MY SERGER MY WIZARD!!!

Guess what I did today?


I learned how to use a Serger!


Part of being sponsored by Singer is that they gave me one!
I know, I am so so so LUCKY ! 
I know most of you are wondering ...
first of all,  what is a Serger ?










It is an "overlock" sewing machine with five spools of thread! Yep! Five needles to thread! 

Basically, it is a super-uper cool sewing machine that will finish edges of fabric while cutting at the same time! I know: complicated but very cool!






and second of all, why on earth is that so exciting?


Well, a Serger is like a wizard! As soon as I know how to use it, ... OMG! Just wait!


Thank you Singer for helping me to learn more and more techniques! 


Thank you Janice! She was my teacher today  - super nice and cool!

Bella Thorne "Tweeted"

Can you believe Bella Thorne "TWEETED" about me?


That is so cool!


What is even cooler is that she wore the dress I made her to her big sister Kali's Birthday party!


Even cooler is that the dress looks so good on her ! and I designed and made it!


I am so glad you like it, Bella!


Can't wait to see you on "Dance Dance Chicago!"


Btw: I like to dance and paint too!


xoxoxo ciao for now, Cecilia

I have a Dream...

on Monday, January 18, 2010 I wrote a blog called WHAT IS YOUR DREAM ? and after you read and continue reading this post, you will understand why I post it again:


Today I had no school in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr...
I have dreams, too!
I have a dream that there will be no poor children.
I have a dream that all little girls will get to wear dresses if they want to.
I have a dream that all children will be healthy and that all babies will get milk.
I have a dream that all children in Haiti will be okay and that their schools will be rebuilt.
I have a dream that all children will get to learn.
I have a dream that all children will get to pursue their dreams.
What is your dream?


p.s. of course I dream of going back to Paris soon and meeting Karl Lagerfeld! !!!!!


xoxo ciao for now, Cecilia

Last night I received 2 comments from one of my follower...I loved it, it made me feel really good and I wanted to share it with you...her name is Nissa and she wrote:

Hi Cecilia! I love your fashions, and I think it's so cool that you are a fashion designer at only 10 years old. I'm twelve, and I hope to be a fashion designer too! You are a great role model, and you inspired me to become a designer too. When you get this comment, could you please email me at ..........@gmail.com? I would really appreciate it. Thanks Cecilia! Ciao for now! lol


and then she wrote:
I have a dream ~ to become a fashion designer like you!


I have a dream ~ that all children can get good educations
I have a dream ~ that girls can stop pretending to hate wearing dresses because they think it's uncool :(
I have a dream ~ to meet you and Bella Thorne and Elle and Dakota Fanning!
I have a dream ~ to get a sewing machine soon because i have so many designs that i can't wait to make!
I have a dream ~ that Cecilia Cassini will email me!!!
I have a dream ~ that more people hold "Alex's Lemonade Stand" stands and raise more money to cure cancer.
I have a dream ~ to... uhmm... i'm hungry. i'm gonna go eat.

lol.

those are my dreams.

byebye :)

thanks Cecilia!


I THINK I CAN MAKE AT LEAST ONE OF HER DREAM HAPPEN...

LOVE YOU ALL,


CECILIA

FRED SEGAL

TODAY I MET WITH FRED SEGAL ...JENNIFER AND STACY...

IT WAS AMAZING...THEY WERE VERY SUPPORTIVE AND EXCITED...

TRUNK SHOW IN THE WORKS AT FRED SEGAL! I CAN'T WAIT!

WOO HOOOOOOOO !!!!!!!!!

FRED SEGAL HERE WE COME!

ZAC AND CODY

GUESS WHO I MET! ?????

YEP!

ZAC AND CODY

OF ALL PLACES AT TARGET!

THEY WERE SUPER NICE AND EVEN FUNNY!

ONE OF THEM (I CAN'T TELL THEM APART ) TOLD ME HE WAS GOING TO ORDER SOME DRESSES!

A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO RTL

THANKS TO SOME SUPER FUN AND COOL PEOPLE AT RTL, I HAD THE TIME OF MY LIFE IN NEW YORK CITY AT FASHION WEEK!

BESIDES THE OBVIOUS,...

SERGEN:

THANKS FOR HELPING ME IN THE SNOW!!!!

TARA:

THANKS FOR SHOWING ME THE MEAT PACKING DISTRICT!

DANIELLA:

THANKS FOR THE CREDENTIALS TO GET IN!

YURI:

THANKS FOR YOUR WIFE WORKING ON THE THUY SHOW!

DIMITRI:

THANKS FOR RESCUING MY PHONE!

