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Jun. 27th, 2025 09:05 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
totchipandaPayday today, so I refreshed my memory on this week's budget (since i need to get some groceries) and bleh. It's silly. Then I made some envelopes at work (abusing my access to a label maker and highlighters and blank envelopes) and sorted out the next pay day too. It is also stupid. Maybe I wouldn't be in this position if I'd considered a visual rep to start with but hey. Baby Corn wasn't born yet to give me financial advice.
The "up" side, I guess, is that aside from groceries, I'm doing OK. My cats have food, I have access to get food as long as I'm careful, and I have plenty of hobby-related things to keep me entertained for a very long time.
Since I was partially inspired for a sailor dress from Gothic Lolita fashion, I did an image search for ideas, and I've settled on this one from Beleganty. I like the double line of stripes on the skirt. I'm planning to make this from poplin and I'm not 100% sure if I'll make the collar a contrast colour. I'm also not 100% sure on what colour to make the stripes out of... although I'm very sure I don't have enough pre-purchased bias tape to do as much as I'd like. Luckily, making bias tape is very easy and kind of fun. Black and white is so classic, and I plan to put various knots and bows onto pins so I can change them out as I please.
I was cruising YouTube this am looking for entertainment and found a sew-along video for 1948 Mccall's culottes. Hilariously, they look exactly like Gertie's Elsa culottes. I decided I wanted to save my teal twill for said culottes, so I think it's time to bump that higher on the list. And I really do need some tops. Summer is coming fast and I'll want to be stylish and cool.
The "up" side, I guess, is that aside from groceries, I'm doing OK. My cats have food, I have access to get food as long as I'm careful, and I have plenty of hobby-related things to keep me entertained for a very long time.
Since I was partially inspired for a sailor dress from Gothic Lolita fashion, I did an image search for ideas, and I've settled on this one from Beleganty. I like the double line of stripes on the skirt. I'm planning to make this from poplin and I'm not 100% sure if I'll make the collar a contrast colour. I'm also not 100% sure on what colour to make the stripes out of... although I'm very sure I don't have enough pre-purchased bias tape to do as much as I'd like. Luckily, making bias tape is very easy and kind of fun. Black and white is so classic, and I plan to put various knots and bows onto pins so I can change them out as I please.
I was cruising YouTube this am looking for entertainment and found a sew-along video for 1948 Mccall's culottes. Hilariously, they look exactly like Gertie's Elsa culottes. I decided I wanted to save my teal twill for said culottes, so I think it's time to bump that higher on the list. And I really do need some tops. Summer is coming fast and I'll want to be stylish and cool.
