back in action!

WHY HELLO, FRIENDS! How I've missed you so!

Dog on lap had to take a brief hiatus these past few months due to my life completely falling apart. HOWEVER, I've had a lot of free time since I'm recently unemployed and I have been crafting up a storm. Our upstairs has turned into my own little sweatshop. It's rather charming.

Today, I'm taking a trip to the arboretum with Corey and Ellen to take some beautiful shots of the FIVE new aprons I've made (including a mother/daughter set. Are you stoked?! I am. Scoobie is. She's missed you all, her adoring fans.

Stay tuned, kids! Many posts to follow in the next day or so.

Made To Order

My dear friend Julia's mom placed my very first custom apron order. Her friend's daughter is getting married and for her wedding shower, Renee gifted a dog on lap original. Here is the single SASSIEST apron I've ever made:

I know, right? I can really pair my fabrics. Buttons!

Seriously guys, I'm pretty great at this. You should probably buy an apron from me. Also, I'm out of a job as of May 29th so that means lots of time spent sewing away in my little Jamaica Plain sweat shop. I'll keep you posted.

C

DONE!

All of my classes and work are officially OVER. So now I can devote all my time to the three S's: sewing, Scoobie and SMOOSHING (with girlfriend, obvi). Oh and updating the blog. I've been so neglectful.

In the past month or so, I've started a new job, been raped by this new job/finals, made a few aprons and .....a DRESS! (Happy Birthday, Emma!) Soon, I'll have a date with the ever beautiful Corey Lander for a photo shoot (at the arbs, perhaps?) of all my new goodies. Oh, we also have a new cat! Her name is Nimbus and she's currently in heat. She and I still need to have a photo shoot.

For now, I'm off to make aprons! Stay tuned!

UGH.

School and work are just the worst. Why can't I just make aprons all day and play with Scoobie?

I promise to be back soon with many new aprons and fancraftical things. I've just been so busy lately! This GODFORSAKEN semester ends on April 29th. Wish me luck until then, kids. Lord knows I'll need it.

Here's Scoobie at the arboretum to hold you over.

Adventures!

Sleeperchino

Porn for Michael

Spencer's visiting us from his semester in Germany. We played arts and crafts today and Spencer made a tank top. He looked quite dapper in the process...

"M" is for muscles. Growl.

My Craft Corner

Since moving in to this apartment, I've been fortunate enough to have a designated corner for my sewing and crafting. Having my own space really helps me focus and get my craft on in the most bitchin' of ways. Yesterday, I moved some furniture around and re-arranged my goodies and I have to say, I'm pretty pleased with my craft corner:

Bright and sunny, right next to the window.

My dear friend Michael was gracious enough to let me hold on to a few of his sewing supplies since he's not using them. Among all my presents?! A dress stand, named Betty (below), and an EPIC pair of fabric scissors.

Pictured: The Katie Apron. On sale on Etsy!

Here's the decor above my sewing table. I bought the smaller frames for $1.00 each at target, sprayed them red and re-framed some pictures of pin-up girls that I had. The larger center frame I bought at Boomerangs for $1.50, but I've yet to find a picture for it. Any suggestions?

Fabric in it's new home (thrifted basket, $2.00)

So, guess what I'll be doing this weekend!!!!

Magnet Tutorial(ish)!

Oh, we're just SUCH a crafty bunch here at 18 Dolly.

A few days ago, Tori showed me how to make super cool, mini magnets out of old beer bottle caps. Being a fan of beer, all things small, AND magnets, I couldn't resist this fantastical craft-ical project!

Some of my favorites:

Fun fact: The "branch" in my new life magnet is actually a stem from my most recent pot purchase.
I'm so fucking clever I could puke!

You will need:

• beer bottle caps
• paint, glitter, magazines, beads or buttons (basically anything that will fit inside a bottle cap...)
• small, round magnets
  
• pour-on ultra gloss epoxy finish

Step one: Decorate your caps
Step two: Let them dry, pour ultra gloss into caps. Be very careful! Wear rubber gloves and use a cup with a spouted edge for precise pouring (not a solo cup like I used. Very messy!)
Step three: Let dry for 8-72 hours. My recommendation? Go make other crafts!
Step four: Once varnish completely dries, use a super strong glue to glue them to your magnets and then put that shit on your fridge!

Hope you had fun! Feel free to send me pictures of your creations at crascal1125@gmail.com and I'll feature them on Dog on Lap!

Happy crafting!