Creative Bug

Hello and welcome again to ItsSoPretty.com I have been having a lot of fun sewing and updating my blog. The creative bug must have bit me. I hope you guys like, follow, and comment. If not just look around and get inspired to make something, or do something great. There's a lot of evil things going on in the world now and I'm just trying to keep positive. Keep the faith and make a change. I've cried almost everyday, sad and pissed off at my FB news feed. I see all these silly fights, and other nonsense. Then on top of that I see killings of young unarmed men... women being kicked and hit by police officers. It's a cycle that must stop. So sewing right now is a way to relieve the stress and hurt I feel. How do you feel about whats going on?

Back to the skirt. I've been finishing up this skirt for the last couple of days. Not that it was difficult. But every time I wanted to work on it it was late at night and I needed to rest for work in the AM. I managed to work on it a little a every day. My lines across at the seam are straight and everything. There's just one seam in the back, a elastic waist, and look... I even made a tag :) I got the idea to do it from a girl on YT that was making a skirt. She had fabric paint, a scrap piece of fabric and a toothpick. I thought it was so cute and decided to do it myself.

I bought the paint from Wal-Mart for less than $3. cut up a piece of polka dot fabric and free styled. didn't use a toothpick.

I made a few to try and get the hang of it. ISP is of course for Its So Pretty.

Had a fun time making these. I'm going to design a tag and make some more creative looking. My daughter and I will be making some shirts with the paint as well. A fun little arts and craft project would be nice. I try to do some with her to keep her happy. I'll post those once we do them.

Here's the final look.

Hope you enjoyed!!

Sable

DIY: Purple Sundress

Hello All!
The next few post will be me catching up on some things. I love this one for a few reasons. One, the #purpleformeesha tag is about a young lady on YouTube name Meesha that made DIYs that were fun, quick, and easy. She would make these beautiful pieces and would say it's "SO Easy" over and over in her sweet little voice. She had a great following because of the way she explained how to make these garments. And her spirit and love? She made you think you could do it all. Her energy was so warm and loving. So why the purple for Meesha? Well her life was taken this summer by an ex boyfriend. She was the victim of domestic violence. And although they were no longer together and she was since married, he still came into her home while her kids were their and killed her in her sleep. It was so sad. I cried and was so very pissed. Some men are such cowards. I use to watch her videos all the time over and over for tips and tricks, I still do now. Meesha was a beautiful woman and mother and she will be truly missed.

Here is one of her videos on How to Make a Jumpsuit. Please watch it. You will see why everyone in the Sewing/DIY Community fell in love with her.

Next, on to the dress. I wasn't too sure on what to make. Or I had an idea of something with the Chervon print I want to make but I wasn't confident in my skills just yet to make it. I searched YT until I found a pretty simple enough sun dress to make. I will post the video below. It was by Threadbanger.
While on family vacation I made this dress (more about the trip later). Yes, I brought my sewing machine on vacation. Sewing is really relaxing to me and so much fun. Also I made the dress because during my week vacation it was my birthday, July16th. Yay. I'm now 27 years young :)
So yup this was my dress it turned out okay. And I love purple! It was just regular cotton. I believe I bought it from Wal-Mart. I made a few mistakes while making it but you can't really tell. With mistakes you learn a few things for the next time.
TIP: It was a bit time consuming to keep loading the bobbin with elastic thread. I think I had to do that like 4 times. FYI, I learned this method is called "shirring". So that's it.

Here's the Threadbanger video:


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Until next post, Stay inspired!
Sable

Update!!

Hola Beautiful People!!

