The Perfect Maxi Dress

I'm still on holidays and I never want to go back.  I came  up to my sewing room to put some labels on some things that I've made and long story short...I think I fell in love with this piece I've created.  I couldn't even wait until I shot it, I am dying to share it!!

 

 

Last summer, I think I look endlessly for a maxi dress.  I wanted a simple, black, cotton maxi dress.  I couldn't find one anywhere!  To this day, I still don't have one.  I came across this fabric a few months ago and I fell in love with its light airy pattern. It has so many colours yet isn't overpowering or hard on the eyes.  When I saw this fabric, I knew exactly what it had to become.

 

So here it is, the perfect maxi dress.

 

 

I hope you like as much as I do!   The possibilites with this are endless.  Summer concert, a wedding or a day out with your best girls.  Throw a jean jacket overtop or edge it up with a sexy leather jacket!

 

 

XOXO

 

 

 

 

 



Change of Plans



This week was crazy.

 

 

I'd like to start by thanking everyone for all the lovely birthday wishes.  I'm officially 24 years old...and yes OLD.  I only say that because I feel old.  That's what I tell my Chiropractor at least.  I don't know what the hell I do in my sleep, but I somehow managed to get a nice little neck injury.  Maybe it happened during that nightmare where I was running away and battling blue alien zombie things.  Thanks for that Walking Dead.

 

 

So my last post was about how excited I was to be taking some time off and heading to Niagara Falls to gamble my life away. However... I'm currently sitting in my computer chair, at home.  On Friday my man wanted to take me for dinner.  As us Canadians are aware, we got hit HARD with a lot of snow on Friday.  We slid right through a red on the way to dinner and got into a car accident :(  So that axed our dinner plans, and our plans to go away this week.  We are both okay, but I wouldn't say the car is!  I decided to still take my holidays,  which I am enjoying just a little bit too much.  I could get used to this...

 

 

This means that I couldn't go get all that amazing fabric I was going on about.  So, I hit up the local fabric store and found a couple of things I liked..

 

But I wasn't satisfied.  So I visited the trusty Etsy shop of SewFineFabric and like always, found exactly what I was looking for.

 

 

 

 

I'm so excited to get started on some new things!  Hopefully my neck/head will heal up soon and I can really focus on getting stuff done.

 

Happy Valentine's Day! 

 

Here are some pics from my snowshoeing adventure.  Stay warm!!

 

 

 

XOXO



Spring Inspiration + Gambling Getaway

It looks like I'm going to have a snowy birthday.  Although I've been inspired by all the upcoming Spring fashions and trends, it looks like we are going to have to hang in there just a little bit longer here in Canada!  We can't get to far ahead of ourselves!

 

I'm terrible at blogging, I want to blog when I have something to talk about, I don't want to just come on here and talk about nothing.

 

I often talk about what inspires me.  I mean, this is HASinspiration.  It's got to come from somewhere.  I've decided I'm sick of Winter.  Normally I love it, but I like Winter when there is actually snow.  I'm ready for the early Spring mornings, the sun, and for the trees to get their leaves back.

 

All of these amazing Spring outfits I've come across have really got me in the mood for some warmer weather.  They've lit the fire under my butt and lets just say -- I'm working really hard on something special! These cute outfits have had major influence on the products I'm sewing and the fabrics I'm using.

 

 

Polka dots.  I've always like them, and especially in navy.  It's my go-to colour!  It's just..fun!

 

 

 

 

Bright colours.  I've always been a neutral girl.  The one who wears mostly greys, blacks and whites.  Lately though, I've strayed away from that.  All of these amazing colours, even combined just grab my attention!  I'm dying to pick out some great fabric.

 

 



 

Again..it's navy but in a long, flowy maxi type skirt. This look has been a major inspiration.  It's so easy and can be dressed up or down.

 

With that being said, I'm visiting the States in only a matter of days for some much needed R&R with my man.  That's right...3 days off work to eat, gamble ,shop and of course...induldge in a drink, or two ;)  The fact that I can drink for free while I'm pulling on that lever of a slot machine, may have had a deciding factor in our location for a little getaway.

Don't judge me.

 

I hope to come back with yards and yards of amazing fabric.  I've got a lot of great things on the way, you won't want to miss it!

 

 

 

More Photos

THANKS!

 

 

For all these views this past week.  I know someone out there is reading this!

 

 

It's Sunday. The second worst day of the week for me.  Just because it means tomorrow is Monday. The first worst day of the week.  Does anyone actually like Mondays?

