Back from the dead...

I think I'm running out of title's that include the word dead... I've been in and out, up and down, trying to make sense of things and I think things are finally starting to come together! :)

In the last few months, I've been promoted at my work to Education Coordinator, joined a Burlesque troupe, dropped out, and rejoined. I took a break thinking it would help me focus on orders, when really, it just made things worse. I've also slowly started taking on new orders as of late, realizing that it helps me to get motivated better than not having a large workload, so long as I can work on them in the order recieved, or given a clear date they need the items by.

Being a mom, working almost full time and having this on the side took its toll for awhile, but things are starting to clear up, and there may be some new developments as well, that's pretty top secret for now, but we'll see how things progress.

As far as orders go, I'm working on some really fun things. I've got two wedding dresses, one of which is due in June, but I'm making pretty awesome progress on it. The other is due the end of July and is inspired by something from our younger days (the gal I'm making it for is a good friend of mine that I've known for a few years), and I'm also making her Maid of Honor's dress as well.

Then I'm also working on shirts for another gal, who's also a friend :) and I've been taking forever on them, but mainly because I hadn't really had much experience in making button down shirts, but having the first one about 90% completed, I'm feeling more comfortable with it and will start getting them finished in a better time frame. I'm also making two corsets for her, one which is due by the Summer Carnival, June 12th, and it is a really neat design. I'm excited to get started on it. It will be my first corset with feathers :)

I'm making another corset for by June 11th, for one of the girls in my Burlesque troupe, as well as altering a few dresses for another girl in the troupe. :)

I'm still working on the corset for trade with Lady West Photography, and I think I've finally gotten the hidden zipper design figured out, so I'm comfortable with continuing work on it. I've got a few corsets to finish for friends, one was a repair, and the other a custom Tactical design, and mixed in I've been working on things for myself, finding that helps as well.

There are a few things that I've changing about what I offer, and of course, the name of my design. I'm going to be changing it from Miss Rip Redrum, to Ruby Riddle Design. It goes along with my stage name, and doesn't quite have the darker undertones that would pigeon-hole me in the gothic scene. While I offer a wide variety of designs, aimed at various subcultures, I don't want to be assumed to offer just one by the type of name I put my designs under.

Another thing is, I probably will not be offering to do anymore wedding dresses. There are just a few things about making them that puts me under severe stress, and unless the price is right, I don't think I'll be offering to do them any more =\ I do apologize for any inconvience this may cause, but it's just as stressful for me as it is for the Bride when she plans her wedding.

I'm going to try and keep updating as often as I can :) and with my new position, it may even bring us in enough money to pull out of financial restriction to where we can afford real internet, so I can have more opportunities presented through the internet! Such as etsy! :)