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01 January 2016

Geometric necklaces - bow tie alternative PART 2

I featured some of my geometric accessories here couple weeks ago and as I enjoyed making and wearing them I've made some new since. It's very easy to make them by yourself but If you prefer buying some you can browse through all accessories here.

One of a kind geometric bow tie alternative

Geometric grey/white/black unisex collar accessory

bow tie alternative in black/ white and yellow

28 November 2015

Geometric necklaces - bow tie alternative PART 1

I became bored of all accessories that I have. When I go buy some new ones I always fine same stuff in all shops. Repetition of "style". Boooring!! I wanted something original and something that describe me. Style I like is of course simple lines, geometric pattern, nothing complicated. So here is what I came up with.

I combined bits and pieces of quality leatherette and create something like bow tie alternative. Now I can bring life to a boring single color shirt or any plain top. It is very easy to make and you can do it yourself, but If you don't have time or don't feel like doing something, you can also order same in my shop. This one is listed here.

Another necklace very similar to the first one. It is very simple to make. It's all about combining right colors and shapes together and that's it! Here is link to this necklace if you like it.

The necklace above is my favorite. It goes well with plain black shirt. You can find more details here.

Vivid colors like Yellow can add very nice finish to your outfit. This necklace is a combination of quality yellow, black and white leatherette and there are also white studs in the middle with tiny black and yellow freckles. For more pictures, info and price please click here .

This diamond shape necklace goes well with collars, but it also look nice on a loose top:

If you like these you might also like my whole range of geometric accessories. Feel free to visit my shop.

Thank you!

11 June 2015

DIY - Hand painted wood necklace

This necklace is so easy to make, all you need is:

- piece of wood (ideally flat, polished & pre-drilled) I used my old earring so that was easy

- tape (either masking tape or just an office tape)

- nail varnishes of your choice

And then just simply use a tape to create straight line and to cover the parts that you don't want to paint. Wait until first coat dry up, remove tape and then apply new tape in different angle. Apply second nail varnish and then third and so on.. You can create amazing geometric shapes just under 5 minutes. Go ahead, show me yours!

24 November 2013

Curtains - DIY

I love trips to IKEA I could spend hours there wandering around and buying all those little bits for a household. We went there other day and one of the thing we bought was a very cute black fabric with white and orange Koi carps print. My boyfriend is a huge fan of Koi carps, so we decided to make a new curtains in a living room :)

DIY curtains - What you need:

- Fabric 5m long, at least 120cm wide (The best fabric for curtains is heavy cotton, thick polyester fabric, or any firm, durable fabric)

- sewing machine

- matching sewing threads

- scissors

- gathering tape

- Iron-on tape if you like for bottom hemming (I haven't used it at the end)

Step 1: Measure and cut fabric. I measured the length between the curtain rail and the floor and added about 5 cm on the bottom to account for the hems. To cut the fabric right, lay it out on a large flat surface - table is not enough, I lay it out on a floor. If using a patterned fabric it is important to make sure each drop starts ate the same point in the pattern so that the design flows across the window.

Step 2: Sew the side hems as per below picture, allowing at least 1,5 cm for hemming.

Step 3: Press the top of the curtains down (about 2cm) to the inside and sew the curtain tape across the top of the wrong side of the curtains. Fold in ends and stitch along outside edges ensuring that the strings are not caught in stitch line.

Now your curtain top corner should appear like this:

Below is a guide how to make equal ruffles by tying strings on gathering tape and also how to attach the curtain on a rail using plastic clips.

Step 4: Sew the bottom hem on each curtain.

And that's it! Your new curtains are ready to be pressed and hang! :)

17 November 2013

DIY project - Leather detail skirt

My favorite black skirt has shrinked a little bit and I can only blame my washing machine for that... Other reason could be that I put on weight but I would rather stick to the first option :).

... so as I couldn't wear that skirt any longer, I decided to enlarge it with a piece of faux leather and make it even fashionable! If you want to make something similar below is the guide for you, enjoy!

What you need: piece of leather - real or faux, a ruler, fabric chalk, scissors, sewing machine and of course some skirt with zip closure in the back

STEP 1: measure your skirt length and cut a strip from leather in exact length, the width depends on how much you want to enlarge it. I kept the same width along the whole leather strip as my skirt has an elastic waist belt.

STEP 2: Cut the opening for a zip into the leather piece.

STEP 3: Carefully rip the stitching as pictured, including stitching around the zip

STEP 4: Use pins to fasten the zip and leather and sew it together using zipper sewing foot.

STEP 5: Fasten leather strip along both sides of skirt fabric and sew through

TADA! New leather detail skirt :)

27 July 2013

A little bit of Vintage - hand made necklaces & earrings

I've made some necklaces and earrings out of old-fashioned jewels and made them wearable again. It's a pity that I haven't took a picture "before and after" so you could see the difference! Hope you like them anyway!