Hell is Empty, The Devil is Here

The reason Hell was empty was not because Shakespeare said so but because this fabric was literally the devil in my life at that moment. Naturally, before I found out this fabric was the devil I really did design this dress with devil’s horns in mind as inspiration. Why? I have no idea except for the fact that simply this fabric made me think of it when I first saw it. So it all turned out very fitting.

I found this fabric at Fabricland on sale for $5, that should have been my first clue that this fabric was going to be the devil because let’s face it.. Nothing costs $5 at Fabricland these days (no offence Fabricland, you will always have a special place in my heart).

Basically as soon as I cut into it I realized this fabric was the type to snag, fall apart, pull, fray, and quite evidently by the photos not iron well at all. Nonetheless, I was determined to bring this dress to life. I had a few hours the day before the shoot to do it. And I did. Not my best work, but some of my favourite photos. Let me set the scene for you…

I was due to meet my friend Mark of @visualize_soul_photo for a day long shoot back at the end of summer. The night before, I “Cinderella’d” through this dress and barely ate/slept. The next morning I set my course to Hamilton, Ontario, about a 2 hour drive for me. Half way through my drive it hit me, I left all my dresses for the shoot at home. And this, is why we should rest folks! Feeling like a total idiot I had to message poor Mark and break the news to him, I had to drive back to get the clothes. Mark, once again, if you read this I am sorry!

The whole debacle was well worth it as I found myself finally in Hamilton and creating with Mark’s help. This place was beautiful and I highly recommend all nature lovers to pay it a visit if they can, Dundas Valley Conservation Area is vastly stunning, full of lovely trails and waterfalls like this one!

Anyways, I still have some of this Devil fabric left what should I make with it? Let me know if any of you are interested in some pillows cause I highly doubt that I would have the patience to make anything more complicated than that out of it, for my mental health’s sake.