Saturday, December 6, 2014

HOLIDAY SALE!!!

"Corgman Family Christmas" Greeting Card Set, Size A2 Take 15% off your entire order until 12.31.14! Use coupon code SNOWFLAKE at checkout. Sorry, sale does not apply to wholesale or previous orders. Get yer Fidget Art! gea...

Thursday, October 16, 2014

Holiday Handmade Event!

The lovely Staci of Contempo Artisan Boutique and Kevin of Big Spring Spirits will be hosting an epic Happy Hour Holiday Showcase in Bellefonte, PA. During the first three Thursdays in November, a selection of Central PA's Contempo artists (including yours truly!) will be showcasing and selling...

Sunday, October 12, 2014

Mr. Oni Head

Here's the oni head t-shirt design version, with mockup. Had to beef up the line work a bit to allow the ink to pass through the screen. The art print version will be digitally painted, but can take a while to complete considering my current workload. Let me know what you guys thin...

Saturday, October 4, 2014

New Indie Shop

Here’s my new indie (non-Etsy) shop. Let’s see how Retailr works out for me. Also, the 4th slide isn’t showing up for some reason, I’ll have to look into that. The site’s still a work-in-progress design-wise, but the PayPal shopping cart system’s already set-up. http://yayforfidgetart.com/...

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Saturday, August 30, 2014

*Quack*

Lady Mallard - © Marissa Rojas. All rights reserved. Had to get a bunch of pics of the Hintz Family Alumni Center for the office and got many shots of the local friendly duckies. The one above is among my personal favorit...

Friday, August 29, 2014

Thursday, August 28, 2014

Alcatraz

"Alcatraz Door" © Marissa Rojas. All rights reserved. I was sifting through my photos and realized that I have a TON of pics I took back when I lived in SF that I never touched. So I’ve got my work cut out for me. The one above (edited) was from my 2007 trip to Alcatraz that I went on with a...

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

A Fresh Look

The Crafty Creations of a Pokey Pie ----> smoke & embers As you've already noticed, I've given my blog a much-need makeover that I've been putting off for years. I've also changed the title (noted above), but worry not - I'll still be posting the same kind of shiny content I always ...

Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Monday, August 4, 2014

Currently Under Construction

For those of you who have visited my blog before, you'll notice that it's given a totally brand-new look. I'm currently tinkering with the html so please just bear with me as I fix the color scheme and the links at the top....

Saturday, August 2, 2014

Lace Overlay Dress - Completed

I’ve actually finished this dress a while ago, just now posting the results. I’ve also added elastic to the sleeve tops to keep everything in place and it’s working like a charm so far. Overall, I’m quite pleased with how everything turned out.This dress is actually based off of the Presidential...

Saturday, July 26, 2014

Monday, July 21, 2014

New Dress

WIP of current dress I’m making for myself. Fabrics consist of the following: Ruby red stretch bengaline (base), black floral lace (overlay), red stretch knit for the bodice lining. I would’ve done a full lining, but I feel that it would make the dress too heavy and thick for my liking. The stretch...

Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Monday, May 12, 2014

Anglomania Knock-Off Striped Jersey Dress: Version 2.0

Read about my first attempt in my previous blog post. I got it right this time around! Learning from my previous mistakes, I made sure to double, triple, and quadruple check to make sure that the ruchings went on opposite sides from each other.  I've also sized up the top half of the tunic...

Monday, May 5, 2014

Butterick Retro 60s Pattern B6582 (Dresses A & B)

Pattern can be purchased here. A while back, I've mentioned that I was on a quest to replenish my pitifully bare wardrobe with new, self-made cute clothes. To date, I've since made several more pieces of clothing, with two of them featured below. Both of the Butterick 6582 dresses, thankfully, did...

Thursday, May 1, 2014

Vogue V1378 Pattern (Jersey Top Portion)

(Please note that I was not, nor ever, endorsed by the McCall Pattern Company to blog about their patterns. I'm just one of their many customers who enjoys sewing.)This pattern gave me a great excuse to finally use the ivory jersey fabric I had in my stash for several years...yes, yeh heard me....

Monday, April 21, 2014

"Botched" Knock-Off Anglomania Dress

A few months ago, during my perusal of eye candy on Pinterest, I stumbled upon this striped little jersey number from Vivienne Westwood's Anglomania collection: The draping, the gathers - how they affect the pattern to gracefully draw the eye all over the garment...I must have it! Unfortunately,...

Sunday, April 13, 2014

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Monday, February 17, 2014

BurdaStyle 118A Cowl Dress Review

Pattern: BurdaStyle 118A Cowl Dress. From the Modern Minimalist Collection.  After a recent closet purge of clothing I can no longer wear/haven't worn in over a year, I found my wardrobe surprisingly...bare. Which is great since it gives me an excuse to make moar cute clothes! I used black cotton...