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{Shaker and Spoon: Rye, Oh My!}

January 31, 2018 by kelerr

In January, I continued my mixology education with Shaker and Spoon. The theme of the month’s box was “Rye Oh My!” and all the drinks featured rye whiskey. No complaints here. The box arrived with a little less fanfare than last time but was still exciting to open. I love finding and pulling out all the little bottles and syrups. (Sidebar: the box also arrived the exact same day as my new portable photography light box so I immediately started […]

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{Makeup Review: Besame Cosmetics Lipstick}

January 23, 2018 by kelerr

I am completely obsessed with Besame Cosmetics lipstick. Like so much so that I tried a few samples and now own four of their full size lipsticks, all within a seven day span of time. Before we get into my full review, though, here’s a little bit of background: I got really into wearing red lipstick while I was in Europe over the summer. I’ve never been one for wearing lipstick very much (aside from Halloween costumes) but as with […]

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{Out and About: Waitress, Take Three}

January 22, 2018 by kelerr

I wrote a review of Waitress the Musical last June after I had seen it for the second time (access it here), and my opinions of the overall show are more or less the same. However, this third time around was really something special. Thursday night I headed into Manhattan again to see Waitress for the third time. I believe there is only one other musical I can say I saw more than twice, and that’s Spamalot. Waitress is in […]

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{Out and About: Anastasia}

January 15, 2018 by kelerr

Thursday night I sat in the front row of Anastasia on Broadway, and confirmed the reason I love costume design. Sitting that close to the action, I could see every seam and every details – right down to some of the structures under the dresses – and I loved every minute of it. I always get a thrill from live theater, but it’s the costumes that get me every time. I love how atmosphere, character and setting can change […]

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My fabrics for my Anna-inspired dress for the show arrived today! I want it to evoke her coronation dress as my Thursday show dress is more Elsa-inspired (accidentally but then I decided to run with the theme!). It’s going to be a @sewoveritlondon Betty dress, because I’ve made several and know I can do it quickly and don’t have to deal with fit issues. I think I’m going to go for the scoop neck add on with the flutter sleeve hack as that’s a combo I haven’t tried yet! #sewing #memade #memadewardrobe #anna #coronationday #frozen #frozenjr #sewoverit #soibettydress #sewist #sewistsofinstagram #sewcialist #sewcialistsofinstagram #nycsews #brooklynsews

Back to sewing today! There’s still quite a bit to do for Frozen Jr. but the end is in sight! This is one of the last villager coronation dresses, then we need to do their aprons and a couple of other last minute things. Cannot believe our first dress rehearsal is FIVE DAYS AWAY!

Still playing with those vacation photos. This is Iceland in July 2016, and it quickly became one of my favorite places. I went on my own through @travendly which caters to solo travelers, and I went with a group of five others. First stop right off the plane was the Blue Lagoon. #iceland #thebluelagoon #travel #traveller #sewcialistswhotravel #sewist #sewistsofinstagram #sewcialist #sewcialistsofinstagram #nycsews #brooklynsews #travendly #travellingsewist #bluelagooniceland

Not sewing for a few days (three day weekend visiting family) so here’s more old vacation pictures! (Also I’ve been playing with edits in Lightroom recently which is why I’ve been going through all these old photos.) This is another favorite from the Malta/Italy trip. This is also in Venice, on San Giorgio Maggiore - we spotted this snake glass sculpture from the top of the church and went exploring. Dress is an @oldnavy maxi dress that I bought specifically for the trip for church visits (had a little cardigan for that too for covering my shoulders but outside it was far too hot for that coverage!). #travel #sangiorgiomaggiore #venice #veniceitaly #italy #sewist #sewistsofinstagram #sewcialists #sewcialistsofinstagram #sewcialistswhotravel #travelingsewist #nycsews #brooklynsews

Apparently I’m in the mood for sharing random old vacation photos! This one is from July 2017 in Burano, Italy on the Venetian Lagoon (part of an amazing almost full month my friend and I spent in Malta and Italy). This was before I started sewing for myself but that is one of my favorite non-me made dresses. It’s from @ninewest - I still have it and wear it! #travel #travelbug #italy #burano #buranoitaly #venetianlagoon #sewist #sewistsofinstagram #sewcialist #sewcialistsofinstagram #sewcialistswhotravel #travelingsewist #nycsews #brooklynsews

By far my favorite vacation souvenirs are pictures I take. I was going through all my pictures from my April trip to Edinburgh, and remembering how much I loved everything about this corner kilt store. #travel #edinburgh #scotland #edinburghscotland #kiltmakers #sewisg #sewistsofinstagram #sewcialist #sewcialistsofinstagram #nycsews #brooklynsews