Animal at Heart (Simplicity 4127 View B) and a few Pirate Tattoos

Howdy!

I was busting out a new wardrobe when I wasn't sleeping like a bear during my semester break.

I finally made a successful blouse from a pattern.

 

 

It is Simplicity 4127 in View B

I chose not to add ribbon trim to the straps for this shirt.

Maybe next time...

 

 I am happy with my choice in keeping this shirt plain. I love the giraffe print and think it is loud enough without trimmings.

Super easy construction and no problems at all

Unless you include the fact that I was sewing past my bedtime and didn't realize I had no more thread in my bobbin haha

 

I'm not sure if you remember me mentioning a new tattoo a few posts back...

Well I am finally posting proper pictures.

Me and my kid brother have always talked about matching pirate tattoos... since before either of us was even legal to get inked.

When my family came to town 2 weeks before my birthday I asked my dad to buy me some ink for my gift. It took some begging and convincing but my brother got my mom to agree. That kid can get anything he wants from mommy hahaha. Worked to my advantage this time. I have been in love with pirates since I was a child. The Halloween where I was 8 and Tony was 3, we were both pirates. I think we both fell in love with our costumes. (I wish I had a picture of us, we were pretty cool little pirates)



 We did not use the same artist because we wanted to be tatted at the same time.

It was all part of the bonding moment.

Here is my baby brother getting started.

This was his 4th tattoo but first professional and proper one

When he was younger he pierced his own ears multiple times and I was the one who took him for his first professional ear piercing too

I am a pretty awesome big sister who always puts cleanliness and safety first.

 

I have an appointment to get new ink today at 1

Wish me luck! This may be my biggest piece to sit for on my upper arm (so far)

XOXOXO

Lily Bean

 

This Shirt Even has Sleeves! (Simplicity 2364)

Hey there! Well I finally did it! I stopped to sew.

I am 99.9% finished with my dress (which means all I need to do is add a hook and eye about the zipper). I will definitely be wearing it to my induction to Phi Theta Kappa in a few weeks. (I will take pictures that night since I will be all done up)

Monday's are always my busiest day starting at 6AM and going non-stop until 8PM with work and homework. By the time I got home yesterday I decided my brain was spent and I would not be doing any homework. I needed a break! I needed to go to my happy place. So I looked through my fabric stash and decided to make a shirt.

Not just any shirt, but my first shirt, and my first time dealing with sleeves.

I probably only spent $2 to make this shirt because I got the fabric VERY cheap

 

I chose Simplicity 2364, view A and it took me about 3 hours from starting with cutting the pattern pieces from the package to finishing the shirt. I didn't get to bed until 1 in the morning but I felt it was worth it

 

I didn't have any trouble reading or following in the directions for the assembly. I don't have a serger but did just fine with my sewing machine.

 

Here's a few detail shots:

 

 

 

 

xoxoxoxox

A very happy Lily Bean