Preparation for Powwow

The Race to Get It Done!

I have currently been in full sewing, seam ripping, beading every night, regalia making mode since late January for a very unique project. It has definitely been keeping me busy! As usual, the race to finish before the summer powwow trail is as real as ever. 

I learned my time management skills in two very specific places, or should I say "professional practice" skills. One is from the art school environment that molded my thought process.  Deadlines and long nights, the art school has trained me well. It prepared me for real-world critiques and taught me how to speak for my work. The other is from my fabulous former boss, Rae from Made by Rae. She was a scientist, a perfectionist when it came to her process and work ethic. I appreciated seeing that more than ever when working by her side, especially when I was in the midst of committing to an art career. Even I thought I was going to be only painting in my room/living room/studio/bedroom all day, every day with no money, but she put it into perspective how to make art a career and how to make it successful!

Now here I am, graduated thinking my hectic college life scramble/schedule was over.  However, my google calendar determined that was a lie! I am still managing to do it all. I recently just told my sorority sister who just graduated a few weeks ago, that it doesn't change once your out. You still manage to find the things that keep you busy, stressed, excited, and over all unconditionally happy. 

So here I am now beading, sewing, creating, teaching, enlightening, learning, traveling, coordinating, facilitating, connecting, making, and sharing.

Here is a preview of my current project I snapped these pictures from a few weeks ago, I am a little further now. I can't wait to see it all come together. While I moved forward, I am going to keep it hush, hush! So do stay tuned! Time is of the essence with this one, while I finish up hard with this piece, I do want to show off THREE little jingle dresses I managed to bust out before the Baraga, MI Annual Powwow. Three days before the Powwow, it came to me! The creator, the sun, the moon, etc. some how blessed my family with THREE little princesses, so I wanted to give them a gift I know they would treasure for ever. 

Sneak peaks from a few weeks ago!

Another preview of my latest W.I.P. (Work in Progress)

Three little jingle dresses and the race was on once again! I bought the quilting cotton, ribbons, pompoms, and fat quarters from my favorite JoAnn's while home in Ann Arbor. Then, because my former boss was the seriously THE coolest and happens to DESIGN her sewing patterns for a living, I used one of her most famous patterns, the Geranium Dress. It comes professionally graded with all the sizes I needed in one dress! Gah so easy! Plus, I had a little experience with this particular pattern from sewing mocks for Rae! Lastly, it was just putting my twist on the gowns and adding baby jingles, which I ordered from Noc Bay.

Final product.

Little Mikah Lee's

Little Aubee Marie's

Little Ciara Mae's

Back of Dresses

Adding some appliqué details to be fancy! Ps. As you can see make sure to leave seam allowance! Whoops! ....Shusshhh

Here's my little princesses, aunties girls in their first regalia's: 

Have faith, you can finish! If you set your mind to it, you can do it. Breaks also help and not procrastinating hehe.

​Thanks for the read!
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