What’s Next? Lace!

I had another encounter with a giant centipede last night.  For those of you who don’t know, that lovely Chicago ivy we’re so famous for is a breeding ground for those a$$holes.  The building next to us, although pretty to look at, is covered in it.  And this is their favorite season, apparently, because I have to deal with one every single day – ACK.  This one was in the bathroom, and thankfully I was fully clothed and not in any compromising positions.  The Dyson sucked him up and hopefully sucked the life out of him too, because if I see a mammoth centipede crawling up out of the vacuum hose, well I guess that means I’ll never be vacuuming again.

Okay, so before that, I was working on this:

Which used to look like this:

That’s a whole lotta cutting.  And it’s going to be even more hand sewing – yeesh.  This awesome lace (with bows!) will be used on a fancy pants shrug I’m working on – imagine it over black velvet with ruffly tulle sleeves.  Love it.  I may have a hard time parting with this one.  You see, in addition to my collection of gowns, I will also be offering handmade bridal accessories which will be sold in my online store.  I’ll be doing shrugs and veils and lingerie – all super delicate and feminine.  Very exciting!