Environmental Committee Fashion & Recycling Show!

I know this is pretty last minute, but due to postponing the date a number of times, late preparation, poor planning, and insufficient supplies, we may or may not have this show go down. But there's still some hope!

HCC-Central SGA Environmental Committee's facebook!!

I know in the earlier posts that the FashRecycling show was going to be in February, but the date had been changed 3 times. We originally had 3 designers (including me), then a fourth one came into the mix. We finally settled on a date, time, and room at HCC-Central, but still didn't have nearly as much as we wanted. Just then, at the last minute, 2 of our designers dropped out due to their personal circumstances, so it's just only me, and the Environmental Committee chairwoman Medina Baitemirova (just exactly how it was from the start). We both had planned this for months, but not planned enough to have any decor, models, or mannequins provided. So unfortunately, the chair wanted to call it quits.

There still may be a chance for Glam Rock to get some publicity and show the material to the rest of the school who still haven't a clue what the hell 'Glam Rock Glory Days' is. So, here are the deets, my fair fireflies:

The Environmental Fashion & Recycling Show will be held on Wednesday, April 20th in rm. 100 LHSB (Learning Hub Science Building) HCC-Central at 6 pm. If it does go on, the chairwoman and I will only be showing our creations, and I will be selling accessories during and after the show, so come and see what you want ;] There may also be a Q & A, so feel free to ask anything you want to know about Glam Rock and what's it all about.

Hopefully I can get together with the chair for some last minute arrangements. If the show goes on, I will be handing out quarter-flyers in Gothic Lolita-esque attire around and/or outside the school, so look for me. Let's hope we can make this work, for Glam Rock!!! ^^

Happy 1 Year Anniversary Glam Rock!! XD

Exactly a year ago today, Glam Rock Glory Days's web connections were complete! Then in January 2011, Glam Rock gained a Youtube channel, and now, Glam Rock turns a year old!

I'm so excited for my business, even though it's gotten little exposure. I've been advertising old-school with flyers and business cards, word of mouth, facebook and blogger, and the like. Now it's time to get some more exposure. I'll be hosting a "Glam Rock Party" on March 26 at 7, at Discovery Green. Here's the address --> 1500 McKinney St. Houston, Tx 77096. --

Anyhoo, the Glam Rock Party is an 80's-inspired party, where everyone will dress in 80's attire [or like their fave 80's musician or artist] and meet up with me for food and fun. I'll also be taking orders for those who want to buy anything of mine or want custom-made.

And btw: Glam Rock Glory Days will be coming out with a Wordpress also, so be on the lookout for that!!! Thanks a mill to my supporters and subscribers, and let's celebrate Glam Rock's anniversary! ^^

Inspirations and Other Ideas for Sale

Granted I have a job now [yes, a paying job ^^] I don't have any posts between now and Feb 9th [sorry for that btw], So I have been on and off creating. Here are a few items I made during the V-day sale, and the clothes that gave me inspiration, while I had very little time off.






Hearts Layered Corset skirt-- an idea I got from
the creator of SmarmyClothes. I go to her everytime I need an idea of what to do next and also just to keep myself posted on what she makes next. Check her out: http://www.smarmyclothes.com/
Basically I took a little girl's tank and black fabric for the waistband, and white pillowcase, black fabric and tulle for the panels and an already assembled pink and white petticoat.

















Punk Halter from a t-shirt-- inspired from this anime chick. I really wanted to do the skirt from 2 t-shirts too, so you may see that really soon. Here's the vid: [link]





























Assymmetrical sweater skirt-- this idea from a sweater vest was brought on by my friend Eli Lohman. He does a bit of sewing himself, and I took the idea and ran with it. I showed him, and he was amazed! XDD










Summer Plaid tube from a Button-down-- this idea from GiannyL. I'm an avid viewer and I loooooover her youtube vids [yes, I subscribed]. This is for FashRecycling and I made matching tutu cuffs from the.. uh, cuffs...











Layered Tulle dress-- a really fucking awesome idea from GiannyL and I swear I wore it out for no reason with the significant other ♥ I made a video response just for her, and I really am gonna try her other ideas.
























I thank the pictures, websites, and artists for their ideas, and without them, some of the Glam Rock ideas probably wouldn't have come to life.

I Has a Treat For You in February!!! ^^

Thanks to Cut Out + Keep: A website I look to for inspiration and ideas!!



So, since it's February, it's about that time.. love's in the air and Spring's almost here, so I have treats for those willing to buy their loved ones something special. I'm not really much of a fan of Valentine's Day, but I am a holiday person.. I like to dress the part and celebrate them with a bang [sometimes]. And since this is Glam Rock's first V-day, I might as well do something special as a chance for me to earn some money and enjoy the company and "love" and CANDY, all at the same time!! XD

For now, I'm taking commission sales for the following from this weekend starting Friday, Feb 11, all the way until next Sunday, Feb 20 (just in case you don't have any idea what to get and if you've even messed up and missed V-day and still want to get something for him or her... or yourself!). I'll be having fun creating my special inventory:



*Fabric roses, as pins or hair clips
--$5 each ^^ Aren't they purty?? [sarcasm for my camera's bad quality..]







