1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Lately several black-and-white geometric prints have caught my eye, so I decided to make a simple clutch version of my own. For this project I actually used my own tutorial, the one for the leather foldover clutch. I modified it by using duck canvas, instead of leather, and cutting out […]
Dress Transformation
Several months before I got married I posted pictures of the $1 flea market dress I was planning to restyle and wear. After I started working on it I actually changed my design several times when I got partway through and realized I didn’t like the direction it was going. Sometimes it’s hard to tell […]
DIY Sequin Collar
The month leading up to Halloween is both the best and the worst of times when it comes to thrifting. The best, because thrift stores put out vintage stuff that they’ve been holding back for the rest of the year, but the worst because they tend to jack up the prices and the thrift stores […]
My DIY Bucket Bag
What do you do if you want a new purse, but don’t want to spend the money on it? No, theft is not an option, so if you’re me, you get sewing. I’ve been wanting a black drawstring purse for awhile now, but couldn’t justify dropping the cash. I had bought this black faux snakeskin-textured […]
DIY Tutorial: Simple Veil
I think it’s ridiculous when I see women dropping serious cash on wedding veils, because unless they’re heavily embellished or jewel-encrusted, they’re a really easy DIY project. Maybe I’m exaggerating, but even if you’ve never made anything before you can make this. The hardest part of making mine was finding the netting. Local fabric stores […]
Striped Boat Neck Shirt
This is just about the simplest top you could possibly make, but right after I got the idea to make it, I was flipping through a magazine in the check-out line and saw a spread featuring striped boat neck tees (wish I could remember which magazine). I was inspired by all of the stripes out […]
The people have spoken
The voting was 75% in favor of short sleeves on this dress, which was my inclination in the first place, so I chopped them off and hemmed them the other day. I also fixed the fit at the shoulders, and overall it’s quite an improvement. Something tells me I’ll be wearing this one a lot […]
Wedding Projects Progress
While in New York City this weekend I made it to fewer than half the places I intended, but I did accomplish some of my most important errands. We looked at wedding rings at Catbird, but decided that the ones by St. Kilda were daintier than we wanted, so we didn’t go to their shop. […]
iPad Case
Recently Steven bought himself an iPad, which I am actually using right now to write this post. He has mostly been using it only at home, but I decided that it needed something to protect it from scratches in case he did decide to take it someplace. And also to protect it from our cats. […]