little black dress

since i started sewing clothes in april of this year, ive sold 40 something clothes on and off etsy, sewed more clothes for family and friends, and did not have time to make anything for myself. but finally, i made a little black dress for my self this week! i had a firm christmas party yesterday, and i desperately needed something to wear to. 

i love how it turned out!! i modified the danielle pattern from burdastyle. i love danielle pattern - i used it so many times, and it has a lot of possibilities for different versions. i cut out the smallest pattern, and then made 2 more sizes smaller to make it really fitted to me. for waist band, i narrowed it a bit, front skirt, i added darts instead of pleats. shortened the length for like 5 inches. i wore it with shimmery  purple cardigan that i got from flea market with tights and pumps. 

new this week

I added this to my shop this week. It's a super comfy t-shirt dress made of cotton jersey. this ruffle around the neckline got many different feed back from my family and friends. some hated it and told me that i look like a crown. some liked it. what do you think? 

belated thanksgiving wishes & recipe

belated happy thanksgiving! i had about 15 people over for thanksgiving this year. i made turkey and sweet potato casserole, and people brought other dishes. it was fun! 

since sweet potato casserole was so popular at the party, i will share the recipe here:) 

its sweet, and almost like a desert! 

casserole ingredients:

1.5 lbs of mashed sweet potatoes (peeled, cut and boiled)

3/4 stick butter at room temperature

1 egg

6 tablespoons of sugar

1 teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice

salt

topping ingredients:

1.5 cups crushed cornflakes

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup chopped pecans

3/4 stick melted butter

preheat oven to 400

beat egg, potatoes, sugar, butter, spice and salt till smooth and blended

pour into baking dish and bake until brown around the edges (25 min)

prepare topping while potatoes are baking (just mix topping ingredients)

spoon over baked potatoes and put back in oven until topping is brown and crisp (10 min) 

its so easy and good! enjoy 

red tights inspiration

i went to flickr to get some inspiration in how to wear a red tights. the one i bought was more like wine color, darker red. but i thought those two pics above were so cute.

also, liebemarlene pairs color tights with vintage skirts and dresses, and i love her wardrobe! 

i rarely wear pants during the day. 4 days out of 5 days at work, i wear either dress or skirt. so i must wear tights now since its 30 degrees outside in philly! 

what i got today

from forever 21! 

wine red color tights: $5.80

flower earrings: $2.80

frog boat neck top

for my friend, naoko, i made this top. she wanted something very simple, and fitted to her, so i made as she said. she does a lot for me. she is making me a website for my clothing line, and takes me to fabric shop.. etc. you can check out her claymation from here.

black friday

while i was cooking turkey yesterday, i made this top. very easy...takes me an hour! 

size medium, and it will be on my esty shop soon. i will have a sale tomorrow till next saturday, and everything will go 15% to 30% off! 

tagged

i was tagged by karen a while ago. i was meaning to do it, but im so bad at making a list about my self, so i kept delaying it... but tonight, im writing 7 things about myself. 

here are 7 things that i love...

1) im addicted to peanut butter. anything with peanut butter in it, i can eat endlessly. 

my favorits are nips peanut butter and reeses butter cups! 

aw, when i googled "nips" to get an image, i happened to get pictures of many naked women.. oops. 

2) kettlebell training:

its an exercise using the type of waight, called kettlebell. kettlebell looks like a kettle with handle, and you swing it, with both hands or one hand, do snaches...etc. 

since i started going to the kettlebell class at gym, i think my body has changed a lot. 

i started because my husband did it first. he was inspired by Gerald Butler in the movie, 300, who trained using kettlebell for the movie! 

3) running

i used to HATE running, because its so hard. but for some reasons, im into it now. im training for broadstreet run in next may. its a 10 mile run. 

4) im already running out of stuff to say... so i list my favorite blogs and website:

chelsea she posts her handmade clothes in her blog.. i love her style

静香のメイク日記 this is in japanese..she updates her make up, hairstyle and fashion stuff and ive been reading this for a while

Polyvore i can play with this site for hours! 

5) im cooking turkey tomorrow! 

6) i love hookah. i have one. its like a middle eastern version of tabacco. its nothing shady or scary, it's a type of tabacco with less nicotine in it, so not addictive. my favorite flavors are pineapple and kiwi! 

7) last one! 

my dream is to one day open up a small coffee shop/boutique. 

a coffee shop that has had made section in the back, maybe? i love coffee! 

Ruche

i just found out about this shop, called Ruche today through this blog, omiru.

i fell in love with the store!

my favorites are....

this bag

this earrings for $9.99

floral dress for $29.99 on sale... love the flower details!

roses and red dress for $36.99. only size L is available:(

all images are downloaded from rache.

i love how reasonable their stuffs are! they looks so fashionable i dont know how they keep their prices so reasonable. they have sale on black friday, and everything will go 20% off. im very excited for that.

it seems like they have an online store only, no physical stores.

city paper trunk show

ill be at city paper's trunk show on black friday! its at TLA (3rd and south sts) from 10 to 4:) i'll be bringing many dresses and tops from my etsy shop.