stitchery, BPAL
Oct. 18th, 2007 12:12 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alonewiththemoonLast night I sewed until I couldn't see straight but I made some real progress. I worked on the bra for about three and a half hours, so I think my original estimate of 5-6 hours to do the entire bra project will turn out to be accurate. All my pieces are measured and cut and hemmed and the hardware is all done, so all I have left is to assemble the back piece, figure out a way to attach it in a removable yet sturdy fashion (velcro is somewhat evil but oh so tempting here, since the back panel isn't part of the integral support structure) and add the decorations on the front. I must also sew a few more shell grommets for the back lacing, but I'm planning to do that on the train tonight. For the first time last night I had a reality-based picture in my head of how all the different elements are going to look together when it's finished, and I'm very excited. In some ways, this is the most ambitious costuming project I've done and I'm very pleased with how it's all come together. Between sewing and rehearsing I don't think I'm going to get a lot of sleep this weekend, which is very unfortunate, but it will be worth it.
Think I forgot to mention here that I am going to The Moonlight Ball, the Gorey House fundraiser for the Animal Rescue League of Boston, after all--Kambriel needed models, so I'll be at the event wearing a fabulous outfit creating atmosphere and helping with the auctions. No apple picking for me, I'm afraid, but I'm very excited. It's a bit of a tradition for me and M to model for Kambriel right before our anniversary; just one or two nights before our wedding, we modeled for her at the Vampires and Victims Ball in Salem. It was in some ways crazy to take an evening off from wedding stuff that close to the event but it was the best thing we could have done for our sanity. So every couple of years we seem to find ourselves modeling again and it adds to the anniversary celebration. Plus, this is for an excellent cause!
Today's BPAL is Queen, from the Voodoo Blends collection: "For use only by women. An extremely potent passion blend, used to great effect when you're converting feminine sexual energy into power." I have no idea what's in it, but I think I have a winner for official Voodoo Dolly scent. I think I can pick up vetiver, something lemony, cardomom, musk, maybe amber, and something so familiar that tugs at the edges of my brain but I can't quite get it. The overall combination says exotic and mysterious without the cliches of standard scents like patchouli or neroli, and it somehow conveys unfathomable purpose and antiquity. BPAL says that they researched the voodoo blends, so to anyone who knows anything about voodoo, it would add to the performance, and it makes my brain happy to find something that symbolically fits. And last but not least, as I rode to work this morning my mp3 player handed me songs about women who kill without morals or regret (Miss Kitten, Jill Tracy, Siouxsie) and men who fall apart (Congo Norvell), so I'll take that as confirmation that this is the right choice ;-)
Think I forgot to mention here that I am going to The Moonlight Ball, the Gorey House fundraiser for the Animal Rescue League of Boston, after all--Kambriel needed models, so I'll be at the event wearing a fabulous outfit creating atmosphere and helping with the auctions. No apple picking for me, I'm afraid, but I'm very excited. It's a bit of a tradition for me and M to model for Kambriel right before our anniversary; just one or two nights before our wedding, we modeled for her at the Vampires and Victims Ball in Salem. It was in some ways crazy to take an evening off from wedding stuff that close to the event but it was the best thing we could have done for our sanity. So every couple of years we seem to find ourselves modeling again and it adds to the anniversary celebration. Plus, this is for an excellent cause!
Today's BPAL is Queen, from the Voodoo Blends collection: "For use only by women. An extremely potent passion blend, used to great effect when you're converting feminine sexual energy into power." I have no idea what's in it, but I think I have a winner for official Voodoo Dolly scent. I think I can pick up vetiver, something lemony, cardomom, musk, maybe amber, and something so familiar that tugs at the edges of my brain but I can't quite get it. The overall combination says exotic and mysterious without the cliches of standard scents like patchouli or neroli, and it somehow conveys unfathomable purpose and antiquity. BPAL says that they researched the voodoo blends, so to anyone who knows anything about voodoo, it would add to the performance, and it makes my brain happy to find something that symbolically fits. And last but not least, as I rode to work this morning my mp3 player handed me songs about women who kill without morals or regret (Miss Kitten, Jill Tracy, Siouxsie) and men who fall apart (Congo Norvell), so I'll take that as confirmation that this is the right choice ;-)
