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Ink smears and Clean Socks

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Sunday Me Made

Yesterday, I finished three items for my new wardrobe!

1. Merchant and Mills Factory Dress in gray budquette voile, with a mandarin collar.

2. A pair of me-designed lavender jersey shorts with cargo pockets.  I’m super pleased at how these turned out.  The pockets aren’t perfect, but they’re a great ‘first attempt’.  I’m definitely going to make many more, in gray, khaki, cream, navy, raspberry...

3. A tank shelf bra experiment, for sleeping or yoga.  It’s not perfect, and it’s not sturdy enough for day wear, but it’s perfect for sleeping.

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The Bespoke Project

Less than a year ago, due to a health thing, I ended up gaining weight and changing dress sizes by quite a bit, which meant I needed allll new clothes.

I’ve decided to take it as an opportunity to make myself a wardrobe, and I want to share my process, triumphs and tragedies.  

To start, I’m using the capsule wardrobe concept.  My plan is build a simple, attractive set of clothes that I can wear in warm weather.  

The traditional capsule wardrobe is 32 pieces, including major accessories, and uses a color palette and ‘uniforms’ to build collections.

My summer wardrobe color palette is similar to the colors in Anna Maria Horner’s Folk Song fabric collection--

Periwinkle, Forest green, Spring green, Cream, Navy, Lavender, Raspberry.

and sometimes, Crimson, Cream, Gold.

I’ll be posting some pictures of my ‘uniforms’ and my planned outfits and my ‘to make’ lists, but I’m super excited.  This should be really fun, and I can’t wait to get going.  I’ve got a couple of items in my wardrobe already, but only a couple.  

I’d love to hear from anyone else who has done this, too!

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How I spent my Friday morning.  This is fountain pen and brush marker (Copic, various brand black pigment).  I was just having fun, fooling around, because I wanted a new icon for V, my name.

I think it turned out rather well.  What do you think?

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Beth Cavener Stichter at Clarie Oliver Gallery. 

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GORGEOUS

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Name Jennifer Hom Blog Location San Francisco First post 2008

Jennifer Hom began life as a Chinese American girl in suburban Long Island, New York. As a minority with few friends, she found happiness in drawing fairies, unicorns, magical flying unicorns, princesses, and flowers. With the help of a terribly optimistic mother, she used her countless drawings of magical beings to enroll at the Rhode Island School of Design. Now graduated with a BFA in illustration and a sweet gig at Google, she managed to find a home with climate control. She is still Chinese American, but wants to be a Broadway star.

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