September 28, 2013
These are some of my favourite makers of things. Whilst living with my parents and job hunting is not fun in a lot of ways (hello indeterminate future of uncertainty) one benefit is that I have lots of time to learn new skills and make things! These lovely blogs are the one's that I turn to when I want to learn something new, gather inspiration, tips, or just look at some beautiful images. And they're
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Posted in Blogger Favourites | Tagged always rooney, blog love, blogger favourites, chiaki creates, daily reads, homemade blogs, paper and stitch, roundup, tilly and the buttons |
September 27, 2013
The third pattern that I've stitched for the Autumn Stitching Club is this cute little flower-pot. This is my favourite pattern so far - I love the texture of the stitched flowers! This pattern has made me excited to try some bigger and more intricate embroidery patterns. I think I prefer the way they look with more stitches, although it's satisfying being able to complete one pattern in an hour or
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Posted in Autumn Stitching Club, Sewing | Tagged autumn stitching club, DIY, embroidery, embroidery patterns, flower-pot, handmade, homemade, project, sewing, stitching, wild olive |
September 26, 2013
I have finally sorted through every last cupboard, box and drawer in my room, and I've banished everything I don't need to the attic or a charity bag. My next project is to make it look pretty and homely! I saw this pin of a tree stump vase by Martha Stewart a while ago, and I desperately wanted to make one but I couldn't find an existing DIY. I knew I wanted to make it in a way that anyone could do
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Posted in DIY | Tagged craft, decor, decoration, DIY, handmade, home improvement, homemade, log vase, martha stewart, natural, tree stump vase, tutorial, vase |
September 25, 2013
Those of you that know me in real life know that I have issues with trousers. There's a fair difference between the size of my butt and the size of my waist (In Levi's, I'm a "bold curve" haha) and I have difficulty finding trousers that fit. That's partly why these ASOS "Mom" jeans are so great (it's also partly because they remind me of early seasons of Friends). They took a day or so of wearing
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Posted in What I wore | Tagged 90s, ASOS, beehive, clothes, cut out boots, fashion, floral, friends, Mom jeans, outfit of the day, personal style, style, vintage, what i wore |
September 24, 2013
I love Paisley. I think I might have a paisley problem - both of my most recent sewing projects have used paisley fabric (see the first here.) I've been wanting a kimono jacket for ages, and I realised the most fun way to get one would be to make it! This project was pretty easy - this jacket is only made up of seven pieces of fabric so it didn't take me too long to make.
I used this pattern and
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Posted in DIY, Sewing, What I wore | Tagged clothes, crafts, DIY, fashion, handamde, homemade, kimono, paisley, personal style, project runway pattern, sewing, simplicity 1726, style |
