SO relieved

[mala_14]

Yay! I passed my exam! Now I can take a week off of enforced reading before I have to start getting ready for the next one. The oral exam part was challenging and there were definitely some questions that I could have answered better, but overall it went pretty well. So glad that's over. I came home and took a nap. I have a pork roast smoking on the bbq and I am about to eat some ice cream.

I'm also going to treat myself to some fabric paints and reed so I have some 18th century supplies on hand after I've finished my CoCo sewing. I still really want a 1780s painted dress, as per my Pinterest board, but I need more paint to do what I want. I think I also have a general design figured out of linear scrolling vines and bouquets with bows. But it won't be for a while yet, so I have plenty of time to really refine and solidify the idea.

Comments

[theladyrebecca]

Congratulations!!

[mala_14]

Thanks!

[nuranar]

Congratulations! You do need to take a break when you can.

Those painted dresses are way out of my talent zone, so I'm looking forward to seeing how you do it. :)

[mala_14]

Thanks! I really need the break. Yesterday I did nothing all afternoon and evening except for cook and watch a ton of TV. It was pretty fab.

I'm not very good at painting, but I can draw. And I noticed that a lot of the painted dresses, like the yellow one at the Met, are mostly blobs of colour with the details outlined in silver paint. It was probably done by a brush in period, but I'm going to do the blobby colour and outline everything with a silver fabric paint pen. That's the plan anyways. We'll see how it goes. :)

[chocolatepot]

Congrats!

[mala_14]

Thank you! :)

[starlightmasque]

Congrats, Sabrina! All your hard work and dedication is paying off!

[mala_14]

Thanks Angela! It was definitely a grind. That's why I need to treat myself with some fun purchases, right? ;)