I’m really going to try to get in the studio this evening, but it’s looking like its going to be a late workday.  I have two tops that REALLY REALLY need to be assembled.  Quite frankly I’m tired of looking at them.

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( This is only a few miles from my house – however other than the AC, we had no damage )

So it’s been a week, and I’m finally getting back to normal from Hurricane Isaac.   The power was out for 4 days, and then when it came back on, we quickly realized that the AC did not.   So from Friday through yesterday, I basically holed up in my bedroom, huddled up to my portable AC.  August in Louisiana slows everything down; the humidity makes you feel like you are moving in slow motion.

The Lug’s cousin really stepped in and saved the day and helped us replace the condenser outside, for a reasonable price to boot.  So finally I’m back in front of my laptop, starting a normal workday.  Maybe I’ll even get some sewing done this evening – but I’ll probably be cleaning house.

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So I bought this corset.   Made by Damsel in this Dress, this is their Vixen model.  I bought it because I basically thought it was versatile for all my pirate / steampunk / renfest costuming needs.  And it is orange.  I haven’t really decided what I’m going to wear underneath – right now what I’m leaning towards is a turquoise button down.

I found this green wig on ebay for about 10 bucks.  I’m glad I ordered it early because apparently it’s coming from Japan and will probably take forever.   It will probably be really gross and super cheap, but I like the color, and in the picture it doesn’t look too bad, right?

I also ordered a pair of welding goggles ( steampunk, remember? ) off ebay, and they arrived this morning in the mail.  So I got to work modifying them, and in about a half hour, with some rub n buff and a sheet of iridescent cellophane I had this:

I’m pretty pleased with the outcome!  I’ll probably do the Lug’s tonight – he’s going to be Dr. Horrible.

My next bit of alteration were of a pair of 6 dollar oxfords I picked up from Goodwill this morning.  They were just plain black, so I had to Jokerize them.  They are kind of a little bit more Rockabilly than Steampunk, but whatever – I think they look awesome.

Other Goodwill finds included a great purple pair of slacks that just need to be hemmed, and a jacket I may dye and chop up a bit.   I was disappointed in the lack of good belts, but I will keep my eye out for more in the days leading up to halloween.  What I still need:   I want a holster and a bang flag gun I think, but those flag guns really don’t look like real guns – so I don’t know.   More belts so I can make strappy harnessy stuff.  And if I feel really creative, I may want a steampunky squirting flower.  That may be too complicated though, but we will see.

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So right.  I didn’t sew at all.   I also couldn’t really work with the lights going in and out – so I didn’t make much progress there either.   Mostly I just snuggled up with the pets and read.  It wasn’t the worst way to spend a rainy Saturday.

This evening though, I definitely have a date with my sewing machine.   I want to get all my 9 patches done for my Charm Square Quilt. I manged to assemble 3 blocks this morning, but tonight – IT WILL BE FINISHED!  My mom finished hers yesterday, so now I’m the one who is behind.

Also as a sidenote – I was invited to a Halloween Party last night, so that is an upcoming project that I have to start thinking about.  I’m thinking something steampunky, just because that is fun – either a steampunk Mad Hatter, or The Joker.   I am leading towards the Joker because I saw an awesome cosplay of one last week.  It was a whole lot girlier  than I would do it – but it gave me lots of ideas.  I will probably be making everything except the corset / bodice piece. I do have all the hardware to make one somewhere in my closet – but I lack the sewing expertise…serious foundation garments are WAY above my pay grade.

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So can a blog be successful being a personal homegrown thing these days?  Without offering free stuff, patterns or organized activities?  What marks a blog’s success anyways?   I don’t know, but I am pretty good at talking to myself so I guess it doesn’t matter much, really.

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So today’s first drama was waking up to find that my bank account had been phished and somebody bought about 300 dollars worth of porn with my debit card number.   This completely set the tone for the day, and I managed to have a very difficult day at work, where nothing seemed to go right, all leading up to me dropping the Lug’s computer and it plummeting to its death on our concrete floor.

Just a hard day all around.  Also – do you know how difficult it is to sew with a new kitten ( see above ) all in your business?  It’s impossible!   Still I got 2 dozen Half square triangles all done for my Swap / Back Door Curtain Project before I gave up.  That counts as being a little productive today, right?

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