Today's piece started off as a $2 XL button-down blouse with shoulder pads out the wazoo and absolutely no shape (though I suppose square is a shape). Despite all its faults, I really liked the tiny little navy and off-white floral print. Plus the fabric (rayon I think, but the tag was very faded) had a nice drape to it that would make a great flowy top. I began by removing those crazy shoulder pads and the dated buttons. Then off came the sleeves. I cut off the button bands and pinned the raw edges together with the wrong sides together, then sewed all the way down about 1/4 inch from the edge. Next I flipped the shirt inside-out and sewed the same seam again about 1/2 inch from the edge, encasing the raw edges. I trimmed off the collar in the shape of the back neck, using an existing top as a template. I plan to turn this puppy around to make the back the front and the front the back. So I cut the front (formerly the back) down further into a scoop-neck, again using an existing shirt as a guide. I followed the same procedure as above to make a french seam at each shoulder. Sew together 1/4 inch from the edge with wrong sides together, then sew 1/2 inch from the new edge with right sides together. To take in the extra fabric at the top without losing the flowy nature of the shirt, I made four little pleats at the center front of the neckline, and stitched straight across the top edge. I didn't want to pleats to flare out immediately under the neck edge, so I top-stitched them a few inches down. When I tried it on, it was still a little too loose, so I took in about an inch under each arm, tapering back to the original side seam as I went down to keep the blouse loose and flowy. To finish the raw edges, I grabbed some navy polka dot bias tape I had leftover from this skirt-to-shirt refash. Normally, I'm not one for mixing prints, but since they have the same colors and there will be very little of the polka dot, I think it's gonna be okay. Just this once. Plus, I'll take any chance I get to add more polka dots to my wardrobe. I pinned the strips to the edge with right sides facing. Once that was sewn, I folded them over toward the inside and stitched again. I repeated this process on the armholes and gave the whole thing a good press, et voila! I really like the way the binding turned out. I think I'm going to start making lots of extra binding anytime I have extra fabric so I can mix and match!
First I need to say thanks to everyone who participated in Lamp Week. It has been so fun to see all of your creativity! So you may hate me when I tell you this.
Do you have oodles of cards in your wallet or purse? If you, too, have cards out the wazoo, you need this FREE card carrier crochet pattern.
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I love painting my nails! Over the years I’ve become increasingly obsessed with DIY mani’s. I used to wear ONLY french style nails with white tips, and today I enjoy a range of colors a…
If you follow me on twitter you know that about 2 months ago I found this awesome lamp at the thrift store for $8.00. Pretty much it’s the greatest lamp I have ever found.
Happy Monday! Happy March Papertrey Ink (PTI) Blog HoP! For this monthly all-day challenge using PTI products, our inspiration challenge is sequins. PHOTO CREDITS- Betsy Veldman wreath ::: Heather Nichols hello ::: Maile Belles banners ::: green sequin tins ::: Nichole Heady star shaker ::: sequined tote ::: sparkle confetti bag ::: turquoise sequin stars ::: Nichole: "Sequins are popping up everywhere on paper crafting projects and now's your chance to try out this new trend! With the variety of colors and shapes available, the sky is the limit with the creative possibilities! Use them to accent the centers of flowers, add them as borders, fill shakers, or create random splashes of sparkle." I made you this Easter basket: For my card, still playing with the last of my initial die cut chevron snippets strips, I nestled them into a faux basket weave pattern. In the spot between the points, I glued a tiny paper dot punched from a snippet of Bazzill gray paper. The last in my chevron series, it seems fitting that I add this to the fabtastical Moxie Fab World: The Chevron Challenge. Cath has so many awesome challenges on the site right now, some of them closing on 04/01/13, so hurry over and join in! If you're a regular reader, you'll know that the use of the word "snippets" means I'm also joining in with Di and the other crafty crafters at Pixie's Crafty Snippets Playground. This is week 65 and I do hope you can join in!! To fill my basket for Easter, I used the PTI "Scrambled Eggs" die and stamp set to make my eggs, which are cut from a shiney scrap of lightly metallic paper, then stamped with color. They are shimmier and prettier in real life. I finished them off with sequins I've had in a little container for several years. They were so happy to be used on a card! ~~~ And I am so happy to see that we have new friends! Please take a few minutes to go and introduce yourselves to Cyndie Reis of Reis's Pieces of Paper and Maarit N. Persson of Violet's Corner! It's always delightful to meet new friends and have new inspiration available to us on the tips of our fingers and eyes. Thank you so much, ladies, and welcome!! ~~~ Enjoy your day! No, seriously, enjoy! LITS*! Thank you so much for stopping by the Playhouse. Special thanks to you if you take the time to leave a comment or join as a follower! *Life Is Too Short! Paper: PTI white; SU! DP; Bazzill gray; unknown shimmer Stamps: PTI "Scramble Eggs" Ink: SU! rose red Dies: MFT chevron; PTI egg Sequins from stash
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남녀의 얼굴과 인체를 다양한 각도에서 보고 똑같이 그리는 것이다. 4장을 하루만에 다 그려야 하는데 처음에는 우습게 봤다가 손목과 관절이 덜덜덜.. 이 과제를 매일 그려야 한다. 손에 익숙해 질때까지 그리는 것이다. 그만큼 중요하다는 것일까? 그냥 따라그리는 것은 의미가 없어보이지만 자꾸 그리다 보면 머리속에 암기가 되서 잘 떠오른다고 한다. 그래도 무작정 따라 그리는 것보다는 비율을 생각하면서 그려봐야 할 것같다. 그림은 오로지 연습뿐인가? Draw Human's face and body equally with this picture. Must draw 4 piece of paper until your hand is familiar with face and body. Practice! 다양한 각도의 여..
You just have to come see this very cool washi tape technique that gives you two amazing pieces to use on projects - it's GENIUS!
via haircutweb.com
Do you see loads of cables with texture up the wazoo and think - "I want to do that, but it's too hard. I'm sure I can't do that." I said that constantly
First I need to say thanks to everyone who participated in Lamp Week. It has been so fun to see all of your creativity! So you may hate me when I tell you this.
So the other day I got a ginormous box of yarn with 15 different colors in it. How awesome is that?
