Lunchtime Productivity

A personal goal of mine is to finish one sewing related project a week. Since I am the epitome of a person with no free time I started to bring some of my projects to work where I work on them during my lunch breaks.

I actually have told no one about my secret sewing projects...not because they aren't fabulous but because they are incredibly nerdy and I am well aware not everyone has the appreciation for nerdiness like I do. People just don't know what they are missing!

So, with that said, here is an example of a lunchtime project I did this week. Enjoy! I know I did!

Monday Night - I made the shell (the actual hat) modeled after one of video game's classic characters,

Mega Man

Tuesday at lunch - I cut out the felt details of the hat using random office objects as measuring devices.

I borrowed the lid of a scented candle off the desk of a colleague for part one of the ear piece

Here's a lid from a cleaning product that I also borrowed from another colleague's desk for part two of the ear piece

                                                        

I used the lines of the notebook paper (that I actually had at my desk) to help envision scale

Wednesday at lunch - Finished cutting out the detail pieces and pinned pieces in place

The mouth of this little smiley face was the hardest part...felt is difficult to cut and to keep straight



All pinned up!

Thursday at lunch - Started sewing!

Everyone should have one of these in their desk

Friday at lunch - Finished sewing

Now we are ready for anything!

Aprons in Action!

Tonight was the first time in my life I was introduced as a designer. It was awesome. For months, I have been working with Tell Tale Preserve Company on their store front and kitchen aprons trying to find the balance of form and function…and I think we found both.

The blue apron is for the store front and the grey apron is for the kitchen

Tonight was an open house/trunk show at San Francisco’s Big Daddy’s Antiques. My friends at Tell Tale were there showcasing their fantastic treats and also were celebrating their new pastry spot at the front of the shop. Starting tomorrow Tell Tale will have a coffee and treats spot in the front of the shop six days a week. Of course, they will be sporting the aprons. Tell Tale’s own store front will open in San Francisco in February of 2011. I am glad to be a part of it.

They look so cute!

Tell Tale's pop up shop at Big Daddy's Antiques

Product development opportunity for Tell Tale and friends

"Super Toy" Comic and Collectible Show

San Jose, CA hosts a comic and collectible show a few times a year. Every time I see a flyer for the show I think, "Dude, I am totally going to go this time" and then never make it. Honestly, it makes it tough to remember to go to local events like this when they are advertised over three months in advance and held only on a Saturday.

But anyway, I went this time and honestly, it was a lot of fun.

The crowd was older than I thought it would be in that there were essentially no children, which was only a surprise because it is technically the holiday season when families tend to do more things together. Perhaps the older crowd was part of the reason why the show had a more toys as collectibles feel as opposed to toys are toys and some happen to be collectible.

Justin and Tim outside the toy show's entrance banner.

Either way, the best part of the show was the massive collection of nerdiness from a multitude of generations (and yes, I just used the term "nerdiness" as a real word).

Who doesn't need a vintage tin space gun?!

Star Wars had A-Team vans?!

In the end, I came out with a Wampa and Micro Machines Sand Crawler! Justin is holding my Wampa in the picture earlier in this post. Ha. Somehow, that didn't sound right.

More Comics in the Collection...

I've had my comic wallet for a couple weeks now and get compliments on it when I pull it out of my pocket  (thank you very much) and I got to thinkin'...there has to be other stuff I can make kinda like this wallet.

So...I made a travel bag. Sure, you can call it a makeup bag, but you could also think of it as a nice manly way to carry your toothbrush and razor while you travel.

Sadly, a comic in good condition was harmed during the production of this bag. It was a fairly recent Hellblazer comic that I had a duplicate of. I don't plan on hurting any more comics in the future unless they are in some way torn or have way too many copies on the market.