Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Friday, December 14, 2012
Hi everyone! I have a new website and a new blog. This blog will be shut down in the next few months so make sure you bookmark the new one!
http://sleevesfashion.blogspot.com/
http://sleevesfashion.blogspot.com/
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Introducing Cheyenne Nichols, a
seamstress, tailor, dressmaker and aspiring fashion designer with over 10 years experience.
Cheyenne can make and alter wedding dresses, bridesmaids and prom
dresses, make matching mommy-and-me Christmas and Easter dresses, do
basic repairs, alterations and tailoring and re-make that favorite
thing that you've been wearing for years and can't get anymore. 
Cheyenne is also offering a few one of
a kind items you can't find anywhere else! Her work with designer
DeWayne Lumpkin of “British Route Sign Designs” and “SheSpoke”
have been featured at NewYork's Pier Antique Show and FashionAlley 2011 and Collage Gallery and Clothing in San Francisco,
as well as in magazines such as the SanFancisco Gate and Elle décor Italia.
Click here, all the clothing is mine!
Call or text for an appointment!
541-613-0402
Saturday, January 28, 2012
It's a......
So I found a silverware tray...
It was pretty and real wood. But the bottom was all warped, probably water damage. Plus none of my kitchen drawers are wide enough for a regular sized silverware tray, but that's a rant for another day.
I couldn't just let it go to waste! Now it's a little shelf. I totally want to get some little figurines for it! Maybe I'll start collecting miniature porcelain cats or bunnies or something!
Now I'm actually laughing out loud, I am generally pretty anti-chotchkie. I hate clutter and dust catchers and things that don't do anything useful. LOL
It was pretty and real wood. But the bottom was all warped, probably water damage. Plus none of my kitchen drawers are wide enough for a regular sized silverware tray, but that's a rant for another day.
I couldn't just let it go to waste! Now it's a little shelf. I totally want to get some little figurines for it! Maybe I'll start collecting miniature porcelain cats or bunnies or something!
Now I'm actually laughing out loud, I am generally pretty anti-chotchkie. I hate clutter and dust catchers and things that don't do anything useful. LOL
Monday, January 23, 2012
Super Violet
We don't get TV. I do let my kids watch educational cartoons on the internet though. My personal favorite is Word Girl. Word Girl and her trusty sidekick, Captain Huggy Face, go around saving the city with her amazing grammar and vocabulary. Some of the villains are The Butcher, who likes meat and butchers the English language, The Birthday Girl, Chuck the Evil Sandwich Making Guy, and my favorite, Lady Redundant Woman.
We also have Netflix which we download with the wii so we can watch on our regular TV. One of the girls' favorite is Myth Busters, who have done at least a couple of super hero episodes.
Between these 2 shows Violet has become obsessed with super heroes. She keeps drawing pictures of her super outfit for me to make for her that always include ruffly skirts, masks, crowns and capes covered in stars.
Personally, I'm not going to spend hours sewing things that I won't let my kids wear in public, but Violet needed a shirt and I wanted to make her feel special, so I came up with this toned down version.
She of course was thrilled and wears it to school every time it's clean. Now I just need to convince her that I AM NOT going to make everything on her list!
We also have Netflix which we download with the wii so we can watch on our regular TV. One of the girls' favorite is Myth Busters, who have done at least a couple of super hero episodes.
Between these 2 shows Violet has become obsessed with super heroes. She keeps drawing pictures of her super outfit for me to make for her that always include ruffly skirts, masks, crowns and capes covered in stars.
Personally, I'm not going to spend hours sewing things that I won't let my kids wear in public, but Violet needed a shirt and I wanted to make her feel special, so I came up with this toned down version.
She of course was thrilled and wears it to school every time it's clean. Now I just need to convince her that I AM NOT going to make everything on her list!
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Feelin' Bloggy
So, about a year or a year and a half ago, I made some short for a guy.
But not just any shorts. I took apart vintage Ocean Pacific corduroy surfer shorts from the 70's, complete with 3" inseam, to re-create.
And not just any guy. This was a 70's surfer dude complete with ultra blonde, shoulder length hair and a perma-tan. Only, in his mid-50's.
It was quite an interesting project.
The shorts turned out great though! Even my good friend and the best tailor I've ever met, Della, was impressed!
But not just any shorts. I took apart vintage Ocean Pacific corduroy surfer shorts from the 70's, complete with 3" inseam, to re-create.
And not just any guy. This was a 70's surfer dude complete with ultra blonde, shoulder length hair and a perma-tan. Only, in his mid-50's.
It was quite an interesting project.
The shorts turned out great though! Even my good friend and the best tailor I've ever met, Della, was impressed!
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