By any other name would smell as sweet."
-William Shakespeare
Have a lovely day~!
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
A Rose by Any Other Name
"What's in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet."
-William Shakespeare
Have a lovely day~!
By any other name would smell as sweet."
-William Shakespeare
Have a lovely day~!
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
No Strings Attached - Anthro Knock-Off
Remember how I told you about making a shirt for my sister? =) Well, I stayed up until one last night, I was so excited to have it done. That probably wasn't the smartest decision, but I think it turned out really cute. Maybe even cuter than Anthropologie's original...
To make it, I pulled an old shirt from the giveaway pile, along with an old tank top that didn't fit. The shirt already had the buttons, so it was good to go. All I had to do was add a few rows of ric-rac and ruffles. Then I cut off the top of the tank top, cut the larger piece in half, and sewed it together to make one long ruffle. Then I cut a few inches off the shirt and sewed on the ruffle.
And I was done!
I almost kept it for myself...only I didn't like the pink color. But my sister loves it, so that's great. =)
To make it, I pulled an old shirt from the giveaway pile, along with an old tank top that didn't fit. The shirt already had the buttons, so it was good to go. All I had to do was add a few rows of ric-rac and ruffles. Then I cut off the top of the tank top, cut the larger piece in half, and sewed it together to make one long ruffle. Then I cut a few inches off the shirt and sewed on the ruffle.
And I was done!
I almost kept it for myself...only I didn't like the pink color. But my sister loves it, so that's great. =)
Monday, September 6, 2010
Anthropologie Loves...
Anthropologie has the cutest clothes, just my style, and just a wee bit out of my price range. They're my addiction, and if I don't get the real thing, I need a placebo to keep me happy. So I make knock-offs, borrow ideas from other people's knock-offs, and I'm happy as a pug on a rug (scuse my weird phrases...I'm in a strange mood, haha).
Today I spent the morning browsing all of my favorite clothing sites for inspiration. It wasn't sheer laziness this time...I was on a mission. I took a big piece of white paper and a ballpoint pen and went to work scouring the web for things to make. First was J Crew, then Anthropologie, Shop Ruche, Modcloth, and Spotted Moth (where DO they come up with those names??). I sketched everything that I liked best, making a collage of my favorite outfits. I found a few things at the other sites, but the one that offered the most inspiration was Anthro. They have the most creative stuff! Here are a few of my personal favorites (ones that made it onto my sketchpad):
That's not quite all that caught my eye, but a sampling of my favorites.
I've already started on a shirt for my sister, which I really hope she'll love.
Pictures of the finished product should be up tomorrow!
Today I spent the morning browsing all of my favorite clothing sites for inspiration. It wasn't sheer laziness this time...I was on a mission. I took a big piece of white paper and a ballpoint pen and went to work scouring the web for things to make. First was J Crew, then Anthropologie, Shop Ruche, Modcloth, and Spotted Moth (where DO they come up with those names??). I sketched everything that I liked best, making a collage of my favorite outfits. I found a few things at the other sites, but the one that offered the most inspiration was Anthro. They have the most creative stuff! Here are a few of my personal favorites (ones that made it onto my sketchpad):
That's not quite all that caught my eye, but a sampling of my favorites.
I've already started on a shirt for my sister, which I really hope she'll love.
Pictures of the finished product should be up tomorrow!
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