a costume retrospective

Here's a peek at Cat's Crafty Costumes from years past in no significant order.

Miss Gnomer

In 2008, I decided to fulfill my life's prophecy and become ... a gnome.





Complete with fully operational toadstool purse.


and toadstool bloomers.



Real acorn earrings.


Name tag. Get it? hohoho I'm so punny.


Hand painted apron details.


and hair ribbons.


The body of the costume was a modified version of a pattern of bar maid, red riding hood and waitress costumes. The hat was a piece of twisted mat board, covered in felt. I'd still wear that costume out of the house every day if I could get away with it.

So, now you can tell I go all out when it comes to Halloween? Well.. then there was 2009.

Lego Love



I transformed my boyfriend and I into Legos!



a heavy description of the details:



a better shot of the backpack/purse before they were ruined by the heavy rain that evening.

and met Governor Ed Rendell:


Good ole brilliant bronze Eddie said "Great costumes! .. What are you?" I think Ed needs an education in Legos!


Here's two in-process shots for good measure.



(apologies for the tiny photo on this one)
One year, I was Miss Yvonne from Pee Wee's Playhouse.



The costume was almost entirely store bought, however, I made my date.




Hand painted and sewn from one of my grandmother's doll patterns.

Give us a wave until next time, Pee Wee.

Dipping my toes in

Greetings! I've decided to go about blogging once again. This time, with a twist. This will be a place for entirely public postings. A place to share my craftiness with the world, as it's been severely lackin' lately.

To get things started, I'm Cat. I'm 22, currently residing in the suburbs of the Philadelphia area. I'm a college student (fine art major and an education minor), and I make my moolah in a big box craft store in the custom framing department. You bring me your arts, I mat them, frame 'em, and make 'em better than ever.

I've got my hands on a few projects as of right now.

1) My ~bff~ and I have joined forces and have decided we're both going to knit the same sweater. For the Ravelry folks out there, it's this pattern.

For the rest of the world, it's this beaut.


Knitted in Araucania Nature Cotton. Pictures to come soon! I've only got my gauge swatch so far, but this week ~bff~ will be coming to my area and I'm sure that knitting will happen. It's inevitable.

2) I'm covering a small, articulated wooden lobster in blue sequins. Why? Because I can.