I needed something for a disco themed party and whipped this up in an hour. I used a Halloween costume pattern for the one shoulder tunic but I adjusted it so I could line the top portion. The fabric is a little shear (I wore leggings with it) so I may go back and line…
If I were to name the inspiration behind learning how to sew it would be Molly Ringwald’s character in Pretty in Pink. “ For the last few years I have debated hosting a design challenge that involved turning two prom dresses into one wearable garment. Hopefully I will get something together in time for prom this…
I acquired some wedge sandals at at clothing swap. They fit great but I had no clue when I would wear cork heeled snake skin sandals. I decided to experiment with painting them. I started by spray painting the heels with some black paint I had around the house. I taped off the upper part…
I haven’t been posting much here because I’ve been building a bicycle. I just finished the project. You can read the details here. I think my next project is a cool helmet cover. I read about the Yakkay helmets on CoolHunting and I think that would be pretty easy to copy.
So I made some progress with the heap o’ sweaters. Today I made 5 hats. 4 with brims and the other is a funky cloche. I also removed the collars from two sweaters. I plan on hemming them and wearing them in the near future (winter is here). I started work on the cape (that’s…
I don’t knit or crochet. But that isn’t going to stop me. You can cut out sweaters just like fabric if you felt them in the wash a little bit. “ You can sew them on the sewing machine with a zig zag stitch or by hand and you can make some amazing things. I received…
I am on an Asian kick right now. I had planned to add an Asian element to my designs for the fashion show, after seeing Project Runway and the Japanese block print exhibit at the Blanton, I am READY. Who wouldn’t find inspiration in this stuff?
I know, that is up there with the “dog ate my homework” excuse. Maybe it’s because the computer isn’t in the sewing room that much. Jen’s Jeans is back on for July 11th at FirstSamples. It’s hard to think of making jeans in 100 degree weather. Maybe some shorts or pedal pushers. Since I last…
I finally tried out mod podge silkscreening.
I dragged my 2-d, cat-proof, Christmas tree out of the closet last night and decided that I needed to add a little more bling. This years main decoration… AOL coasters (and a few crappy free cds). I actually save them vs. tossing them and letting them go out to the landfill. I figured that one…