Mizzie Modifies: DIY Fashion – Add Pockets To a Dress or Skirt | Stella Shops How much do you love a dress with pockets? I know I do. Sometimes I won’t even try on a dress if it doesn’t have pockets. This weird obsession of mine, that has kept me from buying some very cute summer dresses I might add, got me thinking. What if I could buy the dresses I love without pockets then use my “Mizzie Modifies – DIY fashion” skills and add pockets myself? I thought this way I could save some serious cash, since pockets add to the cost of a garment, and give myself more choice when shopping for my favorite summer item, the cotton summer dress. This is a dress I bought that did not have pockets. Supplies: - Dress with no pockets - Small piece of fabric about half a yard - Seam Ripper - Scissors - Straight pins - Thread - Sewing machine Time to modify: about 1 1/2 hours Step One: Find a pocket that you like in a garment you already own. Step Two: Trace the outline of the pocket onto your fabric. Step Three: Cut out your pockets And that’s it! Get creative. Happy Modifying!
Bleach Dye Tank Top ∙ How To by violet s So the first step is to place a piece of cardboard in between the front of the shirt and the back of shirt so the bleach doesn't leak through or get on your surface. Next draw out your design or words in chalk on the shirt. This part can be a little tricky and may take a while so be patient. All of the chalk will wash out so don't worry if you make mistakes! Now trace over your sketch with a small paint brush dipped in non-diluted bleach. This was honestly a very simple project.
Beltmaking 101 Finally–the long-awaited beltmaking tutorial! way I make my fabric-covered belts has been learned from a mix of trial-and-error and vintage manuals. The supplies are simple, and making a simple pass-through belt is quite easy. Supplies: 1″ wide stiff belting (available at JoAnns), 1/4 yard fabric at least 45″ wide, buckle for 1″ belt (see sources at the end), pattern paper, thread, scissors, ruler, pins. Begin by measuring your waist and adding 6″ to 8″ inches to the length (I tend to err on the side of more, especially for a belt using a pronged buckle). Cut the belting the length of your waist plus the extra. Using the paper pattern, cut one layer of your fabric. Fold the fabric around the belting, wrong sides out. Gently work the seam to the center of the belting width, and press seam open. On the shaped end of the belting, stitch along the point being sure to backstitch at the beginning and end. Remove belting and turn the fabric right side out.
Flip-Flop Refashion: Part 1 (Braided Straps Summer is great. And warm. And full of outdoor activities and trips to the pool and random walks around the neighborhood. I love it. And my shoe of choice for these warmer months?? So, I saw a tutorial for this flip-flop makeover (great work Mother Huddle), floating around the web…….and the wheels started turning. I decided to just string all of the ideas together and create a whole series. First up? A quick and easy flip flop…….made with some braided knit fabric scraps, using the 5 strand braiding technique, shown here. These soft braided straps streeeeeetch the perfect amount, right around the back of my heel……..keeping the flip-flop snug and in place. I added little loops of fabric to the sides, to keep the braided straps in place. These little sandals are so light, they’re soft and stretchy, and my favorite part……..they’re inexpensive. ($2.50 to be exact) These flip-flops make me think of the beach……and make me miss GA. I guess I better find a sandy spot at the lake. And that’s it. Enjoy.
Great Gatsby DIY Bracelet Do you have Gatsby fever? So do we. We’ve been eyeing the amazing Gatsby collection at Tiffany & Co all week long. The Great Gatsby SUPPLIES Gather your supplies which should include:1 yard of 4MM Pearl Rosary ChainRhinestone Pearl Flower Applique Jump rings Lobster clawNu White threadneedles STEPSFirst cut 5 small strands of the Pearl Rosary Chain about 5 ½ inches long each. Attach jump rings to each end of the strands and connect the ends of the strands to the adjacent strand(s) using more jump rings. Once the ends of your chains are linked together, make a little chain of jump rings and attach it to one end and on the other end attach the lobster claw closure to the jump ring on the center pearl strand. In the center of the pearl strands, link each strand to the one(s) adjacent using jump rings so that the five strands hold together. Make a loop with the 3 inch piece of chain and attach the end to the base of the strand of pearl chain to complete the ring. Like this: Like Loading...
Butterfly Sleeve Tunic (For Women & Girls) First of all…….let me tell you a story. I grew up in AZ. I guess that will stick with me forever because I still really stink at driving on the snow/ice. Here’s what happened to my poor victim of a car this morning. Sad day. image from my instagram account Poor car. Onto other things, how about that poll you guys have been voting on? Okay, whew…..onto the real post of the day. And this is something that’s for girls of all ages. This knit fabric top, has a very slight elastic empire line (which is optional), that cinches in…..giving the top more shape. It’s doesn’t have a lot of complicated pieces or need crazy sewing techniques. And the style of it is simple, cozy, and forgiving. With arms out, you can see……just two pieces. Believe it or not, Elli actually asked me to make this for her. If I still haven’t convinced you of its simplicity, take a look at it laying flat. And I’ll have to go and admit…….I’m bummed I used this fabric on Elli. Ready to make your own? Let’s get started… -Ashley
D.I.Y: Recycled T-Shirt Scarf // Gettin' Crafty! | Ninth and Bird D.I.Y: Recycled T-Shirt Scarf 1} Gather a few old t-shirts you don't wear anymore; thrift them or buy new -- but choose thin, soft (preferably worn out) t-shirts. Find two t-shirts of different colors that go well together. 2} Lay the shirt flat on the table or floor. 3} Cut 1 1/2 inch strips, remove the hemmed edges. 4} Cut off the sleeves of the shirt and save them for the end. 5} Organize the strips by length and gently pull on them. 6} NOW GET CREATIVE! 7} Tie together, trim ends, and wrap with the excess sleeve fabric you saved.
