#poinsettiaoftheday

#poinsettiaoftheday #goth #iwillcutyou #seamstress #mpc705 #payequityforpinkwork #nomoreinvisiblestitches

#poinsettiaoftheday

First #poinsettiaoftheday for 2024, and photo dump incl: autumn decor, digging out my studio, “helpers”, my best guy and Tron. Yes, Tron.

Full on #charliebrownthanksgiving dinner! We got challah toast, pretzels from @shappypretzel , Jelly Babies in lieu of jelly beans and popcorn. We also glazed a ham and I made a teeny tiny fall salad. It was a perfect dinner for this particular holiday. Happy Carbo-load to those who celebrate!

So this part isn’t getting mentioned in all the Jack Smith coverage… if he withdraws now, it doesn’t become double jeopardy and “it” can be tried in the future. 🤓

Let’s take wins where we can, shall we? #goodnewseveryone

I love this show! And this episode is one of the best written in the series. Find this episode on YouTube! Disney pulls it down, but people keep putting it back up. And if that isn’t a metaphor for being seen and remembered, I don’t know what is. #transdayofremembrance

If anyone is over there, say “hi” (Not sure how/when I’ll be using BlueSky, just planting a flag for now 🤓)

Saturday @david_avallone_freelance and I celebrated our 16th anniversary. The day was filled with swan boats, craft fair, seaside dining and home to cuddling in soft clothes and 1950s sci-fi film. *** To grow older is to be in a state of vulnerability — and no one makes me feel more safe and loved than this man. He keeps me grounded, and lets me fly. I love you Mr. Avallone

Reminder: if het/cis/yt men wanted to help us, they would have done it already. I have *a lot* of thoughts about the last 10 (40) yrs of politics and why we’re here, but, in short, I am no longer tolerating the willfully ignorant. Perhaps you’ll join me? #dontletpeopleoffthehook

Proof of life: I have spent the last 30 days of continuous sewing— from a movie, to a music video, to my Halloween costume, to a cabaret costume, and now back to the movie, with a few embroidery bits inbetween I have been both happy to be busy and finding it hard to focus. That’s all I can report for now

And the world holds its breath… #vote #kamalaharris

#wip #embroidery #subtlety #camouflage

Not a woman on this planet doesn’t know this scene: empty parking lot—do I pretend to walk calmly and hope I will be left alone, or if I run, am I risking being chased? Will he outrun me? Overpower me? Why are so many horror films just our lived experiences? #womanofthehour

Perfection—and that’s all I’ll say! #vourdalakmovie

This Halloween night is gonna be quiet— hooray my copies of @helleborezine showed up it time! *** There has been so much fuckery lately—this is a reminder to be kind while we all wait to see if the world ends next week.

#subtle #wip #embroidery

While traveling in London with her mom, my friend Prix de Beauté had a stroke that required surgery. And although she grows stronger by the day, her road to recovery will be long, and her mother will need to be by her side in England. If you have ever seen her dance, or have been lucky enough to dance alongside side her in shows (like I did) please consider donating. Head to my bio to do so.

I’ve been thinking a lot about 2 things: sustainability in costumes/cosplay and what am I devoting my precious time to? This years Halloween costume was going to be built on a base I could repurpose. The fabric was hella wrong!— I knew that—but I loved the color and the cost. So I fused it all *and* backed it with heavy muslin. (You pay for it either way—this year I had more time than money.) Then I almost forgot to add pockets, and of course I picked a crescent moon shape. #imextralikethat But the first party was coming up quick—pivot to the pieces that “sold the concept: the headpiece and the epaulettes. How to make a dress in one easy step (slide 6) And voila! Run thru on the costume. Then finished the coat, and the overlay, and ladies and gentlemen, here is @david_avallone_freelance as commissioner Gordon, and me as the bat signal #halloweencostume #batman #architecture #seamstress #milliner #youvegottopickupeverystich

📯Let the Halloween Costume commence! #releasethefeeddogs

No one thought we’d get as far as we did. But that’s what we’re good at: persevering. I’m proud of my team —we’ll get em next year. #letsgomets 🩷