ALL OF YOU HELPED MY DREAMS COME TRUE AT NY FASHION WEEK 2010 !

I WILL NEVER FORGET THIS TIME IN NYC!

XOXOXO CIAO FOR NOW, CECILIA

Leaving NYC

I AM SO "MADANNOY.... (BTW)(THAT MEANS MAD AND ANNOYED ALL AT THE SAME TIME)

FIRST OF ALL, WE COULDN'T CHANGE OUR TICKETS SO WE HAD TO LEAVE NYC TODAY...

WE BOUGHT JUST A "FEW " THINGS

ACTUALLY A LOT ... .SHHHHHH DON'T TELL...

SO WE HAD TO BUY AN EXTRA BAG TO CARRY IT ALL HOME. THIS MEANS WE HAD TO CHECK A BAG IN... BUMMER.

NOT ONLY DID WE HAVE TO SELF SERVE OUR SELVES IN AT THE "CHECK IN" BUT WE ALSO HAD TO PUT OUR BAGS ON THE BELT BY OURSELVES!!!!!!!

IT'S ALWAYS BEEN A DREAM OF MINE TO PUT MY OWN LUGGAGE ON THE BELT!! WOW!!! I AM SO IMPRESSED! ACTUALLY IM NOT AT ALL!!!!!

I AM QUITE ANNOYED !!!!!!!!!!!!

FIRST,THE STAFF MEMBERS WERE NOT DOING ANYTHING!AND THEY WERE NOT EVEN HELPING THE PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY NEEDED HELP! INSTEAD THEY WERE TOO BUSY JABBERING IN SPANISH ABOUT THE GIRLS HONEYMOON!!!!!!!!!!!!!

NEXT,TWO OF THE STAFF MEMBERS WERE RUNNING AROUND THE AIRPORT PLAYING TAG!!!!!!! I MEAN WHAT A SIGHT!!!!!

!!!!

OMG! ACTUALLY AS A MATTER OF FACT NONE OF THE STAFF MEMBERS WERE DOING THEIR JOB!!THEY WERE EITHER TOO BUSY TEXTING,PLAYING TAG,SLEEPING,DOING THEIR HAIR,SCREAMING AT PASSANGERS, OR LAUGHING THEIR HEADS OFF!!!!!!!!

ANYWAY ,FASHION WEEK TOTALLY MADE UP FOR IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TIME TO BOARD AND ONE OF THE LADIES WHO WORKS AT THE AIRPORT WAS HOGGING THE OUTLET TO PLUG THE PHONES IN. SO NO MORE BATTERY...

TALK TO YOU WHEN WE GET BACK TO LA!

CIAO FOR NOW!!!!!!!

CECILIA

NYC FASHION WEEK

New York City Fashion Week!

It all started with a photo shoot. As soon as my photo shoot launching my "spring looks" with Bella Thorne, I packed my bags as fast as an olympic swimmer swooshes through the lane. I hurried to the airport and got on the plane. I was going to the "Big Apple", also known as New York City!

I was so excited to step onto the plane in my fabulous boots, I mean, they were just so Fashion- Week ready. Being invited to Fashion-Week in New York City meant one thing: Fashion Shows.

Walking into Bryant Park made my heart jump for joy, just like a watch continues to tick. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw my very own name placed directly in the second row of the fashion show.

I was so thrilled to be able to sit in the second row of New York Fashion Week. I could hardly believe that I, Cecilia Cassini, just 10 years old, was sitting next to some of the most famous people in the Fashion World such as; Brooke Shields, the editor of Teen Vogue Magazine, the publisher of Vogue Magazine and an editor for Vanity Fair, Italia.

My dream has finally come true!

Of the many shows I saw, I loved : Tdashi, Perry Elis, Thuy, Perry Ellis and Carlos Miele.

Brights! Gold! Black! Gorgeous stuff. I kept pinching my mom, asking her to take me directly to the fabric stores in NYC. I was so inspired! I was begging to get some fabric and a machine!

I was as happy as a little kid would be to running around in a candy shop! I couldn't believe I was actually sitting there seeing the amazing new fashions walk down the runway. The new collections that I saw gave me more creative ideas than I have ever had before!

Leaving New York City will make me sad but at the same time, I can't wait to get back home to start on my New York-inspired Collection.

I will never forget my trip to New York City Fashion Week!

CENTRAL PARK

NYC IS AMAZING!!!!!! I LOVE IT HERE!

AFTER RUNNING THROUGH A FEW FASHION SHOWS IN THE MORNING, I GOT TO HANG OUT A BIT IN THE CITY BEFORE HEADING BACK TO BRYANT PARK FOR SOME MORE FASHION!!!!!!

