Sufjan and Sewing

A while ago I was looking through my closet (which, actually is my brother's closet, cause I don't have one.:|), and I came across this pretty little brown dress that my friend Seraiah gave to me quite a few months ago. I hadn't ever worn it before, due to the fact that people are incapable of making modest dresses anymore, and the neck line was to low. So, I hung it back in the closet and told myself I'd think of a way to fix it later. So the other day I was cleaning out my room, and I came upon a bag of old shirts that don't fit anymore. And inside was a nice little blue shirt, elbow length sleeves, with lace lining the bottom, that my friend Hannah gave me a while ago and I never wore cause it was too small. So, a little lightbulb appeared above my head and I thought "oh! this would go great with my brown dress!" So, today after school I turned on some Sufjan Stevens, cut the blue shirt up, and sewed some pieces into the brown dress, and a nice modest dress appeared. I then noticed I had a lot of extra fabric from the shirt, so from that I made a little head band and some glove/wrist warmer thingies(same style that Alice wears in the new Alice in Wonderland movie ^_^). I hate it when my room is messy, but I kinda like it when it's covered in fabric, a sewing machine, and thread. (Though, I prefer not to have needles or pins. I did discover earlier that the best way to find a missing needle is by stepping on it and getting it stuck in your foot)


(headband,glove, and dress)

The picture is kind of bad due to horrible lighting and a not very good camera. Tonight I'm gonna look on Ebay and other sites to see if I can find one to buy. I'm getting a bit impatient. Sometime this week I'll get one though.
Hopefully.

Does anyone know any creative ways to turn old shirts into new ones, or something else? I have a bunch of shirts that are too small that I absolutely love the picture or whatever on them, so I hate to give them away. Any ideas?
(I like how I write this as if people actually read these. :P)

Blogging and Art and cameras! oh my!

So, as I'm sure no one's noticed, I haven't blogged in a while. Which, I guess is okay, since, no one reads these. But, from Deviantart(amazing art site), I've been sent a few different photographers blogs. So, I started following them, and they made me want to write more. So, here I am! I thought maybe I could post on here mostly things about my art, and photography. Seeing as those are my loves.
Right now, concerning paintings and what-not, I was just in an art show. It was for a big Health and Wellness Expo in East Texas, and they had a little art show for kids from some odd age to tenth grade. The paintings were judged on what went best with the theme... which, mine really didn't go at all.


"Blush of Spring"

I got an honorable mention, and my painting is going to be featured in some art gallery in Austin! Super exciting! I also have a chance of getting my painting featured on the cover, or inside of the yellowpages again! Though, I won't lie, I was a little bummed not to win any money or what-not. I was really wanting at least a little to help me buy a new camera (which, I'll talk about in a moment). Once the award show was over and I was sitting down thinking, this lady came and sat next to me. She told me something along the lines of "You're painting is really great. The judges didn't know how it went with the theme, but it was painted so well, and looks so beautiful, you had to be a winner", which was pretty much a huge compliment. I'm not sure who that lady was, but she really made my whole week. Maybe I'm over reacting, maybe it's not as amazing as a compliment as I think. But oh well. It excites me. I'm really looking forward to learning more about painting, and being able to use the talent God's given me better. He's given me so many great opportunities concerning my painting lately. It's so exciting! (:

Now.. Camera. So, since July 2009, my little fuji film camera has been duct taped together, and doesn't have zoom. So, FINALLY, I'm buying a new one. I think in the next few days I should be able to order it. I have a feeling I'm gonna go a little crazy once I finally get it. Probably take about a million pictures a day for the first week or two. I really can't express how excited I am. I've been wanting one for so long! It's going to be hard having a larger camera that I can't just stick in a little pocket in my purse and take everywhere with me, but the quality will be so much better! I already have tons of ideas going through my head. Different photoshoots I want to do with friends, and some cool still life photos. I can't wait!



~Rachel

(as said, I'll try to post more, and post more exciting ones. )