Cue soundtrack and...

Boldly go... yada yada yada.

Hats off to William Ware Theiss. The man was a genius.

Now here's the deal. The Annual Halloween Brouhaha at my better half's employer has been on hiatus for two years. You know what that means? A Bigger, Better, Badder Brouhaha. Oh, yes. And the theme this year? If you haven't figured it out yet...

Does that help? Okay!

My better half was cast as Sulu. People who know me in meat life will know precisely WHY this is so hysterical. According to my dad, I'm such a Trekkie that I married one of the characters. Har har har. Thanks dad! I resemble that...

Now, I'm a Trekkie. I freely admit it. And so the thought that my better half would go on stage and perform in something less than a (fairly) authentic costume is abhorrent to me. Thus, I began my trek to the stars... And a tutorial will follow eventually. I'm documenting each step, so be patient. It will be worth it.

The best part of DIY is that you can save money. So far I'm up to about $20 or so worth of materials. This will get me:

2 custom dyed shirts

the dye
the trim
the insignia (handmade by me)
the knowledge that both my better half and the captain will be dressed appropriately and not in some kind of weird cobbled together thing while the guy playing Spock will be wearing an authentic (pricey) costume.
a bonus shirt for The Boy.

See? It's win/win. Where else can you get THREE Star Trek costume shirts for less than a fortune?

What's Happening Wednesday

This week we look forward to sewing class at our local Joann's. It's "Sewing 202: Kid's Jumper" which for me is not a challenge. I'm taking the class more for the cameraderie and to get out of the house and have something to do The class runs for two weeks on Sundays from 10-1. This will give me some much needed "down time". We're working with New Look 6639:

I've got some amazing corduroy in turquoise/green/grey and fuscia/purple/grey for the Elder Princess Ella and Younger Princess Ella respectively.

And that's What's Happening

A new look

I suppose that it's a bit surprising to see over 50 posts on a blog where there had been no activity for a couple of years! Well, as life goes on and focus changes and so on, so the need for a definite separation of blog attemps becomes necessary. Please enjoy the new format and stuff. You might notice that some of the posts now date from *before* this blog was started. Don't let that freak you out. The material should have been here anyhow, lol.