A look back

I figured what a better after lunch post than a nostalgic look back at a couple of my favorite creations from this past year.

This first one initially started out with inspiration from a mod cloth dress that I loved, I thought the two piece dress was really cute so I spent a few days with my sewing supplies (and a beautiful green fabric that may or may not have been a table cloth).

The next dress I am pretty proud of was one I had initially designed to have a peplum waist but after beginning construction I gave up.

This was the original design....

this was the finished project (pre-ironing of course)

I was pretty proud of these. I got great reviews from my peers and above that I was happy with them :) There were others I had made but these two are two of my favorite ones :)

It's Finally Arrived!!

So about a week ago I had gotten to work insanely early so i spent about an hour and a half perusing the shelves of the craft book section at Barnes & Noble. Book after book of quick and easy sewing patterns, sewing ideas, books with pattern pieces enclosed, but then I stumbled upon the book that I feel like I've been needing my entire life. It was almost as if there was a golden light around it drawing me towards it. The Dressmaker's Technique Bible  written by Lorna Knight. I was overwhelmed with the amount of information, stitches that I've been fudging, tailoring that I've been skipping and i knew i had to have it! the unfortunate side was that in store it was $29.99 (eek!), which while the information is priceless, I didn't want to spend that much on a book, so I searched the internet and found it for about $11, can't beat that.

I have a feeling that this book is gonna be put to use quite a bit this summer and I'm VERY excited about it.

What is love?

The age old question. Everyone has this question at some point in their life and who knew there was an answer! I stumbled across this beauty while I was trying to cure my boredom. I sent it to a couple of my friends and we giggled over the dialogue. But the great thing is that it's almost a great way to explain it. cause you ask what love is and everyone kinda shrugs and says "you'll just know" great answer, right? (oh, the sarcasm!) So here it is, "How Do You Know It's Love" from 1950

pretty great answer, huh? 

Sewing Project: Cynthia Rowley Simplicity 1607 (Part 2)

Alright, it's really hot, but i finally convinced myself to stop being insanely lazy and get up and cut out the bodice of this beautiful dress. so my progress so far...

I was all set to go way earlier today but it got so hot! a little background, we live in an old church that we are slowly turning into our house so it's still not properly fully ventilated in the area I started in, and even then its hot everywhere you go. So I finally wheeled my air conditioner into another room and went for it and....

VOILA! alas the pieces of the bodice of the dress were cut! Which is super crazy exciting that I actually accomplished something on my day off from work. 

hopefully I can get some sewing done soon. baby steps!

Sewing Project: Cynthia Rowley Simplicity 1607

So starts my sewing projects, my first one is simplicity 1607. I've been staring at this pattern for a few days and when I bought it I was just so in love with the neck line and pattern of the straps. But after buying this pattern I kept getting distracted about the drop waistline. I have never been a fan of that so I'm considering pulling the waist line up and doing a plain circle skirt. That way I'm not constantly battling myself on it. But i'll see what I end up with, especially cause I have a feeling I would never wear the dropped waistline version.

so here is a picture of the pattern that I'm using.

And I found this LOVELY mint fabric at my local reuse store, which has been my saving grace in my sewing projects. 

well I think I'm gonna go get started, more pictures and updates will be up shortly!

Krysta Cooks: "PowerBalls" (tee hee....)

So the title of this post is a misnomer, there is no actual cooking involved. But! Like many others, my family goes through random spurts of insanely healthy eating. Today's Food of choice:

The name of this made me giggle, childish mind, oh well!

So this Recipe is from a Book Called Meatless Recipes. We bought this book because both of my sisters are vegetarian and were beginning to run out of meals that we could try. My mom has been dying to try this recipe since she bought the book so today I made it!

The Powerballs recipe calls for:

1 cup of peanut butter

1 cup of honey

3 cups of oats

1/2 cup of ground flaxseed

1 cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips 

1/2 cup of dry-roasted peanuts, coarsely chopped (which i did not do)

1/4 cup raisins

1/4 cup dried cranberries

then mix the peanut butter and honey. nom nom nom

 Then the oats, slowly, which I didn't do and I regret it.

 Then add the Flax!!! ALL THE FLAX!!! which if you didn't know, is rich in Omega-3 Fats!!

 Next you get to add in all the tasty things, like chocolate, cranberries, peanuts, and raisins. and Mix those little babes in!

 and then you're gonna want to roll 1" balls, which if you're like me will be more like 2"...oops! and then space them out on a baking sheet with wax paper on it.

about 10 minutes and 10 sticky fingers later stick these bad boys in the fridge....

The recipe recommends overnight....but I couldn't resist and so I ate one a few minutes after popping them in the fridge. They are the tastiest healthy treat I've had in a long time! Though looking back I would totally recommend chopping the peanuts to make rolling easier. The best part about this recipe is its both Vegetarian safe AND Gluten Free! (Though this batch was not made with oats that are Gluten free safe) :-/

Hey Guys, Welcome!

I'm Krysta

I'm a college student and this is my blog.

I've been exploring ways to bring vintage looks into today's fashions as well as appreciations for fashions that were from 1940-1960. I do what I can to design and create clothing based off of a vintage feel and experiment with new looks in my designs. I also like to work off of vintage patterns and the recreations that companies have been coming out with.

On top of all that, I just like to sew! on here I'll show some projects, how to's, experiments and who knows what else!

SO welcome to my blog!! Feel free to send suggestions/questions on any projects that I tackle :)