It's Been a Loooong Time!

Welp, it's been a while since I've been here, and I'm sooo sorry folks.. Hope I didn't lose any of my buyers ^^ I have been busy going back to school for the fall, and different organizations, people, still trying to look for a job and money, and of course, making new stuff to sell for Glam Rock!

The summer didn't go so well, as far as business was concerned, but I'm going to make sure I get the materials and supplies I need for Glam Rock and make sure that business is running smoothly.. of course for now, I'm making new accessories and 3 costumes. Actually 2 costumes are just about finished, and one is in the making [or hasn't even been made yet..]

So, as an apology I'm posting what's to come for the fall! I do have a photo shoot coming up, solely for Glam Rock, and photography by my friend Clara Goodwin. I have a made a dress for my birthday [but didn't wear it out... oh! Did I mention my birthday was Oct. 3?? =D] And have made chokers and cuffs! On sale starting.... now! I will be Alice for Halloween, and I've had a plan for all my fellow companions [and fave characters] to dress as the March Hare, White Rabbit, and Mad Hatter ♥ I can shop around with my fellow three, and see any colorful suits, vests, and such, and I can try to make silly hats for both the Hatter and the Hare. Also, I will be making stencilized tees with the Glam Rock Glory Days logo or other crazy sayings and logos for sale.

All this coming up for fall and winter, and I'm soooooo glad I finally got my refunds from the school! So I'll do some minimal shopping, and hopefully the moolah will start rolling in! Look for the upcoming posts, and enjoy!

This One is Actually Not About Any Clothes...

http://newdressaday.wordpress.com/ <-- This lady is my newfound idol now!!!

A week ago, I was browsing the web (and waiting for my damn laptop to work!!), and trying to go to my email, until I happen to see this lady on featured Yahoo news... The night before I just so happened to be looking up different design ideas for more t-shirt recons, because I needed some inspiration. So I was surprised that Yahoo featured her under recycling, upcycling, and going green, and what did I do? What else.. When I saw her touching story on the Yahoo news, they had her wordpress link on there. I clicked that. I am pretty amazed by the story and what I saw. She's awesome. Here's how it is: She lost her job in Sep 09 I think, and she hasn't been able to do the thing she loves best, but since she lost her job, it was like a comeback for her and the sewing machine. Around November 09 was her very first post and dress recon. Her goal is to take 365 fuggly dresses and transform them into hip and styling ones (here's the awesome part) with a budget of $365, meaning a dollar a dress a day!! She really inspired me to do something like that, but with school starting in less than a week for me, I may not have time to recon a shirt EVERYday for 365 days.. I would love to, and find a really good thrift store to buy awesome-sauce graphic shirts for $1 each, but with school (and still trying to find a job) in the way soon, I just can't do it. Mannnnn how I wish to do what I like everyday and transform 365 shirts to my liking and sell them and give the proceeds to charity like her! Marisa is the shizz, hands down!! So yes, be sure to clicky on her blog, and I'll be sure to give her a ring-a-ding-ding sometime soon... (I mean, email.. or something)

In other news: I'M A BLONDE NOW!! but still half-redhead =D

Yeah, my fabulous hair-stylist mother did my hair in blonde and auburn braids, and I never thought I'd be so used to being blonde so quickly, but I am ^^ And I'm loving it like McDonalds, bah dah ba ba baaaaah!

*Teehee, piggy bank! Get it?*

Sooner than later, I hope, I'll be getting moolah from my school. Financial aid refunds, here I come. So hopefully I can go thrift-shopping for some cool shirts, and other things. I'm not really gonna use the money to buy some supplies that Glam Rock needs until I get a job. My best friend's mother has given me and update on a weekend job though, and that's good with my busy school schedule. FIVE classes, 15 hours. (math for liberal arts --that should be interesting-- creative writing, foundation drawing, economics, and psychology --that too!--) I start with 3 of the 5 next Monday, then after Sept. 27, I'll be taking the last 2, in total: 5 classes =] Yeah, talk about uber busy.. so if I go on anymore unspoken hiatuses again, then you'll really know what's up. If I get this weekend job, I'll have a 9-5 every Sat and Sunday, and my ONLY off-day where I can possibly pay some attention to Glam Rock with no interruptions is on Friday, since I have no classes on Fridays.

