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One Dress Two Looks
Hi! So, did you hear about the Day and Night Dress challenge? No, where have you been under a rock ( I crack myself up). Well, I’m here to help you, you like dresses right? You like prizes, right? well, whatcha waiting on, go check it out! Oh, I forgot to tell you where (insert eye roll). I’m a guest blogger over at Elizabeth Made this and that’s where you can get all the details! She’s hosting her annual Day and night dress challenge and it’s good! She has lots of great bloggers/vloggers and awesome prizes! Bottom line, we were tasked to go through our closets and breath life into a…
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DIY Great Gatsby Dress and Cape
What’s with the getup? I went to a Great Gatsby themed birthday party and let me tell you it was fabulous. The decorations, outfits, music and food were awesome. The theme of the party was Great Gatsby, but we didn’t drink bathtub brew and we didn’t swing, but we did dance a lot! This was a Juke Joint so it was dark, I tried my best with the pictures. When deciding what to wear, I knew I wanted to make my outfit and I didn’t want a costume. I knew it had to be quick, easy and something I could wear again. On my search for the inspiration, I did…
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November Round Up Part 2: Butterick 6425 and McCalls 7698
Here are the two patterns I made for myself this month, Butterick 6425 and McCall’s 7698. I did a lot of planning for December and I had a lot of family events in November so I was busy, but not with sewing for me. I have lots of personalized holiday gifts for December, a coat/cape, two party dresses, a sweater dress, and some tops/sweaters. I hope to get them all done with minimal stress, I will write a blog post in the next two months outlining how I pan my makes. Soo, let’s start off with the robe: Pattern Description: McCalls 7698 Close fitting through bust romper and jumpsuit have…