Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Finals
I just finished talking my chem lab final. And in about 4 1/2 hours I go to take my psych final. Wish me luck.
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Pop Tab Prom
It struck me that I never did post about the magnificent pop tab creation that I made for Naomi's junior prom.
It started out with a trip the the Georgia Coca-Cola museum. After spending the day wandering through the place we ended with a trip through the gift shop. They position the gift shop so that you have to go through it to get out. Anyway, in the shop I spotted a really cool purse that had been made with soda can pop tabs, which had been crochet together. I thought that it was a really cool idea, and a fun way to recycle. Until I saw the price tag. $80! For a 5" by 8" purse! It was cool, but not that cool. So I said "ha, forget this. I can make it my self".
So after months of collecting and recruiting my sibling's high school classmates into collecting pop tabs I began to work out how I would make this purse. The result of that was the birthday present presented to Naomi for her 16th birthday. It was quite well received.
Anyway, I started to think about what else can I make with these pop tabs. They are really quite versatile. Well Naomi's prom was coming up and some how the idea formed; "Why not make a dress out of pop tabs? People make prom outfits out of duct tape, why can't I make one out of pop tabs?"
After actually fiddling with that for a while, realizing that that dress would be very heavy, not sure that I had enough pop tabs and not knowing how to design the dress with enough flexibility so the wearer could sit down, I decided on just doing a top. I was going to do a top with the pop tabs and sew a skirt, but Naomi and Mom ended up finding a really beautiful dress at a great price and bought that for the prom. So my top became a corset that went over the dress.
Of course Naomi's date would have to match. Therefore the pop tab tie also developed. I thought about doing a vest but that would take more time that was quickly running out.
I have had a lot of fun with these pop tab designs. I have in the workings now a belly dancing belt and top made of pop tabs. Someday I may even get around to making that whole pop tab dress. I have entered this photo into my colleges yearly creative magazine. With a little bit of luck it will get published.
It started out with a trip the the Georgia Coca-Cola museum. After spending the day wandering through the place we ended with a trip through the gift shop. They position the gift shop so that you have to go through it to get out. Anyway, in the shop I spotted a really cool purse that had been made with soda can pop tabs, which had been crochet together. I thought that it was a really cool idea, and a fun way to recycle. Until I saw the price tag. $80! For a 5" by 8" purse! It was cool, but not that cool. So I said "ha, forget this. I can make it my self".
So after months of collecting and recruiting my sibling's high school classmates into collecting pop tabs I began to work out how I would make this purse. The result of that was the birthday present presented to Naomi for her 16th birthday. It was quite well received.
Anyway, I started to think about what else can I make with these pop tabs. They are really quite versatile. Well Naomi's prom was coming up and some how the idea formed; "Why not make a dress out of pop tabs? People make prom outfits out of duct tape, why can't I make one out of pop tabs?"
After actually fiddling with that for a while, realizing that that dress would be very heavy, not sure that I had enough pop tabs and not knowing how to design the dress with enough flexibility so the wearer could sit down, I decided on just doing a top. I was going to do a top with the pop tabs and sew a skirt, but Naomi and Mom ended up finding a really beautiful dress at a great price and bought that for the prom. So my top became a corset that went over the dress.
Of course Naomi's date would have to match. Therefore the pop tab tie also developed. I thought about doing a vest but that would take more time that was quickly running out.
I have had a lot of fun with these pop tab designs. I have in the workings now a belly dancing belt and top made of pop tabs. Someday I may even get around to making that whole pop tab dress. I have entered this photo into my colleges yearly creative magazine. With a little bit of luck it will get published.
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