Haven't posted in a while. My laptop was down for some time, why I'm not sure. It just wouldn't come on for some reason and then out of nowhere Poof! it came on. It kinda sucks that I haven't updated lately. This summer I hoped to get more content out. This is sort of a diary to me. I have been doing a lot of fun stuff this summer. Definitely a summer to remember. Full of awesome trips, and concerts and family fun. I have captured most of it on Facebook and Instagram but not on the site domain that I bought. PLUS I bought another site from Go Daddy... smh. Silly girl just wasting money. Lol. I have a problem....
Now the summer is coming to an end (sad face)  fall is coming and its time to get back in the books! Whomp whomp. Classes start next week, Wednesday, and I have a full load. A job, Mom, Fiance, and full course load. Crazy, right!? Yes. I agree. And although I will be plenty busy I do hope to update my site often, at least on the weekends. I think it would be a great getaway from the never ending homework and do things I love. I'm still sewing from time to time. Made a few items even made a somethings on my vacay in West Virginia. It was so relaxing out there. I haven't been making smoothies as much but I'm sure to get back to it, I will need the energy. Lots of content is sure to come up and since I will have my laptop attached to me, a post will not be too far away. SOOO, hopefully it all works out.
Anyways this was just a quick update. I will be posting a few on pieces today and this week of the things I have been doing and working on.

~Sable

Change

It's 2014 and I haven't posted anything since May 2013. Wow 2013, That's a big one for me. It was a year full of ups and downs. Right on down to the ending of the year and beginning of a new. 2013 I had a baby boy, Nate. He is such a cutie and sooo sweet. The whole time during my pregnancy I knew things would change I just wan't sure how much it would mess up things. After having him I left my job to be at home with him. I knew I would get another position with ease but I liked where I was. I was there for about 4 years so I didn't want a new job. Truthfully I was scared of the change. My whole life changed after having another kid. Change can be a scary thing. You can't stop it though, it happens everyday. Slow and subtle changes work best for me. Big changes make me nervous and anxious. I'm learning now to embrace change now but before it all seemed so overwhelming. I may still get nervous and scared, now I try not to dwell too long.

I'm learning from a mindfulness group to sit with my feelings and thoughts, even the ones I don't want to have, and realize they are just feelings. I am a very emotionally person at times so I have to learn not to let my emotions take over too much. I could ponder and worry and analyze and reanalyze a situation for hours or days. Worrying myself to death about something or someone I can't change. I would sit with hurt for hours when really the feeling should only be temporary. That horrible feeling I was so consumed could soon past, but only if I let it. Sit and dwell.... I tend to do that and most of the time it makes me really sad. I cry and hurt and cry and hurt. Why? Why continue to feel that hurt and stay in that sad place in my heart and mind. I'm learning to let it go. Just let it go and move on with life. The next hour, the next day, the next month that thing that hurt me probably won't even matter. I was making things way bigger than they should have been. Its okay to sit in your feelings and feel that hurt. Its part of being human and experiencing life. The ups and downs. Just remember there is always a way up and a way out. Life is beautiful, Life is a wonderful thing to experience. Go out and do just that, all of it. Bad good hurt joy love pain the ups and downs. Embrace the changes of the seasons, people, yourself. Nothing will remain the same. Nothing will last forever. Take in all you can now. This is what I'm learning and I'm enjoying this new journey of living in the present. Why dwell on the past? Right now is the only thing I can change. This very moment. 

Back Again

I know I know I do not post often enough but I haven't had much to talk about. I hardly paint my nails and my fashion sense hasn't been able to blossom as much. I don't want to spend a lot or think a lot into maternity clothes. I have other things to entertain me though. I have picked up sewing. I've been doing it off and on. I find little projects and finish them slowly. Like the last one I just finished, replacing a broken zipper on a winter coat. I watched some YT vids to understand the in's and out's of sewing on a zipper. I think I did a pretty good job. The only problem I had was one that was stated several times. My needle got too close to the zipper head and broke, TWICE. Mad and slightly pissed I kept on and got it done! I was so proud of myself! My daughter now has a another coat for the fall/winter. And just in time too... Michigan is about to start getting SNOW! Here it comes people. So let's get ready! I'm going out to get longjohns tomorrow!

HOW ARE YOU GETTING READY FOR THE SNOW?

Less Stress

Hello ladies,
One thing I must say is I LOVE nail polish. I think nail polish is one of the best accessories to wear. Its so easy to change it up. You can wear one coat of your favorite nude shade or a pop of color to enhance any outfit. I also feel its a great way to relieve stress. No seriously. If I'm having a bad day I paint my nails. I think it has to do with pampering yourself. When you 'take care' of yourself it makes you feel better (and look better too). And who doesn't love that?? What do you do to relieve stress??


