Happy New Year!

Hi everyone! I just wanted to thank you all for your support over the past year. I just realized that Supayana is almost 8 years old. I can't believe it!!! There have definitely been a lot of ups and downs, but I'm still going! I'm going to sound like an old granny, but I remember selling on eBay when there were only a handful of handmade clothing designers. When I think about it now, it seems almost unbelievable. Now Etsy has over 200,000 sellers!

So many exciting things happened in 2010. Freddy and I bought a house together. I moved into a larger studio space with some of my best friends. Eight of us went on an amazing group trip to Mexico. Freddy wrote and directed a 3D animation for the NFB. My friends Tyson and Angie got married. Our other friends Mike and Judy announced they were having a baby! What a year! (Yes, all of these friends have websites and make cool things, hehe)

This New Year's eve was pretty low key. We went to a potluck at our friend Krissy's house. There was food, drinks, maybe some interpretive dancing....hehe.

I uploaded a ton of new stuff to my etsy shop! Some popular designs in different colorways, etc.

Collars

Below are a few of my favorite detachable collars from various Etsy shops. I think these collars are a great way to transform any outfit when you're feeling extra girly.

Peach crochet collar by FUDUMUDU

Cobalt blue crocheted lace collar by Callmemimi

1930's inspired ruffle collar by Previously

Teal lace pointed collar by Yeye

Black Peter Pan collar by Luminia

Scalloped grey lace collar by Supayana

(Sorry, I know it's not fair, but I had to throw mine in there!)

One man's trash is another man's treasure!

Marc, Angie, and I got the Christmas present of a lifetime last week. Our superintendent informed us that a factory on the 3rd floor of our building that had gone out of business. He said there were a few rolling racks and some tables, and that we could take whatever was left. We were excited enough about the rolling racks and tables...but we had no idea what we were in store for!

We did some digging around and found BOXES and BOXES of beautiful buttons, zippers, and lace!

I guess to the average person it probably sounds like a lot of useless stuff...but for the three of us it was SO exciting. I'm pretty sure I screamed out loud when I saw the bags of lace!

Hope everyone had a fantastic holiday! I did a lot of relaxing. Pretty excited to get back to work tomorrow!

Angie and the Uniform Project!

My friend/studiomate Angie of Norwegian Wood was asked to participate in this month's Uniform Project. She had to wear the same black dress every day, and did it with style! I couldn't believe the things she came up with....it looked like a completely different garment every time. Oh and, just to confirm...she actually did wear it every day!

The Uniform Project collected donations to a charity of her choice (Free the Children) who will be using the money to build a school in India. Today is the last day to donate, hint hint.

I love the concept of reusing the same garment in different ways. Check out all of her outfits here:

The Uniform Project

New for the holidays....

Bralettes! They are so pretty and come in handy, especially for dresses that have low armholes or low backs....

I made a whole bunch of bralettes during a recent late-night at the studio! Marc, Angie, and I decided to work til 3 in the morning one night last week. I probably wouldn't have liked to do it alone, but it was really great to be there working with my friends!

Otto watching TV

Our cat Otto has become an avid TV watcher this past month. He never used to pay attention to the television...but now he begs me to turn the TV on.

Here's a video of him swatting at a little character on Freddy's Xbox....too cute! Heheh my boyfriend was not too happy when he saw this video and immediately began checking the screen for scratches....heheh. Boys....

Hope all of my American friends had a great Thanksgiving!

Why can't we all just get along?

I promise my blog won't become a cat blog. I love to see things like this because it really proves that friendship can win over instinct. I think as humans it is in our instinct to be afraid of other people/living things who are different. Maybe if we all made an effort, our world could look like this?