Fluffies

So, I know that I've mentioned the two fluffy monsters that haunt my apartment, but I don't think their identities have ever been revealed over the Internet. With that said, here is the story about how I ended up with the two fur-balls in the first place. When my boyfriend and I decided to start a relationship, we had no intention of sharing any personal possessions at the time. But being the sweet heart that he is, he mentioned that a friend of his ex had kittens that she needed to get rid of. And being the naive animal-lover that I am, I said that getting a kitten would be a great idea, no strings attached, and that I'd take complete care of it. Another couple of weeks passed, and the kitten was ready to be taken away from it's mommy. So his Ex. promptly brought one over. Now mind this, at the time Eric's living room was arranged in such a way, that only 2-3 people could actually enter and be comfortable. So after meeting the Ex and her "child-molester-looking arm candy" as Eric called him, we brought the little guy home. He was terrified of EVERYTHING. And after hiding for two hours behind a corner desk, I decided that some rearranging was much in need. But as time went on, and Miko grew more accustomed to our place, I felt my heart clench at the sight of the little guy being at home all alone. So for days I deliberated. And the idea that I came up with was .....ANOTHER KITTEN to keep him company.
So, without telling Eric about my Dubious plan, I started looking on Craigslist for the new addition to our new family. And I got one. SO being the as sneaky as possible, I set up a " meet-and-greet". After stuffing Eric and Miko in to hte car... We finally met Zoe. A kitten with 4 brothers and sisters. But her coloring; the silver-blue fur, wite little paws, her blue eyes, she was perfect. But as soon as we brought her home, there were two problems, one she was infested with fleas and two, Miko was not a happy camper.

But Zoe didn't mind. She tried laying with him, biting his tail, exploring the apartament. Let me put some articulate emphasis on that...EXPLORING THE APARTAMENT.
However with time, they began to get allong, and soon after were never out of eachother's sight. And now....all the love that I gave to them...the feel like they need to share with me. At two in the morning. At full speed.

SEWMAD

Being the crazy college student that I am, I have very strange sleeping habits. So last night, I decided that I'm going to try-out the sewing machine that my boyfriend's AWESOME parents gave me for Christmas.

And although I love the crazy things that John Galliano designs, I opt for more "wearable" items for my own personal stash. So last night at about 2 in the morning, I was on www.style.com

searching for some wonderful stuff to make. And due to the fact that it's been in the 80'S this past couple of days here in Southern California...something light and feminine was on my list. And the funny thing is that I found things
that I LOVED in Donna Karan's 2008 spring line. So besides the fact that it's going back a year, I
still love them. They actually remind me of my favorite show....MAD MEN. The feminine and yet sophisticated silhouette is bound to capture anyone's heart. And in the neutral color range it's a rather versatile line.I have some cotton/linen blend fabric with fall color embroidery on the bottom that I think will work perfectly for the skirt in the first picture. Now I just have to get my fanny to the gym...so I can actually look like some of these ladies.

All Shiny and New in 2009

Welcome ladies and gents to the first of many postings. I can not tell you how excited I am to finally get my butt off the couch and typing.
In any case, this is a place for all the fashionistas to get their groove on.
And as I pledged to myself for this year, I will allow my creativity to flow as much as possible. A little bit about From Motherland With LOVE......It's here with the latest in FASHION, KNITWEAR, SEWING, COOKING, BAKING and everything else that surrounds my rather creative life.

So with that said.....I'd like to dedicate my first post to Look over one of my favorite craft.....Knitting. And ever since I moved to Los Angeles from the actual seasons of Suburban Maryland, I have been craving to knit things with wool....Oh beautiful wool. I want it, I need it, I crave it....and I have no reason to. So....instead of knitting for myself, I decided to knit for other people. My mother for one, a true Russian at heart is somehow ALWAYS cold. SO I decided that she was much in need of a pair of Cashmere Socks. And since she decided that she was mad at me and booked a vacation for the whole family - myself to Germany for Christmas/New Years. So I thought that the best way to get back in to her good spirits would be by making the socks and getting them to her by the time she was ready to go. So after endless hours of searching I found them. The perfect pair. The Caspian Sea Socks from www.knittingdaily.com. And what impressed me even more is that I decided to raid my ENORMOUS yarn stash, instead of going out and buying new yarn. And I was in LUCK I had plenty of left overs of Grignasco cashmere from Jennifer Knits in Los Angeles.....and let me tell you my mother cried when she got them!!!!!! And I promise, I will upload a photo of them, as soon as I find my camera.....some how I have a strange feeling that My two fluffies ate it.