manic monday

found these is my inspiration folder & thought i’d post them. if you know who/where they’re from, please tell me!

low-waisted cherry dress (with in progress pictures!) & another pair of bloomers

been in a bit of a sewing frenzy this week of vacation. i was totally supposed to do homework much of those hours of creating. oh, well. i did manage to combine both of those in this dress. i was irresponsibly going to make it anyway, but then i thought that if i tweaked my original vague idea a bit to make it more 20′s (dropped waist, knee length skirt part) it would not only be cuter, but could also be used for school (:
for culture studies we have to make a ‘modern impression’ of basically every different period since the ancient greek. this can consist of a drawing, related pictures of modern clothes, fabric swatches, even a whole self-made piece of clothing, as long as it’s related to that period. if we do make clothing, we also have to show our process. so i took pictures in-between & thought you might be interested to see that too.

i hadn’t made a dress like this before, so i had to draw a new pattern. at school i learned to draw fitted dress patterns in your chosen measurements from scratch. i could already draw my own patterns of course, but i had always worked from out something existing.

then i gathered materials, determined what would look good with the main fabric. in the end i nixed the ribbon.

started sewing with the gussets.

after i had put together the top part i checked on my dressform if the fit was right.

continued sewing. here the lining.

serged.

gathered the skirt part after i had sewn the layers together. then i just went on sewing without pictures.

last fit check.

& finished it all off. it only doesn’t have a zipper yet, i forgot to buy that. hope you enjoyed the little insight in my process!
i really love how it turned out <(^-^)> i made it for my shop, but i kind of really want to keep it.

some detail shots:

i also made a pair of bloomers since my last post. i didn’t really have anything specific for it in mind. i’ll probably just keep it. it would look lovely with my gibbous dress. it would also add a bit of variety to my almost strictly black/pink/purple/red/white wardrobe. jesus christ, i’m sick of all that neon pink. which fills about three quarters of my closet.
anyway.

just to show the detail on the heart:

i sort of machine embroidered a spiderweb on it. it was a hell of a job.

thanks for looking!

i’ve been sewing again!

yesterday & this morning i reconstructed two band shirts, for me. only my second & third things i’ve fully sewn this year! it’s ridiculous.
they’re not even all that exciting. but that was intentional, i didn’t want anything too frilly/girlie. i’m kind of sick of all the frilly/girlie things in my closet. might even sell some.

anyway, from a good charlotte shirt:

[/fangirl moment]

i have a bit of an obsession with raglan sleeves right now. & military tabs.

from a dillinger escape plan shirt: (i’ve had this one since october!)

it’s amazing how much something as simple as exposed serged seams can do. i also love, love, love how that open back turned out.

thanks for looking!

etsy shop review: bella lili

when one of my favourite necklaces broke, i spent way too long feverishly looking for a replacement. there were three i couldn’t choose from & ended up buying all of them. two of them were from bella lili. i LOVE her jewelry. her attention to detail is amazing. & the quality! i also really like how there’s a story behind every piece.

i bought the rockstar & magdalene necklaces.

the shipping was so fast, i had them within a week of ordering. first class. united states to holland. & the packaging was beautiful, as you can see. it was like unwrapping presents! i love it when fancy jewelry has fancy packaging.

communication was good too & the necklaces themselves… i love them <(^-^)> they look SO MUCH better in real life than in the pictures. i’ve already worn both quite a few times in the short time that i’ve had them. & will much more in the future! they go with basically all of my clothes (:

some other amazing pieces from her:

go buy! with that combination of quality & service i promise you will not regret it.

etsy exceptionals

sea/mermaid themed.

i’ve always loved mermaids & been fascinated by sea life.
when i was a mini mara i wanted nothing more than to be a mermaid. once, i let a friend of mine convince me that mermaids existed. she said that they lived in the shells on the shore at her beach house. she said it was very unlikely that we would see them, since they died very easily if they came out of those shells. but they were there.
i filled my pockets with those shells. i would stare at them until my vision blurred, hoping i would catch a glimpse. i never did, of course. eventually i realized that it was just a fantastical lie. yet, all these years later, i’m still looking.

enjoy!

also in a treasury on etsy, with more items. feel free to check that out, click on the items & maybe even comment on there so more people will see this talented bunch.