by Greenie | Aug 13, 2010 | Dresses for less |
Tote bag tutorial I allowed myself a day off to go walkabout yesterday. The UK retailers are having sales galore. Temptation at every turn to spend, spend, spend. It’s a bit weird as it’s the summer stuff they are moving out to make way for the new winter...
by Greenie | Aug 5, 2010 | Dresses for less, Tops |
How to revive a shirt I said in the last post that I was taking a break from this blog for 3 months. It’s not possible to bring my sewing machine and supplies overseas with me. However, I found one more picture in amongst my photos. I spoke of adding a white...
by Greenie | Aug 1, 2010 | Dresses for less, Tops |
Upcycle a shirt I am going to have to slow down on posts to this blog for a few months. I’m on the move and schlepping my sewing machine, boxes of fabric, trims and gadgets around with me is simply not an option. In the meantime here is a one more post with a...
by Greenie | Jul 29, 2010 | Dresses for less |
Ways to upcycle sandals These slip-on sandals got a face lift with some loose flat-ish flowers. If the flowers had been too small, too tall or too stiff, I doubt this would have worked. I glued the flowers to the top of the sandals with some strong glue. As simple as...
by Greenie | Jul 21, 2010 | Dresses for less |
In the picture is easy jacket number … not sure anymore. I can’t stop making them and I love wearing them. I chose this upholstery fabric because of it’s splotchy design which is so current right now. I used green rick rack for the edges. The rest of...
by Greenie | Jul 20, 2010 | Dresses for less |
Home made box jacket I got sewing again a few weeks ago. The Chanel inspired jacket is back and my pattern is a piece of cake to make. This pattern has no buttons, no lining, no collars, no pockets, no inter-facings or bondings, no nothing extra. The fun lies in...
by Greenie | Jul 19, 2010 | Dresses for less, Tops |
Easy halterneck top I am back to the idea of wearing scarves. In this picture is a more classic design scarf. I folded one corner over and used a few safety pins to secure the “flap”. Then I slipped a piece of ribbon through the “flap” and tied...
by Greenie | Jul 14, 2010 | Dresses for less |
Ethnic beads Today I thought I would do no more than show you where I go shopping. How lucky am I to have a shop with fabric and beads as beautiful as these? The items are mostly African in origin. This particular bead merchant has brass beads, seed beads, shell...
by Greenie | Jul 13, 2010 | Dresses for less |
I’ve been busy making up more designs for plain white T-shirts. The one on the left is a heart shape cut out of white cotton fabric. I did two rows of stretch stitching around the edge and then stitched it to the front of the T-shirt. On the right, I took some...
by Greenie | Jul 12, 2010 | Dresses for less, Skirts |
In keeping with the theme of the last post I’ve gone a bit Christopher Kane with this skirt. His summer collection had these bold lines on the clothing. Some of the left over velvet ribbon from the Tuxedo trousers was added it to this skirt. A person...