With it being Fall now I had to find a nice shade for the season. I currently have on a shade of orange with a pop of metallic gray on my ring finger. Kind of Halloween-like. I went for the gray instead of the obvious choice of black. I started to design them up a bit but found I liked them just the way they were.

I'll add a picture later if you guys would like to see. Let me know. And Please comment ;)

All Work and Some Play

My baby has come back to me! She was a little sick but the PC Doc put her back together again. I thought I was going to have some sort of attack! They were taking soo long to get my laptop back to me. But shes back home and in good shape. I'm glad too because I have a paper I have to type up like NOW! So this will be a quick post. Just wanted to jump in and give my two cents.
BTW Happy belated MLK Day! I spent mines sitting around retweeting King quotes. I wish I could have seen the movie based on him but I dont have cable so its hard to catch the good stuff.

This last Saturday me and my girls Angie and Tasha (my niece "2yrs apart") went out. It was a little spot on the east side. BYOB. And we had a ball. The DJ was jammimg all night. And the lights were on point! It was so awesome. Haven't had a night like that in a mintue. Well needed. There was a lady selling gadgets that light and blink. U know the things they sell to the kids in the summer time. I had to have one! My friend got one for me, some glasses. I'll post a pic. I was fooling! Lol.
Oh yeah that reminds me I have to post a pic of my outfit for New Years. I followed Ticka's advice and went with the purple heels. I got them from Bakers. Very cute! I'll get to that post soon enough :)

Ok I think I did enough chit chatting. Now on to the real work.. my summary paper for Eng 1020 thats due tomorrow. Talk to ya'll soon!

-Coco

(Now that I think about it. The pic is here->>> In my TwitPic "gadget")

2 Full Pinkies

Whats up world?? Long time no post. I know I know. I suck. I doubt it really because who reads this stuff anyways, right? But that isnt why Im here. Im here because I am very happy to say that I have made it through another semester!! Yes, yes, I have all my limbs. I didnt cut not a one off. Although I did tend to nibble alittle on my pinkie. :-0
No I'm kidding. But yes finals are over. And the partying may begin. I have a dress Ive been dying to post on here to get an opinion of what I should pair it with. Or a maybe I can put a quick polyvore link up. I think I'm starting to really like that site. Okay see you guys a few shakes of a lamb's tail. =)

-Coco



Oh and look what I dug up. I was in like the 9th grade.

What to Wear When You're Going Nowhere

Check this post I found while surfing around. Please read...

Keiko Lynn: Be just who you are.

The necklace is cute I must say. And the pics. But the words of Keiko Lynn are so very true. I often find myself debating whether or not to "dress-up" on days when I'm not going anywhere special. But if this didnt just sum it all up in a nutshell.

You dont have to be going anywhere to do your hair, nails, makeup or anything. I think its a perfect way to relieve a little stress and have fun. I said the same thing before in a previous blog about nail polish. Its all about making yourself feel good. Of course you want other people to see and notice your hard work, but the first person you want to satisfy is yourself. You have to approve FIRST, everyone else is just to confirm what YOU already know. Throwing on some cute clothes when your just going to the market for a few things is perfectly okay. I see way to many females just walk outside in their PJs. I mean I guess this is okay when you REALLY need to go to the corner store real quick. But to be all Walmart with the clothes you slept in all night is just unaccpectable. Jogging/sweat pants at the least please?? Please share your thoughts and opinions.

Coco

Nail Date: Pink Power

Hello world,
I just did my nails a few hours ago and decided to share with you all. I think nail polish is one of the best accessories. Its so easy to change up a look. You could wear a nude shade or add a pop of color to neutral colored wardrobe. I love nail polish.
I love changing my nail color after a bad day. Its a nice way to relieve stress. No seriously. It changes my mood for some reason. Maybe it has to do with the pampering stage. Because you're making yourself look better it helps you feel better. I'm sure there's articles on that. I'll leave that for another post.
I keep buying different shades of pink for some odd reason. Also I been growing to like things that shine and sparkle. So girly right?? I know..

Well check out these pics and tell me how feel ;)

~These are the colors I used~



~Results~




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I even did my little girls nails.


-Coco

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