I'm Baaaaack!

Hey team!

So... it's been over a month since I've blogged. Oops.

It all started when my dear friend Jillian visited. She's doing a residency at a pottery studio a couple of hours outside Seattle, so she came a few days early to visit.

Gum wall!

While she was here, Halloween happened.

Black and white movie star

Then, I was busy with a bunch of social obligations. No excuse for not blogging, really, but it's what happened.

After that, I visited Philadelphia for a weekend. I saw a bunch of old friends and also went to see First Date on Broadway!

Philly's City Hall

In early November, I found out that Star Wars was hosting open auditions for the lead roles in their upcoming trilogy, so my brother and I decided that we HAD to go. Star Wars is a very important part of our close friendship, our childhood, and how we perceive ourselves (an absurd amount of weight for a fictional universe to carry in our lives, I know), so there wasn't a thing you could do to keep us from there.

So we flew to London. For a weekend. For Star Wars auditions.

Westminster Abbey

Buckingham Palace

Big Ben

Then it was Thanksgiving, which I spent with extended family in Portland. And now I'm finally back at home, gathering my wits from the most insane November I think I've ever had, and trying to find my footing with my personal projects going forward.

On the bright side, all this travel means that I had a lot of plane time for crocheting! Stay tuned for updates on what I've made!

Halloween Sneak Peek

My mother is a magnificent seamstress. As a result, I had some pretty spectacular Halloween costumes as a kid. As I got older, though, I could never decide what I wanted to be, and so the creativity of my costumes totally tanked.

Seriously. I was a shooting star one year. I just tied blue and silver ribbons to my elbows and knees. It was sad.

But this year, I had somebody suggest a costume for me. Admittedly, it was like May, but I latched onto it and have been completely convinced that it is the best idea.

I'm going to be a black-and-white movie star!!!

Originally, I was going to make my own dress from an authentic 30s pattern, but then I was thrift shopping and found this beauty:

Don't mind the mess in the hallway...

Sure, it's a little 80s, but just LOOK at the trim:

And the knot at the waist!

And it was like $22! That's cheaper than the pattern I was going to buy! The PATTERN.

So I'm thinking: ditch the shoulder pads, trim one of the layers of trim, and possibly take it in a bit on the sides.

Pair it with black shoes, black gloves, grey tights, and grey face/body paint, and I'll be good to go.

Stay tuned for more updates on how the costume turns out!!