So yeah, things on my list to buy with the refunds after taking care of paying for classes & books is:

1. New laptop..... This Toshiba is a dinosaur, had it since 07, and I just found out weeks ago that when my mom bought this thing, she got ripped off!! This thing is supposed to have 1 gig of memory, but it has half... and that's the whole reason why my laptop doesn't work as well as it should.... oopsie, I'm getting mad.. moving on...
2. CAR!! Hopefully I will get the job once school starts so I can pay for gas and maintenance instead of tapping into my refunds.
3. iPod car stereo for said car. Yes, I HAVE to jam my otherworldly music loud down these ghetto streets and having idiot people look at me like "What the hell is she listening to??" XD
4. Clothes, last but not least. I'm not a shopaholic, but I think I do need to shop for some clothes so I can recon them, ya know. Aaaaaaand I'm not a shoe freak either, but there are these pair of converse boots (ya know, the reeeeeally high-top ones) I've been wanting forever, and once I get the money I can buy them and stitch patches of scrap fabric onto them so they can look trippy. Thing is too, I'm such a guy when it comes to shoes, because I'll know I'll need a new pair once the sole is falling off my foot. I love raggedy shoes actually, means you broke them in quite well. So yeah, that's the only pair I want.

Since I've been away from the blog for a while and trying to catch up on my summer and what life I've been missing with my good friends (notice I used "good") I've actually stayed at home on some days and made some more recons. I've done 3 t-shirt recons, (plan to do a whole lot more) some cuffs, and chokers. Even chokers that can be made into "clip-on" bowties for the men. You'll see what I mean in the next blog post for sure! I also plan before starting school to make a few more derbie/fedora-looking hats and some pillows for my little cousins (remember the 2 adorable demons in the pillowcase dresses?). So this week, I'll be busy getting things together, attending birthday parties and/or visiting birthday people, waiting for my refunds, trying not to stay up all night and get my sleep cycle back in order (like what I should be doing now!), hopefully shopping this weekend, try to start back keeping a journal (preferably online now ^^) and writing my feelings out since I've been a rampaging maniac kept in the confines on my dark garage-looking room by not writing, draw some more comics, and sewing sewing sewing! Hopefully I can talk to my new idol soon and we'll conjure up some business...... even though she's in California.. Hey, it's still possible.

So yes, I was in a writing mood tonight, and now I think I'll set up a wordpress like Marisa and my friend Britknee and just do my journal entries there. I'll still handwrite from time to time.... Gahh this was a long blog, hope I didn't lose you guys' attention, but I wanted to do something a little different this time with Glam Rock Glory Days. I will indeed post my recons and accessories next time folks!! You guys know where to reach me ;] ♥

The Newest Addition to Glam Rock: HATS!!

Hats were totally 80's, especially hats like these!

I've put it in my mind to start creating more accessories for Glam Rock Glory Days, and I knew that I could make hats, but just only beenies and things of that nature. So I wanted to create something a little harder than what I can be able to do, and I did a little trial-and-error, then came up with this amazing hat!

It's styled like the fedoras or derbies, but it's made with my own twist. This hat is pretty 80's-inspired indeed, and of course, the first thing I did was advertise it my new hat to the world! Before I could even make this blog, I've been having many of my friends and family request for me to make them a genuine handmade hat by yours truly, and whaddya know! The blog is up, and these hats are on sale! Only $12, so if you want this hat in different fabric (because I don't have anymore of this plaid/checkered), you know what to do ;]

I even make regular biker caps -- with or without the bow ♥ Also $12. Come get them, and you know what to do!!

I've achieved the (somewhat) impossible!!! My newest creations (since sliced bread) and additions to Glam Rock's alterations and recons: SHORTS!!!! Tadaaaa! Yes, these are shorts made of pure fabric.







I've been trying to work on making shorts from shirts and things of the sort (especially this recon I saw online with shorts made from a men's shirt --> http://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/shorts_out_of_a_mans_dress_shirt -I love this website btw ♥), but I'll be able to put more shorts and shorts recons later. Shorts like this and other fabrics are on sale for $15. Get 'em while you can!!

Pillowcase Dresses!!

Sooooooo, I had alot on my mind the other day, and I decided to break out Adalia for some major sewing. But instead of making something for me, I wanted to finally make something for my demon cousins, since I haven't made them anything to wear yet..







And that's when it came to me!! My boyfriend's sister wanted to know what a "pillowcase dress" was and wanted me to make one for her (or her baby, I don't know yet), and I told her that I'd be on it. She offered me the fabric (or pillowcase) to make it, and I shall look forward to doing business with her.. but in the meantime, I wanted to practice with my cousins, and see how much I can do with some fabric cut as a pillowcase. Plus, I had alot of that pink polka dotty fabric lying around and wasn't using it, and the girls like pink, so I wanted to make them one. And it worked!



