This morning was a nice Friday. I had slept with the windows open, which always gives me a good night’s sleep. The wonderful crisp air, while snuggled deep in your blankets…truly that is what Fall is all about. I got up from my well-rested sleep and dressed for our casual Friday’s at the office, which […]
Author: Stacy
I don’t normally post pictures of my kids on this blog, but since it is about style and fashion I thought I would this time. Plus I have a ton of pictures I need to go through for my outfits, and I just haven’t had the time or inclination to sit at my computer to […]
Creativity | Sewing | Sewing for the girl | Wardrobe Capsule
The rockstar clothing S.W.A.P.
By Stacy on September 8, 2012This past week I took my annual first-week-of-school-sewing-bonanza-time-off. I managed to work out most mornings and then do some sewing. Gettin’ stuff done! Whoo hoo! The girl wanted rock star clothes (BLING) and she likes black. This turned into a S.W.A.P. (sewing with a plan). I wanted to have a wardrobe that she could mix and match. […]
I am not one to usually wear scarves in the summertime. Perhaps I am a bit claustrophobic. I have a hard time wearing turtlenecks in the wintertime, too. This is a nice lightweight scarf, though. It was just a bit of a sheer fabric I found in a remnant bin at the fabric store. I […]
I have tried just about every type of crafting/creative endeavor. I love art and creating things. What I didn’t get a chance to do in school art classes, I have tried in my adult life. One of those was making jewelry with gemstones and beads. I’d love to learn how to make jewelry with metals and soldering tools. […]
I finally got a chance to wear this casual outfit. The shirt is a self-drafted pattern and the skirt is an upcycle from a dress that had wayyyyyyy too much cleavage showing. I cut off the top of the dress and just did a simple elastic waist for the skirt. I wore this for a […]
This skirt is one of the first skirts I had made after years of not making much at all for myself. That was probably about 5 years ago, I think. It is a pretty simple skirt in stretch apparel weight fabric with an elastic waist. The shirt was a “sorta copy” of an item I […]
Another morning for simple and not-too-fussy. This top was a rare clothing purchase this year. I have not been buying much in the way of clothing. I go into stores, but then come back out empty handed. I have enough clothes, so I am only really looking to fill in spaces that I think I […]
I was soooooo tired this morning. It was a very busy and full weekend. It is nice that it was busy and full of fun stuff, but Monday comes way too soon. Not enough sleep or enough time to get other things done that NEED to get done. Basically, that meant that I was not […]
I have been wanting to try to draft patterns more and more lately. It is a challenge, which of course does not always work out. This one was mostly successful. In drafting the gathering front piece, first I took my basic shirt block and retraced it, adding some extra so it would be wider […]
