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)
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I Miss the ’90s
Tagged with: 1990s, 80s child, 90s, clothing, clueless, flashback, grunge, music, nirvana, retro clothing
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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
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Posted in acting, desirapesta, do it yourself
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
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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
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Posted in acting, at home, clothing, desirapesta, do it yourself, sixties, vintage
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
Kollaborating With Kollabora
So I have been involved with the great company Burdastyle since 2007, working for them & with them and am so proud of how huge the site has become. Check it out, if you haven’t already. Nora Abousteit, (one of…
Tagged with: black and white, black white and red all over, blouse, cotton/silk blend, diy, dots, fabric, handmade, handmade clothing, kollabora, mood fabrics, polka dots, red, sewing, sewing project, shirt, silk, sleeveless blouse, top, tops
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Posted in at home, clothing, desirapesta, do it yourself, etsy, for sale, gift ideas, shop, Uncategorized, vintage, vintage clothing, womens clothing
S/S 2013 Show // Photos Galore!
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Posted in acting, at home, clothing, desirapesta, do it yourself, etsy, etsy holidays, for sale, Uncategorized, vintage, vintage clothing, womens clothing
Posted in acting, at home, clothing, desirapesta, do it yourself, etsy, etsy holidays, for sale, Uncategorized, vintage, vintage clothing, womens clothing
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