Eat me Ink me - Jacket with corset lacing Hey, so, guys, it's time for a tutorial! this one will be a really simple one on how to modify your jacket/shirt/whatever to fit you better by adding corset lacing on the back. To start off here's the supplies you will need: ♥ a jacket (shirt, top, etc) ♥ Ribbon ♥ D-rings or lace (optional) ♥ safety pins and string (optional) So here's the jacket I'm going to work with. ♥ STEP 1 ♥ Put your jacket on and evaluate where it needs to be "tucked in". If you're as lucky as I am and your jacket has a seam doing on the back - out your points on the seam to make the lacing look as a part of the jacket rather than being "put on". ♥ STEP 2 ♥ If you know what you're doing you can skip this step. Put it on and lace up to make sure the fit is perfect for your body. ♥ STEP 3 ♥ ♥ If you're using Ribbon instead of D rings: Cut the necessary amount of ribbon in about 3cm/1.5inch long pieces. ♥ If you're using D-rings or something alike: I have these O-rings lying around, so I just used them
Repurpose: Tanks, Skirts & T-Shirts The heat is on in Chicago this year! And yes, I have summer clothes. But not enough of them (!) and... In this version, the tank is joined to an old curtain to create a cute new dress! Hot pink skirt becomes ... a hot dress! A variation on the TripOverJoy dress pictured above: An old T-shirt is joined to a knit-fabric skirt to create an awesome dress... tutorial care of PoldaPop Designs Dull t-shirt becomes a much less dull top ... Simple brown t-shirt gets some shape and a little orange pop care of Amie Almostly annoyingly simple... so effective. Your tired old tank and his (your?) Baggy old t-shirt turns into ... this! Amazingly creative refashion! An old grey skirt gets a sassy, halter makeover... This cute skirt was created from an old pair of pants This skirt, from an old t-shirt Men's clothing is always fair game in the world of refasioning! Ok ... so not a tank, t-shirt or skirt. Need a little personality with that upcycle? Still have old maternity shirts hanging around ... make a dress!
Simple Bow Tie Top I'm so happy about how this turned out. This is one of those projects that's been on my to do list forever and now that I finally got it done, I wish I had done it a long time ago. This is such a simple project. One of the easiest I've ever made. Don't have much sewing experience? Give this a go, I promise it's a piece of cake and any mistakes made are hardly noticeable because of the gather. Materials: 5/6 + yard knit & 1/3 yard silk, cotton, etc. My knit is 60" wide and my dusty pink silk (faux) is 45" wide. Your fabric doesn't have to be exactly as wide as mine, just keep in mind that if you buy a fabric that is less wide you may need to purchase more to compensate. Cut two large squares to the dimensions of 30" x 30" If you bought 5/6 yd of 60" fabric all you have to do is cut along the fold line. **Edit- 30" length gives you a long top. Make a casing at the top of each square. Sew down with a zig zag stitch (so it can stretch). Start working on your sash. Cut off extra fabric Voila.
How to Make Snappy Photo Totes Embarking on a road trip in the near future? Or just got back from an epic weekend driving from San Francisco to Los Angeles and back? Last week our friends the Pistol Annies shared a few of their favorite ways to trick out travel photos, and now we’re here with our own homespun hack. Armed with a clever Polaroid-izing app, iron-on transfer paper, and a trio of bags, read on to see how to create your own snappy photo totes. Materials: - tote bags - printable iron-on transfer for dark fabric Tools: - iron - scissors - inkjet printer - Shake It Photo app We used a few totes in our bag of totes and iron-on transfer paper made specifically for dark fabric. To create your printable Polaroid pics, download the Shake It Photo app. Print out your pics! Iron your tote bag so that the surface is as smooth as possible. Voila! The photos on this tote are from Colorado, New Mexico, and Lake Tahoe. We did the same thing with a white tote and collection of photos from the Grand Canyon.
DIY Vinyl Wall Art I live in an apartment and dig doing large-scale art. Apartments, however, are usually a pain to paint and then paint to cover-up your awesome paint, and an especially big pain when you move around as often as I do. I do like having bright, interesting spaces, so I was brainstorming on creating a large art piece that I could maybe mount on the wall, or other types of removable decor, and the universe smiled on my with inspiration from one of my favorite blogs: Nest did a neat post on using contact paper to make wall decals. With contact paper as my medium, a Tim Burton-esque / Tokyo Plastic vision of swirls, and a hot afternoon (or AC busted that weekend with temps in the 90s!) This is my very first instructable, and I hope you enjoy it. (Edit 1: Added pricing to supplies list. ) (Edit 2: Added bamboo close up images and peeling images.)
A Femme’s Guide to Improvement: Make a Blouse! So I got an email from Jane last week, linking to this top: “The one I tried on was shorter and not sheer. Can you show us how to make it? It looks SO beautiful on and it's a fucking square with a hole in it, that's it. A square folded in half, a neck hole cut out, and two short seams on the sides to hold it in place. Does that make sense? UGH! It is three hundred dollars because they say it is! Dolce and Gabbana probably charged even more when they did this a decade ago for their S/S 2002 collection, which was when, as a freshman in college, I saw it and decided I had to have it. You’ll need: A yard and a halfish of standard 45" wide fabric with nice drape. So, how much fabric to buy? Machine or hand-sew the two folded edges on both pieces of fabric before proceeding, as close to the inner folds as possible. Headhole: 13” Scye: 9.5” Very loose hip: 39” Place your rectangles together, right sides facing each other, and use two pins to mark your headhole opening. You’re done!