OF COURSE A GYRO ON THE STREET! WHO HAS TIME TO SIT FOR LUNCH IN NYC!

ROCKEFELLER CENTER, FIFTH AVENUE, TIMES SQUARE, MADISON AVENUE, CENTRAL PARK!

WE MET BACK UP WITH THE PRODUCERS AND TOOK A HORSE CARRIAGE RIDE THROUGH CENTRAL PARK! OMG... IT WAS SO FUN! THE BEST PART WAS JUMPING OFF AND PLAYING IN THE SNOW FOR A FEW MINUTES! I GUESS I SHOULD WEAR SNOW BOOTS NEXT TIME - BUT THAT WOULD RUIN MY OUTFIT!

I LOVE NYC!

I HAVE SO MUCH TO TELL YOU BUT I AM SO TIRED....

I WENT TO MORE SHOWS TONIGHT... CANT'T WAIT TO TELL YOU BUT...

XOXOXO CIAO FOR NOW

OMG fashion shows at fashion week

OMG!!!!

OMG!!!

CAN YOU BELEIVE MY DREAM CAME TRUE ABOUT GOING TO FASHION WEEK!!!!!!!

WELL BELIVE IT CAUSE IM THERE!!!!!IT IT IS JUST SO AMAZING!!!!!

EVERYWHERE I GO THERE IS FASHION AND THERE ARE PEOPLE JUST AS OBSEESSED WITH FASHION AS ME!

WALKING INTO THE BRYANT PARK FASHION SHOW TENTS, PEOPLE ARE CALLING MY NAME CECILIA CECILIA!!!! IT IS SO AMAZING!

PEOPLE WOULD RECOGNIZE ME IN A PORTA POTTY!!!!!!!NO IM JOKING CAUSE I WOULD NEVER GO IN ONE OF THOSE!!!!!!

THE FIRST SHOW I WENT TO WAS CARLOS MIELE!!!!!!! NO MATTER WHAT IT WAS SUPER UBER FANTASTIC BECAUSE IT WAS MY VERY FIRST SHOW!

BESIDES IT BEING MY FIRST SHOW EVER, IT WAS TRULY AMAZING. SITTING IN THE SECOND ROW WITH A ZILLION FASHIONISTAS LIKE ME! WE WAITED A LONG TIME FOR THE SHOW TO BEGIN AND I HAD FUN LOOKING AT EVERYONE AROUND ME - YOU KNOW I LIKE TO LOOK AT WHAT PEOPLE ARE WEARING!

FINALLY THE SHOW BEGAN AND WOW! I MEAN WOW!

I LOVED HIS COLLECTION. FULL OF BRIGHT COLORS, LOTS OF DRAPPERY AND BLACK AND GOLD...

CARLOS MIELE'S COLLECTION LOOKS LIKE MY SPRING COLLECTION! OR SHOULD I SAY MY SPRING COLLECTION LOOKS LIKE CARLOS MIELE'S ! ??????

EITHER WAY! GREAT SHOW

XOXOXO CIAO FOR NOW

OMG! AMAZING!

omg mercedez benz fahion week

NYC OMG

IS THERE ANYTHING BETTER THAN A HOT GIRO W/BBQ SAUCE

FRESH FROM THE STREET!!!!!

NO ! TRUeFULLY NOT!!!!!

TODAY I ARRIVED IN NYC!!! SUNNY BUT COLD... NOT TOO COLD THOUGH!

I HAVE NEVER BEEN HERE SO I WAS SUPER EXCITED!!!!!!

MY DREAM CAME TRUE!

FASHION WEEK IN NYC!

WHEN I WENT THRU AIRPORT SECURITY IN LOS ANGELES, I WAS SO EMBARASSED BECAUSE EACH TIME I WENT THRU THE GATE, I BUZZED. FINALLY, IT WAS MY TIFFANY GOLD AND SILVER BANGLE THAT WAS THE PROBLEM! NOT MY CHEAP JEWLERY BUT MY TIFFANY BRACELET! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?

AFTER THAT ONE MINOR THING (IT WAS 5 AM)

EVERYTHING ON THE PLANE RIDE WENT AMAZING ...FROM WATCHING PROJECT RUNWAY SEASON 1 CANADA TO WATCHING THE UGLY TRUTH!!!!!!!!!

THE PLANE RIDE WENT QUICKLY BUT

AS WE WERE GETTING READY TO LAND, I HAD TO PUT HOT CUPS ON MY EARS AND CHEW GUM LIKE CRAZY INTENSIVE!!!! IT ALWAYS HAPPENS TO ME!

