Well, the illness that kept me from working has been stabilized for now, although not cured. Being stuck waiting around is quite stressful, so I have returned to my studio for now to work, making this as good an opportunity as any to reveal some of the designs for the upcoming Grand Opening of my new clothing store, Pandemonium Fashion.The theme for the line is "Summer Silk & Vintage Lace" and most of the designs prominently feature one or both of those materials. The real challenge here was to capture the airy, lightweight look of summer and make something other than the typical pretty little sun dresses, though I did make several of those too. Since I strive to provide pretty, punky, goth, and even fantasy/dance wear items I had a real challenge (particularly with the Poe line) to keep the nature of the season and not drown it in a sea of heavy black fabrics like everyone is used to. Even I am surprised and impressed with the results, and I think you will be too.
Since I still haven't found a decent sewing machine in my budget, most of the items listed at first will be hand sewn accessories such as purses and hairpieces, as well as some unusual jewelry. Hopefully after a few sales I will be able to fill the gap in my savings and then be able to list the clothing. I have already hand stitched prototypes of each garment, but because of the time involved in such effort it just isn't reasonable to offer the items for sale until they can be produced faster.As for my other Etsy store, Fabricated Transmutations (linked on the side, purple button with rabbit) I have returned to taking orders there, and with all the new fashion work my Mystery Boxes have even more great little bits and pieces than before. The design and production work has kept me busy, so while I will add new yarns over time I don't yet have any new kinds of things to list. Later this summer I do plan to sell my art there as well, both prints and originals, and possibly even cards and such featuring my artwork. We'll see where we take it when we get there.
As always I encourage you to visit my stores and comment on what you see, and feel free to ask me anything you are wondering about on here or over at Etsy.
