I love scrolling through the internet for fashion inspo! It’s pretty much how I plan my next project. Most of the time I already have a fabric in my stash that’s similar to what I want to sew. This time, I found a cute lantern sleeve sweater. I happened to have a lovely, super light weight sweater knit in my stash that I had been dying to use for something. This lantern sleeve sweater was just the thing I was looking for.
Do you often find yourself searching online for fun fashion inspo to help get you out of a “funk?” Ya, me too. Thrift stores are my favorite place to go when I want to copy a look that inspired me. Let me show you how I recreated a pricey dress TWICE for a fraction of the cost!
I’m a sucker for a simple sewing pattern and project. That’s why I love Biker shorts. They are easy to throw together and require such a small amount of fabric. They are also super practical to wear while sitting in the stifling stadium during highschool football season here in the desert where I live. The only problem is they usually don’t include pockets. Well, pockets are not something I’m willing to compromise on. No one should ever have to do that. That’s why I added a little hidden pocket to mine. It’s super easy and I’ll show you how.
I really like the whole distressed and tie dyed look. Some people hate it and that’s fine. They don’t have to do it or wear it for that matter. But if you are like me and love it, then we should definitely be friends. Because you sound fun. I recently ended up with two different cuts of the same bubble gauze fabric. I would have complained but it was literally the last of it. There was no more in the store. So that’s what I got. Rather than be upset, I decided to problem solve and I’m completely obsessed with the results!! Read more “How I Fixed my Mis-Match Fabric Blunder!”
Do you ever find yourself scrolling through pinterest or online boutiques for fashion inspiration? Well I do. I find it super thrilling to challenge myself that way. I don’t try to make an exact replica but I do try to capture the same vibe of the fashion that I see. For instance, I kept coming across some wide-legged, curved hemmed, cropped pants. I thought they were super cute, but I just wasn’t willing to pay what they were listed for. So I decided to put my own spin on it and make my own. Read more “Pinsperation Curved Hem Hack!”
Can you make a pair of cute summer shoes for under $10? Absolutely, and it’s super easy too. A few summers ago I made some shoes using a kit I ordered from a company called A Happy Stitch . It was really fun and simple but it got me wondering if there were other options I could use for the soles. Then it hit me: Could I use flip flops? Sure, why not? Keep reading to see how I turned a pair of old jeans and some flip flops into some comfy shoes perfect for summer. Read more “Upcylce Some Old Jeans into Some New Summer Shoes!”
This dress has just been collecting dust in my closet for nearly a decade waiting for me to do something with it. The time has finally come for it to be something more wearable for me. Something more functional…
You might take one look at Love Notions Juliet top and think, “That’s so cute but it looks like it might be difficult and I’m not doing pintucks.” At least that’s what I did. So guess what? You don’t have to sew pintucks. There’s a plain yoke view and I sewed it up in a little over an hour. It was super easy and I documented a little along the way to share with you all in case you wanted to make one too. The pattern comes with amazing instructions, but sometimes it’s encouraging to see someone else sew something together. Here’s what that looked like. Read more “Sew the Juliet Top With Me!”
What do you do when you find yourself needing a fun striped shirt to wear with overalls? You find an old striped shirt that needs some help and refashion it into the perfect short sleeved shirt! Read more “Quick Thrift Store Refashion!”
Sometime in March my middle son, who is 16 years old came to me and said, “Why haven’t you made us matching outfits yet?” I thought, is this guy for real?! All I have ever wanted is make all the people I love wear matching outfits with me. At Easter and Christmas all my boys get ties to match my dresses. I send my friends handmade birthday and Christmas gifts that secretly match me. So I asked him what he meant. Then he reminded me how I made matching overalls with his older brother and matching raglan tees with his younger brother. I didn’t do that with him though. Shoot, I felt really bad.