YOU PROBABLY DONT WANNA HEAR ABOUT MY BORING PLANE RIDE AND MY EARS HURTING SO LETS GET TO THE FABOULOUS STUFF!!!!!!!!

NYC HERE I AM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THE FIRST THING I SAW WHEN I GOT OFF THE PLANE WAS A BAGGAGE MAN WEARING A VERY FURRY HAT - I GUESS THAT MEANS IT IS VERY COLD! I THOUGHT! THEN AS SOON AS WE WERE OUT OF THE HALLWAY, THE FIRST THING TO SEE IN FRONT OF MY EYES WAS A SPA!! ONLY IN NEW YORK! JUST IN CASE YOU NEED A TOUCH UP ON YOUR NAILZIES BEFORE GETTING INTO THE REAL WORLD OF NYC!

OMGGGGG!!~

WE DROPPED OUR BAGS AT THE HOTEL SO FAST AND WHAT A DAY WE HAD!!!!!!

I AM SO TIRED AND I HAVE TO BE AT BRYANT PARK TENTS AT 10 AM TOMORROW (THAT MEANS 7 AM LA TIME) SO I WILL TELL YOU MORE TOMORROW....

BUT THE KOSHER HOT DOGS AND GIRO'S ROCK!

MAKE SURE SURE TO CHECK OUT MY 1ST DAY OF NYC PICS...

BTW..... HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

XOXOXO CIAO FOR NOW,

CECILIA

NYC OMG!!!!!!!!!!

Spring Looks Photo Shoot

Click.Click.Click...

TODAY WAS SO MUCH FUN!

We had a photo shoot with about 60 girls - all wearing my designs!

Before everyone arrived, Bella Thorne came for me to do a private fitting with her!

I made her one of my fabulous "bow" dresses and .... well, ... it was a bit big in the waist so she came for me to fix it!

The Today Show producers were filming us.... Bella Thorne said she looks up to me, even though I am younger than her! She said she loves my designs!

Well, off I go to NYC for Fashion Week... I gotta go pack!!!!!!

I can't wait to see all the pics of everyone who came for the photo shoot!

The photographer, aka my Dad, says they should be up on the website soon!

xoxoxo ciao for now, Cecilia

BEST DAY OF MY LIFE

TODAY, WAS ABSOLUTELY, DEFINITELY , FOR SURE ....

ONE OF THE BEST DAYS OF MY LIFE!

WHEN MY MOM PICKED ME UP FROM SCHOOL, ....

SHE WAS ON THE PHONE ...

I HEARD SOMETHING LIKE "LAX TO NYC ON SUNDAY MORNING...."

I SCREAMED WITH JOY SO LOUDLY I THINK EVERYONE IN CENTRAL PARK HEARD ME!

I HAVE BEEN TO PARIS AND OTHER GREAT CITIES IN EUROPE BUT NEVER

NEW YORK CITY!!!!!!

MY MOM AND I STARTED SINGING THE SONG FROM ANNIE, "N.Y.C."

BY THE TIME WE GOT HOME, I WALKED INTO THE HOUSE AND THE FIRST THING I SAW WAS A HUGE BOX FROM SINGER SEWING MACHINES! THEY SENT ME AN AWESOME "CONFIDENCE" MACHINE! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? SINGER WANTS TO SPONSOR ME SO THEY SENT ME THIS DREAM MACHINE!

COULD A DAY POSSIBLY BE ANY BETTER FOR A 10 YEAR OLD FASHION DESIGNER?

I HOPE ALL OF YOU STICK WITH YOUR DREAMS UNTIL THEY COME TRUE!

OFF TO SEWING MY NEW DESIGNS ON MY "SINGER CONFIDENCE"

XOXOXO CIAO FOR NOW, CECILIA

SUPPORT HAITI

REMEMBER I TOLD YOUU ABOUT THE SUPER CUTE DRESS I MADE FOR THE

"CLOTHES OFF OUR BACK" CHARITY...

WELL, NOW YOU CAN CLCIK ON THIS LINK AND BID ON THE DRESS!

http://www.clothesoffourback.org/product_info.php?products_id=3345

JUST ANOTHER WAY FOR US TO HELP THOSE IN HAITI....

XOXOXO CIAO FOR NOW,

CECILIA

CENTRAL PARK , ANYONE??????

GUESS WHAT?

ONE OF THE PRODUCERS I HAVE MET CALLED US TODAY AND SAID THAT THEY ARE TRYING TO GET ME TO SEE A SHOW AT FASHION WEEK IN NEW YORK!

CAN YOU IMAGINE?

OMG! ONE OF MY BIGGEST DREAMS MIGHT COME TRUE!

