How to embellish shoes My aim with this blog is to share what I consider easy ways to spruce up existing clothes or accessories. Or to show items I have made that don’t require much skill. There are wonderful crafting websites with some astounding ideas. But I...
DIY Chanel inspired coat Following on from yesterday’s post. Here is one of my own versions of adding a trim to perk up a jacket or coat. The inspiration for this was Chanel. A few years back they had trench coats with this particular type of trim. I saw Madonna...
How to sew trim to a jacket I did not make this jacket. So why did I include it? The jacket was the inspiration for adding more trimmings. The colour contrast on this jacket made it most suitable for a picture. I prepped up a few of my jackets with a similar...
Make a Moonstone cuff In this picture is a wrist cuff made from black denim with moonstone chips sewn onto it. I have said in previous posts that I adore semi precious stones. Moonstones are one of my favourites. At the bead merchant they sell strings of these chips....
Knotted chain necklace Back to necklaces with this post. This was a take on the Givenchy necklace that was a hit a season or two back. Madonna stepped out in a similar necklace. I bought quite a lot of fine chain. I laid it out and untwisted it so it lay nice...
Here is the final idea for wearing these skinny scarves. This is the original vintage scarf I bought a good while back. One benefit of a skinny scarf is that it if you wear it long as in the picture, it creates a vertical line which lengthens the upper torso....
Fabric waist tie Here is another way to wear these skinny scarves. In the picture is a shift dress I made for hot summer evenings. I made the pattern too but I wouldn’t recommend making your own patterns if you have limited sewing skills. I did it because I...
Skinny scarf headband Here is one way to wear these skinny scarves. It’s a nod to the Bohemian look that’s been around for a while now. It’s also great for a hard session at the gym and looks a lot better than a headband. It won’t work if, like...
Skinny scarf tutorial In the picture are three long, oval shaped scarves. They are double sided. To make – cut two identical shapes, stitch shapes together, leave a small bit open to turn inside out, nip to the seams, turn scarf inside out, and iron flat. I have...
Elasticated harem pants In the picture is a much easier way to get the gathered effect of these Harem or Turkish pants. Unpick the hem of your trousers slightly and slip in a piece of un-bendable elastic. Make sure you measure the width of your elastic and allow a...