Today’s shopping list. Working on a music video for a friend, and man, it’s been a minute since I’ve had this kind of to-do list in the garment district. Wish me luck! #costumedesign #seamstress

This goes out to all my Halloween crafters, esp @amberswan who asked “how do you cut fake fur” In this case, I’m matching the ‘pelts’ markings. I sketched in at the top of the pattern where the lines were, then hand basted a thread trace. So when I flipped the fabric I could realign the pattern piece. I drew the pattern piece on the back (I used a soft HB pencil). Now, the trick is to only slice thru the backing fabric, using an xacto or razor blade. This allows the fibers to separate and not get that “9 yr old gave themselves a haircut” edge. Also, cut -*slowly*- it’s easy for the xacto or razor blade to slide into a grain and suddenly you’ve cut into your piece! It helps a little with fibers going everywhere. Very. Little. I really need to invest in a fur cutting smock because I am itchy! Like in the 70s when our moms put straight up fiberglass fibers on the coffee table and called it Angel Hair™️.

Whatever happens next, I have never been more proud of my team! Let’s Go @mets ‼️

Lil Grimace totally worked! @mets are killing it! #letsgomets

LET’S GO @mets !!!! (Process shots included of my new good luck charm) #lgm #omg #goodluckpumpkin #letsgomets #grimace

I ‘MEMBERED TO TAKE SOME PICS THIS TIME #lacomiccon2024

Thanks @f_francavilla for the update #signalboost #gotv #vote

Today was a good day to celebrate! @motionpicturecostumers had their first membership meeting in the new building. And even though we couldn’t do a proper “housewarming” we could at least have a nosh! Thanks to @little_flower_cafe @sugarbirdsweets and @hanksbagels for great food! #705eventscommittee

FUCKING LETS GO METS!!!!!

When the @mets are clawing for that wildcard slot, you better believe I’m sporting gear! And it worked #rallycap #lgm #postseason 🤘🏻

This film was so delightful! Do go! #thewildrobot

Never has playing a CUNextTuesday been so classy. #theressomethingaboutadame #goals

Just another totes normal convo with the hubs…

Nailed the assignment! Writing postcards for democracy! #onestepforward #canihavemymadamepresidentnow #kamalawalz2024 #pearlsandchucks

#proofoflife

Went with @ewenrick to @fidmmuseum to see their current exhibit, featuring pieces from their collections. Not pictured: getting @sonoratownla tacos and looking at Halloween decor at Moskatels. #ladydate

Wanna know what I bring to every job? When I get that “can you come in tomorrow?” call, it’s all packed and ready. Because ultimately, I don’t know what I’m walking to. Am I doing alterations? What if it’s t-shirt hems? Then I need my twin sewing machine needles and wooly nylon on my bobbins. What if I’m working as a table person? Then I need shears, rotary cutter, pattern weights and rulers (not pictured). What if I’m working as a stitcher and I need industrial sewing feet and bobbins? I carry so much because I don’t have time to wait for the PA to come back from JoAnns with the wrong thing. This is why I’m working in the Custom Made Committee for my local to come up with some rule of thumb guidelines so both Custom and Supervisors can ask for equitable kit fee rentals. 🤓 #seamstress #motionpicturecostumerslocal705 #haveneedleswilltravel

Accomplished Politician Hands Baboon His Own Ass #newsat11

In the before times, I had the extreme pleasure of being asked to perform in the burlesque segment of the incredible @taylormacnyc 24 Decade History of Popular Music (a 24 hour endeavor, done here in LA in 6 hour segments) And that where I fell in love with the work of designer @machinedazzle It’s everything that makes my heart sing: trash meets glamour meets technique— all my years of club kid “hour” outfits (made in the hour before you left for the club) and cobbling burlesque costumes out of Swarovski crystals and 99c Store g-strings and silk flowers, but here it was writ larger than life! My mind exploded seeing their costumes on display— where I had scratched the surface in my own design, here was someone mining gold in theirs. I am so stoked that they won an Emmy for their work! I’ve included two pics from the evening I was performing. Lowest left in the group shot, and with @mercurytroy in the close up. It was the closing down of performing burlesque for me, and when @tiggerlesque called me to do the show, I asked if I could do “sexy clown fop” (of course he said yes). I donned a clown jabot I made from leftover nylon tricot bits and those milliflori fimo charms you use for nail art and rhinestones. And, yes, I did glue Star shaped ice cream sprinkles to my face. #LAburlesquehistory #endofanera

