by Greenie | Jun 10, 2010 | Dresses for less |
Retro scarves In the picture are some vintage scarves. I love how a scarf can give an outfit a lift. That little something to take an outfit from OK to all that! And as said so many times in this blog, the colours, fabrics and designs of vintage apparel are...
by Greenie | Jun 9, 2010 | Dresses for less |
Chain jewelry The last post showed a selection of layered neck chains. The effect in that instance is very Chanel. In the picture you can see how widely chain can vary. From the metal used, to the shape of the links as well as size and weight. I manage to find chain...
by Greenie | Jun 8, 2010 | Dresses for less |
How to upcycle a cardigan The story with this cardigan started off with me unpicking the label at the neckline as it was scratching and driving me mad. Unfortunately I cut the actual jersey and it started unravelling. I managed to darn the nick by hand but the repair...
by Greenie | Jun 7, 2010 | Dresses for less |
Stone bead necklace More glass and crystal beads a la the last post. The beads or crystals come in strings or bags so I often end up with more than I need. Mixing them up like this uses up the leftovers. To make sure I end up with some type of flow or balance between...
by Greenie | Jun 6, 2010 | Dresses, Dresses for less |
How to make a shift dress Here is one last version of the shift dress. I ran out of fabric and had to stitch two pieces of fabric together to get the full length of the dress, hence the interesting effect at the bottom. Actually I quite like the addition. The...
by Greenie | Jun 5, 2010 | Dresses, Dresses for less |
Home made shift dress In the picture is another version of my favourite shift dress. Recognise a similar necklace? A few posts back I showed it in black with one of the slip tops I made. The bits come from a craft shop and you clip them together. And recognise the...
by Greenie | Jun 4, 2010 | Dresses, Dresses for less |
Making a shift dress pattern Here is the shift dress. There are only two pieces to the pattern, the dress part and the neck facing. No zips or buttons to worry about. It is dead easy to make. I made this particular one a bit longer. All you do is cut the dress...
by Greenie | Jun 3, 2010 | Dresses for less |
How I made a shift dress pattern In the picture is a shift dress I bought at H and M a while back. Finding a pattern to make this dress proved impossible. So in the end, much like the slip top in earlier posts, I decided to cut a pattern from this dress. It’s...
by Greenie | Jun 2, 2010 | Dresses for less |
Vintage shopping Am not going to show how to make anything today. In the picture is one of the vintage shops we have here in South Africa. If you look at the clothes and fabrics in this picture, the colours and designs are so vibrant and utterly gorgeous. That alone...
by Greenie | Jun 1, 2010 | Dresses for less, Other
Cushion cover tutorial So today’s item is not one you can wear. It’s a scatter cushion cover. I used different coloured fabrics for the back and front to use up perfectly good left-over fabric. If it’s a standard scatter cushion, the dimensions are...
