8.28.2017

2017 Scrap Busting Craft Challenge: August "DIY Keychain Using Old Jewelry"

mint purse diy keychain pink tulle girly modest fashion

It's the end of August, which means fall is near! Haha, just kidding. In California it's definitely not fall yet. It is going to be a mere 109 degrees today. Not bad right? LOL. Anyway, for this month's craft challenge I decided to use old jewelry. I've been seeing cute little keychains everywhere and I decided to make my own. This is a super easy, yet cute craft. So let's "refashion" some old jewelry into new and improved keychains. :)

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STEPS:


1. I gathered all the ribbons and trims that I wanted to use. 
(P.S. I ended up not using the daisy trim. Definitely using it next time!)


lace trim pastel ribbons

2. I chose which ribbons I wanted and I laid them out as shown.


3. Then, I folded the ribbons in half and put them though the loop of the keychain.


4. I added some little lace trim pieces to the side and I tied them off really tightly with a thin piece of ribbon.


5. Next, I went to my stash and I picked out an old necklace. 


6. With some pliers, I opened up two loops (circled in pink) and separated off the part of the necklace that I wanted to use.


7. Lastly, I folded the necklace in half and put it in the loop of the keychain (circled in pink). I closed off the keychain loop with pliers.


mint purse diy keychain tulle modest fashion

TA DA!
Want more craft inspiration? Check out what the other crafters created this August:


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mint purse diy keychain modest fashion

modest fashion mint purse tulle skirt pink

mint purse diy keychain tulle skirt modest fashion


8.17.2017

Lace Cold Shoulder Dress Refashion // How To Add Cold Shoulder "Sleeves" To a Sleeveless Dress or Top


With the cold shoulder trend staying and not leaving anytime soon, I decided to make my own cold shoulder dress refashion. I absolutely love the cold shoulder trend. I feel it's modest, trendy, and adds an interesting touch to garments.

This is an easy way to add cold shoulder "sleeves" to any sleeveless dress or top. I am planning on trying more variations and refashions with cold shoulder "sleeves," so be on the lookout. :)

I got this beautiful lace about a year ago, and when I was planning my next refashion, I realized that this lace was the perfect match for this sleeveless lace dress. Can you believe that I bought it at the Nordstrom Anniversary sale last year and hadn't worn it until I refashioned it? LOL.

STEPS:

1. I cut two pieces as shown below. 

On the teal dots, I hemmed the top of the lace (you can zig zag or serge this part), and sewed in some elastic.

On the pink dots, I hemmed the edges. (You can also serge this part).


2. Then I took those pieces and sewed them to the dress. (The pink dots).
Afterwards, I sewed the new "sleeve" together down the teal dots, as you would close any other sleeve.


3. As a finishing touch and to add some length, I added some matching lace to the hem.


TA DA!









8.09.2017

My Modest Swimsuit

modest swimsuit coral pineapple

Can you believe this? I sewed this swimsuit back in June, but I'm barely posting it now. I feel like it's basically the end of summer because it's August, but then I check the weather and realize summer is going to stay here for a while. :) Anyways, this is my modest swimsuit that I sewed up for this summer. Making this swimsuit was really quick and easy. 

 

For the bottoms, I used the  Peg Legs pattern from Patterns for Pirates. I chose the Bike Length and added an extra inch for length.

For the top, I used the  Sweetheart Dress pattern from Patterns for Pirates. I sewed up the sleeves and bodice in my size (size XS), and I cut the peplum piece in XS from the waist, but I used the length from the size L. 

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I have a serger now, but I didn't when I made this swimsuit, so I used a stretch stitch to sew it all up. Instead of hemming the sleeves, I made contrast bands from the Peg Legs fabric. So funny story, I didn't have enough navy fabric for a contrast neckband because I used it all up when I made the wrong size Peg Leg shorties. I was rushing when I made this swimsuit, so I hadn't realized that I needed to size up because the fabric didn't have as much stretch as needed. 

modest swimsuit swimwear coral

Overall, I really liked the coral/navy combination. I searched through a lot of sites for swimwear fabric. Since this was my first swimsuit, I didn't want to spend a lot of money on fabric. So then came Amazon to the rescue! I bought  this coral swim fabric and  this navy swim fabric. One yard of each was enough for me to make my swimsuit. 

modest swimsuit swimwear

modest swimsuit swimwear pineapple

Overall, I'm happy with the outcome, considering it was my first time working with swimwear fabric and the fact that I had to finish it in one day LOL. I'm already planning designs for next summer. :)

P.S. Don't mind my crazy lake hair in some of the pictures. I was planning on taking photos before swimming, but the sun was hitting too hard, and I had to wait for the "golden hour" to take my pictures.

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8.01.2017

"Woodland Fairytale"



Hello August!
These are pictures from my cabin trip in July. One of the nights we stayed there, we had a fancy dinner to celebrate my mom's birthday. Her favorite color right now is mint, so I wore this dress. Since there were beautiful trees all around, I wanted to do a "woodland fairytale" photoshoot. (Hence this post's name lol). I hadn't worn this dress since my FIDM graduation, so I was happy to wear it again. :) 

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Dress: Nordstrom
Hair Flower: Local Boutique
Sandals: Saltwater Sandals

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