Btw, the pillowcase dress can be for children or adults, so no worries about wanting one. If you'd like to request this dress, you know what to do: contact me, we'll find either fabric or pillowcase, and we'll get started right away!



Enjoy!

Super Awesome Stretchy Stripey Dress!!

So this dress is pretty awesome-ness here!!!

Made it the day before Memorial Day and it doesn't take too long to make! It's made of some really cool stretch cotton, so there's no difficulty in putting it on or taking it off.. My mom has already requested me to make her the same one, and there's no problem with that...

(Vest not included....)If anyone else wants to request this dress in the same or different colors (I'll try to look for some, or send me some fabric), you know what to do: Give me a ring-a-ding and let me measure you. I'll charge only $20, as a really good price, and it's simple and stretchy, yet affordable.

Enjoy!!

Stripey Assymetric Dress

I had put a lot of work and errors into making this and I thought it wouldn't take too long to make.... guess I was wrong. But all that work was worth it.

I enjoyed making this dress (and correcting and improvising ALL the mistakes haha), and it was a real stress-reliever. Of course, the week before I was searching the internet for some ideas and inspirations, and I also took a trip to the Galleria for more ideas (because I know all the dress and/or skirts I've seen were waaayy too expensive for me anyways -- THAT'S why I make my own clothing!!) and made mental sketches (and transferred them to paper =]). And I saw this very same fabric/idea of this dress at Hot Topic, so that was already on my list of ideas, just more of my little flair onto it =]

Anyhoo, I already had the skirt made long ago, but I cut it so that it can be assymetrical and added extra fabric, then the corset was the most troublesome, but I eventually got it together (at least got it to fit me -.-'). If I do say so myself, it did come out very awesomely smexiful. I love how it made me relax though, although it did take me a day and a half to finish... but hell, it was worth it!

(also made a matching bow ^^)-->

If you would like to request for me to make this dress in your size, you know what to do: Send me any fabric or money for it (because I'm out of stripey fabric due to the dress...) get about 3 yards at most if you can, and it doesn't have to be stripey; you can get whatever fabric you want; let me take your measurements, and I'll sell it for $50. And that's me just being very nice, because all the hard work, I can really go for $75... yeah. (ooooh, I just noticed I'm selling it for the same price as Hot Topic... and now I see why) So yes, I can take requests for assymetrical dresses or only assymetric skirts.

Meet Adalia!

Yes, I name my dearest objects...

<-- Anyhoo, Pixie, the purple Singer machine has passed away, due to it being too worn out. My mom has actually told me that Pixie wasn't the kind of machine I should be making my clothes and all other stuff on; she was more of a heming or crafting tool. Now, just last Thursday, I tried to buy another Pixie, but turns out I shouldn't get another Pixie, because I really need something more durable and somewhat professional to make my business successful. So I went to Wally World (Walmart) and saw the second cheapest sewing machine they had (Actually, it was the cheapest that they had for that time because the Pixies weren't at the Almeda Walmart anymore, so this one was the second cheapest to me..), and with the remaining money that I had, I spent it all on my dearest Adalia. Now she's a Brother machine, and I don her Adalia, because she's beautiful and full of everything I actually wanted and makes my sewing easier, just like the Madina Lake song "Adalia", when they describe her as a beautiful mysterious young woman with mysterious past and her losses are somewhat their gain, but she can make them feel better.. heheheh I'm sorry, I'm sounding like such a sap.

I'm in love with her too, just like the singer of Madina Lake sings about. I made a coolio dress and 2 epic fail projects, but I'm correcting them so ha! But yeah, I'm so happy with my dear sweet Adalia. ♥

Totebags for sale!!

Soooooooo, since I've missed you guys, I've gotten some new ideas.


Well, as you all been wondering, I've been on another study hiatus for Glam Rock, and around that time I was getting my studies, my family issues, and the rest of my life together. But I still had to sew..... Anyhoo, ever since I've made myself useful at my grandma's, my younger cousins have given me their old clothes and have watched me sew. SOOOOOO I've already gotten requests for totebags, and I've been experimenting with their clothes.


So I can make totebags and sell them for $10-15 a pop.

Crazy Girl...

Celebrating You Program

It's been a while since I've been on here and I'm sorry sweeties (you know how it is, it's final exams time!!).

Well, anyhoo, I have great news. HCC is having the Celebrating You program, hosted by my former entrepreneurship teacher, Lisa Williams Stillwell.

