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MONSTER MASH MASKS

5 October 2012 by Julianne

I always give myself a break in September. After Burning Man, it’s nice to relax and not work on large-scale shade structures, costumes, and Etsy orders for a couple weeks. Plus this year there was all that wedding prep! What wedding prep? you ask. Jason’s working on an awesome movie of the day, so I’m saving my posts for when I can include the video!

Anyway, with Decoms and Halloween coming up, and miscellaneous end-of-year celebrations after that, I thought it was time to slowly start cranking out masks again. I love making them, especially at autumn’s leisurely pace.

Probably less exciting to the casual reader, but I finally got some sequin fabric dedicated to backgrounds for the masks. And with Halloween coming up, I’ll be scouting for new heads to use as models. I love the Glitterheads, but they’re a little bit smaller than human heads.

These masks are all in the Etsy shop— for now!

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GENIE PANTS

28 September 2012 by Julianne

I didn’t give a damn when these were trendy, but I really like genie pants for Burning Man. They’re comfortable for lounging and look great while dancing. I can also layer leggings underneath for chilly nights, and you can’t beat that!

I made the pattern myself. Each leg is a single piece, and the un-gathered waist is about 8 feet wide. I prefer the more gathered look of the silver pants, which were my second pair. It’s a very easy design to make!

The silver is a very slinky lycra that I’ve used for lots of projects and costumes this summer. The aqua and green stripe is a cottom jersey. Both fabrics were picked up months ago at Fabric Planet.

The waistband can be pulled up high, or slouched down around the hips. The leg bands can also be pulled up to my calves, making the leg pouf out more. Pouffy legs!

Jason also has a pair of the striped pants, as seen on the playa (with the Sensatron in the background!). He took this picture in a curved mirror.

It was a great outfit for dancing at sunrise. Now to make that gray sweatshirt more fabulous!

I will definitely be making more of these for next year on the playa–this might replace leggings as my wardrobe staple for Burning Man. In fact, I’ve already picked up some pink and gray striped jersey for the next pair.

I’ve created a tutorial if you’d like to make your own.

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VITAMIN SHOPPE BIKE

26 September 2012 by Julianne

I’ve been working with Fleetwood at Villy Customs for a couple years now, helping to make his custom cruisers a little more specialized! The bikes are always so gorgeous, and it’s been great to be a part of his company’s growth. I make so many covers for him that I usually don’t post, but I thought this bike for Vitamin Shoppe was worth sharing.