DOES ANYBODY KNOW WHERE CARRIE (SARAH JESSICA PARKER) LIVES?

I WAS SO EXCITED BY THIS NEWS THAT THIS AFTERNOON ... AFTER MY HOMEWORK, OF COURSE! (NO TENNIS BECAUSE IT WAS RAINING)

I MADE 2 DRESSES WITH NEW YORK IN MIND.

THEY LOOK FAB! FAB-U-LOUS!

I AM SHOOTING THEM AT THE PHOTO SHOOT ON SATURDAY !

OH... DID I TELL YOU ABOUT THE PHOTO SHOOT THAT IS HAPPENING THIS SATURDAY?

I WILL TELL YOU ALL ABOUT IT TOMORROW!

XOXOXO CIAO FOR NOW, CECILIA

THE PERFECT DAY

Today was a perfect day!

Perfecto! Parfait! If you know what I mean!

The rain stopped.

I hung out with my friend for awhile.

Then... off to F&S Fabric Store! OMG !

Just wait til you see what I got!

Before we knew it, it had been 2 hours that I had been looking at fabrics!

I could have stayed so much longer but Marie, the super nice lady who helps me there,

realized she was hungry and needed to go eat! Well of course. It was now 3:30 pm.

I felt bad for her so I kinda hurried. I couldn't help it when the other super nice lady there, the Owner named Shirley, started to show me the Georgio Armani stretch/silks and the $1000 per yard sequined fabric. Yep! Can you imagine ? One thousand dollars per yard. WOW! Some day!

As soon as we left with my huge bag of remnants, my mom and I decided we were hungry too! Steakburger at Apple Pan (and a little banana cream pie, ssshhhhh...)

to end a perfect afternoon! As we were driving home, I got great news from my brother! For the second year in a row, Phil Mickelson gave him one of his very own golf balls that he was playing with at the Northern Trust Open at Riviera Country Club.

You see, fabric makes me happy. Receiving golf balls from Mickelson makes my borther happy. What makes you happy? What makes a great day for you?

I hope you had a great day today, also!

xoxoxo ciao for now, off to cutting and designing and sewing!!!!!!!!!!!

JUST IN CASE YOU WERE WONDERING

Where I am From…

by Cecilia

I am from the world of sewing back and forth,

the world of fabric making decisions, and

making masterpieces.

I am from the world of picking and choosing clothes.

I am from a jungle of hair sitting on my shoulders.

I am from a shoe box of new Prada stilettos, as my heels arch in happiness.

I am from pearls, clinging as I prance, from the smell of chic Paris, window shopping as

my Chanel coat wraps around my body.

I am from mascara, dancing up my eyelashes, looking around,

Chanel - my life, my inspiration.

My perfectly manicured nails cutting the fabric.

I am from a designer's point of view: sequin, leopard, and metallic.

But truly: My life, my everything is fashion.

GUESS WHAT IS HAPPENING???????

Wow! What a week! Lots of fun and exciting stuff of the designing side of things for me... I will tell you about everything once it is all absolutely for real!

BUT FOR NOW, A COUPLE OF CLUES!

1.

UPS should be delivering something ... It has to do something with my brother. If you think you know what it is, it is not! Because you do not know my brother!!!!!

2.

Tomorrow. Today. Yesterday. That's all I am going to tell you. Ok... one more thing:

Au Jourd Hui......

3.

Hair. Dress. Pose. Click. Done!

Keep checking back to see if you are a good mystery solver!

xoxoxo ciao for now,

Cecilia

HAITI...

I was asked to create a dress for "Clothes off Our Back". This is a charity that raises money for all kinds of important causes. This one is to help people in Haiti.

I made a super cute dress (orange and pink and with a big silk flower) that was inspired by the dresses I made for Denise Richard's daughters.

Let's keep helping Haiti in any way we can!

xoxox ciao for now, Cecilia

MY GRANDPA ALMOST FAINTED

My grandpa told me an "OMG" story!

Here it is:

MY GRANDPA TOLD ME A STORY:

He went to my cousin's school the other day to watch his basketball game.

While he was looking for the game, he asked a little girl where the game might be.

The little girl, with two front teeth missing and about as tall as me, led him in the right direction.

Before this cute little girl walked away, she said "I like your shirt" to my grandpa.

After my grandpa said "Oh, thank you," he said to the little girl "Do you like fashion?"

Guess what she said?????

She said, .... "Oh yes! I love fashion! And my idol is Cecilia Cassini! She is ten years old and already a fashion designer!"

My grandpa almost fainted! Good thing he didn't.

OMG!!!!!

BTW: This is a true story!

xoxoxo, Cecilia