Hello world, don’t you look pretty today 🩷

#wip #trapunto #quilting #embroidery

I loved this show. Loved. But this last season, like a lot of shows disrupted by the pandi, the strikes, the studios lack of leadership, was not the show I fell in love with. The writing was weak, all the emotional growth our characters had made was tossed away, the sets looked cheap, the exteriors were underpopulated, and the Canada of it all (please, ffs, showrunners— it’s Canada! Stop trying to tell us it’s not Canada!) Klaus didn’t even have his Ouija “hello/goodbye” tats on his hands. But the last two episodes did have some beautiful moments, including the actual denouement. You deserved better, Umbrella Academy, you really did. ☂️

Let’s Fucking Go! #harriswalz2024 #gogetemtiger

#dnc #lfg #bemenopausaldocrimes

Compare and contrast the elements and structure of fairy tales in the films Santa Sangre and Mandy #horrorfilm #mandy #santasangre #compareandcontrast

#wip #quilting #embroidery #frenchknots

A tale in 9 slides: Last month David had a run in with a road rager who forced his Porsche in front of David, causing David to hit the Porsche. Cracked headlight, we thought. Dropped the car to get repaired, jumped in a rental, went to SDCC. Where I got covid for the first time. (Seriously, I have never spent less time on the con floor as I had this year— and always had my mask on.) Then—because modern cars aren’t made to be repaired (larger societal issue), we had a week to find a new to us car. And it’s never enough money to make getting another car easy. But David persevered and I mostly slept and drank Gatorade and he did find this lil 2009 Prius. And my covid finally cleared. This year— with the exception of the Harris/Walz ticket— sux, and it can eat my entire ass. #thistimelinesux

Speaks for itself! That would be like if sewing a dress paid less than the prop dept person sewing the drapes Wait— 🤔 #equalworkforequalpay #istandbyTAG

#happyinternationalcatday

QUESTION ABT SCUBA! This wretched fabric has weird barbs that become present on raw edges. Overlocking didn’t work Overlocking with wooly in the loopers didn’t work I can bind the edges— but is this common to scuba? Or is this just some cheap ass version of scuba that is made with fiberglass and hate? Help a sister out

BEHOLD! 5 days, and over a thousand rhinestones! I mean, I guess, I wasn’t *really* counting but I can tell you there’s at least 750 on the trunk alone! #rhinestonewhisperer @samanthabergerauthor your car is ready 🛎️ #orderup

Friendly reminder: Each rhinestone is set by hand Each One #handmademeansbyhand #wip

It begins… Since the car was missing many of its stickers, I recreated them in photoshop, then gave them a light coat of Modge Podge to give the paper a protective layer before rhinestoning. #moretocome #barbie #rhinestonewhisperer

^this The paste function isn’t working, so go to @blackgirlsvote for the original post

This might be my fave commish of all time! Shoutout to @fabcabcases for the supplies #staytuned #wip #barbie #littlepinkcorvette

Time to unpack #postconchaos #cananyonefindmyglasses

And that’s a wrap for this years #sdcc2024 I didn’t take a lot of photos this year, despite running into so many friends and con fam #consareaboutfamily But for now, as we speed away from San Diego, beat-up and happy, enjoy these three pics : me at the Screen to Cosplay panel (📸 @claire.mildred ), us with @hollywoodladyj and an ATHF inflatable boat with a Carl mermaid masthead #doneanddone

RIGHT NOW (10 am) Marriott Marquis room 10 Grab your Emergen-C and cold brew and come on down and hears the trials and tribulations on costume design, construction and cosplay #sdcc2024 #mpc705lovescosplay #motionpicturecostumerslocal705 #imnotnothungover

#day4 #sdcc2024 What I love about cosplay is seeing the cross section between costumes and the wearer’s love of the fandom. Case in point: rococo is my jam AND I love Star Trek. #millinery #starttrek #cosplayfromtheheadup

