The old dear handed me a bag of old photos last week that she had come across whilst having a clear out and I have spent a week in scanning heaven; simple things. I’d asked her to dig out my first school photo so that I could participate in a Twitter anti-bullying campaign. The photo in question shows me as a truculent and sullen four-year old who clearly didn’t (and still doesn’t) enjoy having a photo taken and also bears a strong resemblance to the children from the cult horror classic “Village of the Damned”. Mum still hasn’t been able to locate said picture (probably burned it not wanting a reminder that her child was the Devil’s spawn) but whilst searching she came across some other hidden gems including this one of my sister, Beverley Big Pants modelling one of my hand-made outfits!
Back in the day when I was a hard-up student, I decided to put my dressmaking skills learned at school to good use. As I was so dire in the cookery class my harassed teacher had been relieved to offload me and school chum, Louise onto the dressmaking teacher and rescue my poor family from potential salmonella poisoning when they were constantly forced to eat my latest incinerated culinary offering. To be fair I can follow any dressmaking or crochet pattern to this day and my ability with both smocking and ruffles was the envy of the class, however, none of the above qualified as “high fashion” statements at that time. In my limited and immature view, an abundance of sequins including various other adornments compensated for a lack of cutting edge style.
My mum gave me some old material and lining which she thought might just keep me busy and out of trouble and fortuitously my sister became the recipient of my needlework endeavours. There was just one small problem in that I lacked any talent in design or creativity. However, I clearly thought I was going to be the next Stella McCartney whilst I threaded my mum’s old Singer sewing machine with shirring elastic and frankly in my opinion any missed stitch could be resolved with a shedload of sequins.
Fortunately for Beverley Big Pants, my dressmaking hobby was short-lived as I discovered boys. However, trawling through these pictures I think it might be time to dust off the old Singer as the duvet set I have bought for my sister for Xmas is just sat here begging for some sequin lovin’, in fact if I started now I could have completed the first two letters of her nickname by tea time. Happy Days!
Mmm, duvet and sequins, perhaps a match not made in heaven 😉
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I’d like to do it just out of badness
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Suspected as much 😉 do tell how it goes down!
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Ha. There was a lot of talk of sequins, but I didn’t see any sequins. I was waiting to be suitably BEDAZZLED. Did I miss it or is my eye sight going…
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I thought with the ruffles it might have been a little OTT but if “Dancing With the Stars” or “Strictly” ever want a sequin attendant, I’m their woman
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What’s life with out a sequin or two? 🙂 Are you a ‘Strictly’ fan?
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I LOVE Strictly especially the frocks
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Me too! Happy Halloween! 🙂
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Reblogged this on madebysteffieb and commented:
Great post as always, this will make you smile ) x
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Brilliant, made me smile a lot! xx
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I LOVE the attitude pose! Very fashion forward, too!
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You are over the top funny. Who would ever think that sequins were/are the answer to many sewing problems. It’s probably a good thing that your interest in boys came along. Your parents house might have been stocked to the rafters with all manner of sewing material, zippers., buttons, snaps, Velcro and who knows what else.
I was awful in Home Ed. I think I ripped one zipper out no less than 5-6 times but I can cook. For some unknown reason I’m pretty dang good as a baker too. I suppose we can’t all be a great all around “homemaker.”
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That pic…very Molly Ringwald in Breakfast Club. 🙂
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Ha, you would be so sought after in my bling loving country 😀
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Madhu, I’m all about the Bollywood and I could write an entire book about my love of Saris
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