Inspiration for Fall 2017

The chilliness has settled in. But there's nothing like the Fall 2017 collections to make up for that.

Fendi

Narciso Rodriguez

Oscar de la Renta

Tory Burch

DIY Off The Shoulder Dress

I had my mind set on a dress from this fabric for a while.

What you need:
- 1.5 m of fabric
- one of your dresses
- some pins and a safety pin
- a pair of scissors, 1.5 m of elastic

1. Place the dress over the fabric (folded into two) and cut accordingly, leaving about 2 cm for the hem.

2. Cut the fabric into two equal pieces. For the back part, make a deep cut.

3. Overlay the back part onto the front part, and secure the sides with pins. Make sure the right sides are facing each other.

4. Sew the parts.

5. Fold the top edge and sew it, making sure to leave enough space for the safety pin to fit in.

6. I wanted to give the dress an irregular end, so I sewed some pieces of fabric onto the front side and back side. But if you don't want to do that, just sew the low seam.

7. For the back side, I folded some fabric and made two strips in order to make a ribbon.

8. I sewed the strips onto the back side and sewed the low seam.

And here it is

SOS for a Dress

My sister ordered a cute dress.

It came, but with some flaws. The fabric was unraveled for both shoulders.

Given that her sister is sooo gifted (yeah, a lot of modesty there!), she decided upon not returning it and gave it to me as a project. Which I gladly accepted.
I remembered my Pear project, so I thought about making some shoulder boards.
I used some red fabric remaining from the Rachel's skirt project.

Firstly, I sewed by hand the unraveled parts.

I eyeballed the material I needed for the shoulder boards and cut it. Then, I cut it into two pieces.

I sewed the margins by using the sewing machine and obtained two shoulder boards.

I sewed them on the shoulders of the dress.

Dress rescued.

Embroidered Dress

This denim dress needed some cheering up.

If you have a dress at home you want to embroider, here's what you need for your DIY project:
- needles and thread (the more colorful, the better)

- a pair of scissors
- some inspiration 

Before starting, think about what parts you want to embroider. Since the dress was simple, I wanted to keep it like this and only made small embroidery.

Tip: whatever you decide to do, start small. You'll get better along the way, and have a better perspective on how to finish your embroidery.

How to prolong the life of your favourite print

My T-shirt was ruined, but I couldn't just throw it away. So I cut around the print and considered reusing it.

That time has come. I used my new black simple T-shirt. And also some pins.

My ironing board was very useful in order to keep the fabric of the T-shirt well flat. I pinned the margins of the fabric before sewing it.

Like I always say, you can sew by hand if you have enough patience and time. This time, I sewed by using the sewing machine.

And here it is: my new black T-shirt with my favourite old print.

DIY Birthday Card

For my nephew’s birthday, I wanted something special. A personalized birthday card seemed right.

What I used:
  - a piece of cardboard
  - acrylic paint
 -  glue
 -  a textile piece cut in the shape of squirrel
 - a round piece of Trolls cardboard

First, I doubled over the piece of cardboard.

Then, I applied some acrylic paint on the front page. White and golden acrylic paint.

I glued the textile piece in the shape of squirrel.

Inside the cardboard, I glued the round piece.

The squirrel birthday card is ready.