Faaaaaaannnnnnguuuuuurlllling Thank you Kim Joy! Maybe now o can make something more than lemon bars 🤓 Also: #fullmuppetface

#day3 #sdcc2024 Rebel Scum, but make it fashion Leather, rhinestone and stud beads. I wish I could get better light on this for the photo because it spar-kles! This is what I mean by Rhinestone Whisperer™️: there are no less than 12 colors and 4 levels of quality to get one amazing effect 🤓 #millinery #fascinator #cosplayfromtheheadup

#day2 #sdcc sporting the prototype of my new puppet collars (coming soon to my website) #imakeweirdshit

Thanks @urbanboutiquehotelsd for the goodie bag! None of this will be eaten sober, I can assure you. 😏 #sdcc2024

MY ONLY PANEL THIS SDCC! Sunday morning, 10am Come nurse your hangover with me and this rad collection of designers, craftspeople, cosplayers (and in many cases all three!) as we discuss the path from getting it on the screen to getting it on your bods as cosplayers. #sdcc #sdcc2024 #mpc705lovescosplay

The photos do not do this justice! Of course I added beads and pearls and rhinestones (have you met me?) I’ll be sporting this petite chapeau at SDCC on Wed and Sunday (I’m too short and it’s too delicate to survive the con on a Saturday) #millinery #comicbooks #paperflowers #fascinator #imakeweirdshit

#letsfuckinggo #womenswork #kamalaharrisforpresident

Finally broke out this amazing book and tested some designs… (the book recommends using crepe paper, but I had other ideas) #millinery #paperflowers #upcycle #wip

BEAR SPOILERS!!! This season, esp the last episode, is haunting me (no, pun intended) The quiet of creation. The way Tina is unmoored without a job. That your work family can be family, and Sydney’s decision whether to stay in comfort, or flee Carmy’s own toxic behavior, despite giving her her big break. The crash course in economics from The Computer. The way that of all Carmy’s mentors, he has internalized the trauma from the abusive one, not the kindness of all the others (esp in relationship to how people in my union can take the wrong lesson of bad bosses and become a bad boss themselves). Knowing that not just Carmy’s- but the entire staff of The Bear’s future is based on one review, of which they have no control. This season was quietly about a lot of things most tv shows don’t let the audience spend time with, and to that I am grateful. @thebearfx

Ha! The killer only kills girls with birthdays on the 14th! Wait— #longlegs #girlimindanger

BALLOTS ARE OUT! Check your email. We’re asking everyone to vote, even if it’s a “no” vote. Remember not voting just makes you look like your forgot, not that you “didn’t vote in protest”, that’s not a thing. #Repost @motionpicturecostumers with @use.repost ・・・ Ballots have been sent for the Basic Agreement Ratification Vote. Check your email for your ballot. #MPC705CAT #IASolidarity #MPC705 #MotionPictureCostumers #ManyCraftsOneFight #YourContractYourVote

Awe, I’m in Publishers Weekly (sorta). My custom made H for Highlights headband as sported by the author and bestie @samanthabergerauthor And a few process shots. Hello, my name is Augusta Avallone and I make weird shit. #milliner #millinery #hisforheadband #glitterspandex

You know what, with the way the last 8 years have gone, I’m gonna call this time served. In fact, that mirror owes me a year of good luck 😒

This performance. When I first saw The Shining as a kid, it was Jack Jack Jack in your face. But then I grew up. And this scene — her face, her body language speaks of abuse and trauma— something I see in so many women; the brave face, the fight or flight or freeze just behind the eyes. She deserved to stay in the running, but as so many of my favorite actresses from the 70s and 80s, the system wasn’t open to their strengths, as women bucking against a sexist system. Rest now, Shelley. #ripshellyduvall

