For my sister’s birthday we decided to celebrate on the 6th Annual Style Chicago Odyssey Cruise that happens every July. It would be my 8 closest friends and myself. So I decided to make all our dresses! Yes, I know it was a big task to take on but I
My little sister turned 30 years old this past April and she wanted me to re-create the 13 going on 30 Thriller Dance scene dress because she told me that she loved that movie and wanted her birthday to be thirty, flirty and thriving! I am so proud of my
I am a fan of David Lynch movies and I finally saw his 1986 movie called Blue Velvet for the first time on Netflix. I loved the song so much that I was inspired to create a blue velvet dress for my birthday this year. Here is Isabella Rossellini as
I have a small obsession with cherry blossom trees and one day I came across a picture on my Pinterest that inspired me to create a wearable art garment. Wearable art is one of my favorite things to do and that I don’t get to do too often because of
I still can’t believe I turned 40! I swear I feel like it was just yesterday that I was still 27 lol..where did my time go?? Anyways I want to share with you my birthday celebration. I was supposed to be in Paris for my 40th but due to unexpected
One of my best friends has been asking me to make her a dress for her 40th birthday since last year. I still can’t believe that we all have turned 40 this year! Especially because we have been best friends for 25 years now..what a blessing! A few weeks before
In 2001, I received a phone call from a friend that was lucky enough to travel all over the world with the band Aerosmith as their wardrobe stylist and she asked me to make a pair of pants for Steven Tyler! I was so happy and excited because I loved
Ever since I learned how to sew back in 1996 I have been making prom dresses almost every year. I try to only take on one dress per year because it’s a lot of work and there needs to be sufficient time to make changes if necessary as what happened
In the spring of 2012 I was invited to attend a “sew and tell” sewing group where each sewing enthusiast would bring in something they sewed and share what they learned with the rest of the group. One of the ladies in the group brought some samples of a workshop