--Well, here's some background story-- I took her class in high school for 11th and 12th grade, and when I started Glam Rock, I actually though about the principles that she taught (that made her cry hearing that from me hehehe). So anyhoo, I never thought that I'd actually have any ideas for selling and being a young entrepreneur, as she taught us, so 12th grade, I took her again for marketing/co-op, and she helped me find a job and started going from there. I got fired from it then she helped me work in my school's cafeteria, and all-in-all, she's helped me through alot. So after graduating, I've been putting her name as a reference to still help me get a job, and one of my loyal friends from my high school, Ariel Brownlee, is now in the 11th and taking her class. Since Mrs. Williams knew how creative I was with my drawing, she knew I was in college taking up art. Ariel had told me that she was taking her class, and I suggested that she show Mrs. Williams this blogspot. And little did I know that she actually did it!

Then 2 weeks ago, I get a call from my mom at 10,11-something at night telling me to call Mrs. Williams because she had some job for me to do. Mrs. Williams asked if I can help her set up for a Day or Refreshing program she was hosting on the next day and if I wanted to sell some of my stuff. I accepted. Of course it was very late notice, but it was a grand opportunity for me to make some cash over the weekend. The program was fun and being a vendor was great, especially with the nice ladies and talking and getting to know them. It was a real confidence-booster for me. Then, Mrs. Williams asked if I wanted to speak in the upcoming program that she usually has every year. When I was in high school, I attended the "Celebrating the Queen in You" program for 2 years in a row, and they were very inspirational. So this year, instead of being held at the school, it's going to be held in my current school, HCC!!!--

So, I have the chance to give a speech about Glam Rock, and about my goals, life during and after high school, and everything in between. I'll be lucky to see some of the *cough cough* Sterling graduating seniors and students there and be able to pass on the wisdom to them and the ladies at the Day of Refreshing program, and be able to represent HCC really well. I'm pretty stoked about it!!

The program is going to be this Saturday at 9:30 in Room 100 in the Learning Hub, 1300 Holman St. Come by and learn something new, get inspired, get some free food, and show me and Glam Rock Glory Days some support! ^^

Glam Rock at I-Fest!!

Well, the school's I-fest, that is...

Of course you remember the info I gave last week about HCC hosting their International Festival. Well, today was the day, and it was full o' fun. NOT to mention, I can have some bragging rights. For a fresh, new business starting off, this is my very first vendor booth, and I surpassed my good showing goal of $55. (Hell, I wish it was the real Houston I-fest!! I would've been really booming!) In only the 3 hours that we vendors were allowed, I sold $66 worth of only bows and ties. I was a bit unprepared because I thought I'd have everything done and have way more inventory by the weekend so I can tend to my studies at school. I was supposed to be selling the bows and ties, but also my two skirt recons, bow ties for the men, more ties made of different fabric, and a new skirt I made and didn't want anymore. So maybe I would've gotten some more looks toward my table.






























But it was very nice nonetheless. Although the venue changed due to the "weather", the fest still went on and it was as cool as it came. I was lucky that I sat closer to the auditorium where they played music and had a fashion show, but too bad I missed it all until after I packed and got ready to go. Luckily, my friends took a picture of one of our dear musician friends play in his band.... And lest I forget, MARICHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIS!!!! XDDD ♥ I frickin heart mariachis!! They are so cool. Urban Indigenous, of course, was right next to me like we've planned, and their business was coming along great. Balloon animals and body jewelry!! Who can compete with that?!

All-in-all, the fest was great and I looked good in my handmade outfit from head to toe!! Of course, being a vendor, you have to advertise your products and also show them how it applies to everyday life, or in my case, wear. ^.^ So that's exactly what I did! I wore my newly recon'ed Sonic shirt, my beautiful and never-fail jean musical burlesque skirt, fishnets, and "legwarmers" that were sleeves from a shirt. Yup.. total hotness. I got up and showed everyone my wonderful outfit, and they were thrilled to have come over to my booth. I gave away most of my business cards (and for those of you who have gotten one at the festival, sorry for the poor quality... printer wasn't working), my friends and boyfriend came by to support me, and I connected with so many different people and cultures. I guess the moral of this story is... no, I'm kidding. But I just love everything cultural because it's very fantastic to learn about them, and at the same time, I'm glad I was given this opportunity to promote my little business. I really hope Glam Rock Glory Days really becomes a success and I have all of you to thank if it does!!

Thank you Everyone!!! ^^