analog girl in a digital world
a blog by selina zawacki
After I made this dress out of a second-hand plaid skirt, I still had enough fabric for a couple more projects. The first one was a cropped shirt version of the dress I’d just made – when my friend Sarah posted the bud vases below, I immediately fell in love and asked if she’d trade…
Lian pu (莲蒲) / lian wu (莲雾) / wax apples / rose apples are the best fruit in the world. I think they might be my favorite food. I love them so so so much. They’re light and airy inside, almost like a fluffy styrofoam – not the most appetizing description.. but it’s so hard…
I made a new dress! ~ I used the Wattlebird Dress pattern by Common Stitch and half of the fabric from a skirt I got off depop. ♡ I love how well it goes with my El Cholo’s Kid purse. 🌈💖 Star hair clips are by Neon Heartbreaker. 🌟 I made the dress out of muslin first because…
At some point in the pandemic I decided to make mousse. I can’t really remember what led to it. Maybe I had the whipping cream, a craving, and the itch to make something? Or was it because I’d recently argued with Mike again that mousse is way better than cake. I don’t know. 🤷🏻♀️ I…
I told myself I wasn’t allowed to buy any more vintage clothing until I began altering some of the pieces I already have. 🥲 I fell in love with the fabric of the original dress from depop, and couldn’t resist making a True Bias “Ogden Cami Hack” out of it. ♡ The Ogden Cami is…
My first jelly cake! I’ve been lusting after the cakes by NÜNCHI on instagram, and decided to give it a try myself. The top layer is chrysanthemum tea jelly (tea from Chado Tea), bottom is almond jelly, and it’s topped with dried marigold petals from Old Town Spice Shop. ♡ I used wayyyyyyy too much…
My first experiment in the world of jelly! I don’t know if I got over-ambitious with the whipping, but it’s possible I mixed this until it was more than the recommended double-volume.. I say that because this ended up *almost* as light as the bubbles you get from pouring soda too quickly haha (video demonstrating…
I’ve been working on a project involving my grandpa’s artwork, and it inspired me to try traditional Chinese watercolors again (my grandfather on my mom’s side was a famous Chinese-Taiwanese artist). I ordered this book from bookshop.org, an online book store that donates profits to local, independent bookstores. I’ve been trying to make a point…
I recently got inspired by blogger Sam Ushiro to get into making jelly creations. I think the jello/gelatin/jelly recipes attracted me for multiple reasons – they seem relatively simple/straightforward, they’re pretty, and I absolutely LOVE jelly desserts. Some of my favorite desserts growing up were jelly – green tea jasmine jelly, almond tofu (always mixed…
The book I ordered arrived (I got this copy off ebay for a good price), so I followed the instructions for basic strokes in the book rather than the youtube video I used last time. The book is really nice! It has everything I’d hoped for – instructions for: Basic, individual strokes Simple characters More…