In my world today

There hasn't been a lot of personal stuff on the blog lately because a lot of it is hush hush or I'm so cussing busy that I can't see straight therefore I don't want to talk about it.

Well today I am going to talk a little bit about what I can.
We are currently on week # 2 of fostering this darling kitten.  She came to us as Fluffy and we have since re-named her Miss Rambo Fluffington the 1st or Rambo for short.  The Fiancee could not endure her to have a sweet pretty name so he chose Rambo, we just needed a more formal title to get along with the rest of the family.

Our other two kitties are the wiley looking woodland creature Sir Benjamin Franklin and the always proper Orange girl Princess Sophia Loren, or Franklin & Sophie aka Stankles and Chubbs.

Suffice to say she is a keeper and we are going to officially adopt her after she is fixed.

I am amidst another semester of teaching at CCAD for Pattern Drafting and Construction.  It is going well but I was in a bit of a funk at the beginning.  I think the break from winter accompanied by all the wedding planning was making me feel bogged down and not mentally prepared for this semester but I am totally on board now mentally and things are wonderful.  The summer CE classes for Pattern Drafting and Construction as well as my Draping into Pattern class are now open here if you want to apply!  Also this summer I am doing the High School 10-12 grade work shop and College Preview once again.  College Preview is probably one of my favorite programs to be a teacher in at CCAD.

I have been working on writing my testimonial for a international sewing machine company and there are several other exciting projects that may come from them as well.  I've already been talking to a company rep so it's another great thing in the works.  Once it's official you can expect a ton of awesome things.

I have some repeat client work gearing up for spring/summer.  Along with new client projects and work which is very hush hush right now ( I know it's sooo boring when I say Hush Hush but it just means it'll be that much better when I can talk about it).

Oh and I am going to be a guest lecture/workshop teacher for a local Private High School on Fashion design and the Pattern drafting process.  We are just sorting out the details.

I will have a great review about a Class I took at the Columbus Idea Foundry this week on Laser Cutting so look forward to it!

I am currently avoiding my wedding planning again...... perhaps later this week I will get back on board but I have a Jacket for a friend to finish.  It's a variation off of my Fencer Jacket.

TiLT

Another week another Thursday and yet another episode of Things I Love.  I am very happy to be a part of this collection of bloggers who participates in it.  It makes me be thoughtful and thankful for the things around me and that I get to witness.  Can you imagine being completely disconnected from the other people world wide if the internet were cut out?  I feel old but I remember when Snail mail was the main course for long distance communication before Chat, AIM, Facebook, Twitter, etc. People may think we haven't made huge leaps into flying cars, hoverboards or time machines but I beg to differ.  As a cultural society we have made leaps and bounds in communication, cultural exploration, revival of past trends and taking care of our health for that matter!

Now onto the TiLT!

1. First up we have Ugly Betty.  I just started to watch this series perhaps in the last week or two.  I'm not sure why I avoided it besides my resistance to watching popular things when they are popular.  I mean for crissake's I didn't watch any Buffy the Vampire Slayer till last year.  Anyways I am such a sucker for anything related around a fashion house or magazine.  This includes Sweet Home Alabama, Devil Wears Prada, The Last Emperor Valentino, Confessions of a Shopaholic, etc etc. Betty just hits the spot for me comically as well as visually.  She keeps me company as I work on hand embroidery and sketching.

2. Helena Bonham Carter.  She is one of my dream to dress Celebrities.  I just love her and the passion she has for her craft makes her that much better.  She is completely fearless to be herself no matter how quirky or strange the public eye views her. 

3. Fostering a kitty. It's been a wonderful experience and it's not much fostering when you decide you are just going to adopt the darn fluff ball.  Fostering is a great opportunity for both you and the shelter.  It gives an animal a temporary sanctuary to heal and recover from surgery, shyness, abuse and perhaps a cold going around the shelter.  For us it was also a good way to temporarily test if our other kitties would get along with having a new comer without any hurt feelings between us and the shelter.  We got our Darling Miss Rambo Fluffington the 1st from Cat Welfare.

4. French Knots. They are just an excellent and satisfying hand embroidery technique that I have been practicing all week. I think they make the perfect little clouds to my rainbows.  You can see a great tutorial here that I learned from Jenny Hart at Sublime Stitching.

5. Jenine Bressner. She is an excellent fiber and Glass Artist I have been crushing on.  Her installations are the things I dreamed about doing when I was in College and sculpture. Check out her Flickr and her Blog.