The Second Post

So to continue with the story of HipScraps, and how they came to be...I mentioned in The First Post that I'd made a second hipscarf for a dancer-friend of mine...here's a photo of it, after having its edges done and before I embellished it:

It's a much more manageable size, although a bit wonky. it's not nearly as symmetrical as I'd like it to have been.

As I was working on finishing the embellishments on Skully1, and while I was sewing up the edges of Skully2, I had been into a store and found inspiration for four more hipscarves.

Oh, the possibilities!

The red one got attention almost immediately, and I had to go buy stuff for it. It got a gorgeous beaded tassel trim, and gold sequins, and gold beads.

I usually hate gold, but I wanted to show versatility. Plus dancers usually like gold.

The beaded tassel trim in place, some of it sewn on, some of it pinned...

I sewed on little flat circles to the edging, then added the tassels, which I'd strung beads on before attaching them.

So I labored on that for a bit, as I was finishing the beading on Skully2. I completely forgot to take a photo of  Skully2 before I gave it to Specter, so I've no pretty pics of it. I'll have to get one next time I see her in it. When Red, Black, and Gold was finished, it looked like this:

This is my desk at work, covered in my sewing mess. i'm lucky my boss is cool with us bringing things to do up to work!

While working on Red, Black and Gold, I started to work on another one called The Oriental, and another I named Domino, and a couple of others. I even bought more supplies to make even more...

Pretty soon, my desk at work was completely covered in hipscarves:

 ...and my fiancée was getting worried. Skully1 alone had cost around $125.00 just to make, and I'd just given away one that cost nearly as much! I had the supplies to make a few more, so I promised him I'd try selling some. If they didn't sell, I'd stop, and only buy stuff for making hipscarves when I personally wanted a new one. 

So I created an Etsy store and started faithfully documenting my progress with the hipscarves on my Facebook wall, which, thank goodness, generated interest. I now have several people rather excited to see the store launch (I haven't put anything into the store yet) and already have one commission! 

Things are looking up. The lovely Specter has agreed to be the model for the hipscarves at an upcoming photo shoot, which will be done by Shannon of Shannon Hall Photography , as soon as I book the shoot. I have figured out four sizes: Plus, Adult, Teen/Child, and Toddler. (Toddler came about when my 3 year old daughter, Rhys, begged for a HipScrap of her own. She now has a mini-Oriental. 

Speaking of children..mine demand food, and looking at the time, it's no wonder! Chicken Alfredo to the rescue! (As soon as I make it, that is...)