Nancy Drew Fashion Week - Day 1

I had wanted to post these yesterday, but I never got around to it. Anyway, I think I mentioned this before, but this week is Nancy Drew fashion week, and since she is one of my favorite heroines, and I loved the idea of trying to dress like her, I just had to do it. With this outfit I tried to emulate a vintage Nancy. How do you think I did? I've always thought this shirt looked kind of vintage-y, especially paired with the skirt.(:



It was raining today, so I had to take my pictures inside....which I don't like because of the busy background, but once I blurred it it seemed less busy.

This is a shirt that I made for Thanksgiving from an old shirt that I had outgrown, and then paired with a sweatshirt handed down from my aunt (who also, incidentally, gave me this skirt!). I sewed it together, and added roses at the top, along with a funnel neckline. I also added on to the sleeves. I really love the result, and I made two other shirts using the same method.



And did you notice my purse?(; My parents gave it to me as a gift last Christmas.



I'll be back with today's photos tomorrow! (hopefully I'll get caught up pretty soon!)

-Vicki

A new headband idea...

Hello everyone,

This week has kind of been a downer for me....I got sick on Sunday night,and since then have been in bed with a bad cold....now, I'm just starting to feel better, at the very end of my spring break. But I am relieved that it happened on break instead of during a school week.(:

Anyway, I have a few posts lined up for today, including some crafts and then, it's Nancy Drew Fashion Week over at Bramblewood Fashion, so I'll be showing you my outfits for today and yesterday. I'm really excited, so let's get started.

This first headband was inspired by a knotted one that Anthropologie sells. They have the knots all across the headband, however, while mine only go half-way. I'm very pleased with how it turned out, and am excited to make more of them.



Isn't it pretty? All I did was take a thick strip of bias tape and fold it the way I wanted it, while hot gluing it. Last of all, I glued it securely to the headband. And I got this lovely piece.



What do you think?(:

Have a lovely day!

-Vicki

What I've been up to...

I feel like I go through this every time I blog, but I'm sorry for not posting in so long! I've just finished my finals for the winter quarter, and I'm free for an entire week...then classes will start up again. This quarter I'm taking biology, English composition 2, and American government. I'm pretty excited for all of them! It'll be nice to start new classes, though I must admit, I'll kinda miss my old ones, haha.

Anyway, I've been doing some sewing lately, and I recently refashioned an old skirt and shirt into a tunic-y top...it's a shirt that wants to be a dress but is really too short for that, haha. The shirt I used is one of my favorites...but I outgrew it awhile ago, and it was passed on to my sisters. Now they've outgrown it, and it made it into my sewing pile.(: Since it was one of my favorites, I knew I had to make it into something really special. The skirt is a hand-me-down which I always liked because if the sweet asymmetrical hem, but for some reason never wore. When I was trying to think of something to do with the shirt, I somehow connected the two, and started sewing.

Here's what I came up with:


It reminds me of a mix of renaissance princess and Edwardian styles.(: Very romantic.



What do you think?(:

And here's an extra shot for you - this little guy moves so much that it's hard to get a good picture; this is the first one.



Isn't he a cutie-pie? ^^

Have a lovely day!
-Vicki