I love her!

I love Lauren Conrad! She always looks flawless and effortless as well. Whether she's dressing up or going casual she looks fantastic. I love each of these latest outfits.

  

Ahhh... I miss the Hills. 

Chic Cookies

Cool Cakes

On my to-do list is find a baker and design for the wedding cake. The options are endless!! Did you know they make "fake cakes" and then serve guests from a sheet cake in the back? This is a good way to save money and also another way to have an amazingly huge cake when you don't really need to serve hundreds of people.

As an event coordinator I wore many hats and one was the cake-cutter at the wedding. I won't lie, besides the hours this is the part of that position I disliked the most. Cutting a wedding cake with inch thick icing is messy. I almost always came home covered in icing. Moving a several tier cake in front of a crowd is crazy stressful. But on the bright side I saw and tried some awesome (and some not so awesome) cakes. I learned what makes a good cake, why some are super tasty and why some crumble, sweat and fall apart easily.

For my own wedding cake, that I will NOT be cutting myself (woohoo!) I'm thinking something simple and not too colorful. I want something trendy, modern and elegant. I don't know if I will do a groom's cake, but have you seen the cool ones out there? Ace of Cakes is/was a great show! Is that still on??? I'll save groom's cakes for another blog.

Here's some of the cakes I really like.

  

 

 

 

Ok, yeah told ya there's a lot of options out there. 

Missing in Action

So so sorry for being MIA this week! I've been super overwhelmed with wedding planning. What was I thinking leaving everything until after the new year?!? I feel so behind, even though I have 6 months left. Ahh! Every time I look at one of those checklists or timelines in bridal magazines I realize I've forgotten something and get overwhelmed.

I worked in the events industry for a few years and helped coordinate several weddings. At the time I promised myself when it was my turn I would be super cool and laid back, never a bridezilla. Umm..... I would guess the vendors I have been working with consider me the biggest bridezilla, know it all, perfectionist, never-ending question asker bride ever! I'll tell ya what, it's seriously so much easier and admittedly a little more fun planning other people's events :-/  Well maybe its not more fun, but definitely less stressful.

I've got a huge list of things to do in the next few weeks, so bear with me my next several posts will be wedding related.

On another note, I've taken a break from my sewing machine. I put it away for our New Years Eve get together and decided not to take it back out until we move at the end of the month. I'm not sure I can last that long. But I'm forcing myself to focus on work and wedding planning.

New Apron

Check out the new apron I got for Christmas! It's vintage from Etsy.  I wore it for the first time here making food for New Years Eve. 

2010 Year in Review: Dresses

Happy New Year blog readers!!! Thanks so much for reading my blog! 2010 was a fantastic year. I turned a passion into a hobby and made several dresses and a couple skirts, started the blog, got engaged and had some really memorable times with our family and friends this past year.

I'm looking forward to what 2011 will bring... a new sewing room, a fabulous wedding, relaxing honeymoon, new puppy?!? and so much more. I feel so lucky to have such a wonderful family, fiance and friends!

Cheers to a happy, healthy, and successful 2011!!!!

 

 

  

  

  

NYE Dress

I've been wanting to experiment with some type of cutout dress. Originally I really wanted to make something like this....

But then I remembered that cap sleeves don't flatter me and neither would an elastic hem. Also I started seeing some really awesome cut-out dresses with back appeal that I liked better. 

Gucci

Lulu's 

Blue Fly

I love all of the above and am looking forward to making another dress with a cool back in the future. It really wasn't that hard. I used the same pattern top as I did for the overlay of the Christmas Date Dress. I cut out the back and used a straight skirt pattern for the bottom. I had the past week off work so I spent Tuesday and Wednesday working on the dress. I found this fabric in the holiday section and actually used the back side of the fabric.  I wanted a sparkly number for New Years Eve and I loved the silver! 

Happy New Year!!!