Lots of really great things are starting to happen
regarding my future online sewing business and I am quite excited to announce
them!
First and foremost, I finally decided upon a name: Dark Moon Designs. The name has a little bit of the ethereal
nature of my designs, with just an added touch of mysterious gothic fantasy. It seems perfect…though I may change my mind about
it later. Dark Moon is another way of
saying New Moon, which is the phase of the moon where we cannot see it from the
Earth (for those of you not as obsessed with the Lunar calendar as I am). Here is the logo:
It isn’t the best logo ever, and the typeface would
probably make a graphic designer cry, but I have limited funds, so the only
option for me if I wanted a logo was to make it myself. So I pulled together my creative spirit and
my limited knowledge of Photoshop and went to town. I soon shall have business cards and clothing
labels with this logo. I cannot wait.
Secondly, I am currently up to my ears in sewing
projects, which I absolutely adore. I am
finishing my friend’s costume for Myth Masque; I will have an entire post
dedicated to that project later.
I am also creating costumes for a volunteer project
I’m doing this summer. My mother and I
are volunteering as teachers at Hogwarts for kids 1st-12th
grade. Actually, that is a lie. My mother is the Religious Educator for the
church, and is writing the Hogwarts curriculum.
I am volunteering. When she asked
me to do it my two qualifications were: 1. We will wear real costumes, not just
cloaks and 2. I will be bring in HP sweets and drinks. One cannot host a Hogwarts summer class and NOT
have Butterbeer!
I decided I
would be Madame Pince; it seemed fitting as she is the Librarian at Hogwarts
and I was an English Major. My mother is
going to be Professor McGonagall because that is actually her maiden name. I’m pretty excited to get these children as passionate about Harry Potter as I am. Is it a bit obvious that I’m a huge fan? Okay, okay…it’s blazingly obvious. But, it’s Harry Potter!!
My costume is an original design because Madame
Pince’s is a touch too hot looking.
Those brocade shoulders….*swoons from the heat*, not exactly Arizona summer
friendly. Of course, my outfit will be
quite hot, but not as hot as hers is. I
am making the costume that Professor McGonagall wears during the Yule Ball in
movie number four for my mother. It is
my favorite of her costumes. I am pretty
excited to construct this one as I will be trying smocking for the first
time. It is a technique that I have
studied, but never actually done. It is
a lot of work, but looks SO great when finished. I will be giving updates on the construction
of these costumes along the way. Here are the two designs:
Lastly, I am working on a commission for a Kayley costume
from the movie: Quest for Camelot. I was
pretty dang ecstatic to receive this commission because I love Quest for
Camelot. If you have not seen it, I
highly recommend this family friendly, hilarious, animated movie. (IMDB here for more info) I just bought the fabric for this one and
cannot wait to get to work on it.
Thank you for stopping by! Please leave any questions, thoughts, and
comments, I love hearing from any readers :D
Kelsie
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