Me-Made-May Outfit 8

Dress: Washi Dress V1

Here's what I wore to work today, and to do other mundane things like cook dinner, clean up a little, and give the poor dog a bath (see below). I'm not going to lie, I'm not running out of motivation to wear me-made items (I've worn them for at least two days that haven't been photographed), but I am TOTALLY running out of motivation to photograph them. Or maybe its just been a long week and half of moving-out-of-town festivities for some close friends while also entertaining house guests and enduring a strange personal drama. While work is crazy. And trying to finalize a house purchase. Whew, just typing that is wearing me out! Its all good stuff, its just overwhelming! Time for bed. 

 

Me-Made-May Outfit 7

Shirt: Staple Dress T-shirt, just finished and unblogged

Skirt: Self Drafted Short Skirt V2

As soon as I got back from vacation, I had a joyful reunion with my sewing machine and cranked this top out after work on Wednesday and Thursday. It was kind of a botched job, the fabric piece wasn't nearly large enough and was printed all of grain and wasn't square at all. I think it turned out OK, considering, but I thats probably just because I really love the color of the stripes! 

So, the theme for MMM on Friday was sharing photos of where you sew. So here it is, my sewing house spaces. 

Welcome to my sewing house!

Here is where I cut my fabric on my sewing coffee table.

Here is where I store (about a third) of my sewing supplies.

And here is my sewing dining room. Have I mentioned that my house is about 900 square feet?

This is my guest room turned pattern storage area. What you can't see is the desk :)

My photo studio/ place where a hot tub should be but sadly isn't. 

And finally, my ironing board kitchen counter!

As I think you can tell, my house has become one big sewing space. I have house guests coming into town tonight and I have been cleaning like a crazy person. There isn't room in this house for three people and all my sewing crap! Otherwise, my weekend has been absolutely lovely and full of very unexpected surprises, and I hope yours was too!

Me-Made-May Outfit 7

 Dress: Dixie DIY Ballet Dress V3

Leggings: Self drafted from Etsy tutorial, unblogged

Well, its back to the grind around here, my glamorous life of sipping champagne wearing a raincoat on the beach is over. On the 7th and 8th I was doing field work and wearing boring clothes, but on the 9th I had a little break and got to work in the office. Yay for wearing fun clothes! Except, the thing is, I think I kind of hate this dress. Or, at the least, I like it less and less each time I wear it. Its too short and it is SO not flattering. It might be time to let it go- or at least turn it into a skirt. What do ya'll think? In other news, my garden is growing VERY slowly. (Fingers crossed) I'm buying a house at the end of the month (holy shit, ya'll), so I'm trying to keep most things in pots until then.

 

Me-Made-May Outfit 6

Dress: Newly made by me, McCalls 6700

Here I am at the Albuquerque airport again, during my three hour layover waiting for my 20 minute flight that saved me a two hour drive. Poor planning!! Oh well, at least I was wearing my new maxi dress and got to spend a little time at the park dog peeing and airport employee smoking area. Plus, I enjoyed this fantastic view on the short flight home. Guys, I was seriously the only person on the plane other than the pilot. As in, there was no co-pilot. Terrifying!! But at least it was scenic!

 

Me-Made-May Outfit 5

Dress: Washi Dress V2

Leggings: newly made by me, unblogged

On Sunday, the final day of my Florida trip, the sun finally came out (though it did certainly remain windy)! We took full advantage, visiting a historic lighthouse, the original spanish fort in the area, and finishing up with a bike ride on the beach. It was a busy day, good thing I had my Washi to see me through!

I'm back home now, and back to a busy work schedule. Boo. Hopefully I can catch up with Me-Made-May posts before this coming weekend, when I hope to wear some me-made stuff again! So far, I've worn me-made stuff 6 out of 7 days in May, so I think I'm doing well on my pledge. 

Sorry to be MIA from commenting on your lovely blogs over the last week, I haven't mastered discus or wordpress or the captcha thing on the iphone yet. I'm playing catch up right now, because I've seen so many lovely new spring items and me-made outfits on your blogs!

 

Me-Made-May Outfit 4

Dress: made by me Washi dress v1
Leggings: recently made by me,(unpictured)

This was day 2 of 2 of constant downpour in Florida- hence the indoors picture. Every time I was somewhere scenic, I was bundled up in my raincoat. Thank goodness I threw in these leggings last minute, or I would have frozen my ass off! On Saturday, we moved operations to Saint Augustine, Florida in hope of enjoying the beach! I think that was overly optimistic! However, it was actually a pretty interesting place (though a but touristy for my liking). Did you know that it claims to be the oldest town in the States? I thinly there are several places in new mexico that would beg to differ, but it was still enjoyable!

Me-Made-May Outfit 3

Dress: newly made by me colette hazel (photo clearly taken after one or two or three too many glasses of wine)

On Friday, I was in Gainesville, Florida, home of the University of Florida. My sister graduated with a masters degree in women's and gender studies. Gainsville was much more charming than expected, but it did certainly have a seedy underbelly! Also, it rained HARD the entire time we were there, hence the lame inside photo taken during my sister's graduation party.