I picked up a free necktie from a friend's giveaway box. I didn't know what it would turn into... ...until I was having a bad hair day and decided to make a hair fascinator that would distract from the mess. Fold the tie in half. Put the end of the tie through the loop, and pull it til you create the right measurement to fit around your head. Tie a nice looking knot, making sure that the circle is fastened with no straying ends. Try it on... ...And enjoy!
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This summer dress is too cute! ...But no, actually, it's too cute! Why the shoulder frills? I understand the frills that follow the decolletage - that is an asset one might like to highlight ;) But who needs to highlight their shoulders? It's one thing if it's a sexy off the shoulder number, but frills? Really? Thinking bare was more attractive than frilly, I set out with my scissors! There. A smooth, elegant line achieved with two little snips. From cutesy to classy, I feel like the age range of the dress went from toddler to grown up in one very simple refashion I liked the colour and the neckline of this dress, but it was long and kind of blah in shape. I had some leftover netting from an earlier project, that I decided should go to use making this dress a little spicier! I was going to make a little window.... I got the see-through netting ready, and traced a chalk outline on the dress where I wanted to cut. I sewed the netting over the newly created hole in the back of the dress. It was a bit annoying to make sure the dress retained it's shape! Maybe next time I will sew, and then cut - that should work as long as the fabric on top is transparent. I left the red edges of the hole unhemmed because this type of polyester fabric won't easily fray. I used end sealer liquid to make sure it wouldn't! Here's a picture of the in-progress back - I made it kind of heart shaped! After I finished the back, shortened the skirt to above the knee. I love the new peek-a-boo back! What do you think? Nabbed this sweater from my neighbour giveaway pile. LOVED the colour, and the multiple textures - pretty much didn't love ALL the rest! I knew this one could not stay a sweater, so... Snip Snip Snip! ...And now it's a knit skirt! I love how the two textures create a unique look at the hem. This closeup will give you a better look at the cool texturing and the (totally accidental) scalloped hem line. The knitted fabric just decided for itself that it wanted to be wavy :D I think my new skirt is way cuter than the old sweater. What do you think?
I found this gorgeous sparkly dress in a thrift shop in London and thought it was perfect for New Years! Too bad it was shapeless and frumpy.... But check out the awesome neckline in the back! No way is that staying the back for long! So, what was I gonna do? Cut it down to give it some shape? No way was I gonna cut into that many sequins! Jeez- I mean, look at 'em! Add a belt? No, that would ruin the line...So I came up with an idea! I bought a couple buckles for 50 cents and grabbed some silver ribbon leftover from an old project. This is what I came up with: I added a mini belt-cinch to each side to gather the fabric and give the dress some shape! I switched the front and back, and I wear it with the sleeves pushed up and the belt-cinches tied. I love it now - Minimal alteration, maximal shaping! Let me know what you think of my refashion! :)
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