Film nerds to see Fellini’s 8 1/2 #newsflash #nerdsinlove #filmstudent4life

Didja ever think: fuck— I really wish I could get the pattern paper pattern printed on fabric for easy draping and mock ups? Well then I AM HERE FOR YOU! Order it on Spoonflower (shop name: PSJr). Think of it: Need to drape a chiffon dress? Now you can see what you’re doing! Cover your dress form with it. Yes, it even comes in wallpaper! NOTE: this is print on demand- do double check against a real tape measure for accuracy. AND I get 30c a yard commish— so buy in bulk and put a quarter in my pocket. #steprightup #sewing #patternmaking #patternpaper #abargainattwicetheprice

WTF past me? You know that’s not going to happen. Stop being a bring down #seamstress #milliner #hasanyoneseenmycuttingtable

When @aliontheair said “$9 Groupon tix to Devil Wears Prada ?” I said “yes ma’am!” #picnic #streetfoodcinema #cheapdate #fashion #devilwearsprada or, in the case of cheap DTLA knockoffs #thedevilwearspanda #iykyk

My entry into the #dtiys @creepy.gals contest! 🩷🎀💝🤡🎩🩷 I included a few #wip shots. I’m calling this the Hat of Questionable Choices, because one of the parameters I had to adhere to, is all the materials had to come from my stash. I like the finished product *and* I am making notes for the next one #boththingscanbetrue #prototype #creepygalsfullfantasy #milliner #destash

#bingo #freespace #bbq #murica

Spent a delightful afternoon with @lb_426 at the @hammer_museum *** The world’s on fire, spend time with people you love

Today! Co-hosted Speed Round Interviews with the ladies of the @motionpicturecostumers, meanwhile @samanthabergerauthor was running around ALA in her bespoke @highlightsforchildren magazine headband I made her, then off to the KirbyVision art opening @coreyhelfordgallery #mylifeinLA #705eventscommittee #motionpicturecostumerslocal705 #milliner #jackkirby #kirbyvision

Any four that match. Any. Four. 🫠 #iykyk #seamstress #milliner #myheadhurts

#microruffles #tulle #wip #pink #millinery

705 peeps! 🐥 UPDATE YOUR EMAIL WITH THE OFFICE! KEEP YOUR EYES PEELED FOR STUFF COMING IN YOUR INBOX AND TEXTS. And, lastly, please FUCKING VOTE! #Repost @motionpicturecostumers ・・・ Important dates to know about the Hollywood Basic Agreement Contract Ratification Vote. #IASolidarity #mpc705 #motionpicturecostumers #ManyCraftsOneFight #YourContractYourVote

#Repost @motionpicturecostumers with @use.repost ・・・ The IATSE and the AMPTP have reached a tentative agreement on all issues for the Hollywood Basic Agreement. We stand in solidarity with our ASA Kin as they continue their negotiations this week. Members, please check your email for more details. #IASolidarity #mpc705 #motionpicturecostumers #ManyCraftsOneFight

CANOGA PARK! Come to @comicsxcocktails I’ll be hanging with @david_avallone_freelance and @richardfairgrayauthor today! (Actually, come after 2:30 to see me— I’m ducking out to @quiltemporium for a bit) #buycomics #readmyhusbandswork #comicbookwriterswife

Since my zippers always look like runny eggs, I popped into @emily_norine zipper class at @qntfiberarts Emily is an awesome teacher, and for those of you in the La Canada Flintridge area—Quilt N Things is the most adorable quilt shop (if you go by, tell Lana or Darcy I sent ya!) * I have to say, I hesitated to post this— I know there are people who are saying “ugh, I thought she was a professional and she can’t do zippers.” But you know what? There’s no shade or shame in saying “I need help” or leveling up. If this post convinces one person to keep going with their education, then I’ll take all the eyerolls from my haters. #levelup #skillset #zipperhead

This is a @samanthabergerauthor appreciation post! Children’s book author extraordinaire, her latest book, Find The Kind, is like Richard Scary meets Mr Roger’s Neighborhood meets Where’s Waldo. And it’s so cleverly written to be read multiple times! I remember in college when she brought me her first manuscript for a book about a dog going to college. I know that this has been a lifelong passion, and being able to watch her talent and career grow is just a delight! I love Samantha Berger! Do pick up her books for the littles in your life! #childrensbooks #childrenslit #capybaras #findthekind #highlights #bff

