Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Monday, May 6, 2013
30 Days of Dresses: Dress #6
Shades of Grey and a tiny hint of red... I must say, it is getting much cooler now. I'll have to start wearing a bit more layers. This outfit was fine till about 5 pm, then I had to put something warmer on. What I love about this dress is that it is a great "between seasons" kind of a dress. The knit cotton fabric makes it warm enough for cool breeze of Autumn. The cold shoulders makes it cool enough for the heat of the midday sun, which (by the way) is still quite scorching.
-man, I love it when Dave takes my photo's! just look at the lovely flair he managed to get for me-
oh deer! what happened to the D in "Cold Shoulder Dress"? above
-here you can see my dress' cold shoulder detail-
-this one's for my aunt Bernadette, I know you'll absolutely love these! I do-
So day 6 is done and I am really struggling not to put my jeans on in the mornings... This is a much bigger challenge than I thought! It has it's good points though. This challenge forces me to plan my wardrobe for the next day, it forces me to get creative because of the cooler weather and it forces me to wear the stuff I have in my closet. Not to get stuck on a hand full of items which have become my comfort zone.
Oh, I'm participating in another group giveaway! This one is for my friend Natasha's birthday, it starts tomorrow! Keep an eye out...
xxx
Happy Monday Makings #8
As the cooler weather is slowly creeping in, I thought it a great opportunity to use this cute hand warmer diy I pinned last winter. This diy calls for microwavable fabric so make sure that you use natural fibers such as pure wool, 100% cotton, 100% linen (not silk, as you can think it would just disintegrate). Luckily I found a sizable piece of pure woolen felt in one of the bags of scraps the Gillian gave me. It seems to have been packaging or lining for a Louis Vuitton product, the logo was printed onto it in gold. It was perfect for my little project!
-remember, the thread you use needs to be natural as well, I used cotton thread to sew my pieces together and pure woolen yarn for the embroidered detail-
xxx
Sunday, May 5, 2013
30 Days of Dresses: Dress #5
For some reason this outfit reminded me of the 1920's. Don't quite know why, maybe the very fine polka dots on the dress or my polka dotted stockings... Anyway, this dress is made of Viscose, one of my favourite textiles. It's light and flowy and oh so comfortable. The colour scheme reminded me of the Autumns back in Pretoria where we used to live. All the trees would be covered in shades of red, orange and yellow, some even turn deep dark plum before throwing off their leaves. I do miss that, being able to see the seasons change... Here in our new town, Hermanus, in the Western Cape, we have winter rainfall. This means everything turns green, it's quite strange but nice in a way.
-this dress is awesome, I have worn it many different ways and right through the year. Did you see my cute little Alice band with the bow? It was a gift from my father-in-law, I just love it! The bow is stuffed which makes it squishy-
-this lovely brooch(top) is from my Country Charm range. It's earthy and goes with almost everything. My awesome pumps (below) are so comfy and versatile, as you'll notice in my other post that I tend to wear them a lot-
xxx
Saturday, May 4, 2013
30 Days of Dresses: Dress #4
...Okay, here's a quick one! This dress can be styled up or down. I made this dress last year, December, when my Aunt Zelda and her family visited for the holidays. My cousin, Zandienne, had received a sewing machine for Christmas so I took her to our local fabric shop to buy some fabric. It was there that my eyes fell upon this awesome Navaho printed T-shirting(knitted fabric). I bought a meter and as I couldn't get myself to cut this beautiful print, I decided to use the whole piece to make a maxi "beach" dress.
-this dress probably took me 10min to sew and it looks awesome! It's also crazy comfy-
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