Slinging Hips

Behold! I bring you... the Hipslinger!!

Okay, yes, it's technically a fannypack. But this one's cool. And I made it.

The outside is a black corduroy-like material. The lining and outer part of the belt is a green quilting fabric with pretty green scrolling.

Here it is on my hip. (Side view of my ass!!) I added the leaf button to the front cuz the black was kinda boring. I think it's really cute. I have more leaf buttons, but after some thought, I decided that one is perfect.

View from the front. I put the green fabric on the outside of the belt because I thought it needed some color. I don't know what it is about me and green lately. It's a nice color. (Still partial to blue, though)

The belt attaches by looping through D-rings...

...And is then secured into place with velcro. Nicely adjustable! (I still made it a little snug on me, though. ^^;;) Using both the D-rings and velcro make it really secure. I don't think I'd be afraid of anybody snatching this.

I added some velcro to the flap too so it'll close securely. I need to make a thinner wallet to fit in there, but it should be able to hold my cellphone, keys, some money, and a couple cards. I was running around with it tonight (I was really excited at how well it turned out...), and it barely budged. It'll be perfect if I go dancing or clubbing sometime (it could happen) cuz it's light, secure, and just roomy enough for everything I need.

And check it out! If I decide I'm too cool for a hipslinger (it could happen), it turns into a small handbag at the drop of a hat.

See? Just looped and velcro-ed, and it's a purse! (Aren't mirror pics trippy?)

Whatcha think of it? I love it!

Paint me green and call me Kermit!

I finally got off my ass and started sewing again. As promised, here's my new skirty skirt skirt.

It's made out of fabric that was supposed to be for quilting, but quilting fabrics always have some of the best patterns.

Here's the zipper. This is the first time I've ever used zippers. Boy, was it a pain in the ass! At one point, the zippy part of the zipper actually came off! (Don't ask how I managed that...) After over an hour of fiddling with it and consulting Sewing for Dummies, I got it to work. The stitching is shoddy, but I don't think anybody will really notice.

The lining is made out of white eyelet material. I noticed the quilting cloth wasn't very thick, so I figured I needed it. More shoddy stitching. It'll hold, though.

And... Action Shots!

Skirts make me feel like I should be silly and girly, so that's why there's all those dumb poses. Thanks for looking!

Norman Normanovich II

...of the Moscow Normanoviches, of course. :)

Norman is the jack-o-lantern we carved for Halloween this year. He's actually Norman II, named after the original Norman, who we carved last year. The original Norman was small and round and had goofy, mismatching eyes. So he looked like a Norman. This year's Norman is pretty generic, except he likes to lean.

This is Norman shortly after we cut him up. The plate on the right is filled with his gooey pumpkin innards! The pan on the left was there so I could toast the pumpkin seeds. Mmm...

Here's a close-up of Norman's pretty face. Actually, it looks like he was an abused pumpkin, from all the nicks he's got on him. If you look carefully at the right-hand side of his forehead, he has a scar. Looks kinda lightning shaped to me. We decided he was Harry Potter for Halloween. :P

Norman and Sam. Or is that Sam and Norman? Who can tell?? (Norman's a little better at smiling in pictures than Sam is. Tee hee...)

Hope you all had a wonderful Halloween!