Wore Stories: Braided Tunic Sweater

Every now and then I take some time to make something for myself.  I had this idea after I saw this beautiful braided look fabric in a stretch knit, and it turned out super cute!

I love mixing textures which is why I wanted to do the bottom of the sleeve in the braided fabric as well.  I have some more of this fabric in grey so we'll see what else I get up to!

Thanks for reading!

Last Minute Valentine's Day Ideas

Wether you love or hate the day, Valentine's Day is coming up!  I had been planning a few fun things for an episode of Breakfast Television which sadly got cancelled in January!  So, I will share my ideas here with you :) 

Strawberry Chocolate Chip Cookies

Bubble Gum Valentine

Valentines Day Surprise Cracker

All of these items were found through Pinterest!  I for one was really looking forward to the crackers!

Hope you and yours are looking forward to a sweet V-day, Galentine's Day, or hatred of love party (in highschool my friends and I would get together and order heart shaped pizza and watch stupid movies, it was super fun!)

Etsy Craft Party

A few weeks ago the Winnipeg Etsy Street Team put on an Etsy Craft Party!!  

Etsy had a worldwide craft party day, where communities were invited to bring in old photographs and create fun new frames for them!

I was given the challenge to take the 'ugliest' materials and make it into something beautiful.  Here's how it turned out

It was a super fun evening held at Frame Art Warehouse alongside the Makers Market.

Make sure you join us next year the Etsy Craft Party!

Photos from my Instagram: heidi_and_seek

Project Restyle: Shift Dress

I've got another Project Restyle to share, this week I re-styled a black shift dress.

The first thing I did was decide how long I wanted it to be, just like in the Bow Dress Re-style.

I'm 5'8", I like to wear dresses at a total length of 35" from shoulder seam to bottom hem.  So I usually cut it off about an inch longer, to include the hem.

The dress was too long, so here's what you do to shorten it:

1. Measure 2 inches up from the bottom, and pin all the way along

2. Cut the bottom off, following the pins

3. Roll the hem about 1/2" up

4. Roll the hem another 1/2" up so that the raw edge is hidden

5. Pin the hem down

6. Sew the hem in place.

The dress was too wide, so here's what you do to take it in:

7. Turn dress inside out

8. Place another dress, in a similar style over top of the dress as a guide

9. Place pins as a guide to where you should sew

10. Sew just beside the pins on the side further from the edge.

I also cut the sleeve about 6 inches shorter, and added a cuff that I made.

Now that I've got the ball rolling on my re-styling projects, I'm really enjoying bringing them from start to finish, the final product is well worth the work :)

Project Restyle: Bow Dress

Today I'm sharing a Restyle Project! Hopefully this will be a reoccurring trend, I have TONS of clothing I've purchased at thrift stores thinking I would alter them, and I currently have 3 of my storage shelves FULL of these 'projects' waiting to be done.

This week's project is a cute bow dress.  Here's the before and after!

First thing I did was decide how much shorter I wanted it. I took hem allowance into consideration, and it came to 35" total.

Here's what I did:
1. I realized that the dress kind of curved up on the sides, so I folded the dress in half
2. Because the hem was curved, I measured 4" up from the bottom at a few different spots and put a pin in as a guide for cutting.
3. Cut extra fabric off

4. For the hem, roll bottom edge up about 1/2 an inch
5. Roll it over again so that you don't have any of the raw edges showing
6. Pin the hem down, one pin about every 3 inches

7. Sew down the hem

8. Iron hem to ensure it is straight

Voila!

Jewellery Display Tutorial

I have an exciting DIY for you today! I've been looking for a way to organize my jewellery, and I'd found some fantastic displays on Etsy, but they were all fairly expensive. So the other day my husband and I were at the thrift store and he found this little cabinet that is PERFECT!

Materials Needed:
1. Cabinet of choice from antique/thrift store or wherever you can find one!
2. Preferred size and quantity of screw hooks and screw eyes
3. Ruler
4. Pen or pencil
5. Pliers for twisting screws in if necessary

1. Purchase a small cabinet (I purchased this one at a local thrift store for $1.50!)
2. Two different screws: Screw Eyes for earrings (I used 1/2"), and Screw Hooks for necklaces (I used 3/8")
3. Measure along the top edge of the cabinet, and decide how many screw eyes you will want. I used 14 on top and 14 on bottom.
4. We divided the width of the top piece-where you want your screws to be-in half and drew a straight line. Then measure out intervals where you want your screws to go
5. Install the screw eyes. We found it works best if you hammer a nail into the spot a short way before attempting the screw eye to get the hole started.
6. This is what it looks like once all the screw eyes are in place :)
**Use Instruction #5 to install the screw hooks onto the bottom of the cabinet for necklaces.

Here's how mine looks now!

Cute drawers good for storing bracelets, rings, etc.

I have do admit that my husband did most of the work, I snapped the pictures! (Thanks my dear, I love you!)

If you make your own, I'd love to see it! Put the link in the comments :)

What I'm Working On

Well hello! Just wanted to show you what I've been working on. Since yesterday was a holiday I attempted to sew up a storm! That storm turned into 3 dresses (one is not quiiiiite ready so I'll just show you the other 2). Once again, I'm saving them for a Flea Market happening on May 7th but after that they will be going up in my Etsy Shop!



Here's some more headbands I made on Thursday! I love them, they're so fun to make!




Happy Saturday!

Janis Joplin

About a month ago a friend of mine told me she's 'being' Janis Joplin at a fundraiser for a local Folk Festival and she asked me to style her outfit! I wasn't very familiar with Janis' style, so I did some research. Turns out she was quite the hippie! Bottle sunglasses, long crazy hair, beaded jewellry, bangles, not to mention FUR!



I came across this modern Janis Joplin editorial which gave me some more inspiration.






The show is this Saturday which unfortunately I cannot attend, but once I get the clothes back I'll show you what I put together!

And in other news, I finished another dress!

I LOVE this one. The pattern of the top is vintage and SO very cute, and it just turned out SO well. I'm saving all the dresses I make in the next little while for another up-coming Flea Market, but what's left will all go into my shop :) Happy Wednesday!