In lieu of buying a small area rug, I decided to start crocheting one out of fabric scraps to prevent my hands from being idle while I watched The X-Files. It’s a little ugly, but it’s fun to make. ;o)
d e s i r a p e s t a
let me talk.
Blog Archives
I Miss the ’90s
Tagged with: 1990s, 80s child, 90s, clothing, clueless, flashback, grunge, music, nirvana, retro clothing
Posted in acting, at home, clothing, desirapesta, do it yourself, shop, vintage, vintage clothing, womens clothing
Posted in acting, at home, clothing, desirapesta, do it yourself, shop, vintage, vintage clothing, womens clothing
Spring / Law & Order SVU Sketches
I’ve got Spring Fever, cabin fever, what have you. I want outside time asap! Here are the finished drawings I did for a Season 14 episode of Law & Order SVU:
Tagged with: acting, actor, art, artist, charcoal, court roo, court room, court room sketch, desirapesta, drawing, law, law and order, pencil, sag aftra, sketch artist, special skills
Posted in acting, desirapesta, do it yourself
Posted in acting, desirapesta, do it yourself
Law & Order SVU!
I have been hired for a second season as a real sketch artist on Law & Order SVU. I also worked in 2011 and had a great time on the episode, Scorched Earth, the Season 13 premier. I’m back for…
Tagged with: acting, actor who can draw, art, artist, court room, desirapesta, drawing, law and order, law&order, legality, sketch artist, SVU
Posted in Uncategorized
Posted in Uncategorized
Pants Re-do
I bought these Talbot’s pants at a thrift shop a few months ago because I liked their odd fabric and thought I could turn them into something better. They sat in my drawer for a while until this morning,when I…
Tagged with: alteration, brooklyn, custom fit, custom pants, fit, pants, pants tailoring, pattern, re-done, redo, restore, seamstress, tailor pants, talbots
Posted in at home, clothing, desirapesta, do it yourself, vintage clothing, womens clothing
Posted in at home, clothing, desirapesta, do it yourself, vintage clothing, womens clothing
A Year in Furs
Call it winter blues, call it writer’s block, I have been been working less in the last month after the holidays than usual. These moments of less activity kind of bum me out, but I think I am winding down…
Tagged with: acting, actor, actress, americana, brooklyn, desirapesta, fashion, indie fashion designer, nyc, sag, vintage
Posted in acting, at home, clothing, desirapesta, do it yourself, sixties, vintage
Posted in acting, at home, clothing, desirapesta, do it yourself, sixties, vintage
New Headshots!
Tagged with: acting, actor, actor headshot, actress, aftra, desira pesta, desirapesta, film, headshot, radio, sag, television
Posted in Uncategorized
Posted in Uncategorized
New on Etsy!
I have been busy re-vamping vintage and making polka dot wearables from scratch. Here are just a couple. All available in my Etsy Shop. ;o) Happy Friday! xo Desira
Tagged with: 50s apron, apron, bag, clothing, diaper bag, dress, etsy, minnie mouse, polka dots, retro, RUFFLES, seafoam, skirt, tote, vintage clothing, womens
Posted in Uncategorized
Posted in Uncategorized
Dresses REMADE
I have always loved giving vintage garments new life with a modern look and I have been re-doing a lot of vintage dresses over the holiday. Here’s the first one, now available in my etsy shop
Posted in clothing, desirapesta, do it yourself, etsy, etsy holidays, for sale, gift ideas, holidays, shop, sixties, vintage, vintage clothing, womens clothing
HAPPY HOLIDAYS from 1969
I haven’t blogged in like months. Wow. Well, the holidays came and went and for the second year in a row, my family, bo and I visited the Bethel Woods Center, the museum and venue which now stands on the…
Tagged with: 1969, bethel woods, festival, jack Kerouac, jefferson airplane, jimi hendrix, Kennedy assassination, lost generation, love, Muhammad Ali, music, new york, peace, politics, Richie havens, sixties, social change, technology, Vietnam, woodstock
Posted in desirapesta, sixties, Uncategorized, vintage, vintage clothing
Posted in desirapesta, sixties, Uncategorized, vintage, vintage clothing
 | Zandra on Fashion Divorce, Fashion Make-… |
 | manonmona on DANCE DANCE DANCE |
 | MegansBeadedDesigns on February is Taking Over |
 | Darin Pesta on Storytime |
 | desira pesta on Dressing Up! |
