirl and I'm very proud of that. It's nice to meet you.

This dress is one of my new favorites. It was a very large see-through guaze Muumuu that I took in a few inches on each side. It has flutter sleeves. It's mostly still a muumuu when worn without a belt, but with the belt it's a beautiful  new dress that makes me feel awesome when I wear it. It looks good with boots and converse, which is the outfit test in my house, and it looks awesome with my patchy jacket. I'm in lurve with this dress.

Dress: Thrifted/Philly Aids Thrift, Boots: Blowfish, Jacket: DIY/Me

I really love the fit and material of this dress. I think the ruffle at the bottom is adorable and the pattern is so much fun!

So there. You've met me. How about introducing you? ;-)