 

 

My best friend was off sick for a couple of days this past week.  I was happy when she asked if I'd want to come over, and she would make me lunch.  She has 3 dogs, one of them being a Great Dane.  Due to a recent loss of my second best friend, Millie, I had pretty much sworn off ever really wanting to love another dog.  I only got a short 4 years with Mil.  One thing I am certain of, is that if I ever got a dog again, it would be SMALL.  I like small dogs, and they fit better on your lap.  Well, I quickly learned this week that it doesn't matter what size of dog it is, it will still try to sit on your lap.  I loved it, and it is seriously changing my opinion on owning a Great Dane one day.  He has such a physical presence and you can't help but watch it move around the house.  It's so big, that it's like another human.  Keep in mind, the dog I owned, was as big as this ones head. 

 

 

Isn't he just so handsome??

 

Anyways, I just wanted to share some more pics from last weeks freezing photo shoot. 

 

 

One of my favourite peices is this mint leaf wristlet.  It's a great pop of colour!

 

And this one, a leather look clutch.  This button just made it complete, and has lots of room to hold all those things you need for a night out in the city.

 

I'm slowly checking things off my list.  All my other inventory pictures can be found on my Etsy shop. 

 

 

XOXO

 

    

Update + Photoshoot

 

A HASinspiration update:

 

Slowly but surely things are getting up and running.  I wanted to provide you as customers, readers and friends with some numbers as my little business starts to grow.

 

Etsy: 10,488 views all time
Favourites: 383 including 59 shop favs and 324 listing favs
Blogger Views: 2,251 and growing

 

Don't forget that you can like my Facebook page, or follow me on Twitter.

 

I'd love to help you grow your business.  Visit my sponsor page!

 

 

 

 

Today was cold, to say the least.  If you were the lovely lady in these pictures you could argue that it wasn't cold, it was freezing.  Shortly after setting up, bums started to go numb and fingers started getting the early stage of frost bite.

 

 

What are best friends for?  I thanked her over and over and promised up and down that I would buy her anything she needed if she ends up sick.  Between dark clouds and thick squalls, we ended up with some great shots!

 

 

Thanks B!

 

 

 

 

 

Stay tuned for some more great shots coming up this week.  One of my resolutions for 2013 was to get my Etsy shop a little more organized and today I wanted to take full advantage of the natural light, even if it was freezing. 

 

 

 

 

 

I also had the chance to finish up a skirt that I had started and clearly gotten sidetracked.   This piece is great for the spring and into the summer.  It's soft and so easy to wear.

 

 



Bows Bows Bows

 

It was a slightly snowy March day when I decided to get behind the wheel of a very large, very

 

powerful 4- wheeler ATV. The people who know me are probably cringing at that very first

 

sentence.  Now when my best friend reads this, she will know exactly what happens after this.  Why?

because she made the brave decision to get on the back. Cut to - the four wheeler upside down in a

 

swamp.  We can laugh about this now, but at the time we came out of it literally black and blue.  My

 

thighs were so bruised they were black and turned every shade of the rainbow before finally returning

 

back to normal after SEVERAL weeks.  I was 16 years old at the time, and my best friend was just

 

shy of her 16th birthday. 

 

 

Where am I going with this??


Not only was I grounded for eternity, I didn't get my license until I was probably 20 years old.  I

 

decided to take a look at the expiry date on my license, only to find out that it expires in like 7 days.

 

I made the arrangments and I am happy and relieved to say that I passed my G today with FLYING

 

colours.  Okay, maybe not flying colours, but pretty damn close.  I now don't have to have another

 

test until I'm like 80 years old. YAY.

 

 

For the record, I'm a good driver.  I've never been in an accident and no, you don't have to watch out

 

if you're out for a stroll on the sidewalk. 

 

 

Now onto my latest little project and newest product! Bows! In my last post "DIY" I had a couple of

 

projects listed that I had come across on Pinterest. 

 

 

 

One of them was bows.  So simple and so easy, yet they add that perfect touch and a little something

 

extra to your outfit.  All you have to do is add a bobby pin to the back and pop it in your hair.

 

OR...add a saftey pin and add it to any outfit! 

 

Here is my version of the bow! I have a little bit of everything.  Edgy, boho and floral chic.

 

Hope you love!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XOXO

 



DIY

 

I love DIY.  So much, that I've created a board on Pinterest dedicated to these little projects I hope to get the time to work on SOON!  I don't have much to talk about tonight. 

 

 

Check out my DIY board on Pinterest, maybe you can get creative with these simple projects.

 

 

 

 

 

Just a little sneak peak. 

 

Enjoy!

 

 

 

XO