I liked Simplicity 2154 view D (the 60's retro pencil skirt) so much that I made it again, in the same corduroy, but in brown! (that shirt is purchased). This time I cut the 14 and wound up sewing the side seams down a bit more still..but otherwise it was the same alterations as last week's blue skirt. I think the waistband could be tighter, but it is nice to be able to breathe while seated, I suppose.
And here it is styled with New Look 6735 leaf vest I made last week
I wish I could say that making this skirt the second time was easier and faster than the first, but I had an invisible zipper meltdown where I somehow twisted the zipper when installing it...twice.. It totally baffled me! Third time was the charm.
So what do you think of my hair?
Do you like it? Does it look weird? Does it look like Ozzy Osbourne hair? That was the first person I thought of when I saw it...
For the first time in my life I had my hair straightened today. It will only last til it gets wet. I have always wondered how it would look! My hair is pretty long straight...
Some more pix:
and another
I started working on Simplicity 3673, which is a 50's retro pattern. Here's the back of the jumper so far, with darts on the left but not on the right, yet. I don't know if I'm going to finish this one, sewing with this plaid is driving my eyes a bit bonkers.
So as my birthday is coming up, I made some cookies and cake for work for an afternoon celebration. (At my office, when it's your birthday YOU bring the celebratory item. And I must say, several officemates are in denial about having birthdays). So I made Nestle Toll House chocolate chip cookies with walnuts from scratch:
I had a total fridge cake meltdown as well with the whipping cream. This has NEVER happened to me before.
So I started over and used a metal bowl and metal beaters that I put in the freezer first; used my mixer instead of the food processor; and finally had success with whipping the cream!
Ta-da! MUCH better:
(Oh, and thanks last week for the comments about the soup; I didn't try to fix it and it tasted fine.)
Farmer's Mkt flowers for this week:
I did a lot of chores today too, and with that, poof, the weekend is gone!
Be well and good night!
I know I should be commenting on your skirt but I really like your hair straight. Are you planning on keeping it this way? Or will you wash it out and go back to your natural style?
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday. Love your hair (very flattering) and the new corduroy skirt.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday. Love your hair (very flattering) and the new corduroy skirt.
ReplyDeleteThe straight hair looks great! It goes with the great skirt. :)
ReplyDeleteI hope you have an awesome birthday!!!
I like your skirt(s)! Not sure how a zipper can twist, but glad you fixed it. I really like your hair straight too. It makes you look younger I think. Happy B-day too!
ReplyDeleteMy curly haired sister pays a few hundred dollars every few months to have her hair chemically straightened. If you like it that way, I guess that's always an option.
Carrie
The skirt is great. Know what you mean about invisible zipper melt down. Love the straight look and I am fully familiar with what moisture will do to it too.
ReplyDeleteI would love to have curly hair, and have never understood why people think straight is better, although when in High School I actually ironed my already straight hair to make it straighter. Go figure that one... We do weird things when we are young. Your skirt looks great too... I know what you mean by the invisible zipper twisting. I sew invisible zippers all the time however I don't sew the seam to the bottom until after the zipper is in. That alleviates the twist. Hope that helps for the next time...
ReplyDeleteI like your hair curly and straight! It's fun for a change - you don't say if you like it??
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday and skirt looks great!
Another great skirt! Hope you have a wonderful birthday. I think homemade chocolate chip cookies are my favorite cookie of all time. I love your curly hair, but it's a lot of fun to experiment with new styles and the straight hair does look nice.
ReplyDeleteYour skirt is terrific. I like your hair either way. I have naturally curly hair, too. I've had it straightened, but it never lasts. I gave up. Oooohhh, cookies! Love at first bite!
ReplyDeleteDon't even know if it's the curly vs. straight thing -- it's the short vs. long thing that plays tricks on my mind more than anything! I like it, but know it's a lot of work (or costs a lot of money, whichever way you want to go) to keep such curly hair straight. What do you think of it?
ReplyDeleteNice skirt! It looks great on you, and I like your hair straight! Why not have the best of both worlds? I mostly wear my hair straight, but have been experimenting with curly styles (my hair is naturally curly, but relaxed).
ReplyDeleteHave a super birthday! Oh, and I second Mushywear about homemade chocolate chip cookies being a favorite--it's the only cookie I make year-round!
I cracked up at the Ozzy Osbourne comment! Your hair looks great and not at all like Ozzy. :) It also looks great curly - nice to have options. The skirt looks great, too. Way to persevere through the zipper frustrations.
ReplyDeleteWell, darling. Mumble mumble mumble hair mumble mumble mumble looks good. LOL Sorry, I couldn't resist! I think your hair looks great curly or straight! I straightened mine a couple of weeks ago and went back to curly. I may straighten it again once it stops raining so much.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday! Your hair looks lovely straightened. My husband's family all have curls which I find gorgeous because my hair is dead straight. Our son has wavy hair on a humid day, which is quite adorable.
ReplyDeleteLove the cord skirt. You can never have too many cord things in the cooler months. So comfy, so snuggly and so stroke-able.
I think your hair looks great straight. It is nice to have the option of styling it curly or straight. I blow mine out only on low humidity days, no point in fighting Mother Nature!
ReplyDeleteI like the corduroy skirt very much, and they are much in fashion right now!
I love your corduroy skirt. You get so much sewing done. I'm jealous. I love your hair straight too. Do you like it?
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