*Scrap heart pillows, or regular hearts for the simple look. Hey, even corset hearts if you're looking for an even more edgy or elegant touch
--$6 each





*Appliques of heart[s] exposed through a tattered shirt or parts of a shirt (if you're wanting either one heart -big or small- or many hearts). I charge $3-5 per heart ;] (this shirt recon is an example of what someone could want) -->








*Bows with a heart or a fabric rose (with optional white or black tulle, if you want more glam or edge)
--$6 each because they're really too pretty to pass up.





*Ties, although they may be veeeery limited, considering if I have enough fabric


*Hair bouquets!! A bouquet of fabric roses on a headband



*Kitty ear hats, with or without extra ear flaps, (with an optional heart or chibi angel wings)
--$14 ($18 with ear flaps)








*Brimmed beanies, with or without extra ear flaps (with an optional heart or chibi wings)
--$12 ($15 with ear flaps)

*Heart or rose chokers, with optional black or white lace for that extra touch of love..... hehe
--$12

*Button bracelets!! An item that I've never really promoted on Glam Rock (until now). They're simple, yet colorful and adorable.
--$2 each

I'll update the blog again and put more piccies at a later time, but be sure to know what you want, and notify me for the item and more info. I'll also be doing custom orders as well, so if there's a specific item you do want on this list, but with even more extras, let me know and I'll do for ya. Think about what you want, and in the meantime, I'll be making my "V-day outfit" -- I start back classes on V-day, soooo... it'll be fun. Ha.

Oh, I failed to mention my bleached hair. I'm still blondie..... I'm a ghost.. WOOOOOOO! ^^

What's Been Happenin' This New Year??

<-- So, so, have you heard?? Glam Rock Glory Days has a Youtube channel!!! http://www.youtube.com/user/GlamRockGloryDays?feature=mhsn

I can now show you all awesome tutorials, my fave people, websites, and recons, and more!! So please, go check it out! It's really fun. I'll be uploading more soon ^^




In the meantime, I've just been working on a few recons... Some for the Fashion and Recycling, and some for myself. Buuuut.. I've been altering and working on some stuff for sale also. So far, I've come up with:






Lemondade skirt -- made for the FashRecycling. It's such a cute mini and I really hate pink.. But I looooove pink lemonade!! (ba dum dum pssshh) I can make on from your graphic tee for $15.





























Pinstripe chokers!! -- Remember the pinstripe skirt from Dec 2010? Well, I still had a bit of pants left over. Made for FashRecycling (ya know, pretty much after the event, we all can basically do what we want with the clothes we made) and this one's for $12. (check out the tutorial on youtube)








This one's $10. -->







And this one for $10. -->













Duck Marley shirt/minidress: one of my faves -- made for FashRecycling. I took this reaaaaaally large tee (I forgot if it was XL or XXL) and turned it into this really edgy/daring dress, or long shirt, rather... hahaha... Tees like this one will be for $25.


























Tutu cuffs -- Here are some cuffs I made from a boy's button down. I cut the cuffs off and made them cooler =D These or others from button downs are $7. (check out the tutorial on youtube)







I'm working on a few other projects and will post them later. OH!! And I'm like thiiiiiiiiis (pinches air with fingers) close to getting a job with a seamstress AND an artist who both need assistants!! They're both in the fields of study that I love the most and will help me gain experience in the industries.... I'm so in love with this and great things are starting to happen for me! I'd never thought I'd see the day where I'd be getting 2 jobs at the same time. I went from nothing to 2 in under a week... Now, let's just see how next week goes, and maybe I'll be sure I have either job or both! ^^ Thanks folks, and enjoy!!

Recaps of Glam Rock Creations [December 2010]

**In November, I was busy trying to get everything taken care of as far as my car accident (the death of my '91 Jeep Cherokee I've only had for 3 weeks) I've gotten into on the 6th and searching for a new car, at the same time looking for employment, and trying to focus on school.

I did eventually get a '94 Jeep Cherokee on the 18th and have been very busy with other things. A week after getting her, I picked up 3 full bags of vintage fabric from dear old Bayou City Art Festival volunteer buddy Douglas Brookover, then 3 bags of old unwanted clothes from HCC friend Fida Moukaddam. I've been sorting everything out, what I wanted to keep and wanted to give away because I found NO use for it, and have been preparing for end of my participation in school organizations and finals. Some of my studies were a bit hard to catch up on, but I luckily got around and caught up.