Took @samanthabergerauthor to see the Maurice Sendak exhibit. She’s the reason I love children’s lit (or, “picture books” as Sendak called the art form) So much Really Rosie, early sketches, and self portraits. (Head to my stories to see yet one more 1970s traumatizing children’s entertainment.) Then over to the @culverhotel for happy hour. And for a few hours yesterday afternoon, we got to look at work so delicate and dense, sip champers in a historic landmark, and put our troubles aside 🥰 #mauricesendak #picturebook #illustration #mildrumpus

Working on some hats/turbans for friends dealing with loss of hair. But since they live in hot climates, trying to make them as lightweight (and adjustable) as possible. #millinery #pillbox

I’m just gonna leave this here. #Repost @jillkrapfmd with @use.repost ・・・ It’s #EqualResearchDay! 💥 If you’ve ever experienced delays in diagnoses, failed treatments, mystery symptoms with no answers, or medical gaslighting, #EqualResearchDay is for you. ⁠ ⁠ Today, we’ll be sharing **100** effed facts about the gender health gap across 12 categories — from cancer to endo to menopause to vaginal health and beyond — to validate your experience, raise awareness for the glaring gender gaps ⚫ in medical research and care, and demand better. ⁠ ⁠ So keep an eye on the Evvy IG today — every category will also be posted in partnership with 46 healthcare innovators across every industry (list in first comment!), because it will take all of us to close the gender health gap. ⁠ ⁠ 𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗖𝗔𝗡 𝗛𝗘𝗟𝗣: ⁠ 💥 Share any part of this gallery to amplify #EqualResearchDay and Evvy will donate $1 to Women’s Health Access Matters (@whamnow), a non-profit dedicated to funding women’s health research and investment to transform women’s lives)*⁠ ⁠ ———⁠ 𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗘𝗤𝗨𝗔𝗟 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗛 𝗗𝗔𝗬:⁠ Evvy created #EqualResearchDay on June 10 because women weren’t required in U.S. clinical research until June 10th, 1993 — and there are countless holes ⚫ in our scientific and medical understanding of the female body that persist to this day. ⁠ ⁠ Equal Research Day is a call to promote inclusive research and tell our stories (Think Equal Pay Day but for the gender health gap!)⁠ ⁠ #equalresearchday2024 #evvy #genderhealthgap #closethegenderhealthgap ⁠ ⁠ ———⁠ Note: Wherever we cite scientific research, we match the exact language of every study we cite to ensure accuracy (i.e. if the study uses the term “female” or “women” then so do these facts. We note that most research to this day does not take an intersectional approach to gender. ⁠ ⁠ The intent of the larger Equal Research Day campaign is to shine a light on all groups who have been underrepresented in clinical research — trans and non-binary people, people of color, people with disabilities, older adults, pregnant people, and more.⁠

PSA for yet one more way @adobe is fucking us with ai by labeling anything coming out of photoshop as ai #Repost @gummifetus with @use.repost ・・・ The piece in this image “Kewpie Door” was hand sculpted 11 years ago in 2013. I reposted it today to find that IG is now implementing their long awaited “crackdown on AI” and right off the bat wrongly tagged my post. The irony is that I posted this piece because I have found several people recreating it using AI and passing it off as “new original work”. I’m calling you out anchorball I realized that before I posted this piece I had to extend the dimensions about 10 pixels on the sides and used photoshop generative fill to make up the extended background… I posted a screenshot of the original post and it subsequently stripped the metadata that IG looks for in order to flag it as “AI”. So within the first few hours of IG’s implementation of this function it has been rendered completely useless with a simple screenshot 🤦🏻 Hey fake artists… just screenshot your fake art and it tricks IG 🤬 #ai #jasonfreeny

Do you like horror movies that feel like they’re horror movies from the 1970s? Off-kilter, gross AF, a few nervous laughs, slow unwind? Then this is for you! #inaviolentnature (You *have* to see it in a theater.)

There’s so little to cheer right now— but this? This is everything to me right now! Gimmie a D Gimmie an R Gimmie a W - H - O What’s that spell?! #loveislove

#wip #quilting #herringbone #metallicthread #rainbow #varigated