Actually, this post title should be Nancy Drew and the Clue in the Wrap Dress and Cardigan, but that's a bit of a mouthful, don't you think? ;) This post is brought to you by a dress I finished 8 months ago and a cardigan I finished at least a month ago, to put together an outfit over a year in the making! (By the way, I'm still super loving my new haircut! Lots of outfit photos with it have made it to Instagram even ... Read more »
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New haircut for a ginger Marilyn-inspired look
Well, I did it! After talking about it on my blog last week, I got my hair cut over the weekend! I was going for a much shorter 'do, and showed my stylist a lot of photos (including some that I'd included in my last post). She's familiar with vintage hairstyles so I knew she'd have her own ideas for what to do with my hair. What I ended up with is not exactly the quintessential middy cut, but similar. I think my bangs ... Read more »
Wings of madness: the blouse I never wanted to sew again (but now I do)
Earlier in the week, I was waxing on about my Ultimate Pencil Skirt and how happy I was with it. Now, let's have a slightly less gushy sewing post, shall we? The blouse I wore with that skirt was one I sewed from a vintage pattern. (Woo! It's a bonus Vintage Pledge item since I already had reached my challenge of 5... actually I think there was a 6th floating around somewhere that I can't put my finger on.) It's ... Read more »
The well and truly Ultimate Pencil Skirt
I've had so many interesting comments on my post about focusing on building a cool and cold weather wardrobe over the next year! A lot has happened in the last couple of weeks that's really helped me feel good about my plans, although part of me suspects that I'm so excited about it, it won't actually take an entire year to build a 3 season wardrobe. So even if it ends up that in 6 months time I feel awesome about what I ... Read more »
One last summer sewing hoorah: Chinese lanterns sarong dress
As of today, summer has technically come and gone! My thoughts are straight into fall. And I missed the opportunity earlier this summer to show off some things I made, most of which I'll probably be tucking away soon! (But hey, on the bright side now that it's fall, maybe I'll actually post the cardigan I made this time last year and never blogged, ha!) So today, you'll have to make do with seeing one of them a bit too ... Read more »
My Bettine hack tutorial at Sew Your Hart Out (and more of my new dress here)
Hello everyone! Today I have something really fun to share! I collaborated with Harts Fabric, an independent brick and mortar as well as online fabric store. Each September they have a full month called "Sew Your Hart Out September" in conjunction with National Sewing Month, to promote sewing. It's full of contests, tutorials, blog posts and such. This year they've expanded it considerably, with lots of great sponsors, ... Read more »