I looked at Adalia after getting all those bags and felt so sorry for her because I wasn't using her since my Alice in Wonderland costume... November was wayyyy too hectic for me, but I got rid of the biggest worry in December (court for the accident because I had to appear for an "unsafe turn", even though I didn't see the person, had the right of way, and got hit) So I started on my Creative Binges and put all the old clothes and fabric to good use.

Even though I won't be participating too much in student organizations anymore, I valued half my winter break and my time for an event coming up on Valentine's Day <--(eww) called "Fashion and Recycling". It was an idea I pointed out for the Student Government's Environmental Committee and the chairwoman, the beeeee-yoooo-tiful Medina Baitemirova, agreed to it. She set the date, venue, and made flyers, and I took the student donations for old and unwanted clothes. During the break, these are what my Creative Binges are for, because I would look for inspiration and search for many ideas on teh intarwebz! So... let's get started with December recaps. (btw, they're not so much "recaps" because I never put these creations on the blog, but I guess we'll just keep on going with that..)**


December 5




My very first project with Fida's old clothes. I took a long black skirt, and 2 red shirts (one contour bust, one with lace).











It came out to be this little dress. (yeah, I'm not lying when I say "little"; it's tiny: shape-wise, and length.)

I then grabbed some fabric paint and scrambled arrows all over, to make it more vivid, crazy, and noticeable. Ahh, thanks Binary Grunge.. ^-^








And here's a matching choker!!








December 11





Fida had about 3 pairs of jeans that I found.. I only used one, and took out my Simplicity pattern..










The end result: This badass jean vest!! I'm looking to put more on it later, but for now.. This is as cool as it can be. I can sell this or make one from your old pair of jeans for $15.











For now, it's decked out in a tiny black ribbon bow and a black chain =D

I even like how there's deeper blue where the pockets used to be and it makes the vest more uninhibited ^^ There's already fraying at the bottom and the armholes, so the different blue patches and the one upside-down pocket makes it look like it came from a pair of jeans. Mi plan!!


















There's my little helper that I won in August btw: Feliz. Why?? Because piggies make me sooo happy (for those who didn't know that).






December 22




I had only less than a week, and only about 40 bucks to spare for gas.. I went to Walmart earlier in the week to look for what to buy for my grandma, mom, and the demons.. I've already bought the elders something, but I remember my mom telling me that the girls would like anything I make, especially for them. These 3 shirts had been hanging on the old couch in my room for the longest and I had every intention to make them pillows, but never got around to it. So here it is, Christmastime, and I now had an idea of what to do.

I took their old shirts that they've given me months ago and made pillows, with the help of Douglas also giving me 2 bags of cotton stuffing with all the old fabric.

Hola, Feliz.... he only speaks Spanish)







This pillow was for my ex's niece Marlene who's like another little cousin or sister to me (like my demons... and she is Sanai's age)








December 27-28




This was another costume I made for a cosplay meet that I was misinformed and missed out on. I made a steampunk (and sort of burlesque) dress with Fida's old workout shirt. The bottom part of the dress was made from scratch and with 6 layers: 2 layers of black fabric, a folded layer of black tulle, a layer of sheer white, a layer of white pillowcase, and a folded white tulle.





Let's not forget the extra 2 layers of ruffles on the back, so altogether, that's a big poofy dress! But not in the "Mommy, I don't wanna wear this" kind of way.









December 29


This is one of the creative binge days I've done back to back projects taking me practically all day. This was a strange day because I woke up reeeeeally early and couldn't go back to sleep. Many ideas were flowing in my head and I had to get up and sew. I went in the Jeep (her name's Emerald ^^) and took some of the clothes from the donation box for Fashion and Recycling.




So here are some old pinstripe pants from Ericka Burns, who have donated some of her clothes for the Fashion and Recycling. I had alot leftover to make some matching accessories. I made them way later.








But, the end result: a pinstripe miniskirt with opposing panels and 3 layers of ruffles on the back.





















Here are the ruffles up close -->










This was a sundress that belonged to Fida and I chopped off the frilly parts and made a pinafore for my friend Grace Allen. She's been wanting one forever ago and I just haven't gotten around to making one until after the holidays.










Remember my Musical Notes pinafore?? Well, she saw it, fell in love with it, and wanted one of any color I had. She sure as hell wasn't picky, so I wanted to make one really unique. The straps and the adjuster in the back are purple organdy ribbon.








Final project of the day was a high-waisted jersey skirt made of polypoplin fabric and strips of purple fabric with purple buttons and a purple organdy button bow on the back beneath the slit. Didn't take too long to make, AND I made my own pattern for the next time I would want to make another!!





















Looking really spiffy, and I wore this to a New Year's party ^^ (just not with that pajama shirt...)


Thanks 2010 for a good start in Glam Rock Glory Days!