Tuesday Travels: The World of Imagination

Like lots of kids, my nephew loves to play dress up. Last year for his birthday, I took an old suitcase and filled it with accessories he could piece together to create different disguises.

(Doesn't he make a cute little pilot?)

The party was held at the aviation museum so the suitcase and custom luggage tag fit the airplane theme quite well.  

It included a curly wig (the best one I could find in my price range), but it was the comb kind which doesn't quite stay in with a buzz cut. I thought ahead this year and went shopping right as the Halloween costumes were put out. I found all sorts of fun ones. So he received 3 new wigs for his birthday this year, and I just couldn't resist playing dress up with him.

Masquerading Muscle Man





Mr. Man



NYC Punk Rockin' Artist

Super Heroine








Mr Man looks quite adorable and convincing as a Little Miss. And I was happy the wigs fit him so nicely.





The little blonde girl my sister always wanted!!

Classy!

We can't all be spunky.... or have a spunky style. Some feel their style is a little classier. And well, I make exceptions now and again.

Here's a classier spin on repurposed aprons.

My first men's apron....and it's reversible!!

Yes, garçon, I'll take a bottle of Riesling please.

omg!!! what a brilliant idea

I stumbled across this today while looking up the word "street worthy". So amazing what you can find without trying.

  I have quite a few suitcases and think this is an absolutely brilliant idea!! Repurpose them into boom boxes. Solar boom boxes that connect to your ipod!! They have even more bells and whistles. You can read an article about them here or check out their website theboomcase.com. 

And they let you customize them. I'm really drawn to this one. It has so much character.

 

Even lunch boxes.Something for everyone... big and small =)

My 1st sewn dress

I did it! I did it! I made my first dress, ever! And it's also the very first thing I've made from a pattern. Thank you so much Joy for holding my hand through it. I can't wait to show it to you in person. Hope this will suffice until then.







It was much more work than I thought it'd be, but it can only get easier from here. Right? :/




Eek! I love it sooo much! I made it from vintage sheets. Could you tell?











I ended up taking it to Kansas in 2 pieces...well 3 if you count the zipper, because I couldn't remember what Joy instructed me to do. I wanted to finish it before I left Tahoe, but hey, there are sewing machines in Kansas. :) And hey, I was heading to see my mamma anyways. I used her machine to attach the top to the bottom, but couldn't get the tension (I believe that was the culprit) quite right when sewing on the zipper. The stitches were all loopy. I tore it out at least 3 times before calling it quits with her machine. Back in Wichita, I stayed with my dad and step mom for awhile and used my step mom's machine to attach the zipper. The machine had never been used before so I got to break it in. =) And it worked great! Thanks Mom and Jean for letting me use your machines.

And thanks, Travis for taking all the pictures!

As you can see, we took pictures at a lot of different places. Well, one of the places we ate something yummy so it's going to be the Sunday Special this week.

more Retro Racks - these ones are available

I am thrilled to have received such an enthusiastic response to my retro racks. A few of you asked if certain ones were still available so I figured I better share photos of the ones that are. The racks shown in this post are still available. The racks in the previous post are on consignment at a shop in South Lake Tahoe, CA. A few of you had your eyes on a certain one... Well, there is always a chance it may not sell so if you really want that specific one, let me know. Otherwise, check out these beauties that are still up for grabs. And maybe you'll find one you even like better. ;)







































Again, I ended up with a few racks without a cute picture. I guess they were absent on photoshoot day. :) All four of the ones below are available. 2 were already shown above and the other 2 are the red/white/brown on yellow (far left) and the brown/green/red on white (far right). Sorry for such a yucky picture, but hopefully you get the idea.


Another view showing those 2.



And this brown/green/black one on beige board (I'm pretty sure I'm holding it upside down) is also available. You can also see the red/white/brown one and sort of see the brown/green/red one .



Similar, but the brown/green/black one is on the chair in front.



From the top down:
green/black/silver on white
3 silver on yellow
silver/cream/silver on aqua
green/orange/yellow/brown on white
3 silver on aqua
cream/brown/green/black on yellow
cream/black/green on yellow
beige/brown/red on white
green/brown/aqua on white
red/white/brown on yellow
brown/green/red on white
brown/green/black one on beige

I'm asking $30 a piece for them. If you'd like one, leave a comment or msg me on fb.

jessie b